| Event | Session 1
8/25/08 to 12/13/08 |
Session 2
8/25/08 to 10/18/08 |
Session 3
9/08/08 to 11/01/08 |
Session 4
10/20/08 to 12/13/08 |
Session 5
11/03/08 to 1/10/09 |
Session 6
8/25/08 to 1/10/09 |
Session 7
12/15/08 to 1/10/09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last day for Nursing students to apply for readmission for the fall 2008 term | 3/1/08 | ||||||
| Advising for continuing students | 3/26/08 to 4/01/08 | ||||||
| Early registration begins (by appointment) | 4/02/08 | ||||||
| Preview 2008 | 6/16/08, 6/20/08, 6/23/08, and 6/27/08 | ||||||
| New freshman registration begins (by appointment) | 7/07/08 | ||||||
| Open registration begins (no appointment required) | 7/18/08 | ||||||
| Last day to apply for readmission to enroll in classes for this session (for non-Nursing students; Nursing students, see deadline above) | 8/18/08 | 8/18/08 | 9/1/08 | 10/13/08 | 10/27/08 | 8/18/08 | 12/8/08 |
| New Student and Family Orientation for new undergraduate students | 8/20/08 to 8/24/08 | ||||||
| Classes Begin | 8/25/08 | 8/25/08 | 9/8/08 | 10/20/08 | 11/3/08 | 8/25/08 | 12/15/08 |
| Labor Day holiday; classes excused | 9/1/08 | ||||||
| Registration ends at midnight | 9/02/08 | 9/02/08 | 9/16/08 | 10/28/08 | 11/11/08 | 9/02/08 | 12/17/08 |
| Last day to drop a class without a grade of W | 9/02/08 | 9/02/08 | 9/16/08 | 10/28/08 | 11/11/08 | 9/02/08 | 12/17/08 |
| Deadline for CR/NC option | 9/02/08 | 9/02/08 | 9/16/08 | 10/28/08 | 11/11/08 | 9/02/08 | 12/17/08 |
| College of Professional Studies and Part-Time Studies orientation | 9/6/08 | ||||||
| Colleges: Deadline to code students for December 2008 graduation | 10/3/08 | ||||||
| Deadline to submit work to instructors for incompletes earned in the spring or summer 2008 terms | 10/3/08 | ||||||
| Make-up exams for spring or summer 2008 | 10/3/08 to 10/4/08 | ||||||
| Mid-term exams | 10/9/08 to 10/15/08 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Midterm break; classes excused | 10/16/08 to 10/17/08 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Colleges: Deadline to submit I, IX, or X grade changes for spring or summer 2008 to the Office of the Registrar | 10/17/08 | ||||||
| Instructors: Midterm grades due at noon | 10/20/08 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Advising for spring 2009 term registration | 10/27/08 to 10/31/08 | ||||||
| Deadline to apply for May or August 2009 graduation | 10/31/08 | ||||||
| Early registration for spring 2009 term begins (by appointment) | 11/3/09 | ||||||
| Deadline to change from Credit to Audit | 11/14/08 | 10/3/08 | 10/17/08 | 12/1/08 | 12/19/08 | 11/14/08 | 1/2/09 |
| Deadline to withdraw with a grade of W | 11/14/08 | 10/3/08 | 10/17/08 | 12/1/08 | 12/19/08 | 11/14/08 | 1/2/09 |
| Thanksgiving holiday; classes excused for Professional Studies | 11/24/08 to 11/30/08 | ||||||
| Thanksgiving holiday; classes excused | 11/26/08 to 11/30/08 | ||||||
| Classes end | 12/06/08 | 10/18/08 | 11/1/08 | 12/13/08 | 1/10/09 | 1/10/09 | 1/10/09 |
| Final exams end | 12/13/08 | 10/18/08 | 11/1/08 | 12/13/08 | 1/10/09 | 1/10/09 | 1/10/09 |
| Winter Commencement | 12/14/08 | ||||||
| Instructors: Final grades due at noon | 12/15/2008 | 10/20/08 | 11/3/08 | 12/15/2008 | 1/12/09 | 1/12/09 | 2/10/09 |
| Deadline for official transcripts from other institutions to arrive at the Office of the Registrar to be processed in time for December graduation | 12/16/08 | ||||||
| Christmas holiday; classes excused | 12/21/08 to 12/28/08 | ||||||
| December diploma date | 12/30/08 | ||||||
| Colleges: Trustee's List due at noon | 12/30/08 | ||||||
| Diplomas available for pick-up from the Office of the Registrar | 1/5/09 | ||||||
| Transcripts available from the Office of the Registrar with fall 2008 degree information | 1/16/09 | ||||||
| Deadline to submit work to instructors for incompletes earned in the fall 2008 term | 2/13/09 | ||||||
| Course Event | Session 1 1/12/09 to 5/9/09 |
Session 2 1/12/09 to 3/7/09 |
Session 3 3/9/09 to 5/9/09 |
Session 4
1/12/09 to 6/13/09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advising for continuing students | 10/27/08 to 10/31/08 | |||
| Last day for Nursing students to apply for readmission for the spring 2009 term | 11/1/08 | |||
| Early registration begins (by appointment) | 11/3/08 | |||
| Open registration begins (no appointment required) | 11/24/08 | |||
| Last day to apply for readmission to enroll in classes for this session (for non-Nursing students; Nursing students, see deadline above) | 1/5/09 | 1/5/09 | 3/2/09 | 1/5/09 |
| Winter Orientation for new undergraduate students | 1/10/09 to 1/11/09 | |||
| College of Professional Studies and Part-Time Students orientation | 1/10/09 | |||
| Classes begin | 1/12/09 | 1/12/09 | 3/9/09 | 1/12/09 |
| Martin Luther King Day; classes excused | 1/19/09 | |||
| Registration ends at midnight | 1/20/09 | 1/20/09 | 3/17/09 | 1/20/09 |
| Last day to drop a class without a grade of W | 1/20/09 | 1/20/09 | 3/17/09 | 1/20/09 |
| Deadline for CR/NC option | 1/20/09 | 1/20/09 | 3/17/09 | 1/20/09 |
| Colleges: Deadline to code students for May 2009 graduation | 1/30/09 | |||
| Deadline to submit work to instructors for incompletes earned in the fall 2008 term | 2/13/09 | |||
| Colleges: Deadline to submit I, IX, or X grade changes for fall 2008 to the Office of the Registrar | 2/27/09 | |||
| Open registration for summer 2009 term begins (no appointment required) | 3/2/09 | |||
| Mid-term exams | 3/2/09 to 3/6/09 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Spring break; classes excused for Session 1 (except for Professional Studies) | 3/8/09 to 3/15/09 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Instructors: Mid-term grades due at noon | 3/9/09 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Advising for fall term 2009 registration | 3/16/09 to 3/20/09 | |||
| Deadline to apply for December 2009 graduation | 3/20/09 | |||
| Early registration for fall term 2009 begins (by appointment) | 3/23/09 | |||
| Easter holiday; classes excused for Professional Studies | 4/5/09 to 4/12/09 | |||
| Easter holiday; classes excused | 4/9/09 to 4/13/09 | |||
| Deadline to change from Credit to Audit | 4/14/09 | 2/20/09 | 4/24/09 | tba |
| Deadline to withdraw with a grade of W | 4/14/09 | 2/20/09 | 4/24/09 | tba |
| Classes end | 5/2/09 | 3/7/09 | 5/9/09 | 6/13/09 |
| Deadline for official transcripts from other institutions to arrive at the Office of the Registrar to be processed in time for May graduation | 5/8/09 | |||
| Final exams end | 5/9/09 | 3/7/09 | 5/9/09 | 6/13/09 |
| Undergraduate Senior Week | 5/10/09 to 5/15/09 | |||
| Instructors: Grades due at noon | 5/11/09 | 3/9/09 | 5/11/09 | 6/15/09 |
| Colleges: Trustee's List due at noon | 5/15/09 | |||
| Baccalaureate and Commencement | 5/16/09 and 5/17/09 | |||
| May diploma date | 5/17/09 | |||
| Diplomas available for pick-up from the Office of the Registrar | 5/20/09 | |||
| Transcripts available from the Office of the Registrar with spring 2009 degree information | 6/12/09 | |||
| Deadline to submit work to instructors for incompletes earned in the spring 2009 term | 10/9/09 | |||
| ACADEMIC TERM | Session 1
5/18/09 to 6/27/09 |
Session 2 6/29/09 to 8/8/09 |
Session 3 5/26/09 to 7/25/09 |
Session 4 5/11/09 to 6/27/09 |
Session 5 6/29/09 to 8/15/09 |
Session 6 5/11/09 to 8/15/09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First date Financial Aid Applications for the summer term are available from the Office of Student Financial Aid | 3/1/09 | |||||
| Open registration begins (no appointment required) | 3/2/09 | |||||
| Last day to apply for readmission to enroll in classes for this session | 5/11/09 | 6/22/09 | 5/19/09 | 5/4/09 | 6/22/09 | 5/4/09 |
| Classes begin | 5/18/09 | 6/29/09 | 5/26/09 | 5/11/09 | 6/29/09 | 5/11/09 |
| Registration ends at midnight | 5/20/09 | 7/1/09 | 6/2/09 | 5/19/09 | 7/7/09 | 5/19/09 |
| Last day to drop a class without a grade of W | 5/20/09 | 7/1/09 | 6/2/09 | 5/19/09 | 7/7/09 | 5/19/09 |
| Deadline for CR/NC option | 5/20/09 | 7/1/09 | 6/2/09 | 5/19/09 | 7/7/09 | 5/19/09 |
| Memorial Day observed; classes excused | 5/25/09 | |||||
| Deadline to change from Credit to Audit | 6/12/09 | 7/24/09 | 7/10/09 | 6/12/09 | 7/24/09 | 7/17/09 |
| Deadline to withdraw with a grade of W | 6/12/09 | 7/24/09 | 7/10/09 | 6/12/09 | 7/24/09 | 7/17/09 |
| Colleges: Deadline to code students for August graduation | 6/12/09 | |||||
| Preview 2009 | 6/15/09, 6/19/09, 6/22/09, and 6/26/09 | |||||
| Classes end for the session | 6/27/09 | 8/8/09 | 7/25/09 | 6/27/09 | 8/15/09 | 8/15/09 |
| Independence Day holiday; classes excused for Professional Studies | 6/28/09 to 7/5/09 | |||||
| Instructors: Grades due at noon | 6/29/09 | 8/10/09 | 7/27/09 | 6/29/09 | 8/17/09 | 8/17/09 |
| Independence Day holiday; classes excused | 7/3/09 | |||||
| Deadline for official transcripts from other institutions to arrive at the Office of the Registrar to be processed in time for August graduation | 8/13/09 | |||||
| August diploma date | 8/20/09 | |||||
| Colleges: Trustee's List due at noon | 8/20/09 | |||||
| Diplomas available for pick-up from the Office of the Registrar | 8/25/09 | |||||
| New Student and Family Orientation for new undergraduate students | 8/26/09 to 8/30/09 | |||||
| Transcripts available from the Office of the Registrar with summer 2009 degree information | 9/4/09 | |||||
| Deadline to submit work to instructors for incompletes earned in the summer 2009 term | 10/9/09 | |||||
For faculty: The dates of the academic year for faculty are August 18, 2008 to May 17, 2009. The dates of annual faculty contracts are July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009.
