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Academic Calendar

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

2009-10

Fall Quarter 2009
Fall quarter begins - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Monday, Sept. 14
Lacoste quarter begins		Monday, Sept. 21
Last day of classes - Lacoste		Thursday, Nov. 12
Last day of classes - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Thursday, Nov. 19

Winter Quarter 2010
Winter quarter begins - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Monday, Jan. 4
Lacoste quarter begins		Monday, Jan. 11
Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday*		Monday, Jan. 18
Make-up Class Day*		Friday, Jan. 22
Last day of classes - Lacoste		Thursday, March 4
Last day of classes - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Thursday, March 11

Spring Quarter 2010
Spring quarter begins - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Monday, March 22
Lacoste quarter begins		Monday, March 29
Last day of classes - Lacoste		Thursday, May 20
Last day of classes - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Thursday, May 27
Commencement		Saturday, May 29

Summer Quarter 2010
Summer quarter begins - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Monday, June 21
Lacoste quarter begins		Monday, June 28
Last day of classes - Lacoste		Thursday, Aug. 19
Last day of classes - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Thursday, Aug. 26

2010-11

Fall Quarter 2010
Fall quarter begins - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Monday, Sept. 13
Lacoste quarter begins		Monday, Sept. 20
Last day of classes - Lacoste		Thursday, Nov. 11
Last day of classes - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Thursday, Nov. 18

Winter Quarter 2011
Winter quarter begins - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Wednesday, Jan. 5
Lacoste quarter begins		Wednesday, Jan. 12
Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday*		Monday, Jan. 17
Make-up Class Day*		Friday, Jan. 21
Last day of classes - Lacoste		Tuesday, March 8
Last day of classes - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Tuesday, March 15

Spring Quarter 2011
Spring quarter begins - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Monday, March 28
Lacoste quarter begins		Monday, April 4
Last day of classes - Lacoste		Thursday, May 26
Last day of classes - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Thursday, June 2
Commencement		Sunday, June 4

Summer Quarter 2011
Summer quarter begins - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Monday, June 20
Lacoste quarter begins		Monday, June 27
Last day of classes - Lacoste		Thursday, July 28
Last day of classes - Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning		Thursday, Aug. 25

* 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.

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Events

deFINE ART Fine Arts Festival
Nov. 10, 2009 - Nov. 14, 2009
"Small Works" Juried Exhibition
Nov. 20, 2009 - Dec. 24, 2009

News

Nov. 05, 2009
SCAD courses registered in Hong Kong
Nov. 04, 2009
Savannah Film Festival honors Hugh Dancy
Nov. 03, 2009
Rossum receives Young Hollywood Award
Nov. 02, 2009
Work by visiting faculty Nene Humphrey

Recognition

Hammond's film an Aniboom finalist
“Monster Movie” by alumnus Stephen Hammond (M.F.A., animation, 2008) has been chosen as a finalist in the FOX-Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge. Read more about the competition.
Grix awarded SECAC travel grant
Art history graduate student Eleanor Grix received the Gulnar Bosch Travel Award from the Southeastern Conference of Art Colleges. A panel of distinguished faculty members and the director of the annual conference, where Grix will present her research, selected her for the award.
Fulton is finalist for Surface magazine
SCAD photography student John Michael Fulton was chosen as a top ten finalist by Surface magazine. His photo spread will be featured in the Avant Guardian issue, on newsstands soon.
Stefani Joseph featured in exhibitions
Paintings by foundation studies professor Stefani Joseph were selected for the exhibition "Common Ground: 11 American Artists at Galeria9arte” Sept. 29-Oct. 30 in Lisbon, Portugal. Joseph also had work selected for the 64 Arts National Juried Exhibition at the Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, Illinois. The exhibition ran Aug. 21-Sept. 19.