Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools ACADEMIC CALENDAR School Year 2015 – 2016
Updated 25 August 2015 Covers August 2015 to 18 July 2016
First Semester AUGUST Date TBA
15 July – 15 Aug
Day
3
Mon
4
Tue
5
Wed
6
Thu
6
7 7
Thu
Fri Fri
8
Sat
8
Sat
10
Mon
10
Mon
10
Mon
10-12
MonWed
Activity/Description
Graduate Programs Committee Meeting
Month-long Ignatian Festival: Amare et Servire- Pagmamahal at Paglilingkod sa Paraang Ateneo
Seniors and graduate students’ Online enlistment for First Semester SY 2015-2016 Juniors and graduate students’ Online enlistment for First Semester SY 2015-2016
Sophomores and graduate students’ Online enlistment for First Semester SY 2015-2016
Regular Registration for Seniors, Sophomores and Graduate Students for First Semester SY 2015-2016 Start of issuance of load revision forms at the Cashier’s Office for college and graduate students
Regular Registration for Juniors and Graduate Students for First Semester SY 2015-2016 LS Administrators’ Meeting ( Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00pm)
Regular Registration for All Year Levels (college and graduate students, new students, transfer students, cross-registrants, and auditors) for First Semester SY 2015-2016 (8:00am-12:00nn) Initial download by faculty of AISIS class lists (1:30 pm onwards) Start of First Semester SY 2015-2016 classes
Deadline for submission by Physical Education Program, LS Bookstore, Rizal Library, Residence Halls, and LS Administrative Offices to the OVPLS and Department/Programs to the Deans’ Offices of Office Supplies & Expenses (Form 4) VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00-5:00pm)
Late registration (with fine) for college students
13-15
Thu-Sat
Late registration (with fine) for graduate students (Saturday, 800am1200nn)
15
Sat
17
Mon
(2nd) Download by faculty members of revised AISIS class lists (1:30pm onwards)
14
18
Fri
Tue
First Semester Faculty Day (Mass and Plenary at Leong Hall Auditorium, 8:00am-5:00pm) Deadline for submission by the Dean’s Office to the OVPLS of School’s consolidated budget requests (Form 4)
Deadline for submission to the Office of the Registrar of completed load revision forms for college and graduate students a. addition/change of subject(s) b. change of section(s) c. change of status from audit to credit d.
18
Tue
19
Wed
22
Sat
24
Mon
31
Mon
18 21
22 29
Tue Fri
Sat Sat
change of concentration/degree program
Mass of the Holy Spirit (Church of the Gesu, 9:15 AM)
Deadline of submission of freshman application forms to the Office of Admission and Aid Quezon City Day (Special Non-working Day)
Ninoy Aquino Day (Special Non-working Day)
Deadline for submission by departments and programs to the Office of the Registrar of the consolidated final lists of course offerings and dissolved classes in First Semester SY 2015-2016 (3rd) Download by faculty of AISIS class lists VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00-5:00pm)
Freshman-Parents Orientation (Irwin Theater) National Heroes Day (Regular Holiday) SEPTEMBER
Date
Day
4
Fri
TBA 5
Sat
Activity/Description
Graduate Programs Committee Meeting
LS Administrators’ Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30 – 6:00 PM)
Deadline for submission to the Office of the Registrar of Second Semester SY 2015-2016 freshman and sophomore course schedule template
5
5
Sat
Sat
7
Mon
11
Fri
10
Thu
15
Tue
18
Fri
19
Sat
19
Sat
21
Mon
24
Thu
25
Fri
19
19 22 25
Sat
Sat
Tue Fri
Deadline for submission to the Office of the Registrar of First Semester SY 2015-2016 final exam data: a. list of subjects with final exams b. list of subjects without final exams c. list of subjects with oral exams/take-home exams d. list of subjects with final exams requiring more than 2 hours during regular exam week e.
list of subjects with final exams outside regular exam week
ORSEM for Graduate Students (No Classes for Graduate Students) – 8:00am to 3:00pm; Leong Hall Auditorium VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00-5:00 PM)
Deadline for Submission of the List of Faculty Advisers and Style Readers for Thesis / Dissertation / Independent Project / Practicum Paper / Research Paper / Culminating Project for the First Semester SY 2015-2016 to the Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs School Forum (Escaler Hall, 4:30 – 6:00 PM)
Deadline for Submission of Applications for Admission to Graduate Programs for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 for International Applicants Applying from the Philippines
Graduate Programs Entrance Exams for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 (Testing Date 1) Graduate Programs Entrance Exams for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 (Testing Date 2) Deadline for submission of completed load revision forms to the Office of the Registrar for college and graduate students’ a. withdrawal from subject(s) b. change of status from credit to audit Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) for SY 2016-2017 at Provincial Testing Centers
Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) for SY 2016-2017 at Metro Manila Test Site VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00-5:00pm) Special Academic Convocation Eidul Adha (Estimated date)
Graduate Programs Entrance Exams for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 (Testing Date 3) School Council (Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00pm)
OCTOBER
Date
Day
1
Thu
15
Thu
3
Sat
TBA 2
Fri
5
Mon
9
Fri
9
Fri
10
Sat
16
Fri
16
Fri
17
Sat
19
Mon
17
Sat
21
Wed
23
Fri
23 24
Fri
Sat
Activity/Description
Graduate Programs Committee Meeting
Blessing of October Medal (12nn College Chapel)
LS Administrators’ Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00pm)
Deadline for submission to Office of the Registrar of First Semester SY 2015-2016 advisory marks (hard copy and online) of freshmen and transfer students Graduate Programs Entrance Exams for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 (Testing Date 4) VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00-5:00pm)
Graduate Programs Entrance Exams for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 (Testing Date 5) School Forum (4:30-6:00 PM, Escaler Hall)
Deadline for submission to Office of the Registrar of Second Semester SY 2015-2016 juniors, seniors and graduate students course schedule template Deadline for online posting by department chairs and program directors of First Semester SY 2015-2016 advisory marks of freshmen and transfer students SOSE First Aid Seminar, 4:30-6:00 pm, Escaler Hall
Electronic release of freshmen and transfer students’ advisory marks for First Semester SY 2015-2016 on AISIS Graduate Programs Entrance Exams for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 (Testing Date 6) VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00 – 5:00 PM)
Deadline for Submission of Applications for Admission to Graduate Programs for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 for Local Applicants
Graduate Programs Entrance Exams for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 (Testing Date 7) School Council Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00PM)
Deadline for updating Individual Program of Study (IPS) for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 on AISIS NOVEMBER
Date
Day
1
Sun
TBA
Activity/Description
Graduate Programs Committee Meeting
All Saints Day (Special Non-working Day)
2
Mon
4
Wed
7
Sat
6
Fri
9
Mon
9
Mon
9 13 14
18-19 20
Mon Fri
Sat
Day of Remembrance Mass, LS Faithful Departed, 12:00 nn College Chapel LS Administrators’ Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00pm)
Graduate Students Comprehensive Exams (Part 1) for MA/MS and PhD degrees Deadline for Submission of Comprehensive Exam Questions (Part 2) to the Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00-5:00pm)
Start of Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) Registration for transfer applicants School Forum (Escaler Hall, 4:30-6:00pm)
Graduate Students Comprehensive Exams (Part 2) for MA/MS and PhD degrees
Wed-Thu APEC Leaders’ Summit (Special Non-working Days) Fri
SOSE First Semester Faculty Symposium, 4:30-6:00 pm, Ching Tan Room
Fri
School Council Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00pm)
23
Mon
30
Mon
27
Deadline for Submission of Comprehensive Exam Questions (Part 1) to the Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00-5:00 PM) Bonifacio Day (Non-working Day) DECEMBER
Date
Day
4
Fri
TBA 1-5
Tue-Sat
7-12
Mon-Sat
12
Sat
7
12-15
Mon
Sat-Tue
12-17
Sat-Thu
14
Mon
14
Mon
Activity/Description
Graduate Programs Committee Meeting
Mass in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patroness of the Ateneo – Church of the Gesù, 9:45 AM Reproduction of final exams for college and graduate students Final exam days for college and graduate students VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00-5:00 PM)
End of First Semester SY 2015-2016 classes 3-day Undergraduates’ Retreat 5-day Undergraduates’ Retreat
Deadline for Submission of Final Revised Thesis Copies (soft and hard) for First Semester SY 2015-2016 to the Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs LS Christmas Mass and Fellowship (College Covered Courts)
17
Thu
18
Fri
19 19
Sat Sat
Deadline for submission to the Office of the Registrar of First Semester SY 2015-2016 final marks (hard copy or online) of college and graduate students Deadline for online posting by department chairs and program directors of First Semester SY 2015-2016 final marks of college and graduate students
Electronic release of college and graduate students’ final marks for First Semester SY 2015-2016 on AISIS Start of Christmas break for School Offices Second Semester JANUARY 2016
Date
Day
4
Mon
TBA 4
7-8, 11-12 7 8 8
Mon
School Offices resume
VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR; 3:00-5:00pm)
Thu
Seniors and graduate students Online Enlistment for Second Semester SY 2015-2016
Fri
LS Administrators’ Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00pm)
Fri
Mon
14-16
Thu-Sat
16
Sat
14
Thu
14
Graduate Programs Committee Meeting
Thu-Fri, Internet enlistment for college and graduate students, new students, Mon-Tue transfer students, cross-registrants, and auditors for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 (Detailed schedule to be provided by the Office of the Registrar)
11 12
Activity/Description
Tue
Thu
Juniors and graduate students Online Enlistment for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 Sophomores and graduate students Online Semester SY 2015-2016
Enlistment for Second
Freshmen and graduate students Online Enlistment for Second Semester SY 2015-2016
Regular registration period of college and graduate students, new students, transfer students, cross-registrants, and auditors for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 (Detailed schedule to be provided by the Office of the Registrar) Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) for SY 2016-2017 for transfer applicants at Provincial Testing Centers and Metro Manila Test Site
Start of issuance of load revision forms at the Cashier’s Office for college and graduate students
Regular Registration for Seniors and Sophomores and Graduate Students for Second Semester SY 2015-2016
15
Fri
Regular Registration for Juniors, Freshmen and Graduate Students for Second Semester SY 2015-2016
Sat
Initial download by faculty members of AISIS class lists (1:30pm onwards)
16
Sat
18
Mon
18-20
MonWed
16 18
Mon
21-23
Thu-Sat
23
Sat
23
Sat
23
Sat
27
Sat
27
Sat
30
Sat
30
Sat
22
23
30
Fri
Sat
Sat
Regular Registration for All Year Levels for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 (8:00am-12:00nn) Start of Second Semester SY 2015-2016 classes VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00-5:00pm)
Late registration (with fine) for college students
Late Registration (with fine) for graduate students (Saturday, 8:00am12:00 nn)
Second Semester Faculty Day (Leong Hall Auditorium and Leong Hall Roofdeck) Deadline for submission to the Office of the Registrar of completed load revision forms for college and graduate students’ a. addition/change of subject(s) b. change of section(s) c. change of status from audit to credit d. change of concentration/degree program
(2nd)Download by faculty members of revised AISIS class lists (1:30pm onwards)
Deadline for submission by departments and programs to the Office of the Registrar of the consolidated final lists of course offerings and dissolved classes for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 Deadline for obtaining load revision forms from the Cashier’s Office for college and graduate students’ a. withdrawal from subject(s) b. change of status from credit to audit
Deadline for submission to the Office of the Registrar of Intersession SY 2016-2017 course schedule template Deadline for submission to the Office of the Registrar of completed load revision forms for college and graduate students’ (8:00AM-12:00 NN) for withdrawal from subject(s) and change of status from credit to audit (3nd) Download by faculty members of revised AISIS class lists
Freshman Merit Scholars’ & San Ignacio de Loyola Merit Scholars’ Reception (Escaler Hall) Deadline for Submission of Applications for Admission to Graduate Programs for Intersession 2016 for International Applicants Applying from Abroad FEBRUARY 2016
Date
Day
Activity/Description
TBA TBA
Graduate Programs Committee Meeting
1
Mon
6
Sat
5
Fri
University Stations of the Cross
President’s Day (University Holiday)
LS Administrators’ Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00pm)
Deadline for submission to the Office of the Registrar of Second Semester SY 2015-2016 final exam data for graduating students: a. list of subjects with final exams b. list of subjects without final exams c. list of subjects with oral exams/take-home exams d. list of subjects with final exams requiring more than 2 hours during regular exam week e.
6 8
Sat
Mon
10
Wed
12
Fri
10
Wed
13
Sat
15
Wed
25
Thu
27
Sat
18
26 29
29 Feb – 4 March (tentative)
Thu
Fri
Mon
Mon-Fri
list of subjects with final exams outside regular exam week
Directors’ List Reception (Leong Hall Auditorium) Chinese Lunar New Year’s Day
Magtanong sa VP at mga Dekano (Ching Tan Room, 4:30pm)
Ash Wednesday Mass-Penitential Service 9:30am and Mass (9:45am), Church of the Gesù School Forum (Escaler Hall, 4:30-6:00pm)
Deadline for submission to the Office of the Registrar of Second Semester SY 2015-2016 final exam data for non-graduating students: a. list of subjects with final exams b. list of subjects without final exams c. list of subjects with oral exams/take-home exams d. list of subjects with final exams requiring more than 2 hours during regular exam week list of subjects with final exams outside regular exam week VP’s Council (VPCR; 3:00-5:00pm)
Deadline for Submission of the List of Faculty Advisers and Style Readers for Thesis / Dissertation / Independent Project / Practicum Paper / Research Paper / Culminating Project for the Second Semester SY 20152016 to the Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs EDSA People Power Anniversary (Special Holiday for Schools) School Council Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00 PM) SOH Open House
VP’s Council (VPCR; 3:00-5:00pm) SOH Week
MARCH 2016
Date
Day
1
Tue
4
Fri
5
Sat
7
Mon
12
Sat
21
Mon
21
Mon
23
Wed
TBA
11 18
22
24-27 28 29
Fri Fri
Tue
Activity/Description
Graduate Programs Committee Meeting
Deadline for Submission of Applications for Admission to Graduate Programs for Intersession 2016 for International Applicants Applying from the Philippines LS Administrators’ Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00pm) SOSE Open House, 8 am – 5 pm, Irwin Theatre Break-out venues: Leong Hall Auditorium Escaler Hall Faura AVR Ching Tan Room P&G Lecture Hall VP’s Council Meeting (3:00-5:00 PM, VPCR) School Forum (Escaler Hall, 4:30-6:00pm)
SOSS Open House (Henry Lee Irwin Theater, 8:00am-12:00nn)
SOSE Second Semester Faculty Symposium, 4:30-6:00 pm, Ching Tan Room
Deadline for submission to the Office of the Registrar of Second Semester SY 2015-2016 advisory marks (hard copy and online) of freshmen and transfer students VP’s Council Meeting (3:00-5:00 PM, VPCR)
Deadline for online posting by the department chairs and program directors of Second Semester SY 2015-2016 advisory marks of freshmen and transfer students Electronic release of freshmen and transfer students’ advisory marks for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 on AISIS
Thu-Sun Holy Week (Non-working Days) Mon Tue
Deadline for Submission of Comprehensive Exam Questions (Part 1) to the Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs Easter Mass (9:45 am, Church of the Gesu)
APRIL 2016 Date TBA TBA 2
Day Sat
Activity/Description
Graduate Programs Committee Meeting SOH Fine Arts Festival
Graduate Students Comprehensive Exams (Part 1) for MA/MS and PhD degrees
1
Fri
LS Administrators’ Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00pm)
Fri
School Forum (Escaler Hall, 4:30-6:00pm)
4
Mon
8
Fri
8 9
Sat
11-15
Mon-Fri
13
Wed
16
Sat
11
15 18 27
Mon
Fri
Mon Fri
VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00 – 5:00 PM)
Deadline for submission to Office of the Registrar of First Semester SY 2016-2017 freshman and sophomore course schedule template Araw ng Kagitingan (Non-working Day) SOSS Week
Deadline for Submission of Comprehensive Exam Questions (Part 2) to the Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Deadline for Submission of Applications for Admission to Graduate Programs for Intersession 2016 for Local Applicants SOSS Graduate Research Colloquium (Case Study Room, 4:30-7:00 pm)
Graduate Students Comprehensive Exams (Part 2) for MA/MS and PhD degrees VP’s Council Meeting (3:00-5:00 PM, VPCR)
School Council Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00pm) MAY 2016
Date
Day
1
Sun
TBA 2
Mon
Activity/Description
Graduate Programs Committee Meeting Labor Day
VP’s Council Meeting (3:00-5:00 PM, VPCR)
2-4
Mon-Wed Final exam days for seniors
9-14
Mon-Sat
11
Wed
16
Mon
16-21
Mon-Sat
6 9
13 16 17
Fri
Mon Fri
Mon Tue
LS Administrators’ Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30pm)
Reproduction of final exams for college and graduate students National and Local Elections
Retirees Luncheon (Faber Hall 101, 11:30am)
Deadline for submission of transfer application forms for SY 2016-2017
Deadline for submission of seniors’ final marks (grading sheet or online) to the Office of the Registrar for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 VP’s Council Meeting (3:00-5:00 PM, VPCR)
Final exam days for college and graduate students
Deadline for online posting of seniors’ final marks (grading sheet or online) by Department Chairs/Program Directors for Second Semester SY 2015-2016
17 18
19-28
Tue
Wed
Thu-Sat
Senior’s Pabaon
Electronic release of seniors’ final marks for Second Semester SY 20152016 on AISIS Seniors’ 8-day Silent Retreat
19-26 22-28
Thu-Thu Sun-Sat
23-26 27-30 20-23
Mon-Thu Fri-Mon Seniors’ 3-day Silent Retreat Fri-Mon
21
23
Sat
Mon
25
Wed
26
Thu
27
Fri
28
Sat
Seniors’ 5-day Silent Retreat
End of Second Semester SY 2015-2016 classes
Deadline for Submission of Final Revised Thesis Copies (soft and hard) for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 to the Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs Awarding of Minors or Specialization in the Social Sciences (Leong Hall Auditorium, 3:00-4:30 pm) and Cocktails (Leong Hall Roof Deck, 4:30-6:00 pm)
Deadline for submission to the Office of the Registrar of Second Semester SY 2015-2016 final marks (hard copy or online) of college and graduate students Deadline for online posting by department chairs and program directors of Second Semester SY 2015-2016 final marks of college and graduate students
Electronic release of college and graduate students’ final marks for Second Semester SY 2015-2016 on AISIS JUNE 2016
Date
Day
1
Wed
6
Mon
18
Sat
TBA 3 9
Fri
Thu
20
Mon
26
Sun
25
Sat
Activity/Description
Graduate Programs Committee Meeting
Loyola Schools Awards for the Arts (venue TBA, 4:30-6:00pm) LS Administrators’ Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00PM) VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00-5:00 PM)
Vivan Las Humanidades (Awarding of Minors), Leong Hall Auditorium, 4:30-6:00pm Graduation Rehearsals
VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00-5:00 PM) Graduation: SOH and JGSOM – 4:00 PM Baccalaureate Mass – 7:30 AM Graduation: SOSS and SOSE – 4:00 PM
JULY 2016 Date
Day
4
Mon
1
18
Fri
Mon
Activity/Description
LS Administrators’ Meeting (Faber Hall 101, 4:30-6:00PM) VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00-5:00 PM) VP’s Council Meeting (VPCR, 3:00-5:00 PM)