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Academic Calendar

Summer Quarter 2013
Spring Quarter 2013 ends	May. 30, 2013
Commencement 2013 in Savannah	Jun. 01, 2013
Summer Quarter 2013 orientation	Jun. 21, 2013
SCAD eLearning Summer Quarter 2013 orientation	Jun. 24, 2013
Drop/add for Summer Quarter 2013 courses	Jun. 24, 2013
Summer Quarter 2013 begins	Jun. 24, 2013
Drop/add for Summer Quarter 2013 courses	Jun. 25, 2013
Drop/add for Summer Quarter 2013 courses	Jun. 26, 2013
Drop/add for Summer Quarter 2013 courses	Jun. 27, 2013
Drop/add for Summer Quarter 2013 courses	Jun. 28, 2013
Hong Kong Holiday - Hong Kong	Jul. 01, 2013
SAR Establishment Day - Hong Kong	Jul. 01, 2013
U.S. Holiday	Jul. 04, 2013
Makeup class day*	Jul. 12, 2013
Midterm week begins	Jul. 22, 2013
Summer Session 1 ends - Savannah	Jul. 25, 2013
Drop/add Summer Session 2 - Savannah	Jul. 27, 2013
Drop/add Summer Session 2 - Savannah	Jul. 28, 2013
Drop/add Summer Session 2 - Savannah	Jul. 29, 2013
Summer Session 2 begins - Savannah	Jul. 29, 2013
Drop/add Summer Session 2- Savannah	Jul. 30, 2013
Drop/add Summer Session 2 - Savannah	Jul. 31, 2013
Drop/add Summer Session 2 - Savannah	Aug. 01, 2013
Summer Quarter 2013 ends	Aug. 29, 2013
Fall Quarter 2013
Fall quarter 2013 orientation	Sep. 13, 2013
Fall quarter 2013 begins	Sep. 16, 2013
Drop/add week for fall quarter 2013 - Savannah, Atlanta, Hong Kong	Sep. 16, 2013
Drop/add week for fall quarter 2013 - Savannah, Atlanta, Hong Kong	Sep. 17, 2013
Drop/add week for fall quarter 2013 - Savannah, Atlanta, Hong Kong	Sep. 18, 2013
Drop/add week for fall quarter 2013 - Savannah, Atlanta, Hong Kong	Sep. 19, 2013
Drop/add week for fall quarter 2013 - Savannah, Atlanta	Sep. 20, 2013
Day after Mid-Autumn Festival - Hong Kong	Sep. 20, 2013
Drop/add week for fall quarter 2013 (continued) - Hong Kong	Sep. 23, 2013
National Day - Hong Kong	Oct. 01, 2013
Makeup class day - Hong Kong	Oct. 04, 2013
Faculty advisement period	Oct. 07, 2013
Faculty advisement period	Oct. 08, 2013
Faculty advisement period	Oct. 09, 2013
Faculty advisement period	Oct. 10, 2013
Faculty advisement period	Oct. 11, 2013
Faculty advisement period	Oct. 14, 2013
Midterm week begins	Oct. 14, 2013
Chung Yeung Festival - Hong Kong	Oct. 14, 2013
Faculty advisement period	Oct. 15, 2013
Faculty advisement period	Oct. 16, 2013
Faculty advisement period	Oct. 17, 2013
Faculty advisement period	Oct. 18, 2013
Makeup class day - Hong Kong	Oct. 18, 2013
Preregistration for Winter 2014 begins	Oct. 21, 2013
Midterm grades due	Oct. 21, 2013
eLearning registration begins	Oct. 21, 2013
Graduate registration begins	Oct. 22, 2013
Senior registration begins	Oct. 24, 2013
Junior registration begins	Oct. 28, 2013
Sophomore registration begins	Oct. 30, 2013
Freshman registration begins	Nov. 01, 2013
Fall quarter 2013 ends	Nov. 21, 2013
Winter Quarter 2014
Winter Quarter Orientation	Jan. 03, 2014
Winter Quarter Begins	Jan. 06, 2014
Drop/Add Week - All Campuses	Jan. 06, 2014
Drop/Add Week - All Campuses	Jan. 07, 2014
Drop/Add Week - All Campuses	Jan. 08, 2014
Drop/Add Week - All Campuses	Jan. 09, 2014
Drop/Add Week - All Campuses	Jan. 10, 2014
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Holiday	Jan. 20, 2014
Midterm Week Begins	Feb. 03, 2014

* Required when holiday falls on a regularly scheduled class day so that students receive no fewer than 20 periods of instruction per course each quarter.

Students should refer to orientation schedules and specific study abroad program dates prior to making travel arrangements.

The traditional academic year extends from fall (September) through spring (June), encompassing three quarters and nine courses. Many students take advantage of optional summer programs including international and domestic study abroad programs, as well as summer classes offered in Savannah, Atlanta, Lacoste and online.

Dates are subject to change.

Contact Admission

E-mail

Atlanta

scadatl@scad.edu

Hong Kong

admission_hk@scad.edu

Savannah, eLearning

admission@scad.edu

Phone

Atlanta
404.253.2700 or 877.722.3285

Hong Kong
852.2253.8000

Savannah, eLearning
800.869.7223 or 912.525.5100

Mailing

Atlanta
Hong Kong
Savannah
eLearning

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Events

Celebrate achievements of Ralph Rucci, support worthy cause at exclusive SCAD Seen Gala
May 22, 2013

News

May 17, 2013
SCAD performing arts ends season May 23-26
May 06, 2013
SCAD Museum of Art honored
May 06, 2013
SCAD team named finalist
May 03, 2013
SCAD presents annual Sand Arts Festival

Recognition

Naughty Dog recognizes Liu and Lenz
Philip Liu, M.F.A. visual effects student and SCAD alumnus (B.A., digital media, 2011) and Joseph Lenz, M.A. visual effects student and SCAD alumnus (B.F.A., visual effects, 2011) were recognized by the game company Naughty Dog for game art created submitted to a Fan Art Competition based on their upcoming game "The Last of Us." This project was created in an independent study with Luis Cataldi, chair of the SCAD interactive design and game development. See full game art.
Craig Stevens receives educator prize
SCAD professor Craig Stevens, a photographer, printmaker and educator, has received the inaugural $5,000 Susan Carr Educator Prize from the American Society of Media Photographers. Stevens has taught photography at SCAD for 25 years.
C&R Press publishes Chris Bundy book
"Baby You're a Rich Man," a book by writing professor Chris Bundy, has been published by C&R Press. The book, illustrated by SCAD alumnus Max Currie (B.F.A., sequential art, 2012), follows the story of Ken Richman, a down-on-his-luck, B-level variety star on Japanese television who is forced to go into hiding when he becomes the target of an escaped prisoner. "Baby You're a Rich Man" will be released in May.
Absher was named Liz Claiborne Design Scholar
B.F.A. fashion student Katherine Absher was named the 2013 Liz Claiborne Design Scholar by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The prestigious $25,000 award is presented each year to the student who best addresses through fashion the lifestyle and needs of women, as judged by a panel of fashion industry experts.