University Calendar

 

Fall Semester 2009

August 28	Registration—graduate and undergraduate
August 28	Residence halls open at 8 a.m. for all students
August 28	Dining hall opens for noon meal for all students
August 31	Classes begin
August 31	Payment deadline for Fall Semester
August 31–September 4	Late registration and drop/add
September 4	Last day for refund for dropped course(s)
September 7	Labor Day holiday (University closed)
October 8	Founders’ Day
October 19	Mid-Semester week begins
October 30	Last day to drop courses
November 11–20	Academic advising and preregistration for Spring Semester for currently enrolled students
November 24	Dining hall closes after noon meal
November 24	Residence halls close at 3 p.m. (except Peck Hall)
November 25–27	Thanksgiving holidays (University closed)
November 29	Residence halls open at 3 p.m.
November 29	Dining hall opens for evening meal
November 30	Classes resume
December 9	Last day to withdraw from the University
December 10 and 11	Dead Days (no tests or examinations)
December 14–18	Final examinations
December 18	Commencement at 5 p.m.*
December 18	Dining hall closes after noon meal
December 18	Residence halls close at 5 p.m. (except for graduating seniors and Peck Hall)
December 22–January 1	Holidays (University closed)

Spring Semester 2010

January 4	University opens
January 8	Registration—graduate and undergraduate
January 8	Residence halls open at 8 a.m. for all students
January 8	Dining hall opens for noon meal for all students
January 11	Classes begin
January 11	Payment deadline for Spring Semester
January 11–15	Late registration and drop/add
January 15	Last day for refund for dropped course(s)
January 18	Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (University closed)
February 10–13	College Night and Homecoming activities
February 12	No classes
March 1	Mid-Semester week begins
March 12	Last day to drop courses
March 12	Spring holidays for students and faculty begin at 5 p.m.
March 12	Residence halls close at 5 p.m. (except Peck Hall)
March 12	Dining hall closes after noon meal
March 21	Residence halls open at 3 p.m.
March 21	Dining hall opens for evening meal
March 22	Classes resume at 8 a.m.
April 7–16	Academic advising and preregistration for May and Summer Sessions and Fall Semester for currently enrolled students
April 28	Last day to withdraw from the University (all students)
April 29 and 30	Dead Days (no tests or examinations)
May 3–7	Final examinations
May 7	Residence halls close at 5 p.m. (except for graduating seniors and Peck Hall)
May 8	Commencement at 9 a.m.*
May 8	Residence halls close at 3 p.m. (except Peck Hall)
May 8	Dining hall closes after breakfast

May Term 2010

May 10	Registration
May 10	Classes begin
May 10	Payment deadline for May Term
May 10	Peck Hall opens at 8 a.m.
May 11	Last day for refund for dropped course(s)
May 19	Mid-term
May 21	Last day to drop courses
May 27	Last day to withdraw from the University
May 28	Final examinations
May 28	Peck Hall closes at 5 p.m. for May-Term students
May 31	Memorial Day holiday (University closed)

Summer I 2010

June 7	Registration
June 7	Residence halls open at 8 a.m.
June 7	Dining hall opens for noon meal
June 8	Classes begin
June 8	Payment deadline for Summer I
June 8	Last day to add courses
June 8	Last day to late register
June 9	Last day for refund for dropped course(s)
June 18	Classes do not meet
June 22	Mid-Term
June 25	Last day to drop courses
July 5	Independence Day holiday (University closed)
July 8	Last day to withdraw from the University
July 9	Final examinations
July 9	Dining hall closes after noon meal
July 9	Residence halls close at 5 p.m. (except Peck Hall)

Summer II 2010

July 12	Registration
July 12	Residence halls open at 8 a.m.
July 12	Dining hall opens for noon meal
July 13	Classes begin
July 13	Payment deadline for Summer II
July 13	Last day to add courses
July 13	Last day to late register
July 14	Last day for refund for dropped course(s)
July 23	Classes do not meet
July 27	Mid-term
July 30	Last day to drop courses
August 6	Classes do not meet
August 12	Last day to withdraw from the University
August 13	Final examinations
August 13	Commencement at 5 p.m.*
August 13	Dining hall closes after noon meal
August 13	Residence halls close at 10 a.m. (except Peck Hall)

* Updated Nov. 11, 2009. Time of ceremony has been changed from what was previously scheduled.