Academic Calendar
For a printable 2011-2012 Academic Calendar (PDF), click here.
For a printable 2012-2013 Academic Calendar (PDF), click here.
Academic Calendar for 2011-12
Fall Semester 2011
- Aug 29 Begin classes
- Sept 5 Labor Day holiday: no classes, offices closed
- Sept 6 Last day to add a class
- Sept 19 Census Day
- Sept 30 Last day to drop a class without a grade
- Oct 8-12 Fall student/faculty break
- Oct 10 Columbus Day holiday: offices closed
- Oct 28 Last day to drop a class with a W grade
- Nov 23-27 Thanksgiving student/faculty break
- Nov 24-25 Thanksgiving holiday: offices closed
- Dec 9 End classes
- Dec 10 12-15 Exams
- Dec 21 Grades due 3:30 p.m.
Winter Interim
- Dec 16 Begin Interim
- Dec 23, 26-27 Christmas holiday: offices closed
- Jan 2 New Year’s holiday: offices closed
- Jan 29 End Interim
January Term (J-term) 2012
- Jan 4 Begin classes
- Jan 6 Last day to add a class and last day to drop a class without a grade
- Jan 9 Census Day
- Jan 13 Last day to drop a class with a W grade
- Jan 16 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday: no classes, offices closed
- Jan 25 End classes
- Jan 26 Exams
- Feb 29 Grades due 3:30 pm
Spring Semester 2012
- Jan 30 Begin classes
- Feb 6 Last day to add a class
- Feb 17 Census Day
- Mar 2 Last day to drop a class without a grade
- Mar 10-18 Spring student/faculty break
- Mar 30 Last day to drop a class with a W grade
- Apr 6 Good Friday holiday: no classes, offices closed
- May 11 End classes
- May 12, 14-17 Exams
- May 19 Masters Commencement
- May 20 Bachelors Commencement
- May 23 Grades due 3:30 pm
Summer Term 2012
For a printable Summer Term 2012 Academic Calendar (PDF), click here.
Summer A Term (12 weeks)
- May 29 A Term: Begin classes
- Jun 5 A Term: Last day to add a class
- Jun 9 A Term: Last day to drop a class without a grade
- Jun 12 Census Day (all sessions)
- Jul 4 A Term: Independence Day holiday: no classes, offices closed
- Jul 14 A Term: Last Day to drop a class with a W grade
- Aug 18 A Term: End classes: exam is last class meeting day
- Aug 22 A Term:grades due 3:30 pm
Summer B and C Terms (First 6 Weeks and Second 6 Weeks)
- May 29 B Term: Begin classes
- Jun 2 B Term: Last day to add a class and last day to drop a class without a grade
- Jun 9 B Term: Last day to drop a class with a W grade
- Jul 4 B Term: Independence Day holiday: no classes, offices closed
- Jul 7 B Term: End classes: exam is last class meeting day
- Jul 9 C Term: Begin classes
- Jul 11 B Term: grades due 3:30 pm
- Jul 14 C Term: Last day to add a class and last day to drop a class without a grade
- July 21 C Term: Last day to drop a class with a W grade
- Aug 18 C Term: End classes: exam is last class meeting day
- Aug 22 C Term: grades due 3:30 pm
Summer D, E and F Terms (First 4 Weeks, Middle 4 Weeks and Last 4 Weeks)
- May 29 D Term: Begin classes
- Jun 2 D Term: Last day to add a class and last day to drop a class without a grade
- Jun 9 D Term: Last day to drop a class with a W grade
- Jun 23 D Term: End classes: exam is last class meeting day
- Jun 25 E Term: Begin classes
- Jun 30 E Term: Last day to add a class and last day to drop a class without a grade
- Jul 4 E Term: Independence Day holiday: no classes, offices closed
- Jul 7 E Term: Last day to drop a class with a W grade
- Jul 11 D Term: grades due 3:30 pm
- Jul 21 E Term: End classes: exam is last class meeting day
- Jul 23 F Term: Begin classes
- Jul 28 F Term: Last day to add a class and last day to drop a class without a grade
- Aug 4 F Term: Last day to drop a class with a W grade
- Aug 18 F Term: End classes: exam is last class meeting day Summer G Term (classes that are less than 4 weeks and typically one week or less)
- Aug 22 E Term: grades due 3:30 pm
- Aug 22 F Term: grades due 3:30 pm
Admission to these classes is by permission of instructor. Students will be registered in Banner by staff in the Registrar’s Office. Tuition and fees are not refundable. A course may be dropped by emailing Registrar@otterbein.edu. Once a course has begun, a drop will be assigned a grade of W.
Notes:
- Summer A Term Saturday class meeting dates are TBD.
- For the refund schedule, click here.
/ Fast Facts
Location / Westerville, OH
President / Dr. Kathy Krendl
Mascot / Cardy the Cardinal
Colors / Tan and Cardinal
Founded / 1847
Students / approx. 3,000
Students to faculty / 11:1
Majors / 73
Minors / 44
Graduate Programs / MBA, MAT, MAE, MSN, DNP