Academic Calendar

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2008–2009 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

The academic calendar is divided into fall and spring semesters of approximately 15 weeks each and summer sessions of varying length. The last week of the fall and spring semesters is set aside for final examinations.

The holidays and vacations usually observed by the university are as follows: Labor Day; Thanksgiving (Wednesday–Sunday); Christmas Eve/Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day (included in the mid-year intersession break); Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Inauguration Day (every four years); Memorial Day; and Independence Day. Spring break is the week following the spring semester midterm. Classes continue until 10:40 p.m. the evening before a holiday or vacation period.

FALL SEMESTER 2008

August 17�24	Su�Su	Welcome Week
August 22	F	Last day to register for fall 2008 without a late fee
August 25	M	Fall classes begin
		Late registration (with $50 fee) begins
		Students begin submitting applications for fall graduation
August 29	F	Late registration for fall ends
		Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses for 100% refund and without a "W" recorded
September 1	M	Labor Day; no classes, university offices closed
		Freshman/undergraduate transfer spring semester admission application deadline for students living outside the United States
September 3	W	Mathematics Equivalency Examination
September 8	M	Last day to add a fall course or change a grade option
		Last day to drop a fall course for a 100% refund and without a "W" recorded
		Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses for a 50% refund (no refunds for 1st Modules after this date)
September 15	M	Last day to drop a fall course for a 50% refund
		Last day to add an internship or Cooperative Education Field Experience
		Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses
September 22	M	Last day to drop a fall course for a 25% refund (no refunds after this date)
		Last day to add an independent reading course or study project
September 29	M	Early warning notices due in Registrar's Office
October 17	F	Fall Break; no classes, university offices open
October 20	M	MBA 2nd Module courses begin
October 24	F	Last day to drop a fall course (mid-term)
		Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses for 100% refund
October 24–26	F-Su	Family Weekend
October 25	S	English Competency Examination
October 27	M	Spring 2009 advance registration (with billing) begins
October 31	F	Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses for a 50% refund (no refunds for 2nd Modules after this date)
November 1	S	Undergraduate transfer spring semester admission application deadline for students living in the United States
November 7	F	Theses and dissertations due in deans� offices for fall degree candidates
		Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses
November 15	S	Early Decision freshman fall semester admission/financial aid application deadline
November 25	T	Tuesday classes cancelled; Friday classes meet.
November 26�30	W�Su	Thanksgiving holiday; no classes; university offices closed Thursday and Friday
December 1	M	Freshman spring semester admission application deadline for students living in the United States
December 5	F	Fall classes end
		Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for fall degree candidates Spring 2009 advance registration (with billing) ends
December 8�9	M�T	Fall final examinations
December 10	W	Fall study day; no classes
December 11�13	Th�S	Fall final examinations
December 15	M	Fall final examinations (for Wednesday classes)
December 11�18	F�F	Fall final grades due
December 24�25	W�Th	Winter holiday; university offices closed
December 31�� January 1	W�Th	New Year holiday; university offices closed

SPRING SEMESTER 2009

January 4�11	Su�Su	Spring Welcome Week
January 9	F	Last day to register for spring 2009 without a late fee
January 12	M	Spring classes begin
		Late registration (with $50 fee) begins
		Students begin submitting applications for spring graduation
January 15	Th	Freshman fall semester admission application deadline
January 16	F	Late registration for spring ends Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses for 100% refund and without a "W" recorded
January 19	M	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes, university offices closed
January 20	T	Inauguration Day; no classes, university offices closed
January 21	W	Mathematics Equivalency Examination
January 26	M	Last day to add a spring course or change a grade option Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses for a 50% refund (no refunds for 1st Modules after this date)
		Last day to drop a spring course for a 100% refund and without a "W" recorded
February 2	M	Last day to drop a spring course for a 50% refund Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses
		Last day to add an internship or Cooperative Education Field Experience
February 7	S	English Competency Examination
February 9	M	Last day to drop a spring course for a 25% refund (no refunds after this date)
		Last day to add an independent reading course or study project
February �� 15	Su	Freshman fall semester financial aid application deadline
February �� 16	M	Early warning notices due in Registrar�s Office
March 1	Su	Undergraduate transfer fall and spring semester financial aid application deadline
March 6	F	Last day to drop a spring class (mid-term)
March 8�15	Su�Su	Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday
March 16	M	MBA 2nd Module courses begin
March 20	F	Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses for 100% refund and without a "W" recorded
March 27	F	Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses for a 50% refund (no refunds for 2nd Modules after this date)
March 28	S	English Competency Examination
March 30	M	Summer 2009 registration (with payment) and Fall 2009 advance registration (with billing) begins
March 31	T	Theses and dissertations due in deans’ offices for spring degree candidates
April 6	M	Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module cou
April 28	T	Spring classes end
		Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for spring degree candidates
April 29	W	Spring study day; no classes
April 30�May 6	Th�W	Spring final examinations
May 1	F	Undergraduate transfer fall semester admission application deadline for students living outside the United States
May 5-11	T�M	Spring final grades due
May 8	F	Commencement Weekend Activities
May 9	S	Commencement Ceremonies: School of Public Affairs (9:00 a.m.) School of Communication (1:00 p.m.) College of Arts and Sciences (4:30 p.m.)
May 10	Su	Commencement Ceremonies: Kogod School of Business (9:00 a.m.) School of International Service (1:00 p.m.)

SUMMER SESSIONS 2009
(Dates subject to change)

May 11	M	7-week summer session begins
		Students begin submitting applications for summer graduation
May 18	M	First 6-week, first 3-week, and cross summer sessions begin
May 22	F	Last day to add an internship for the summer
May 25	M	Memorial Day; no classes, university offices closed
June 5	F	First 3-week summer session ends
June 6	S	English Competency Examination
June 8	M	Second 3-week summer session begins
June 25	Th	7-week, second 3-week, and first 6-week summer sessions end
June 29	M	Second 6-week day and evening summer sessions begin
July 1	W	Undergraduate transfer fall semester admission application deadline for students living in the United States
July 3	F	Independence Day observed; no classes, university offices closed
July 10	F	Fall 2009 advance registration (with billing) ends
July 17	F	Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for summer degree candidates
August 6	Th	End of summer sessions
		Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for summer degree candidates