Graduate Bulletin
University Calendar 2011–2012
Note: This calendar was posted February 8, 2011. It was updated May 4, 2011. Items noted by ** have changed since the February 8, 2011 posting. Also note: The Honors Day event (marked by ***), previously scheduled for April 18, has been modified from a single-day, campus-wide event to departmental ceremonies. Academic honors will be awarded by departments on days and at times determined by the departments. Students should monitor their e-mail regularly for information about these departmental ceremonies. (This update posted March 9, 2012.) If Shelby County establishes different dates for spring break, the dates on this calendar noted by an * will be adjusted accordingly. Those using this calendar for planning purposes should check this page periodically for updates/changes. |
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| Fall Semester, 2011 | |
| August 25 | Registration for new students |
| August 26 | Registration—Undergraduate and Graduate |
| August 29 | Classes begin Payment deadline for preregistration, Fall Semester |
| August 29–September 2 | Late registration |
| September 2 | Last day for refund for dropped course(s) |
| September 5 | Labor Day holiday (University closed) |
| October 13 | Founders’ Day |
| October 17 | Mid-Semester week begins |
| October 31 | Academic advising and preregistration for spring semester for currently enrolled graduate students |
| November 9–18 | Academic advising and preregistration for Spring Semester for currently enrolled undergraduate students |
| November 22 | Classes conclude at 1:45 p.m. |
| November 23–25 | Thanksgiving holidays (University closed) |
| November 28 | Classes resume |
| December 8 and 9 | Dead Days (no tests or examinations) |
| December 9** | Last day to drop courses (all students)** Last day to withdraw from the University (all students) |
| December 12–16 | Final examinations |
| December 16 | Commencement at 5 p.m. |
| Dec. 20–Jan. 2 | Holidays (University closed) |
| Spring Semester, 2012 | |
| January 3 | University opens |
| January 6 | Registration—Undergraduate and Graduate |
| January 9 | Classes begin Payment deadline for preregistration, Spring Semester |
| January 9–13 | Late registration Drop/Add |
| January 13 | Last day for refund for dropped course(s) |
| January 16 | Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (University closed) |
| February 8–11 | College Night and Homecoming activities |
| February 10 | No classes |
| February 27 | Mid-Semester week begins |
| March 16* ** | Spring holidays for students and faculty begin at 5 p.m. |
| March 26* ** | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| March 26 | Academic advising and preregistration for May and Summer Sessions and Fall Semester for currently enrolled graduate students |
| April 4–13 | Academic advising and preregistration for May and Summer Sessions and Fall Semester for currently enrolled undergraduate students |
| April 18*** | Honors Day |
| April 26 and 27** | Dead Days (no tests or examinations) |
| April 27** | Last day to drop courses (all students)** Last day to withdraw from the University (all students) |
| April 30–May 4 | Final examinations |
| May 5 | Commencement at 9 a.m. |
| Summer Semester, 2012 | |
| May Term, 2012 | |
| May 7 | Registration Payment deadline for preregistration, May Term Classes begin |
| May 8 | Last day for refund for dropped course(s) |
| May 16 | Mid-Term |
| May 24 | Last day to drop courses (all students)** Last day to withdraw from the University (all students) |
| May 25 | Final examinations |
| May 28 | Memorial Day holiday (University closed) |
| Summer I, 2012 | |
May 29 |
Registration Registration for new students for Summer I and Summer II** |
May 30 |
Classes begin Payment deadline for preregistration, Summer I Last day to add courses Last day to late register |
May 31 |
Last day for refund for dropped course(s) |
| June 8 | Classes do not meet |
| June 11 | Mid-Term |
| June 15 | Classes do not meet |
| June 22 | Classes do not meet |
| June 28 | Classes do not meet Last day to drop courses (all students)** Last day to withdraw from the University (all students) |
| June 29 | Final examinations |
| Summer II, 2012 | |
| July 5 | Registration |
| July 6 | Classes begin Payment deadline for preregistration, Summer II Last day to add courses Last day to late register |
| July 9 | Last day for refund for dropped course(s) |
| July 18 | Mid-Term |
| July 20 | Classes do not meet |
| August 1 | Last day to drop courses (all students)** Last day to withdraw from the University (all students) |
| August 2 | Classes do not meet |
| August 3 | Final examinations |