Academic Calendar
Listed below are the academic calendars for the Vermont Campus and the Washington, DC Center.
SIT’s academic calendar is created and maintained by the Calendar Committee. Any questions about the calendar should be referred to Rose Albert.
Download the 2017-2018 academic calendar
Fall 2017: September 5 to December 15
| August 28 | International student arrival. Students must arrive by 5pm |
| August 29 | International student orientation |
| August 30 | Graduate student arrival, Students must arrive between 10am and noon. |
| August 30-September 1 | Graduate student orientation |
| September 2 | Degree conferral for graduate programs |
| September 4 | Labor Day; no classes; offices closed |
| September 5 | Fall Semester begins (campus and low residency) |
| September 20 | Convocation |
| October 16 | Add/Drop period for January field study courses |
| November 15- 30 | Online registration for spring semester (campus and low residency) |
| November 22-24 | Thanksgiving break; no classes November 22-24; offices closed November 23-24 |
| December 11-15 | Capstone Seminar |
| December 16 | Residence halls close at 12 noon |
| December 20 | Degree Conferral for graduate programs |
| December 18-January 7 | Holiday break; no classes |
| December 24-January 1 | SIT Holiday: offices closed |
Winter/Spring 2018: January 8 to May 12
| January 3 | Residence Halls open at noon |
| January 3-5 | Spring student orientation |
| January 8 | Spring semester begins (field courses, practicums, internships, campus. low residency) |
| January 8-9 | Add/Drop period begins for spring term 1 |
| January 8-19 | Field Study courses |
| January 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes; offices closed |
| February 2 | Add/Drop period ends |
| February 19 | President’s Day; no classes; offices closed |
| February 26 | MA in TESOL resume on-campus phase |
| March 26-30 | Spring break, no classes |
| May 1-15 | Online registration for summer semester (campus and low residency) |
| May 7-9 | MA in TESOL Sandanona Conference |
| May 7-11 | Capstone seminar |
| May 11 | Spring semester ends |
| May 12 | SIT graduation ceremony; degree conferral for degree programs |
| May 13 | Residence halls close at noon for spring term |
| May 14-19 | Field courses |
| May 28 | Memorial Day; offices closed |
Summer 2018: June 4-August 24
| June 4 | Summer session begins |
| June 4-15 | MA in International Education (low residency) on-campus seminar |
| June 4-22 | CONTACT Summer Peacebuilding Workshop |
| July 4 | Independence Day; offices closed |
| July 22-August 10 | MA in TESOL (low residency) on-campus seminar |
| August 1-15 | Online registration for returning students, campus, and low-residency fall semesters |
| August 13-17 | Capstone seminar |
| August 18 | Residence halls close at noon |
Download the 2017-2018 academic calendar
Fall 2017
Full-time and hybrid master’s programs: September 5 to December 15
Certificate program: September 5 to December 15
| August 23 | International student arrival |
| August 24-25 | International student orientation |
| August 26-September 1 | Graduate student orientation |
| September 4 | Labor Day; no classes; offices closed |
| September 5 | Fall Semester classes begin |
| November 15-December 1 | Online registration for spring semester |
| November 22-24 | Thanksgiving break; no classes November 22-24; offices closed November 23-24 |
| December 18-January 7 | Holiday break; no classes |
| December 24-January 1 | SIT Holiday: offices closed |
Winter/Spring 2018
Full-time master’s program: January 8 to April 28
Hybrid master’s program: January 2 to April 22
| January 8 | Spring Semester classes begin |
| January 8-19 | Two-week field or DC-based courses |
| January 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes; offices closed |
| January 29 | Practicum begins |
| February 19 | President’s Day; no classes; offices closed |
| April 20 | Practicum ends |
| April 23-27 | Preparation and practicum presentations |
| April 16-27 | Online registration for summer semester |
| May 28 | Memorial Day; offices closed |
Summer 2018
Full-time master’s program: April 30-August 10
Hybrid master’s program: April 30-August 18
Certificate program: June 4-August 17
| April 30-August 10 | Summer term |
| August 6-9 | Capstone seminar |
| August 11 | Degree conferral |