Program Details

ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITYPRIVATE

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

2013-2014

 You can find a printable version of this schedule here.

AUGUST

25 Sunday                   Departure for Madrid

26 Monday                  Arrival in Madrid, transportation to Salamanca, orientation in:

Residencia Universitaria Hernán Cortés

Paseo de San Vicente, 103-139

37007 Salamanca, Spain

Tel (011 34) 923 610 400

Fax (011 34) 923 612 820

30 Friday                     Last day of orientation, transportation to Segovia villages, beginning of village

homestays. Various class days in Segovia TO BE RECONFIRMED

SEPTEMBER

12 Thursday                End of village phase, class and final exam in Segovia, transportation to Madrid,

lodging with families begins

13 Friday                     Program orientation

16 Monday -                Introduction to Madrid, lectures and activities

17 Tuesday

18 Wednesday            First semester classes begin

21 Saturday                Scheduled program excursion

OCTOBER

11 Friday -                   Scheduled program excursion

13 Sunday                   National holiday October 12: Día de la Hispanidad & El Pilar

28 Monday -                Mid-term examinations, classes continue

31 Thursday               

NOVEMBER

1 Friday -                     Scheduled program excursion

3 Sunday                     National holiday November 1: All Saints Day

29 Friday                     Free day

DECEMBER

5 Thursday                  Last day of classes

6 Friday                                   National holiday: Día de la Constitución

9 Monday -                  Final examinations

12 Thursday

13 Friday -                               Christmas vacation, year students

6 Monday, Jan.

13 Friday                     End of program for fall-only students

14 Saturday                Last day of homestays and group return flight to U.S. All fall-only students

must leave the host home this day. See program norms. 

JANUARY

6 Monday                  Departure for Madrid, spring-only students

National holiday: Epiphany (equivalent of Christmas day, family gift exchange)

7 Tuesday                  Arrival in Madrid spring semester students, transportation to Salamanca, orientation in:

Hotel Residencia Condal

Plaza de Santa Eulalia, 3-5

37002 Salamanca

Tel & Fax (011 34) 923 21 84 00

7 Tuesday                   Semester-long internships for year students begin (class schedule during

internship period to be arranged).

11 Saturday                Last day of orientation, beginning of small city phase, spring students

24 Friday                                 End of small city phase, transportation to Madrid, lodging with families begins, spring-only students

27 Monday -                Intensive Spanish Language & Culture course, spring students

7 Friday, Feb.

27 Monday                              Final registration and start of second semester classes at CEU San Pablo University, optional and available only to year students

31 Friday                     Scheduled program excursion (spring students)

FEBRUARY

7 Friday                       Intensive Course ends, spring students

10 Monday                  Second semester classes begin for all students

28 Friday -                   Scheduled program excursion

2 Sunday, March

MARCH

28 Friday, Feb. -         Scheduled program excursion

2 Sunday

18 Tuesday -               Mid-term examinations, classes continue

21 Friday

28 Friday. -                  Scheduled program excursion

30 Sunday

APRIL

12 Saturday -              Spring vacation (Semana Santa)

21 Monday 

22 Tuesday                 Classes resum 

30 Wednesday            Last day of classes

MAY

1 Thursday                  National holiday May 1: Labor Day.

2 Friday                       Holiday in Madrid: Autonomy

5 Monday -                  Final examinations

8 Thursday

9 Friday                       Program ends

10 Saturday                Last day of homestays and group return flight to the U.S. All students must

leave the host home this day. See program norms.

NOTE:  the St. Lawrence Program in Spain can observe only Spanish holidays and vacation periods. It is expected that the family and friends of the students adhere to this calendar and limit their visits to Spain to the announced vacation periods (Christmas and Easter). Visits while class is in session, during exam periods and during excursions disrupt the student's routine and the normal flow of program activities. Please refer to the General Information and Norms of Behavior regarding unexcused absences and how they affect final grades. Although the dates of the excursions are reasonably firm, unforeseen circumstances may force a change in any given excursion once the semester is under way. Also, since the areas of the country and/or the cities visited often vary from year to year, they will be announced at the beginning of each semester, and not beforehand. Therefore, you should not rely on hearsay regarding destinations.