academic calendar

Spring 2008 Semester

January


14 Monday Classes begin in all divisions
First day to apply for pass/fail option
19 Saturday Last day to drop/add classes
Last day to apply for pass/fail option
21 Monday   Martin Luther King Day – No classes
28 Monday   Withdrawal from classes begins
90% withdrawal refund

February

4 Monday   50% withdrawal refund
11 Monday   50% withdrawal refund
16 Saturday   Graduate Education classes in session
18 Monday   President’s Day Holiday – No classes
Graduate Business classes in session
25% withdrawal refund
19 Tuesday   President’s Holiday – No classes
25 Monday   25% withdrawal refund

March

3 Monday   25% withdrawal refund
6 Thursday  First Graduate Business Module end
7 Friday End of third quarter
Summer 2008 schedule available online
10 Monday    25% withdrawal refund.
Second Graduate Business Module begins
14 Friday     Fall 2008 schedule and Advisement Guide available online
17 Monday   No withdrawal refund
20 Thursday    Easter Recess begins – No classes
31 Monday   Classes resume.
Summer 2008 registration begins

April

5 Saturday    Fall 2008 undergraduate registration begins for students with 72.0 or more credit hours
7 Monday    Fall 2008 graduate registration begins
9 Wednesday    Graduation check-out begins
11 Friday     Last day to withdraw from a course
12 Saturday   Fall 2008 undergraduate registration begins for students with 42.0 –71.0 credit hours
19 Saturday   Fall 2008 undergraduate registration begins for students with 0.0 – 41.0 credit hours
25 Friday   Honors Convocation
28 Monday   First day to withdraw from pass/fail program

May

2 Friday   Undergraduate classes end
Last day to withdraw from pass/fail option
3 Saturday   Graduate classes end
5 Monday   Final exams begin in all divisions
9 Friday   Undergraduate final exams end
10 Saturday   Graduate final exams end
14 Wednesday   Graduate Commencement Ceremony
16 Friday   Baccalaureate Mass
17 Saturday   Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony


Summer 2008

May

19 Monday   First Undergraduate 5 week session begins.
   First Graduate Education 5 week session begins.
   First Graduate Business 6 week session begins.
26 Monday   Memorial Day Holiday – No classes.
30 Friday   Make-up classes for Graduate Business Memorial Day classes.

June

19 Thursday   First Undergraduate 5 week session ends
   First Graduate Education 5 week session ends.
23 Monday   Second Undergraduate 5 week session begins.
   Second Graduate Education 5 week session begins.
26 Thursday   First Graduate Business 6 week session ends.
30 Monday   Second Graduate Business 6 week session begins.

July

4 Friday   Fourth of July Holiday – No classes.
24 Thursday   Second Undergraduate 5 week session ends.
   Second Graduate Education 5 week session ends.

August

7 Thursday    Second Graduate Business 6 week session ends.


Fall 2008

August

25 Monday   Classes begin in undergraduate and graduate divisions.
   First day to apply for a course through pass/fail program.
29 Friday   Last day to apply for a course through pass/fail program.
30 Saturday   Saturday Last day to drop/add a course.
   Graduate Education classes in session.

September

1 Monday   Monday Labor Day Holiday – No classes.
2 Tuesday   Tuesday Withdrawal from classes begins.
   90% Withdrawal refund.
9 Tuesday   Tuesday 50% Withdrawal refund.
16 Tuesday   Tuesday 50% Withdrawal refund.
23 Tuesday   Tuesday 25% Withdrawal refund.
30 Tuesday   Tuesday 25% Withdrawal refund.

October

7 Tuesday   25% Withdrawal credit.
11 Saturday   Graduate Education Classes in session.
13 Monday   Fall Holiday – No classes.
   25% Withdrawal credit.
14 Tuesday   Fall Holiday – No classes.
   25% Withdrawal credit.
16 Thursday   First Graduate Business Module ends.
20 Monday   Second Graduate Business Module begins.
   Spring 2009 schedule and Advisement Guide online.
21 Tuesday   No withdrawal refund.

November

1 Saturday   Spring 2009 Undergraduate registration begins.
   Students with 84.0 or more credit hours begin to register.
3 Tuesday   Spring 2009 Graduate registration begins.
8 Saturday   Saturday Spring 2009 Undergraduate registration.
   Students with 54.0 - 83.0 or more credit hours begin to register.
11 Tuesday   Veteran’s Day – Classes in session.
14 Friday   Last day to withdraw from a course.
15 Saturday Saturday Spring 2009 Undergraduate registration.
   Students with 24.0 - 53.0 or more credit hours begin to register.
22 Saturday   Saturday Spring 2009 Undergraduate registration.
   Students with 0.0 - 23.0 or more credit hours begin to register.
26 Wednesday   Thanksgiving Recess begins – No classes.
27 Thursday Thanksgiving
28 Friday No Classes.
29 Saturday No Classes.

December

1 Monday   Classes resume
   First day to withdraw from pass/fail program.
5 Friday   Undergraduate classes end.
   Last day to withdraw from pass/fail program.
6 Saturday   Graduate classes end.
8 Monday   Final Examinations begin.
12 Friday   Undergraduate Final Examinations end.
13 Saturday   Graduate Final Examinations end.
17 Wednesday   Fall 2008 final grades due.
18 Thursday Fall 2008 final grades available online.
24 Wednesday College closes for Christmas Holidays.


Spring 2009

January

5 Monday   College reopens.
12 Monday   Classes begin in undergraduate and graduate divisions.
   First day to apply for a course through pass/fail program.
16 Friday   Last day to apply for a course through pass/fail program.
17 Saturday   Saturday Last day to drop/add a course.
  Graduate Education classes in session.
19 Monday   Martin Luther King Day – No classes.
20 Tuesday    Withdrawal from classes begins
   90% Withdrawal refund.
27 Tuesday    50% Withdrawal refund.

February

3 Tuesday   50% Withdrawal refund.
10 Tuesday   25 % Withdrawal refund.
14 Saturday   Graduate Education classes in session.
16 Monday   President’s Day Holiday – No classes.
   Graduate Business classes in session.
17 Tuesday   President’s Holiday – No classes.
   25% Withdrawal refund.
24 Tuesday   25% Withdrawal refund.

March

3 Tuesday   25% Withdrawal refund.
5 Thursday   Graduate Business First module ends.
9 Monday   Graduate Business Second module begins.
   Summer 2009 schedule online,
   No withdrawal refund.
14 Saturday    Graduate Education classes in session.
16 Monday   Spring recess begins – No classes.
23 Monday   Classes resume.
   Fall 2009 schedule and Advisement Guide online.
30 Monday   Summer 2009 registration begins.

April

3 Friday   Last day to withdraw from a course.
4 Saturday   Fall 2009 undergraduate registration begins.
   Students with72.0 credit hours or more begin to register.
6 Monday   Fall 2009 graduate registration begins.
8 Wednesday   Graduation check-out begins.
9 Thursday   Easter Recess begins – No classes.
10 Friday   Good Friday – No classes
11 Saturday   Graduate Education classes not in session.
12 Sunday Easter
13 Monday No classes.
   Graduate Business classes in session.
14 Tuesday Classes resume.
18 Saturday Saturday Fall 2009 undergraduate registration.
   Students with 43.0 - 71.0 credit hours or more begin to register.
25 Saturday Fall 2009 undergraduate registration.
   Students with 0.0 – 42.0 credit hours or more begin to register.
27 Monday First day to withdraw from pass/fail program.

May

1 Friday   Classes end in undergraduate division.
   Last day to withdraw from pass/fail program.
2 Saturday   Classes end in graduate division.
4 Monday   Final Examinations begin.
8 Friday   Final Examinations end in undergraduate division.
9 Saturday   Final Examinations end in graduate division.
13 Wednesday   Final grades due.
   Graduate Commencement Ceremony
14 Thursday   Final grades available online.
15 Friday Baccalaureate Mass
16 Saturday   Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony