I-SHOU UNIVERSITY A c a d e m i c C a l e n d a r f o r 1 s t S e m e s t e r o f A c a d e m i c Ye a r 2 0 1 4 Adopted on April 16, 2014 at the third meeting of the University Administration Council in the second semester of the academic year 2013 Y W Monthly Calendar Date M T W T F S M D 1 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8/27-9/7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Aug 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Sep 1 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 3 28 29 30 8 9 10-11 13-14 15 15-16 17 16-17 15-19 2014 15-21 9/15-10/3 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 5 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 6 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Oct 7 26 27 28 29 30 31 7-14 10 18 10/20-11/7 22 Day Description【Daytime Division】 Fri First semester begins Wed-Sun Online course registration Mon Mid-Autumn Festival (one day off) Tue Registration & payment deadline Wed-Thu Makeup exams for students having taken leave of absence from the final exam of the previous semester Sat-Sun Moving into the dormitory Mon Session begins; first day of class; late registration acceptance Orientation for overseas compatriot students and mainland Chinese students; orientation for new mainland Chinese exchange students Mon-Tue Orientation for new international students Wed Orientation on service education Tue -Wed Freshman Opening Ceremony Mon-Fri Application for taking a minor/double majors Mon-Sun Online course add/drop Mon-Fri Application for inter-college/ departmental programs Tue-Tue Application for inter-departmental transfer Fri Double Ten Day (one day off) Sat 24th Anniversary & Athletic Meet Mon-Fri Mid-term teaching survey Wed University Council Meeting 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Nov 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 10-14 27 28 Mon-Fri Mid-term exam Inquiry for mid-term warning Thu Deadline of application for master’s Fri thesis oral defense 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Dec 28 29 30 31 1-12 15 Mon-Fri Application for course withdrawal Mon Deadline of application for doctoral dissertation oral defense Mon-Fri Final teaching survey Wed University Council Meeting Sat Make-up Work and Class Day (for Friday, January 2, 2015) National Founding Day (holiday)Adjusted Thu Holiday (No Class)(December 27, 2014 make up) Fri Mon-Fri Final exam Thu Deadline of doctoral dissertation oral defense Thu-Sun Moving out of the dormitory Thu Deadline of submitting semester grades Fri Deadline of submitting theses/dissertations Sat End of the first semester 1 2 3 17 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 18 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Jan 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2015 12/22-1/9 24 27 1 2 12-16 15 15-18 22 30 31