Academic Calendar

2008-2009

August
4 - Last day to petition for readmission for Fall 2008
15 - Third summer session ends
19 - New faculty orientation
20 - Faculty workshop
21 - Faculty business meeting; New students arrive on campus
25 - First day of fall semester
26 - Opening Convocation
29 - Last day to add/drop without record

September
1 - Labor Day - no classes

October
3 - Last day to submit Spr/Sum 2008 change of grades; Midterm grades due
4 - Homecoming weekend
6-10 - Midterm grades available from advisor; Academic advising days
10 - Last day to drop a class with grade of W; Midterm; First 7-week classes end
13 - Second 7-week classes begin
20-21 - Fall break - no classes

November
14 - Last day to drop a class with WP or WF
26 - Residence halls close at 10:00 a.m.
26-28 - Thanksgiving break - no classes
30 - Residence halls open at 2:00 p.m.

December
1 - Classes resume
7 - Sights and Sounds of Christmas
8 - Last day of class
9-12 - Final examinations
13 - Residence halls close at 10:00 a.m.; Winter Commencement ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m.
25 - Christmas

January
1 - New Year's Day
4 - Residence halls open at 2:00 p.m.
5 - Discovery Term begins
8 - Last day to petition for readmission for Spr 2009
19 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - no classes
26 - Discovery Term ends
29 - First day of spring semester

February
4 - Last day to add/drop without record

March
9 - Registration for 2009-2010 begins
11 - Midterm grades due; Last day to submit Fall '08/DT '09 change of grades
12-27 - Midterm grades available from advisors
14 - Residence halls close at 10:00 a.m.
16-20 - Spring Break
22 - Residence halls open at 2:00 p.m.
23 - Classes resume
25 - Midterm; First 7-week classes end; Last day to drop a class with a grade of W
26 - Second 7-week classes begin

April
10 - Good Friday - no classes
12 - Easter
29 - Last day to drop a class with WP or WF
30 - Registration for 2009-2010 ends

May
15 - Last day of spring semester
18-21 - Final examinations
23 - Baccalaureate/Commencement
25 - Memorial Day - college closed

June
1 - First summer session begins
19 - First summer session ends
22 - Second summer session begins

July
4 - Independence Day
24 - Second summer session ends
27 - Third summer session begins - ends August 14