Fall 2008

2008 Fall Semester

Arrival of Non-Registered New Students - Sunday, August 24

Orientation, Advisement & Registration for Non-Registered New Students - Monday, August 25

Opening Picnic & Torchlight Ceremony  Sunday, August 24

Opening Events  Sunday-Tuesday, August 24-26

Instruction Begins:   Wednesday, August 27

Registration Changes (Add/Drop Period Begins)  Wednesday, August 27

Labor Day: No Classes  Monday, September 1

Final Date to Add a Course  Monday, September 8

Final Date to Select Pass/Fail Option  Monday, September 8

Final Date to Drop a Course  Wednesday, September 17

Course Withdrawal Period (WP, WF, WN) in Effect  September 18-October 31

Rosh Hashanah: No Classes  Tuesday, September 30

Yom Kippur and Fall Break Day  Thursday and Friday October 9-10

Family & Friends Weekend  Friday-Sunday October 17-19

Documented Late Course Withdrawal Period November 3-December 12

Thanksgiving Recess  Wed-Sunday November 26-30

Classes Resume Monday  December 1

Last Day of Classes  Friday December 12

Reading Days  Sat-Sunday December 13-14

Common Finals - Monday December 15

Final Exams:  Monday-Friday December 15-19

December Graduation - Saturday December 20

Winter Recess Begins - Monday December 22

2009 WinterSession

WinterSession - January 5-21

Martin Luther King Day: No Classes - Monday January 19

2009 Spring Semester

Orientation, Advisement & Registration for Non-Registered New Students - Wednesday January 21

Instruction Begins:  Thursday January 22

Registration Changes (Add/Drop Period Begins)  Thursday January 22

Final Date to Add an Undergraduate or Graduate Semester Course - Monday February 2

Final Date to Select Pass/Fail Option for Semester Course - Monday February 2

Final Date to Drop an Undergraduate or Graduate Semester Course - Wednesday February 11

Course Withdrawal Period (WP, WF, WN) in Effect  February 12 - March 27

Spring Recess  March 9-13

Classes Resume  Monday March 16

Documented Late Course Withdrawal Period (WP, WF, WN) in Effect March 30 - May 8

College Open House  Monday April  6

Honors Convocation 3 pm  Friday April 24

Last Day of Classes - Friday May 8

Reading Days - Saturday-Sunday May 9-10

Common Finals - Monday May 11

Final Exams:   Monday-Friday May 11 - 15

Torchlight Ceremony  Friday May 15

Commencement  Saturday May 17

2009 Summer Sessions

First Session  May 27-June 13

Memorial Day: No Classes  Monday May 26

Second Session  June 16-July 3

Independence Day: No Classes  Monday, July 4

Third Session  July 7-July 25

Fourth Session  July 28-August 15