Chiang Mai Calendars - 2019 Fall

Program Deadlines
September 1, 2018	Application Opens, Early Admission Begins
February 15, 2019	Fall Early Admission Ends ($500 confirmation deposit is non-refundable)
June 1	Application Closes (Late application may be possible - contact USAC)
June 15	Fall Balance Due Deadline \| Financial Aid Disbursement Form Due
July 1	Fall Tuition Refund Deadline (no refunds after this date)

Program Dates
August 20, 2019	Departure from the US on optional group flight
August 21	Arrival in Chiang Mai
August 22	Move into housing
August 22 - 23	Mandatory orientation (begins at 8 am)
August 23	Campus tour
	Field Trip - City and Temple
August 24	Mandatory orientation continues (begins at 8 am)
	Course registration
	City tour
	Optional craft and cultural tour
August 25	Field trip—Bhubing Palace and Doi Suthep Temple
August 26	Sunday street market walking tour
	Courses begin
Aug. 31 or Sept. 7	Optional Tour - American Heritage in Chiang Mai
September 25	Mandatory follow-up orientation
September 27 - 29	Optional Trekking Tour
September 29 - 30	Buddhism in Thailand—mindfulness retreat
October 8 - 12	Mid-term examinations
October 13	King Rama IX Day - national holiday - no classes
October 18 - 20	Field trip—Phrae and Nan provinces
October 21 - 23	Fall break—no classes
October 23	King Rama V Day—national holiday—no classes
November 9	Optional Doi Inthanon National Park Tour
December 5	Father's Day—national holiday—no classes
December 7	Courses end
December 9 - 12	Final examinations
	Program end date
December 10	Constitution Day—national holiday—no classes
December 13	Move out of housing
Open return	Students establish their own date of return

See Ready to Apply for additional information about the application process and Money Matters for more details regarding payment and cancellation deadlines. Payment of the Confirmation Deposit cannot be deferred. USAC reserves the right to make adjustments to fees or deadlines at any time.

Occasionally dates need to be changed or field trips modified. Refer back to this calendar often for the most current dates.