CALENDAR
FALL 2015—SEMESTER I
Additional events or changes will be posted at http://www.bc.edu/socialwork
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
24
Monday
Proficiency Exams (Optional)
26
1
Wednesday
Tuesday
MSW Introduction for students beginning Three-Year Program (Chestnut Hill & Worcester), Gasson 100, 4:30-7:30 pm
2
Wednesday
SCWK 9921 Field Education I Required Class, Heights Room, Corcoran Commons, 8:00 am -5:00 pm
3
Thursday
Doctoral Student Seminar, McGuinn 334, 9:00 am -3:00 pm
SCWK 7721 Human Behavior & the Social Environment, Gasson 100, 9:00am-12:00pm
SCWK 7723 Diversity & Cross Cultural Issues, Gasson 100, 1:00 pm- 4:00 pm
SCWK 7747 Research Methods in SW Practice, Yawkey , Murray Room, 9:00 am- 12:00 pm
7
Monday
Labor Day - Holiday
8
Tuesday
Worcester classes will be held in Worcester location
SCWK 9933 / SCWK 9943 Field Education III report to agency site
SCWK 8806 Global Policy Issues & Implications, Location TBA, 9:00 am- 12:00 pm
9
Wednesday
Last date for students to drop/add in UIS
10
Thursday
14
Monday
Mass of the Holy Spirit, O’Neill Plaza, Noon
Student Collective Barbecue, McGuinn lawn, 5:00 pm -7:00 pm
SCWK 9921 Field Education I report to agency site - Chestnut Hill;
Off-Campus students start field on site-appointed days
14-15
Mon-Tues
Students who observe Rosh Hashanah are excused from field
17
Thursday
Student Collective Meeting, Student Lounge,12:30-2:00pm
22-23
Tues-Wed
Yom Kippur begins sunset of the 22nd and ends nightfall of the 23rd
25
Friday
Last date for Pass/Fail option
7
Wednesday
Dean's Coffee, Student Lounge, 6:20-7:00pm
8
Thursday
Dean's Coffee, Student Lounge, 12:30-1:30pm
12
Monday
Columbus Day- Holiday-Field holiday only where observed by agency
21
Wednesday
Introductions to Concentrations, 6:20-7:00pm
22
Thursday
Introductions to Concentrations, 1:00-2:00pm
Student Collective Meeting, Student Lounge, 12:30-2:00pm
29
Thursday
5
16
19
Thursday
Monday
Thursday
CYF and OAF concentration information session, McGuinn 334, 12:45-1:45pm
Global and H/MH concentration information sessions, McGuinn 334, 12:45-1:45pm
Registration for spring semester begins at 7:00 pm for Class of 2016; 7:30 pm for all others
25-27
Wed-Fri
Thanksgiving Holiday (excused from classes AND field placement)
1
Tuesday
Worcester classes end
11
Friday
18
Friday
Doctoral and MSW classes end – Chestnut Hill
2016-2017 Field Placement Application forms due online
Global Practice Concentration applications due
Declaration of Concentration due for Class of 2017
SCWK 9921 Field Education I and SCWK 9933/9934 Field Education III - Final date for all field hours to be completed
for first semester. Chestnut Hill (Off-Campus ends on site-appointed days)
Student Collective Meeting, Student Lounge, 12:30-2:00pm
Updated 4/17/15
CALENDAR
SPRING 2016—SEMESTER II
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JANUARY
11
Monday
Field Placement resumes
18
Monday
Martin Luther King Day—Holiday
19
Tuesday
Worcester classes begin; Doctoral classes begin
20
Wednesday
MSW classes begin
TBA
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
Last date for all students who plan to graduate in May 2016 to verify diploma name online
21
Thursday
Student Collective Meeting / Dean’s Diversity Forum, McGuinn 521, 12:30-2:00
25
Monday
Last day for conversion of Incompletes from fall classes
27
Wednesday
Last date to Drop/Add courses
29
Friday
Last date for Pass/Fail option
10
Wednesday
Student Collective Meeting / Dean's Forum / APC Feedback Meeting, 6:20-7:00pm
11
Thursday
Student Collective Meeting / Dean's Forum / APC Feedback Meeting, 12:30-2:00pm
7-11
Mon-Fri
Spring vacation from classes only; Field Placement continues
17
Thursday
Student Collective Meeting, Student Lounge, 12:30-2:00pm
18
Friday
Dean's Coffee, Student Lounge, McGuinn 128, 12:00-1:00pm
22
Tuesday
Easter Recess (no classes) at Worcester site
23-25
Wed-Fri
Easter Recess (no classes AND no Field Placement) Chestnut Hill campus
1
Friday
Last date for doctoral candidates to turn in signed and approved copies of dissertations for May 2016 graduation
7
Thursday
Mandatory Financial Aid Exit Interviews for Class of 2016, McGuinn 334, 12:30-2:00pm
11
Monday
Registration for summer semester begins at 7:00 p.m.
TBA
Last date for official withdrawal from a course or the University
14
Thursday
Student Collective Meeting, Student Lounge, 12:30-2:00pm
18
Monday
Patriots Day—No classes; Field holiday only where observed by agency
25
Monday
Registration for fall semester begins at 7:00 p.m. for class of 2017; 7:30 p.m. for all others
26
Tuesday
Worcester classes end
29
Friday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
MSW classes end—Chestnut Hill
SCWK 9932 / SCWK 9942 Field Education II ends (Worcester ends on site-appointed days)
Final Examination (SCWK 7701 Social Welfare System)—Worcester campus only
SCWK 9934 / SCWK 9944 Field Education IV ends
Final Examination (SCWK 7701 Social Welfare System)— Chestnut Hill campus only
Final Examination (SCWK 7722 Psychosocial Pathology)—Chestnut Hill campus only, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
9
Monday
Final Examination (SCWK 8856 Clinical Practice with Adults) —Chestnut Hill campus only
10
Tuesday
Final Examination (SCWK 7722 Psychosocial Pathology and SCWK 8856 Clinical Practice with Adults)—Worcester site only
17
Tuesday
20
Friday
23
Monday
Summer Classes begin at Chestnut Hill
Spring Incompletes must be resolved if enrolled in summer courses
Last date for Pass/Fail
Last date for Drop/Add for summer courses
Commencement
30
Monday
Memorial Day Holiday—University closed
31
Tuesday
Summer Field Session I begins
6
Monday
Fall 2016 Registration for Incoming Class opens at 9:00 a.m.
9
Thursday
Last date for conversion of Incompletes from Spring 2016 classes
Written Comprehensive Exams for Doctoral students
TBA
JULY
AUGUST
12
Tuesday
Summer Field Session I ends
11-15
Mon-Fri
Summer classes end the week of July 11
13
Wednesday
Summer Field Session II begins
12
Friday
Last date for conversion of Incompletes from summer 2016 classes
23
Tuesday
Summer Field Session II ends
Updated 4/17/15