Academic Calendar

Note: Dates are subject to change.

Spring 2012
March 26 Spring quarter begins (Booth and university)
March 28 iBid Phase 5 deadline at 5 p.m.
March 29 iBid Phase 5 results by 5 p.m.

iBid Phase 6 opens at 5 p.m.

April 2 Spring quarter tuition bills mailed to Evening and Weekend students
April 6 Deadline to register for Individual Study (31301)

Deadline to submit written consent for a grade of R (official audit)

April 8 iBid Phase 6 deadline at 11:59 p.m.

Deadline to drop a Booth course with no tuition penalty

Deadline to add a Booth course

April 13

Deadline to add a University of Chicago course

Deadline to drop a course with a 35 percent tuition penalty

Courses dropped after this date receive a grade of W (Withdrawal)

April 16

$50 change of registration fee begins

April 20

Deadline to drop a course with a 50 percent tuition penalty

Deadline to request Pass/Fail grading for a Booth course

Spring quarter tuition due for Evening and Weekend students

April 21

Deadline to apply to transfer between Evening MBA and Weekend MBA programs for summer quarter

April 27

Deadline to drop a course with a 70 percent tuition penalty

May 14 Summer quarter iBid Phase 1 opens at 5 p.m.
May 21

iBid Phase 1 deadline at 5 p.m.

Faculty permission required to withdraw from Booth course

May 22

iBid Phase 1 results by 5 p.m.

iBid Phase 2 opens at 5 p.m.

May 25

Spring quarter graduates must have grades of I (incomplete) resolved

Spring quarter graduates must have zero-balance bursar accounts and restrictions resolved 

May 28 Memorial Day - No classes
May 29 iBid Phase 2 deadline at 5 p.m.
May 30 iBid Phase 2 results by 5 p.m.

iBid Phase 3 opens at 5 p.m.

June 1 Deadline to withdraw from a Booth course

Deadline to request a grade of I (Incomplete) for a Booth course

June 4-9 Final Exams - Refer to the Week 11 class schedule 
June 4 iBid Phase 3 deadline at 5 p.m.
June 5 iBid Phase 3 results by 5 p.m.
June 6

iBid Phase 1 opens for new Evening students at noon

June 7

LAUNCH for new Evening students at 8:30 a.m.

June 8

LAUNCH and iBid Phase 1 deadline for new Evening students at 8:30 a.m.

iBid Phase 1 results by noon

iBid Phase 2 opens for new Evening students at 5 p.m.

June 9

Spring quarter ends (Booth and university)

All schools and divisions graduation - morning

Booth diploma and hooding ceremony - TBA

LAUNCH for new Evening students

June 11

iBid Phase 2 for new Evening students deadline at 5 p.m.

June 12

iBid Phase 2 results for new Evening students by 5 p.m.

iBid Phase 4 opens for all students at 5 pm.

June 14

iBid Phase 4 deadline at 5 p.m.

June 15

iBid Phase 4 results by 5 p.m.

iBid Phase 5 opens at 5 p.m.

Summer 2012
June 18 Classes begin (Booth and university) 
June 20 iBid Phase 5 deadline at 5 p.m.
June 21

iBid Phase 5 results by 5 p.m.

iBid Phase 6 opens at 5 p.m.

June 25

Summer quarter tuition bills mailed to Full-Time, Evening, and Weekend students

June 29

iBid Phase 6 deadline at 11:59 p.m.

iBid Phase 6 is the deadline to drop a Booth course with no tuition penalty

Deadline to add a Booth course

Deadline to register for Individual Study (31301)

Deadline to submit written consent for an official audit (grade of R)

July 4 Independence Day - No classes
July 6

Deadline to add a University of Chicago course

Deadline to drop a course with a 35 percent tuition penalty

Courses dropped after this date receive a grade of W (withdrawal)

July 9

$50 change of registration fee begins

July 13

Deadline to drop a course with a 50 percent tuition penalty

Deadline to request Pass/Fail grading for a Booth course

Summer quarter tuition due for Full-Time, Evening, and Weekend students

July 14

Deadline to apply to transfer between Evening MBA and Weekend MBA programs for autumn quarter

July 20

Deadline to drop a course with a 70 percent tuition penalty

August 6

Faculty permission required to withdraw from a Booth course

August 10

Summer quarter graduates must have grades of I (Incomplete) resolved 

August 17

Deadline to withdraw from a Booth course

Deadline to request a grade of I (Incomplete) for a Booth course 

August 20-25

Final Exams week - Refer to the Week 11 class schedule

August 24 Graduation - 3 p.m.
August 25 Summer quarter ends (Booth and university)
August 27 Autumn quarter tuition bills mailed to Full-Time students
September 21

Autumn quarter tuition due for Full-Time students

Autumn 2012
September 27 Booth classes begin
October 1 University of Chicago classes begin
October 8 Autumn quarter tuition bills mailed to Evening and Weekend students
October 26

Autumn quarter tuition due for Evening and Weekend students

November 22-24 Thanksgiving holiday - No classes
December 3

Winter quarter tuition bills mailed to Full-Time students

December 14 Graduation - 3 p.m.
December 15 Autumn quarter ends (Booth and university)
December 28

Winter quarter tuition due for Full-Time students

Winter 2013
January 7 Classes begin (Booth and university)
January 14 Winter quarter tuition bills mailed to Evening and Weekend students
February 1

Winter quarter tuition due for Evening and Weekend students

March 11

Spring quarter tuition bills mailed to Full-Time students

March 22 Graduation - 3 p.m.
March 23 Winter quarter ends
March 29

Spring quarter tuition due for Full-Time students

Spring 2013
April 1 Classes begin (Booth and university)
April 8 Spring quarter tuition bills mailed to Evening and Weekend students
April 26

Spring quarter tuition due for Evening and Weekend students

May 27 Memorial day - No classes
June 15

Spring quarter ends (Booth and university)

All schools and divisions graduation - Morning

Booth diploma and hooding ceremony - TBA

Summer 2013
June 24 Booth classes begin
July 4 Independence Day - No classes
August 30 Graduation - 3 p.m.
August 31 Summer quarter ends (Booth and university)