2009-2010 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
PRINTER FRIENDLY
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
FALL SEMESTER 2009
August 16–23 Su–Su Welcome Week August 21 F Last day to register for fall 2009 without a late fee August 24 M Fall classes begin Late registration (with $50 fee) begins Students begin submitting applications for fall graduation August 28 F Late registration for fall ends September 1 T Freshman/undergraduate transfer
spring semester admission application deadline for students September 2 W Mathematics Equivalency Examination September 4 F 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 September 7 M Labor Day; no classes, university offices closed September 14 M Last day to drop a fall course for a 50% refund Last day to add an internship or Cooperative Education Field Experience September 21 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 28 M Early warning notices due in Registrar's Office October 16 F Fall Break; no classes, university offices open October 23 F Last day to drop a fall course (mid-term) Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses for 100% refund October 26 M Spring 2010 advance registration (with billing) begins November 1 Su Undergraduate transfer spring
semester admission application deadline for students living in the
November 6 F Theses and dissertations due in deans’ offices for fall degree candidates November 15 Su Early Decision freshman fall semester admission/financial aid application deadline November 24 T Tuesday classes cancelled; Friday classes meet. November 25–29 W–Su Thanksgiving holiday; no classes; university offices closed Thursday and Friday December 1 T Freshman spring semester admission
application deadline for students living in the
December 4 F Fall classes end Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for fall degree candidates Spring 2010 advance registration (with billing) ends December 7–8 M–T Fall final examinations December 9 W Fall study day; no classes December 10–12 Th–S Fall final examinations December 14 M Fall final examinations (for Wednesday classes) December 10–17 Th–Th Fall final grades due December 24–25 Th–F Winter holiday; university offices closed December 31– Th–F New Year
holiday; university offices closed
SPRING SEMESTER 2010
January 3–10 Su–Su Spring Welcome Week January 8 F Last day to register for spring 2010 without a late fee January 11 M Spring classes begin Late registration (with $50 fee) begins Students begin submitting applications for spring graduation January 15 F Late registration for spring ends Freshman fall semester admission application deadline January 18 M Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes, university offices closed January 20 W Mathematics Equivalency Examination January 25 M Last day to add a spring course or change a grade option Last day to drop a spring course for a 100% refund and without a "W" recorded February 1 M Last day to drop a spring course for a 50% refund Last day to add an internship or Cooperative Education Field Experience February 8 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 M Early warning notices due in Registrar’s Office Freshman
fall semester financial aid application deadline
March 1 M Undergraduate
transfer fall and spring semester financial aid application deadline
March 5 F Last day to drop a spring class (mid-term) March 7–14 Su–Su Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday March 29 M Summer 2010 registration (with payment) and fall 2010 advance registration (with billing) begins April 26 M Spring classes end Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for spring degree candidates April 27 T Spring study day; no classes April 28–May 4 W–T Spring final examinations May
1 S Undergraduate transfer fall
semester admission application deadline for students living outside the
May 3–7 M–F Spring final grades due May 7 F Commencement Weekend Activities May 8 S Commencement Ceremonies:
May 9 Su Commencement Ceremonies:
College of Arts and Sciences (1:00 p.m.)
SUMMER SESSIONS 2010
(Dates subject to change) May 10 M 7-week summer session begins Students begin submitting applications for summer graduation May 17 M First 6-week, first 3-week, and cross summer sessions begin May 21 F Last day to add an internship for the summer May 31 M Memorial Day; no classes, university offices closed June 4 F First 3-week summer session ends June 7 M Second 3-week summer session begins June 24 Th 7-week, second 3-week, and first 6-week summer sessions end June 28 M Second 6-week day and evening summer sessions begin July 1 Th Undergraduate
transfer fall semester admission application deadline for students living in
the
July 5 M Independence Day observed; no classes, university offices closed July 9 F Fall 2010 advance registration (with billing) ends July 16 F Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for summer degree candidates August 5 Th End of summer sessions Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for summer degree candidates
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