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2008 - 2009 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2008 - 2009 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

2008-2009 Academic Calendar


   
   

Summer Term 2008

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Summer Session Tuesday, May 27-Saturday, August 2
Fall Graduate Registration begins Tuesday, July 1
No classes Friday, July 4
Graduate Comprehensive Exams Saturday, July 19
   

Fall Semester 2008

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Graduate semester begins (consult course listing for specific start date) Monday, August 4
Opening Faculty Meeting and Introduction Convocation Wednesday, August 20
Opening Reception Friday, August 22
Orientation Wednesday, August 20-Sunday, August 24
Undergraduate and most Graduate classes begin Monday, August 25
Labor Day—no classes Monday, September 1
Last day to add an undergraduate class, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 3
Last date for undergraduate course drops & credit/fail, 4:30 p.m. Monday, September 15
January Term registration Monday, September 22 – Friday, September 26
Families Weekend Saturday & Sunday, September 27 & 28
No classes Monday & Tuesday, October 13-14
Mid semester undergraduate grades due in the Registrar’s Office, 12 Noon Wednesday, October 15
Graduate Comprehensive Exams Saturday, October 18
Last date for withdrawal from undergraduate courses with “W” grade, 4:30 p.m. Monday, October 27
Homecoming Saturday, November 8
Spring Undergraduate registration Monday, November 3-Friday, November 14
Thanksgiving recess begins, 10 p.m. Tuesday, November 25
Classes resume, 8:00 a.m. Monday, December 1
Spring Graduate registration begins Monday, December 1
Undergraduate classes end Friday, December 5
Reading Days Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7
Undergraduate examinations begin Monday, December 8
Undergraduate semester ends Friday, December 12
Undergraduate final grades due in Registrar’s Office, 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 16
Graduate semester ends Wednesday, December 17
Graduate final grades due in Registrar’s Office, 10 a.m. Friday, December 19
   

January Term 2009

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January Term begins, 10 a.m. Monday, January 5
Last day for course changes, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 6
Last date for withdrawal from course with “W” grade, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 7
College Holiday–no classes-Martin Luther King, Jr., day observed Monday, January 19
January Term Ends Friday, January 23
January Term final grades due in Registrar’s Office, 10 a.m. Friday, January 30
   

Spring Semester 2009

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Graduate semester begins (consult course listing for specific start date) Monday, January 5
Undergraduate and most Graduate classes begin Monday, January 26
Last day to add an undergraduate class, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 3
Last date for undergraduate course drops and credit/fail, 4:30 p.m. Monday, February 16
Spring undergraduate recess begins, 7 p.m. Friday, March 13
Spring Graduate recess begins, 5 p.m. Saturday, March 14
Mid semester undergraduate grades due in the Registrar’s Office, 12 Noon Tuesday, March 17
Graduate Comprehensive Exams Saturday, March 21
Classes resume, 8:00 a.m. Monday, March 23
Last date for withdrawal from undergraduate course with “W” grade, 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 27
Summer Graduate registration begins Wednesday, April 1
No Graduate classes Saturday, April 11
Fall undergraduate registration Monday, April 6-Friday, April 17
Spring Undergraduate Awards Sunday, April 26
Honors & Investiture Convocation Sunday, May 3
Undergraduate classes end Friday, May 8
Reading days Saturday & Sunday, May 9 & 10
Undergraduate examinations begin Monday, May 11
Graduate semester ends Wednesday, May 13
Graduate final grades due in the Registrar’s Office, 10 a.m. Friday, May 15
Undergraduate semester ends Friday, May 15
Undergraduate final grades due in the Registrar’s Office, 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 19
Senior Week Sunday - Friday, May 17-22
Baccalaureate Service Friday, May 22
Commencement Saturday, May 23
   
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