2012 - 2013 Academic Calendar

FALL 2012

August 20 - 24            Fall Orientation, Advisement & Registration
August 27                   First day of classes
August 27 - 31            Late Registration (add/drops)
August 31                   Last day to add/drop courses
September 3               Labor Day - College closed
September 13             Online certification rosters available in MyFIT
September 14             Last day to withdraw from fall classes with a partial refund
September 17-18         Rosh Hashanah - College closed
September 25             Yom Kippur - No evening classes (sections include letter & number) 
September 26             Yom Kippur - College closed
September 27              Last day to submit online certification rosters
October 1 - 5               Make-up examination period for spring 2012 incomplete grades
October 5                    Last day to withdraw from classes with a WD grade
October 8                    Graduation Advisement in Registrar's Office
Oct 15 - Nov 2             School of Art & Design block selection begins for spring   
Oct 22 - Nov 2             Major department advisement begins in preparation for spring registration 
October 29                  Winter registration begins
November 12-21*         Priority registration begins for spring semester for degree seeking students
November 22 - 25        Thanksgiving Recess - College closed
December 3                 Graduation application deadline for May and July 2013 graduation
December 3                 Registration for spring begins for non-degree students 
December 13               Final grade rosters for fall available
December 19               Last day of semester.  
January 2, 2013           Last day to submit final grades for fall

* Spring registration start date postponed to November 12 due to Hurricane Sandy.

 FIT will be closed December 24, 2012 through January 1, 2013.  

WINTER 2013 

January 2                   First day of classes 
January 2, 3               Late registration (add/drop).  
January 4                   Last day to withdraw from winter courses with a partial refund 
January 2 - 7              Online certification rosters available in MyFIT
January 9                   Last day to withdraw from classes with a WD grade
January 18                 Final grade rosters for winter available
January 21                 Martin Luther King day, college closed 
January 23                 Last day of classes.  
January 25                 Last day to submit final grades for winter 
 

SPRING 2013 

January 24 - 25            Faculty conferences, Orientation & Registration
January 28                  First day of classes
Jan 28 - Feb 1             Late registration (add/drops). 
February 1                   Last day to add/drop courses
February 11                 Online certification rosters available in MyFIT
February 15                 Last day to withdraw from spring courses with a partial refund
February 18                 President's Day - College closed
February 22                 Last day to submit online certification rosters
Feb 25 - March 1         Make-up examination period for fall 2012 incomplete grades
Feb 25:                           Related area 
Feb 26:                           Major courses
Feb 27:                           American History, History of Art, Philosophy, Social Sciences
Feb 28:                           English and Foreign Languages
March 1:                         Science and Math
February 26                 Census date 
March 4                       Graduation Advisement in Registrar's Office
March 4 - 15                Major department advisement begins in preparation for fall registration 
March 4                      School of Art & Design block selection begins for fall 
March 11                     Last day to withdraw from classes with a WD grade
March 14                     Summer registration begins
March 15                     Priority registration begins for fall semester for degree seeking students
March 25-31                Spring Recess - No classes
March 29                     Good Friday - College closed
April 1                         Registration for fall semester begins for non-degree students 
May 1                         Graduation application deadline for Dec. 2013 & Jan. 2014 graduation
May 13                       Final grade rosters for spring available
May 20                       Last day of classes.
May 23                       Commencement
May 23                       Last day to submit final grades for spring 
May 27                       Memorial Day, College closed
   
SUMMER 2013 

May 28                         First day of summer 1 classes 
May 28, 29                   Late registration (add/drop) for summer 1
May 30                         Last day to withdraw from summer 1 courses with partial refund
May 30 - June 3            Online certification rosters available for summer 1
June 4                          Census date for summer 1
June 10                        Last day to withdraw from summer 1 courses with a WD grade
July 1                           Last day of summer 1 day classes
July 2                           First day of summer 2 classes
July 2, 3                       Late registration  (add/drop) for summer 2.  
July 4                           Independence Day, College closed
July 5 - 9                      Online certification rosters available for summer 2
July 8                           Last day to withdraw from summer 2 courses with a partial refund
July 10                         Census date for summer 2
July 11                          Last day to withdraw from summer 2 courses with a WD grade
July 17                          Last day of summer 1 Monday & Wednesday evening classes
July 18                          Last day of summer 1 Tuesday & Thursday evening classes
July 24                          Last day of summer 2 classes

FIT will be closed on the following Fridays: June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 12, 19, 26, August 2, and 9.