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Typical Program Calendar

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.

Santiago Session
Aug. 19 Depart from JFK International Airport for Santiago de Compostela
Aug. 21–Sept. 3  Intensive Spanish Language and Civilization course begins
Sept. 4 Travel to Madrid
Sept. 5 Orientation meeting: Madrid and the Universidad Carlos III
Sept. 6–11 Free time
   
Fall Semester  
Sept. 12–15 Orientation/registration for Curso de Estudios Hispánicos (CEH) at UC3M
Sept. 19 Curso de Estudios Hispánicos (CEH) begins
Oct. 3 Asignaturas de licenciatura (AL) begin
Oct. 17 Cursos de Humanidades (CH) begin
Nov. 1 Holiday: Todos Santos
Nov. 11–13 Excursión
Dec. 6 Holiday: Día de la Constitución
Dec. 10 Last day of classes, Curso de Estudios Hispánicos
Dec. 12 Final exams, Curso de Estudios Hispánicos
Dec. 21 Asignaturas de licenciatura end for holiday vacation
Jan. 8  Asignaturas de licenciatura resume
Jan. 14 Group flight returns to JFK International Airport
   
Granada Session  
Jan. 9 Depart from JFK International Airport for Granada
Jan. 11 Intensive Spanish Language and Civilization course begins

Jan. 19

 Travel to Madrid
   
Spring Semester  
Jan. 20-22 Orientation/registration at the Universidad Carlos III
Jan. 25 Curso de Estudios Hispánicos begins
Feb. 1 Asignaturas de licenciatura begin
April 23 Last day of classes, Curso de Estudios Hispánicos
April 30 Last day of exams, Curso de Estudios Hispánicos
May 7 Last day of classes, Cursos de Humanidades
May 14 Last day of classes, Asignaturas de licenciatura
May 31 Last day of exams, Cursos de Humanidades
June 16 Last day of exams, Asignaturas de licenciatura