ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2008-2009
Fall 2008
- Registration/Academic Counseling and Advising
- August 13–26
- New Student Orientation (Sunday-Tuesday)
- August 24-26
- Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. (Wednesday)
- August 27
- Labor Day Holiday (Monday)
- September 1
- Last Day for New Registrations
- September 2
- Final Drop/Add Changes and Registrations with Special Permission
- September 9
- Last Day for Student Withdrawal from Classes
- October 28
- Priority Registration for Spring Semester 2009
- November 10-25
- Thanksgiving Recess, Begins 11 p.m. (Tuesday)
- November 25
- Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. (Monday)
- December 1
- Last Day of Classes, Fall Semester (Monday)
- December 8
- Reading/Snow Make-up day (Tuesday)
- December 9
- Final Examinations (Wednesday-Tuesday)
- December 10–16
- Grades are due no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third day after the exam is administered.
- Semester Ends, 11:00 p.m. (Wednesday)
- December 17
Winter Session 2009 *
- Classes (Mondays–Thursdays)
- January 5–23
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday (Monday)
- January 19
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday make-up day (Friday)
- January 23
Spring 2009 *
- Registration/Academic Counseling and Advising
- January 5–23
- Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. (Monday)
- January 26
- Last Day for New Registrations
- February 2
- Final Drop/Add Changes and Registrations with Special Permission
- February 6
- Spring Recess
- March 16–20
- Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. (Monday)
- March 23
- Last Day for Student Withdrawal from Classes
- April 3
- Priority Registration for Fall Semester 2009
- April 13–24
- Last Day of Classes (Saturday)
- May 9
- Final Examinations (Monday–Friday)
- May 11–15
- Grades are due no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third day after the exam is administered.
- University Commencement
- May 19
Summer Sessions 2009
Summer Session I 2009 *
- Memorial Day Holiday (Monday)
- May 25
- Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. (Tuesday)
- May 26
- Memorial Day Holiday Makeup Day (Friday)
- May 29
- Classes End, 11:00 p.m. (Friday)
- July 3
Summer Session II 2009 *
- Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. (Monday)
- June 8
- Classes End, 11:00 p.m. (Saturday)
- July 18
Summer Session III 2009 *
- Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. (Monday)
- July 6
- Classes End, 11:00 p.m. (Saturday)
- August 15