The following calendar applies to the Undergraduate and Graduate College of Arts and Sciences. Other graduate school calendars are listed to the left.
College of Arts and Sciences
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This information last updated on July 8, 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 |
College closed for Labor Day holiday. Most administrative offices closed. |
| 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 |
| 19 |
Faculty Development Program |
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. |
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 |
Summer Session I begins |
| 31 |
College Closed for Memorial Day Holiday |
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 |
