2008 – 2009 Academic Calendar
Fall Semester
August 25–26 Fall registration
27 Fall classes begin
29 Intent forms for December ’08 graduates due to Registrar
31 Freshman Seminar retreat at Lake Keomah
September 1 Labor Day – classes in session, offices open
4 Last day to: add course, change course to credit/no credit, drop a course to be deleted; Late registration fee enforced
5 Intent forms for May/August graduates due to Registrar
26 First 8 week courses dropped 9/5–9/26 recorded as “W”
October 8 Last day to remove incompletes
15 End of first 8 weeks
16 Begin second 8 weeks
22 Last day to: add a course for second 8 weeks, change a course to credit/no credit, drop a course to be deleted; Late registration fee enforced
23–24 Fall Break – no classes, offices open
29 Courses dropped 9/5–10/29 recorded as “W”
November 12–13 Senior Registration
14-17 Junior Registration
Second 8 week courses dropped 10/23–11/14 recorded as “W”
18–19 Sophomore Registration
20–21 Freshman Registration
25 5:00 p.m. Classes end (for holiday break)
26–28 Thanksgiving Break – no classes, offices closed
December 1 Offices open, classes resume
10 Registration for January term
12 Last day of classes
15–17 Final Examinations
24–31 Christmas Break – no classes, offices closed
Spring Semester
January 1–2 Christmas Break – no classes, offices closed
5 Offices open, 8:00 a.m.
6 Spring semester registration
7 Spring semester classes begin
15 Last day to: add a course, change a course to credit/no
credit, drop a course to be deleted; Late registration fee enforced
19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no classes, offices open
February 6 First 8 week courses dropped 1/16–2/6 recorded as “W”
17 Last day to remove incompletes
27 End of first 8 weeks
March 2–6 Spring Break, no classes
9 Second 8 weeks begins
13 Last day to: add a course, change a course to credit/no credit, drop a course to be deleted; Late registration fee enforced
18 Courses dropped 1/16–3/18 recorded as “W”
April 4 Honors Program
8 Second 8 weeks courses dropped 3/12–4/8 recorded as “W”
9 No classes, offices open
10 Good Friday, no classes, offices closed
13 No classes, offices open
14 Classes resume
May 1 Last day of classes
4–6 Final Examinations
9 Commencement
11 May term begins
13 Last day to: add a course, change a course to credit/no credit, drop a course to be deleted, late registration fee enforced
22 Courses dropped 5/14 – 5/22 recorded as “W”
25 Memorial Day – offices closed, no classes
29 May term ends
June 1 June term begins
3 Last day to: add a course, change a course to credit/no credit, drop a course to be deleted, late registration fee enforced
19 Courses dropped 6/4 – 6/19 recorded as “W”
July 2 June terms ends
3 Independence Day holiday – no classes, offices closed
6 July term begins
7 June term grades due to Registrar
8 Last day to: add a course, change a course to credit/no credit, drop a course to be deleted, late registration fee enforced
24 Courses dropped 7/9 – 7/24 recorded as “W”