This calendar is designed to give prospective students
an approximate idea of how the academic year is structured in the
Vassar-Wesleyan Program in Madrid. The definitive calendar is distributed to
students at the beginning of each semester during orientation week. Below is
the basic calendar; it may be used as a guide for fall and spring semesters, as similar
dates will be selected.
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Santiago Session |
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Aug. 19 |
Depart from JFK International Airport for Santiago de Compostela |
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Aug. 21–Sept. 3 |
Intensive Spanish Language and Civilization course begins |
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Sept. 4 |
Travel to Madrid |
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Sept. 5 |
Orientation meeting: Madrid and the Universidad Carlos III |
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Sept. 6–11 |
Free time |
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Fall Semester |
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Sept. 12–15 |
Orientation/registration for Curso de Estudios Hispánicos (CEH)
at UC3M |
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Sept. 19 |
Curso de Estudios Hispánicos (CEH) begins |
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Oct. 3 |
Asignaturas de licenciatura (AL) begin |
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Oct. 17 |
Cursos de Humanidades (CH) begin |
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Nov. 1 |
Holiday: Todos Santos |
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Nov. 11–13 |
Excursión |
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Dec. 6 |
Holiday: Día de la Constitución |
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Dec. 10 |
Last day of classes, Curso de Estudios Hispánicos |
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Dec. 12 |
Final exams, Curso de Estudios Hispánicos |
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Dec. 21 |
Asignaturas de licenciatura end for holiday vacation |
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Jan. 8 |
Asignaturas de licenciatura resume |
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Jan. 14 |
Group flight returns to JFK International Airport |
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Granada Session |
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Jan. 9 |
Depart from JFK International Airport for Granada |
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Jan. 11 |
Intensive Spanish Language and Civilization course begins |
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Jan. 19 |
Travel to Madrid |
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Spring Semester |
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Jan. 20-22 |
Orientation/registration at the Universidad Carlos III |
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Jan. 25 |
Curso de Estudios Hispánicos begins |
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Feb. 1 |
Asignaturas de licenciatura begin |
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April 23 |
Last day of classes, Curso de Estudios Hispánicos |
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April 30 |
Last day of exams, Curso de Estudios Hispánicos |
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May 7 |
Last day of classes, Cursos de Humanidades |
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May 14 |
Last day of classes, Asignaturas de licenciatura |
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May 31 |
Last day of exams, Cursos de Humanidades |
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June 16 |
Last day of exams, Asignaturas de licenciatura |
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