2008-09 ACADEMIC CALENDARS
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2009-10 ACADEMIC CALENDARS
| For Faculty: |
| Dates of Academic Year for Faculty: August 18, 2008 - May 17, 2009 |
| Faculty Contracts: |
| Dates of Annual Faculty Contracts: July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 |
| FALL TERM 2008-2009 |
| ACADEMIC CALENDAR KEY |
| Session 1: 17 weeks 8/27/08 - 12/18/08 (semester) |
| August 2008 | ||
| 25-26 | Monday-Tuesday |
First year student orientation |
27 |
Wednesday |
Classes begin |
| September 2008 | ||
1 |
Monday |
Labor Day holiday; classes excused |
3 |
Wednesday |
Registration for Fall Session ends. Last day to drop a class without a grade of “W” |
15 |
Monday |
Deadline for students to apply for May, August, December 2009 graduation |
| October 2008 | ||
3 |
Friday |
Deadline to code students for December 2008 Graduation |
| November 2008 | ||
18 |
Tuesday |
Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Session 1 |
19 - 21 |
Wednesday- Friday |
Early registration for Spring 2009 term |
26-30 |
Wednesday-Sunday |
Thanksgiving holiday; classes excused |
| December 2008 | ||
1 |
Monday |
Session 1 resumes |
5 |
Friday |
Classes end |
8 |
Monday |
Study day |
9-18 |
Tuesday- Thursday |
Final examinations |
14 |
Sunday |
Winter Commencement |
15 |
Monday |
Deadline for the Office of the Registrar to receive official transcripts from other institutions to be processed in time for December graduation |
18 |
Thursday |
Fall term ends |
19 – January 12 |
Friday-Sunday |
Christmas holiday; classes excused |
30 |
Tuesday |
December Trustee list due at noon; December diploma date |
| SPRING TERM 2008-2009 | |
| ACADEMIC CALENDAR KEY: | |
| Session 1: 17 weeks 1/12/09 - 5/6/09 (semester) | |
| January 2009 | |||
12 |
Monday |
Classes begin for Spring Term |
|
19 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King Day; classes excused |
|
20 |
Tuesday |
Registration for Spring Session ends. Last day to drop a class without a grade of “W”. |
|
30 |
Friday |
Deadline to code students for May 2009 graduation |
|
| February 2009 | |||
| March 2009 | |||
8 -15 |
Sunday – Sunday |
Spring Break; classes excused |
|
16 |
Monday |
Classes resume |
|
| April 2009 | |||
6-8 |
Monday – Wednesday |
Early registration for Fall term 2009 |
|
10 – 12 |
Friday – Sunday |
Easter Holiday; classes excused |
|
13 |
Monday |
Final day for withdrawal with grade of W |
|
23 |
Thursday |
Last day of classes |
|
24 |
Friday |
Study day |
|
27 |
Monday |
Examinations begin |
|
| May 2009 | |||
6 |
Wednesday |
Examinations end |
|
8 |
Friday |
Deadline for the Office of the Registrar to receive official transcripts from other institutions to be processed in time for May graduation |
|
15 |
Friday |
May Trustee list is due at noon |
|
16 |
Saturday |
Hooding Ceremony |
|
17 |
Sunday |
Commencement |
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| SUMMER -2009 |
| ACADEMIC CALENDAR KEY |
Summer Session 1: 5/18/09 - 6/27/09 |
| Summer Session 2: 6/29/09 – 8/1/09 |
Summer Session 3 – 5/18/09 – 8/1/09 |
| May 2009 | |||
18 |
Monday |
Summer Session 1 & 3 begins |
|
25 |
Monday |
Memorial Day observed; classes excused |
|
26 |
Tuesday |
Registration for Session 1 & 3 ends; Last day to drop a class without a grade of “W”. |
|
| June 2009 | |||
12 |
Friday |
Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Summer Session 1 |
|
12 |
Friday |
Deadline to code students for August graduation |
|
27 |
Saturday |
Session 1 ends |
|
29 |
Monday |
Summer Session 2 begins |
|
| July 2009 | |||
3 |
Friday |
Independence Day Holiday, classes excused |
|
7 |
Tuesday |
Registration ends for Session 2; Last day to drop a class without a grade of “W”. |
|
10 |
Friday |
Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Summer Session 3 |
|
17 |
Friday |
Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Summer Session 2 |
|
| August 2009 | |||
1 |
Saturday |
Summer Sessions 2 & 3 end |
|
13 |
Thursday |
Deadline for the Office of the Registrar to receive official transcripts from other institutions to be processed in time for August graduation |
|
20 |
Thursday |
August trustee list is due at noon; August diploma date |
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