HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY 2013 FALL SEMESTER ACADEMIC CALENDAR August 09, Friday (5:00pm) August 15, Thursday-16, Friday August 19, Monday August 19, Monday-26, Monday August 21, Wednesday (9:00am-12:00pm) August 22, Thursday (9:00am-12:00pm) August 22, Thursday Summer Session ends for new Postdoctoral Dental Residents Faculty Retreat Faculty report for 2013 Fall Semester Orientation for incoming (D1) First Year Dental and (DH3) First Year Dental Hygiene Students AxiUm Training (D3) Third Year Dental Students and Faculty with last name from A to L AxiUm Training (D4) Fourth Year Dental Students and Faculty with last name from M to Z School photographs for all new students August 22, Thursday-30, Friday Late registration for all Dental Hygiene Students - penalty fees assessed for continuing Dental Hygiene Students August 23, Friday (11:00am) August 26, Monday (8:00am) OPENING ASSEMBLY- Howard University College of Medicine Auditorium, Room 3019 (All Faculty, Staff, Residents, and Students) Formal Classes and Clinics Begin for Dental and Dental Hygiene Students, and Postdoctoral Dental Residents August 26, Monday-September 06, Friday Initial Financial Aid disbursement for Fall 2013. (Undergraduate and Graduate Students) Note: Student Financial Services will begin refund processing in 7 to 10 days following the disbursement of financial aid. September 01, Sunday DEADLINE FOR PROGRAM WITHDRAWAL 100% REFUND September 02, Monday September 12, Thursday (prep) LABOR DAY (Legal Holiday) (HU Closed) Preparation for the Curriculum Integrated Format Examination (CIF) / North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners (NERB) - Endodontics Examination (manikin-based) and Fixed Prosthodontics Examination
(manikin-based) (P.M.Clinics Closed / Service Assignments Open) September 13, Friday (exam) September 13, Friday September 13, Friday September 27, Friday (11:00am) October 04, Friday October 04, Friday October 07, Monday - 11, Friday Examination for the Curriculum Integrated Format (CIF) / North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners (NERB) Endodontics Clinical Examination and Fixed Prosthodontics Clinical Examination (Preformed on a manikin) (Clinics Closed / Service Assignments Closed) Deadline for receipt of summer 2013 Graduation recommendations in the Office of the Registrar by 5:00pm Faculty In-Service Training OPENING CONVOCATION - Cramton Auditorium (All Classes and Clinics Suspended: 10:00am - 1:00pm) Preliminary Enrollment Census Date Withdrawal Deadline for 50% refund of tuition and fees Midterm Examinations for (D2) Second Year Dental, (D3) Third Year Dental, (D4) Fourth Year Dental, (DH3) First Year Dental Hygiene and (DH4) Second Year Dental Hygiene Students. Classes canceled except (D1) First Year Dental Students Note: During midterm examination period all classes canceled for (D2) Second Year Dental, (D3) Third Year Dental, (D4) Fourth Year Dental, (DH3) First Year Dental Hygiene and (DH4) Second Year Dental Hygiene Students. Clinics open by appointment only. Service assignments closed. October 11, Friday October 14, Monday Deadline for Dental Hygiene Faculty to submit Midterm Status Reports and Unofficial Withdrawal (UW) and Never Reported (NR) grades via the web to Office of the Registrar for Fall 2013 COLUMBUS DAY OBSERVED (Legal Holiday) (HU closed) October 23, Wednesday 2 nd Deferred payment due for Fall 2013 October 24, Thursday October 24, Thursday October 28, Monday - November 08, Friday Deadline for 25% refund of tuition and fees (Last day for refunds) Final Enrollment Census Date General Registration for 2014 Spring Semester (DH3) First Year Dental Hygiene and (DH4) Second Year Dental Hygiene Students
November 06, Wednesday November 06, Wednesday November 07, Thursday November 07, Thursday November 11, Monday November 13, Weds (12:30pm -2:30pm) November 15, Friday November 27, Wednesday (5:30pm) November 28, Thurs-December 01, Sunday December 02, Monday December 04, Wednesday December 04, Wednesday (prep) December 05, Thursday December 05, Thursday December 05, Thursday-06, Friday (exam) December 05, Thursday-06, Friday December 05, Thursday-13, Friday December 06, Friday-08, Sunday Success Seminar for (D2) Second Year Dental and (D3) Third Year Dental students 9:00am-11:00am, (D4) Fourth Year Dental Students and Postdoctoral Dental Residents 9:00am-4:00pm (Classes and Clinics suspended for those in Seminar) Faculty In-Service Training Last day for total withdrawal from Howard University Last day to request institutional long term loan VETERANS DAY OBSERVED (Legal Holiday) (HU Closed) Dental Hygiene Table Clinics (HUCD Student Loud Lounge) Stokes Library Activity Howard University College of Dentistry Thanksgiving Recess Begins THANKSGIVING DAY (Legal Holiday) (HU Closed) Classes and Clinics Resume Regular Schedule Last Day of Classes for All Dental Students, Reading Period Begins Preparation for the Northeast Regional Board Examination (NERB) for Dental and Dental Hygiene (Clinics Closed / Service Assignments Open) Formal Classes End for All Dental Hygiene Students Deadline for students to clear spring 2013 incomplete grades with instructors Examination for the Northeast Regional Board Examination (NERB) for Dental and Dental Hygiene (Clinics Closed/Service Assignments Closed) Faculty Development Session Final Examinations for (D1) First Year Dental, (D2) Second Year Dental, (D3) Third Year Dental and (D4) Fourth Year Dental Students Reading Period for All Dental Hygiene Students
December 09, Monday-13, Friday Final Examinations for (DH3) First Year Dental Hygiene and (DH4) Second Year Dental Hygiene Students Note: Deadline for Instructors to submit final grades via the web (5 calendar days after scheduled examination) Note: During final examination period all classes canceled for (D1) First Year Dental, (D2) Second Year Dental, (D3) Third Year Dental, (D4) Fourth Year Dental, (DH3) First Year Dental Hygiene and (DH4) Second Year Dental Hygiene Students. Clinics open by appointment only. Service assignments closed. December 13, Wednesday December 13, Friday December 13, Friday December 18, Wednesday December 18, Wednesday December 18, Wednesday-20, Friday Committee Meeting Deadline to submit Special Grade Reports to Office of the Registrar for removal of incomplete grades for spring 2013 2013 Fall Semester Ends for all Students Howard University College of Dentistry ALL CLINICS end at 5:00pm for Winter Break Deadline to submit grades via BisonWeb and to the HUCD Office of Academic Affairs before the CLOSE OF BUSINESS (Early Submission is Encouraged) Payment in full for 2014 Spring Semester Promotions Committee Meeting and Executive FALL SEMESTER ENDS- FRIDAY DECEMBER 13, 2013 December 23-January 1 January 13 Monday Winter Break University Closed Formal Classes Begin
2014 SPRING SEMESTER ACADEMIC CALENDAR January 01, Wednesday January 13, Monday 2014-2015 Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) is available Formal Classes and Clinics Begin for Dental and Dental Hygiene Students, and Postdoctoral Dental Residents January 13, Monday Initial Financial Aid disbursement for Spring 2014 (Undergraduate and Graduate Students) January 13, Monday-17, Friday January 17, Friday (8:00am-9:00am) January 19, Sunday January 20, Monday January 21, Tuesday February 01, Saturday-28, Friday February 01, Friday Application for Federal Prospective and Continuing Students February 07, Friday (8:30am-3:00pm) February 08, Saturday (8:30am-3:00pm) February 14, Friday February 17, Monday February 18, Tuesday-24, Monday Late Registration North East Regional Board Review is scheduled to meet each Friday Deadline for 100% refund of tuition and fees MARTIN LUTHER KING JR S BIRTHDAY OBSERVED - (Legal Holiday) (HU Closed) First Intrasessional Examinations for (D1) First Year Dental Students (Refer to examination section for a complete list of all exams) Dental Health Month Priority deadline for receipt of 2013-2014 Free Student Aid (FAFSA) for Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) (All Clinics Closed) Student Council Dental Health Fair Deadline for prospective spring 2014 graduates to submit application for graduation via BisonWeb PRESIDENTS DAY OBSERVED (Legal Holiday) (HU Closed) Midterm Examinations for (D2) Second Year Dental, (D3) Third Year Dental, (D4) Fourth Year Dental, (DH3) First Year Dental Hygiene and (DH4) Second Year Dental Hygiene Students. Classes canceled except (D1) First Year Dental Students
Note: During midterm examination period all classes canceled for (D2) Second Year Dental, (D3) Third Year Dental, (D4) Fourth Year Dental, (DH3) First Year Dental Hygiene and (DH4) Second Year Dental Hygiene Students. Clinics open by appointment only. Service assignments closed February 21, Friday February 21, Friday Deadline for 50% refund of tuition and fees Preliminary Enrollment Census date February 26, Wednesday (prep) Preparation for the Curriculum Integrated Format (CIF) / North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners (NERB) - Periodontal/Scaling Examination (patientbased) and Restorative Examination (patient-based) (Evening Clinics Closed / Service Assignments Open) February 27, Thursday-28, Friday (exam) February 27, Thursday-28, Friday March 05, Wednesday (12:15pm) March 06, Thursday March 07, Friday (11:00am) March 08, Saturday-16, Sunday Examination for the Curriculum Integrated Format (CIF) / North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners (NERB) - Periodontal/Scaling Examination (patientbased) and Restorative Examination (patient-based) (Clinics Closed / Service Assignments Closed) Faculty In-Service Training Student Council Annual Honors and Awards Ceremony, College of Dentistry Lecture Hall 3 Deadline for Dental Hygiene faculty to submit Midterm Status Reports and Unofficial Withdrawal (UW) and Never Reported (NR) grades via the web to Office of the Registrar for spring 2014 Charter Day Convocation Cramton Auditorium (All Classes and Clinics Suspended: 10:00am - 1:00pm) Spring Recess (HU Closed) March 12, Wednesday Second deferred payment for spring 2014 March 13, Thursday March 13, Thursday March 13, Thursday-15, Saturday March 15, Saturday-18, Tuesday Deadline for 25% refund of tuition and fees (Last day for refunds) Final Enrollment Census Date 82nd Annual Nation s Capital Dental Meeting Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC ADEA Annual Session and Exhibition Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas
March17, Monday March 21, Friday Classes and Clinics Resume Regular Schedule (DH4) Second Year Dental Hygiene Students - MOCK Dental Hygiene National Board Examination March 24, Monday-April 4, Friday General Registration (GR) for summer and Fall 2014 (DH3) First Year Dental Hygiene Students March 26, Wednesday April 04, Friday April 04, Friday April 09, Wednesday (9:00am-5:00pm) April 09, Wednesday (8:00am-4:00pm) April 11, Friday April 16, Wednesday (9:00am-5:00pm) April 16, Wednesday-18, Friday April 18, Friday Debt Management and Exit Interviews (D4) Fourth Year Dental Students Last Day to Withdraw from a Course Last Day for Total Withdrawal from the University Postdoctoral Research Presentations Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry Health Symposium- Blackburn Center Formal Classes and Clinical Dental Hygiene IV ends for (DH4) Dental Hygiene Students Postdoctoral Research Presentations Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry Final Examinations for (DH4) Dental Hygiene Students (Degree Candidates) Formal Classes End, and Last day of Service assignments April 21, Monday (prep) April 21, Monday-30, Wednesday Preparation for the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX), North East Regional Board (NERB) Dental Hygiene Examination (patient-based) and Curriculum Integrated Format (CIF) / North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners (NERB) Retake and Traditional Examination (Evening Clinics Closed / Service Assignments closed) Final Examinations for (D1) First Year Dental, (D2) Second Year Dental, (D3) Third Year Dental, and (DH3) First Year Dental Hygiene Students Note: Deadline for Instructors to submit final grades via the web (5 calendar days after scheduled examination)
Note: During final examination period all classes and clinics canceled for (D1) First Year Dental, (D2) Second Year Dental, (D3) Third Year Dental, and (DH3) First Year Dental Hygiene Students. April 22, Tuesday-23, Wednesday (exam) April 22, Tuesday-23, Wednesday April 24, Thursday April 24, Thursday April 24, Thursday May 02, Friday May 02, Friday May 05, Monday-06, Tuesday May 07, Wednesday-10, Saturday May 08, Thursday May 09, Friday (12:00pm-2:00pm) May 09, Friday (2:30pm) May 09, Friday Examination for the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX), North East Regional Board (NERB) Dental Hygiene Examination (patient-based) and Curriculum Integrated Format (CIF) / North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners (NERB) Retake and Traditional Examination (Clinics Closed / Service Assignments Closed) Faculty In-Service Training Deadline for students to clear Fall 2013 incomplete grades with instructors Deadline for instructors to submit grades for prospective graduates 3:00pm. Clinics open by appointment only for graduating Dental and Dental Hygiene Students. 2014 Spring Semester Ends for all Students Deadline to submit Special Grade Reports to Office of the Registrar for removal of incomplete grades for Fall 2013 Promotions Committee Meeting and Executive Committee Meeting 67 nd Annual Class Reunion Activities (including the Alumni Awards Dinner) and The Victor L. Hancock, D.D.S. Symposium Deadline for receipt of May 2014 Graduation Recommendations in Office of the Registrar - 5:00pm Dental Hygiene Pinning Ceremony - Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel College of Dentistry Honors and Awards - Cramton Auditorium Graduate Candidates - Dental, Dental Hygiene and Postdoctoral Deadline for submission of all Special Grade Reports for all non-degree and non-certificate candidates
SPRING SEMESTER ENDS - FRIDAY, MAY 02, 2014 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 10:00am Upper Quadrangle - Main Campus