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2012-13 Undergraduate Catalog

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GENERAL INFORMATION
	About SPU
	Admissions
	Costs and Financial Aid
	Student Life
	Academic Policies and Procedures
	Baccalaureate Degree Requirements
	Academic Program
	Undergraduate Majors
	Course Descriptions

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
	College of Arts and Sciences
	School of Business and Economics
	School of Education
	School of Health Sciences
	School of Psychology, Family and Community
	School of Theology

APPENDIXES
	Faculty
	Board of Trustees
	Administration
	University Calendar
	Campus Map (PDF)
	NonDiscrimination Policy
	Application Materials

University Calendar 2012-13

Summer Sessions 2012
First Four-Week Session Begins	Mon	June 11
First Four-Week Education Graduate Session Begins	Mon	June 25
Independence Day (Holiday); no classes	Wed	July 4
Second Four-Week Session Begins	Mon	July 9
Last day to register for independent study, internship, individual instruction and dissertation	Mon	July 9
Second Four-Week Education Graduate Session Begins	Mon	July 23
Grades Due	Fri	September 14

Autumn Quarter 2012
Housing Deposit Refund Deadline for New Students	Fri	June 29
Labor Day (holiday)	Mon	September 3
Autumn Registration for Non-Admitted Students Begins	Tue	September 4
Waitlist Ends	Thu	September 20
New Student Check-in (9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.)	Thu	September 20
Returning Student Check-in (11 a.m.-5 p.m.)	Sat	September 22
Returning Student Check-in (1-5 p.m.)	Sun	September 23
Class Instruction Begins	Mon	September 24
Last Day to Register or Add Courses*, to Register Without Late Fee, or to Apply for Audit	Fri	September 28
Autumn Quarter 100% tuition refund deadline	Fri	September 28
Last Day to Apply for Pass/No Credit, Independent Study, Internships, and Individual Instruction	Fri	October 5
Autumn Quarter 75% tuition refund deadline	Fri	October 5
Day of Common Learning	Wed	October 10
Autumn Quarter 50% tuition refund deadline	Fri	October 12
Autumn Quarter 25% tuition refund deadline	Fri	October 26
Last Day to Withdraw From Courses	Fri	November 2
Veterans Day (holiday); no classes	Mon	November 12
Winter Registration for Admitted Students Currently in Attendance	Tue-Fri	Nov 13-16
Winter Registration for Graduate Students Begins	Mon	Nov 19
Thanksgiving (holiday); no classes	Thu–Fri	Nov 22-23
Winter Registration for New Admits Begins	Mon	November 26
Last Class for Day Classes	Fri	November 30
Winter Registration for Non-Admitted Students Begins	Mon	December 3
Final Examinations or Last Class for All Day and Evening Classes	Mon�Wed	Dec 3-5
Residence Halls close for Christmas Break (10 a.m.)	Thu	December 6
Christmas Break		Dec 6-Jan 2
Grades Due	Mon	December 17

Winter Quarter 2013
Housing Deposit Refund Deadline for Cont. Students	Mon	November 26
Housing Deposit Refund Deadline for New Students	Wed	December 5
Waitlist Ends	Tue	January 1
Residence Halls open (1 pm)	Wed	January 2
Class Instruction Begins	Thu	January 3
Last Day to Register or Add Courses*, to Register Without Late Fee, or to Apply for Audit	Wed	January 9
Winter Quarter 100% tuition refund deadline	Wed	January 9
Last Day to Apply for Pass/No Credit, Independent Study, Internships, and Individual Instruction	Wed	January 16
Winter Quarter 75% tuition refund deadline	Wed	January 16
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (holiday); evening classes meet**	Mon	January 21
Winter Quarter 50% tuition refund deadline	Wed	January 23
Winter Quarter25% tuition refund deadline	Thu	February 7
Last Day to Withdraw From Courses	Fri	February 8
Spring Registration for Admitted Students Currently in Attendance	Mon-Thu	Feb 11-14
Presidents Day (holiday); evening classes meet**	Mon	February 18
Spring Registration for Graduate or New Admits Begins	Mon	February 25
Spring Registration for Non-Admitted Students Begins	Mon	March 11
Last Class for Day Classes	Tue	March 12
Final Examinations or Last Class for All Day and Evening Classes	Wed-Fri	March 13-15
Residence Halls close for Spring Break (10 a.m.)	Sat	March 16
Spring Vacation		March 16-26
Grades Due	Mon	March 25

Spring Quarter 2013
Housing Deposit Refund Deadline for Continuing Students	Fri	March 1
Housing Deposit Refund Deadline for New Students	Fri	March 15
Waitlist Ends	Mon	March 25
Residence Halls open (1 p.m.)	Tue	March 26
Class Instruction Begins	Wed	March 27
Good Friday (half-day holiday)	Fri	March 29
Last Day to Register or Add Courses*, to Register Without Late Fee or to Apply for Audit	Wed	April 3
Spring Quarter 100% tuition refund deadline	Wed	April 3
Last Day to Apply for Pass/No Credit, Independent Study, Internships and Individual Instruction	Wed	April 10
Spring Quarter 75% tuition refund deadline	Wed	April 10
Summer Registration Begins	Mon	April 15
Spring Quarter 50% tuition refund deadline	Wed	April 17
Spring Quarter 25% tuition refund deadline	Wed	May 1
Last Day to Withdraw From Courses	Fri	May 3
Autumn Registration for Admitted Students Currently in Attendance	Mon–Thu	May 13-16
Autumn Registration for New Admits Begins	Sat	May 18
Autumn Registration for Graduate Students Begins	Mon	May 20
Memorial Day (holiday); evening classes meet**	Mon	May 27
Last Class for Day Classes	Fri	May 31
Student Reading/Faculty In-Service Day	Mon	June 3
Final Examinations or Last Class for All Evening Classes	Mon�Thu	June 3-6
Final Examination for All Day Classes	Tue�Thu	June 4-6
Ivy Cutting	Fri	June 7
Graduate Hooding Ceremony	Fri	June 7
Residence Halls close for Summer Break (4 p.m.)	Fri	June 7
Commencement	Sun	June 9
Graduating Seniors vacate housing	Sun	June 9
Grades Due	Mon	June 17

Evening classes include all classes that begin at 4:00 p.m. or later. The last day of class is the week prior to the scheduled final.

*Late fees will be charged if registration occurs after the fifth day of the instructional quarter. Students must process a registration petition to be considered for later registration with supporting statements from each instructor.

**Monday evening classes will meet on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, and Memorial Day in order to have the required class sessions.

Students who withdraw from University housing after the beginning of the contract period will forfeit their room deposit and will receive a refund of their room and meal plan charges based on the date they sign their checkout form, according to the following schedule:

First week of the quarter 90%

Second week of the quarter 75%

Third week of the quarter 50%

Fourth and fifth weeks of the quarter 25%

Sixth week of the quarter and following 0%

Note: The first week of the quarter begins the day residence halls officially open and ends the Monday after the first day of classes. Each successive week runs Tuesday through Monday.

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