The following calendar applies to the Undergraduate and Graduate College of Arts and Sciences. Other graduate school calendars are listed to the left.
Undergraduate Academic Calendar 2011-2012
Download or print the calendar as a PDF: 2011-2012 Academic Calendar
This information was last updated on February 2, 2012.
July 2011
June 2011
| Date |
Description |
| 4 |
College closed for Independence Day |
| 5 |
Summer Session II begins |
August 2011
August 2011
| Date |
Description |
| 26 |
Residence Halls open for graduate students and Dix Scholars |
September 2011
September 2011
| Date |
Description |
| 4 |
- New Student Orientation begins
- Residence Halls open for new and returning students
|
| 5 |
Labor Day holiday. Most administrative offices closed |
| 7 |
- All College Convocation 10 a.m.
- UG Honors Convocation 2 p.m.
- Financial Empowerment Seminar for seniors 11 a.m.
|
| 8 |
Classes begin for the Fall Term |
| 16 |
Final day to add a course without the instructor's signature |
| 30 |
- 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
|
October 2011
October 2011
| Date |
Description |
| 10 |
College closed for Columbus Day |
| 11 |
Academic Holiday. Administrative offices open |
| 28 |
Final day to drop a course with the instructor's signature. A grade of "W" will be assigned for courses dropped after September 30. |
| 31 |
Founder's Day Celebration, Java City, 3 p.m. |
November 2011
November 2011
| Date |
Description |
| 11 |
College closed for Veteran's Day |
| 22 |
Thanksgiving academic holiday begins after final class on Tuesday, November 22 |
| 28 |
College reopens after Thanksgiving holiday |
December 2011
December 2011
| Date |
Description |
| 12 |
Final day of classes |
| 13 |
Professional development day for Faculty |
| 13-14 |
Reading and review |
| 15-17 |
Final examinations |
| 19-20 |
Final examinations |
| 21 |
- Make-up day for Finals (for snow day)
- Residence halls close at 12 noon
|
| 26 |
College closed 12/26/11 to 01/02/12 for Winter Break |
January 2012
January 2012
| Date |
Description |
| 3 |
- College opens after Winter Break
- Grades for all students posted to AARC by 10 a.m.
|
| 15 |
Residence Halls open for returning students |
| 16 |
- College closed for Martin Luther King Day
- Residence halls open for new students
|
| 18 |
Financial Empowerment Seminar make-up for seniors 11 a.m. |
| 19 |
Classes begin for the Spring Term |
| 27 |
Final day to add a course without the instructor's signature |
February 2012
February 2012
| Date |
Description |
| 10 |
- 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
- Final day to choose formal audit grading option
|
| 20 |
College closed for Presidents' Day |
March 2012
March 2012
| Date |
Description |
| 5-9 |
Spring Break. No classes. Administrative offices open. |
| 12 |
Classes resume after Spring Break |
| 16 |
Final day to drop a course with the instructor's signature. A grade of "W" will be assigned for courses dropped after February 10. |
April 2012
April 2012
| Date |
Description |
| 16 |
College closed for Patriots' Day |
| 27 |
- Undergraduate Research Conference
- Undergraduate classes will not be held.
- Service/Scholarship Day
|
May 2012
May 2012
| Date |
Description |
| 7 |
Final day of classes |
| 8 |
Reading and review |
| 9-12 |
Final examinations |
| 13 |
Residence halls close for students except graduate students, seniors, and Dix Scholars graduating |
| 14 |
- Grades for students graduating in May posted to AARC by 10 a.m.
- Final signed departmental graduating lists due to Registrar's Office by 2 p.m.
|
| 16 |
CAS faculty meeting for regular business and voting of degrees |
| 18 |
Commencement |
| 19 |
Residence halls close for graduate students, seniors, and Dix Scholar seniors |
| 21 |
Grades for all students posted to AARC by 10 a.m.
Summer Session I begins |
| 28 |
College closed for Memorial Day |
June 2012
June 2012
| Date |
Description |
| 29 |
Summer Session I ends |
July 2012
July 2012
| Date |
Description |
| 2 |
Summer Session II begins |
| 4 |
College closed for Independence Day |
August 2012
August 2012
| Date |
Description |
| 13 |
Summer Session II ends |
