PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: March 21, 2003.
Purpose: To amend the academic calendar for the University of Washington, specifically with regard to the beginning and ending dates for autumn quarter and the beginning date for winter quarter.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 478-132-030.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28B.20.130.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 03-02-023 on December 23, 2003.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.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:
April 1, 2004.
March 25, 2003
Rebecca Goodwin Deardorff, Director
Administrative Procedures Office
(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,)) the last Wednesday in
September and end on the twelfth ((Thursday)) Friday
thereafter.
(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 Tuesday January 3; when January 1 falls on Monday, the
winter quarter shall begin on Wednesday January ((2)) 3.
(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.
(5) Certain academic programs may begin or end on schedules different from those in 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. 00-04-038, § 478-132-030, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. 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.]