2008-09 Academic Calendar
Fall term 2008
Monday, Aug. 25, 2008
Begin fall term
Monday, Sept. 1
Census date (end of free drop/add), noon
Tuition and fee payment deadline
Friday, Sept. 26
Deadline for application for December graduation
Tuesday, Sept. 30
Deadline for requests for withdrawal, P/NR for 1st qtr courses
Tuesday, Oct. 14
1st quarter ends
Wednesday, Oct. 15
2nd quarter begins
Deadline for removal of incomplete grades from spring and summer terms
Fri-Sun, Oct. 17-19
Fall break
Tuesday, Oct. 21
Registration begins for students with senior class standing
Thursday, Oct. 23
Registration begins for students with junior class standing
Tuesday, Oct. 28
Registration begins for students with sophomore class standing
Tuesday, Nov. 4
Registration begins for students with freshman class standing
Tuesday, Nov. 18
Begin registration for non-current students
Friday, Nov. 21
Deadline for requests for withdrawal, P/NR for full-semester and 2nd qtr courses
Sat-Sun, Nov. 22-30
Thanksgiving recess
Friday, Dec. 5
Independent study applications for spring term due to provost
Friday, Dec. 12
Fall courses end
Mon-Thu, Dec. 15-18
Final exams
Thursday, Dec. 18
End of fall term
Spring term 2009
Monday, Jan. 12, 2009
Begin spring term
Monday, Jan. 19
Census date (end of free drop/add), noon
Tuition and Fee payment deadline
Friday, Feb. 13
Deadline for application for May or summer graduation
Tuesday, Feb. 17
Deadline for requests for withdrawal, P/NR for 3rd qtr courses
Tuesday, March 3
3rd quarter ends
Registration begins for students with senior class standing
Wednesday, March 4
4th quarter begins
Deadline for removal of incomplete grades from fall term
Thursday, March 5
Registration begins for students with junior class standing
Sat-Sun, March 7- 15
Spring recess
Tuesday, March 17
Registration begins for students with sophomore class standing
Tuesday, March 24
Registration begins for students with freshman class standing
Monday, April 6,
Begin registration for non-current students
Fri-Mon, April 10-13
Easter break
Friday, April 17
Deadline for requests for withdrawal, P/NR for full-semester and 4th qtr courses
Friday, April 24
Independent study applications for fall term due to provost
Friday, May 1
Spring courses end
Mon-Thu, May 4-7
Final exams
Thursday, May 7
End of spring term
Saturday, May 9
Commencement
Summer term 2009
Monday, May 11
Begin summer term
Monday, May 25
Memorial Day, no classes
Friday, July 3
Independence Day, no classes
Friday, July 31
End summer term