Academic Calendar

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Friday, July 15th, 2011

Example Calendar Year

Example Calendar Year

The Gnomon calendar year is broken down into four 10-week seasonal terms. A small number of courses are 5-weeks and run twice each term.

2012 Winter Term

Monday, January 9th Sunday, March 18th

Individual and
Online Courses

10 Week Courses
Monday, January 9th Sunday, March 18th

5 Week Courses, Section 1
Monday, January 9th Sunday, February 12th

5 Week Courses, Section 2
Monday, February 13th Sunday, March 18th

Entertainment Design Track

Monday, January 9th + One Year

Digital Production for
Entertainment Program

Monday, January 9th + Two Years

Entertainment Design and
Digital Production Program

Monday, January 9th + Three Years

Maya Fast Track

Monday, January 16th Friday, March 16th

Registration Period

Tue. Nov 29th Fri. Jan. 20th

Refund Schedule

100% prior to course beginning
80% during first 2 weeks
60% during third week
40% during fourth week
0% during and after fifth week

2012 Spring Term

Monday, April 2nd Sunday, June 10th

Individual and
Online Courses

10 Week Courses
Monday, April 2nd Sunday, June 10th

5 Week Courses, Section 1
Monday, April 2nd Sunday, May 6th

5 Week Courses, Section 2
Monday, May 7th Sunday, June 10th

Entertainment Design Track

Monday, April 2nd + One Year

Digital Production for
Entertainment Program

Monday, April 2nd + Two Years

Entertainment Design and
Digital Production Program

Monday, April 2nd + Three Years

Maya Fast Track

Monday, April 9th Friday, June 8th

Registration Period

Tue. Feb. 21st Fri. April 13th

Registration Fee

$75 Registration Fee begins March 19th.

Refund Schedule

Ten Week Courses

  • 100% Before April 2nd, 2012
  • 80% April 2nd - April 15th
  • 60% April 16th - April 22nd
  • 40% April 23th - April 29th
  • April 29th, last day to drop a course for a refund.

Five week courses

Section 1 (Weeks 1 - 5)

  • 100% Before April 2nd, 2012
  • 80% April 2nd - April 8th
  • 40% April 9th - April 15th
  • April 15th, last day to drop a course for a refund.

Section 2 (Weeks 6 - 10)

  • 100% Before May 7th, 2012
  • 80% May 7th - May 13th
  • 40% May 14th - May 20th
  • May 20th, last day to drop a course for a refund.

2012 Summer Term

Monday, June 25th Sunday, September 2nd

Individual and
Online Courses

10 Week Courses
Monday, June 25th Sunday, September 2nd

5 Week Courses, Section 1
Monday, June 25th Sunday, July 29th

5 Week Courses, Section 2
Monday, July 30th Sunday, September 2nd

Entertainment Design Track

Monday, June 25th + One Year

Digital Production for
Entertainment Program

Monday, June 25th + Two Years

Entertainment Design and
Digital Production Program

Monday, June 25th + Three Years

Maya Fast Track

Monday, July 2nd Friday, September 2nd

2012 Fall Term

Monday, September 24th Sunday, December 9th

Individual and
Online Courses

10 Week Courses
Monday, September 24th Sunday, December 9th

5 Week Courses, Section 1
Monday, September 24th Sunday, October 28th

5 Week Courses, Section 2
Monday, October 29th Sunday, December 9th

Entertainment Design Track

Monday, September 24th + One Year

Digital Production for
Entertainment Program

Monday, September 24th + Two Years

Entertainment Design and
Digital Production Program

Monday, September 24th + Three Years

Maya Fast Track

Monday, October 2nd Friday, December 7th