XAVIER UNIVERSITY PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT CALENDAR - FALL, 2014 As of 8/28/14 August 15 Friday CSSHE All College Meeting (Faculty and Staff)- 9 a.m.-12 a.m. , Kennedy Auditorium August 18 Monday University retreat for faculty for the Core (Faculty and Staff)- 7:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. August 21 Thursday New Graduate Student Orientation August 22 Friday Continuation of New Graduate Student Orientation – 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. August 22 Friday Meet with New Freshman Majors- 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Hailstone 100x August 25 Monday DAY and All Other Classes Begin August 28 Thursday PSC Case Conference, 8:30 -9:45 a.m., Sycamore House Conference Room August 31 Sunday Last day for late registration or drop/add September 1 September 5 Monday LABOR DAY – University Closed, No classes Friday, noon Deadline for submission of CCE materials for September CCE Exam September 5 Friday Graduate Student Meeting 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. – MANDATORY- Hailstones 2 September 8 Monday University Convocation (Faculty and Staff), 3:00-4:15 p.m., Cintas Center September 11 Thursday PSC Case Conference, 8:30 -9:45 a.m., Sycamore House Conference Room September 12 Friday Department Meeting, 1:30 pm. Elet 205 September 25 Thursday PSC Case Conference, 8:30 -9:45 a.m., Sycamore House Conference Room September 26 Friday Clinical Training Meeting, 1:30 p.m. Elet October 3 Friday Deadline for ALL students who intend to graduate by December to file for graduation October 3 October 6 Friday Monday Department Meeting, 1:30 pm. Elet 205 Provost and Chief Academic Officer Assembly Cintas Center (Faculty and Staff), 3:00-4:15 p.m., Cintas Center Thursday-Friday October 10 Friday October 16 Thursday FALL HOLIDAY- no day classes --EVENING CLASSES MEET(4:00 pm and later) Last day for acceptance of Thesis Prospectus and appointment of Thesis Chair for 2 nd year Master’s students PSC Case Conference, 8:30 -9:45 a.m., Sycamore House Conference Room October 30 Thursday PSC Case Conference, 8:30 -9:45 a.m., Sycamore House Conference Room November 7 Friday Clinical Training Meeting, 1:30 p.m. Elet November 10-14 Monday-Friday Priority Registration for Spring 2015 classes for all current students November 13 Thursday PSC Case Conference, 8:30 -9:45 a.m., Sycamore House Conference Room November 14 Friday Department Meeting, 1:30 pm. Elet 205 November 17 Monday Open registration for Spring 2015 classes for all other students November 24 Monday Final day for withdrawal from full-term classes for Undergraduate students November 26November 30 December 1 WednesdaySunday THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY--No classes Wednesday, November 26 thru Sunday, November 30 Campus offices are open Wed. November 26 until 3:00 p.m. CCE letter of intent due to Clinical Director for January Exam December 4 December 5 Thursday Friday PSC Case Conference, 8:30 -9:45 a.m., Sycamore House Conference Room Last day for acceptance of Dissertation Prospectus and appointment of Dissertation Chair for 3 rd year Psy.D. students December 12 Friday Department Meeting, TBA October 9-10 December 12 Monday, noon Friday Last day for graduate students to withdraw from fall classes. December 12 Friday December 16-19 Tuesday-Friday December 18 Thursday December 19 Friday December 24January 2 January 5 WednesdayFriday Monday University Holiday- University Closed January 9 Friday, noon DEADLINE for CCE materials to be submitted for January examination January 12 January 23 Monday Friday Clinical Training Meeting, 1:30 p.m. Elet FALL SEMESTER FINAL EXAMS PSC Case Conference, 8:30 -9:45 a.m., Sycamore House Conference Room Last day of Fall Semester. Official December 2014 graduation date University Offices Open SPRING 2015 SEMESTER BEGINS DEADLINE to file for May 2015 graduation or to apply to participate (Walk) in the ceremony The department calendar will be updated throughout the summer as other important dates are finalized. Student Progress: No more than six years may elapse between admission to the M.A. program and completion of work for the degree (including thesis). No more than eight years may elapse between admission to the Psy.D. program and completion of work for the degree (including dissertation). Graduation Ceremony Policy: A doctoral student can PARTICIPATE in the May graduation ceremony only after completion of all program requirements including dissertation. A master’s student can PARTICIPATE in the May graduation ceremony only after successful completion of their course work, Oral Comprehensive Exam and Thesis Proposal.