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Updated: October 2, 2009

Academic Year Program 2009-2010

Note: Chinese New Year in 2010 occurs on Sunday, February 14.

Date Activity
August 29 (SA)Latest Day for New Students to Arrive
August 31 (MO) - September 4 (FR)Orientation and Testing
September 7 (MO)Classes Begin, Module I
September 12 (SA)Beijing Area Field Trip (day trip)
September 26 (SA) - October 4 (SU)PRC National Holiday (9 days)
October 10-12 (SA-MO)Overnight Field Trip (2 nights)
October 23 (FR) 9 am - 12 pmOpen House Day
November 6 (FR)Last Day of Module I (Final Exam)
November 7-15 (SA-SU)Mid-Semester Break (9 days)
November 16 (MO)Classes Begin, Module II
December 24 (TH) 9 am - 12 pmOpen House Day
December 25 (FR)Winter Solstice Holiday
January 1 (FR)New Years Day Holiday
January 8 (FR)Last Day of Module II (Final Exam)
January 11 (MO)Latest Date for New Students to Arrive
January 14-16 (TH-SA)Orientation and Testing
January 18 (MO)Classes Begin, Module III
February 6 (SA) - February 28 (SU)Spring Festival Break (4 weeks)
March 19 (FR) 9 am - 12 pmOpen House Day
April 2 (FR)Last Day of Module III (Final Exam)
April 3-11 (SA-SU)Mid-Semester Break (9 days)
April 12 (MO)Classes Begin, Module IV
April 17 (SA)Beijing Area Field Trip (day trip)
May 1-3 (FR-MO)PRC Labor Day Holiday (1 day)
May 8-10 (SA-MO)Overnight Field Trip (2 nights)
May 21 (FR) 9 am - 12 pmOpen House Day
June 4 (FR)Last Day of Module IV (Final Exam)
June 11 (FR)Duanwu Holiday

Summer Program 2010

Date Activity
June 12 (SA)Latest Date for Students to Arrive
June 14-18 (MO-FR)Orientation and Testing
June 21 (MO)Classes Begin
June 26 (SA)Beijing Area Field Trip (day trip)
July 24 (SA)Beijing Area Field Trip (day trip)
July 30 (FR) 9 am - 12 pmOpen House Day
August 13 (FR)Final Exam

Note: The IUP academic year has two 16-week semesters; each semester is divided into two eight-week "modules" with different classes, textbooks and teachers in each module.

The summer session lasts eight weeks, with 40 days of classes.

Every eight-week module has 80-160 hours of classroom language instruction, depending on course assignments.