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Spring 2012 Semester Calendar: January 9 – May 11, 2012
Graduate Institute, St. John’s College
| Class Schedule | Mondays | Thursdays |
| 5:15 - 6:30 p.m. | Tutorials | Tutorials |
| 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. | Seminars | Preceptorials* |
*The Ancient Greek Language Preceptorial meets Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
| Date | Event |
| Monday, January 9 | |
| 10:00 a.m. – noon | Seminar on Plato’s Meno, 70a-86d, for all new Graduate Institute students. Barr Buchanan Center, Room 207 |
| Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch is provided by the Graduate Council for new and transfer students. Barr-Buchanan Center, Room 109 |
| 1 p.m. | Campus Orientation Tour for new and Santa Fe transfer students begins in the Barr-Buchanan Center Lobby. |
| 2:30 - 4 p.m. | Student Registration Students’ accounts must be paid prior to registration. |
| STEP 1. New and transfer students establish their St. John’s computer accounts and sign up for the e2campus emergency notification system. Barr-Buchanan Center, Room 304 |
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| STEP 2. Students who plan to park on campus must register their vehicles for spring semester campus parking permits. Bring $30 cash or check, vehicle registration, insurance card, and license plate number to the Barr-Buchanan Center Lobby | |
| STEP 3. Registration for new students, Santa Fe transfers, and any other students who have not received a class schedule in the mail before today. Barr-Buchanan Center, Room 207 |
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| STEP 4. New students, Santa Fe transfers, and returning students who were not enrolled in fall 2011 pick up their ‘1Card’ campus I.D. cards. Mellon Hall, Assistant Dean’sOffice |
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| STEP 5. Students should check their new spring mailboxes in the basement of McDowell Hall, and frequently thereafter. | |
| 4:15 p.m. | Convocation and Reception. All are invited. McDowell Hall, Great Hall |
| 5:15-6:30 p.m. | First tutorial class meetings |
| 7:30-9:30 p.m. | First preceptorial class meetings |
| 9:30 p.m. | Monday After-Seminar Gatherings begin for the students and tutors. Refreshments provided by the Graduate Council. Barr-Buchanan Center, Room 207 |
| Tuesday, January 10 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. |
First Greek translation preceptorial class meeting |
| Thursday, January 12 5:15 – 6:30 p.m. 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. |
Tutorials continue. First regular preceptorial class meetings |
| Friday, January 13 | Master’s essayists’ book lists are due in Graduate Institute Office. |
| Monday, January 16 3:45 p.m. |
Graduate Institute Faculty Meeting Barr-Buchanan Center, Room 207 |
| Monday, February 6 | Special requests for conferences are due in the Graduate Institute Office. |
| Tuesday, February 14 | Priority deadline for filing financial aid applications for summer 2012 |
| Monday, February 20 | Conferences begin. (Schedules are distributed in advance by the Graduate Institute Office.) |
| Tuesday, February 28 | Priority deadline for filing financial aid applications for fall 2012 |
| Thursday, March 1 | Master’s essays due by noon in the Graduate Institute Office. Students interested in writing master’s essays in 2012-2013 should inform the Director by this date. |
| Thursday, March 15 | Summer 2012 advance deposit deadline |
| March 2 – March 18 | Spring Break |
| Monday, March 19 | Classes resume. Conferences resume. |
| Monday, March 26 | Master’s essay oral examinations may begin. |
| Monday, April 9 | Seminar oral examinations may begin. (Oral examinations are scheduled in advance by the seminar tutors.) |
| Wednesday, April 18 | Last day to transfer without financial penalty to Santa Fe for the summer semester. |
| Thursday, April 26 | Graduating students’ preceptorial papers are due in class. |
| Monday, April 30 3:45 p.m. |
Graduate Institute Faculty Meeting Barr-Buchanan Center, Room 207 |
| Tuesday, May 1 | Fall 2012 advance deposit deadline |
| Thursday, May 3 | Continuing students’ preceptorial papers are due in class. |
| Monday, May 7 6:30 p.m. |
Director’s Reception for Degree Candidates with their tutors McDowell Hall, Great Hall |
| Thursday, May 10 | Final class meetings |
| Sunday, May 13 10:30 a.m. |
Spring Commencement |
| Future Semester Dates | Advance Deposit Due | Tuition Payment Due |
| Summer 2012: June 18 – Aug. 9, 2012 | March 15, 2012 | May 25, 2012 |
| Fall 2012: Aug. 23 – Dec. 13, 2012 | May 1, 2012 | August 1, 2012 |
| Spring 2013: Jan. 7 – May 9, 2013 | October 1, 2012 | December 1, 2012 |