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Florida State University
2012-2013 General Bulletin - Graduate Edition

University Calendar

Opening and Closing Dates

2012

Fall

August 27—December 14

Homecoming

October 27

2013

Spring

January 7—May 3

Spring Break

March 11—March 15

Summer

2013

12 Week Session (A)

May 13—August 2

First 6 Week Session (B)

May 13—June 21

Second 6 Week Session (C)

June 24—August 2

Second 7 Week Session (D)

June 17—August 2

First 8 Week Session (F–Law)

May 13—July 3

For extended dates, see the Extended Calendar available online at http://registrar.fsu.edu.

Legal Holidays (No Classes)

2012

Labor Day

Monday, September 3

Veteran’s Day

Monday, November 12 (observed)

Thanksgiving Day

Thursday, November 22

Friday after Thanksgiving

Friday, November 23

Christmas Day

Tuesday, December 25

2013

New Year’s Day

Tuesday, January 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Monday, January 21

Memorial Day

Monday, May 27

Independence Day

Thursday, July 4

For registration dates, see the Registration Guide available online at http://registrar.fsu.edu.

Admission/Readmission/Non-Degree Seeking/Transient Application Deadlines

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

Summer 2013

Undergraduate

Freshman

January 18

The University does not ordinarily accept freshman applications in the Spring.

January 16

Transfer

July 1

November 1

March 1

Graduate1

July 1

November 1

March 1

Readmission

Undergraduate

July 1

November 1

March 1

Graduate1

July 1

November 1

March 1

Non-Degree Seeking

Undergraduate

July 1

November 1

March 1

Graduate

July 1

November 1

March 1

Transient Student

Undergraduate2

August 1

December 3

April 1

Graduate

August 1

December 3

April 1

1 Many graduate programs have earlier deadlines than the University-wide published dates. Contact the individual program or department for the applicable admission deadline. Programs that use the University-wide dates may have earlier deadlines for financial-award consideration.

2 Includes the Tallahassee Community College/Florida State University Cooperative Program and the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University/Florida State University Interinstitutional Registration Program.

All information used to make an admission decision must be received by the published deadline. Additionally, the University reserves the right to close earlier if warranted by enrollment limitations.