Date of Adoption: January 21, 2000.

Purpose: The purpose of chapter 478-132 WAC is to promulgate the academic calendar for the University of Washington.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 478-132-010 and 478-132-030.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28B.20.130.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-20-086 on October 5, 1999.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

January 24, 2000

Rebecca Goodwin Deardorff

Director, Administrative Procedures

ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 72-10, filed 11/30/72)

WAC 478-132-010
Authority.

Pursuant to the authority granted by ((sections 28B.20.130, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. ())RCW 28B.20.130(())), the board of regents of the University of Washington has established the following regulations governing the university calendar.

[Order 72-10, § 478-132-010, filed 11/30/72.]

The calendar at the university consists of four quarters, which normally begin and end as follows:

(1) The autumn quarter shall begin on September 25 when it falls on a Monday, otherwise it shall begin on the first Monday following September 25, and end on the twelfth Thursday thereafter.      ((The autumn quarter of the school of law shall begin on the Wednesday prior thereto.))

(2) The winter quarter shall begin on the first Monday after January 1 and end on the eleventh Friday thereafter.      When January 1 falls on Sunday, the winter quarter shall begin on January 3; when January 1 falls on Monday, the winter quarter shall begin on January 2.

(3) The spring quarter shall begin on the second Monday after the close of winter quarter and end on the eleventh Friday thereafter.      The June commencement shall be the Saturday immediately following the last day of spring quarter.

(4) The summer quarter shall begin on the second Monday following the June commencement and end on the ninth Friday thereafter.      ((The summer quarter of the school of law shall begin on the Monday following the June commencement and end on the Friday of the eleventh week thereafter.      The summer quarter of the school of dentistry shall begin on the third Monday following the June commencement and end on the fifth Friday thereafter.))

(5) Certain academic programs may begin or end on schedules different from those is subsections (1) through (4) of this section with the approval of the provost. In such cases, it will be the responsibility of the appropriate dean to provide advance notice to the affected students.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130(1).      80-03-049 (Order 79-7), § 478-132-030, filed 2/22/80; Order 72-10, § 478-132-030, filed 11/30/72.]

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