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» Academic calendar 2008 - 2009


College Of Arts And Sciences

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This information last updated on July 2, 2009.

August 2009

August 2009
Date Description
1 Tuition payment due for fall
27 Residence halls open for international students
28 Residence halls open for graduate students and Dix Scholars
30 Residence halls open for new students
Fall Orientation
31 Residence halls open for returning students
Fall Orientation

September 2009

September 2009
Date Description
1 Registration and check-in for all students
Fall Orientation
2 Classes begin
Faculty meeting, College of Arts and Sciences
7 Most administrative offices closed for Labor Day Holiday
11 Final day to drop a course and receive a full refund
Final day to add a course without the instructor's signature
16 Honors Convocation at 2:30 p.m. in the Holmes Sports Center
(Mandatory attendance for first year students)
25 Final day to add a course with the instructor's signature
Final day to drop a course without the instructor's signature
Final day for undergraduate students to change a pass/fail grading option
Final day to drop a course with no "W" grade
Final day to add an official audit

October 2009

October 2009
Date Description
7 Senior Faculty Toast
12 College closed for Columbus Day
13 Academic holiday. Administrative offices open
17 Family Day
23 Final day to drop a course with the instructor's signature. A grade of "W" will be assigned for courses dropped after September 25.

November 2009

November 2009
Date Description
11 College closed for Veterans' Day Holiday
24 Thanksgiving academic holiday begins after final class on Tuesday November 24
25 Residence halls close at noon for Thanksgiving break
30 College opens after Thanksgiving holiday

December 2009

December 2009
Date Description
2 Winter Wonderland Dinner
9 Final day of classes
10-11 Reading and review
11 Faculty Development Program
14-18 Final examinations
15 Tuition payment due for spring
19 Make-up day for exams in event of snow
Residence halls close at noon
24 College closed 12/24-1/3 for winter break

January 2010

January 2010
Date Description
4 College opens after winter break
Grades for all students posted to AARC by 10 a.m.
17 Residence halls open for returning students
18 College closed for Martin Luther King Day Holiday
Residence halls open for new students
19 Registration and new student orientation
20 Classes begin
29 Final day to drop a course and receive a full refund
Final day to add a course without the instructor's signature

February 2010

February 2010
Date Description
12 Final day to add a course with the instructor's signature
Final day to drop a course without the instructor's signature
Final day for undergraduate students to choose a pass/fail grading option
Final day to drop a course with no "W" grade
15 College closed for Presidents' Day Holiday

March 2010

March 2010
Date Description
8-12 Spring break. No classes. Administrative offices open
15 Classes resume after spring break
19 Final day to drop a course with the instructor's signature. A grade of "W" will be assigned for courses dropped after February 12.
Faculty Development Program

April 2010

April 2010
Date Description
14 Senior Faculty Banquet
16 Student Leadership Recognition Ceremony
19 College closed for Patriot's Day Holiday
30 Undergraduate Conference
May Day Celebration

May 2010

May 2010
Date Description
3 Final Day of classes
4 Reading and review
5-8 Final examinations
Residence halls close for non-graduating undergraduate students at noon
10 Grades for students graduating in May posted to AARC by 9 a.m.
Final signed departmental graduating lists due to Registrar's Office by 4:30 p.m.
12 CAS faculty meeting for regular business and voting of degrees
14 Commencement
Residence halls close for graduating students/grad/Dix Scholars at noon
17 Grades for all students posted to AARC by 9 a.m.
24 College Closed for Memorial Day Holiday
25 Summer Session I begins

June 2010

No dates of note.

July 2010

July 2010
Date Description
2 Summer Session I ends
5 College closed for Independence Day
6 Summer Session II begins

August 2010

August 2010
Date Description
13 Summer Session II ends