Please Note: This calendar contains information for the Undergraduate and Graduate Studies programs within the College of Arts and Sciences. For other graduate school calendar information, please see the list of Graduate School Calendars in the right column of this page.
You can also download or print this calendar as a PDF: 2008-2009 Academic Calendar (36KB PDF)
This information was last updated on May 20, 2008.
August 2008
August 2008
| Date |
Description |
| 1 |
Undergraduate tuition payment due for fall |
| 15 |
Graduate tuition payment due for fall |
| 27 |
Residence halls open for new international students |
| 29 |
Residence halls open for graduate students and Dix Scholars |
| 30 |
Residence halls open for new undergraduate students |
| Fall Orientation begins for all new undergraduate students |
| 31 |
Residence halls open for returning undergraduate students |
September 2008
September 2008
| Date |
Description |
| 1 |
Most administrative offices closed for Labor Day Holiday |
| 1-3 |
Fall Orientation continues |
| 3 |
Returning undergraduate and graduate check-in. Mandatory for students with financial obligations (sign for loans/pay tuition) |
| Faculty meeting, College of Arts and Sciences |
| 4 |
Classes begin |
| 10 |
Honors Convocation, Holmes Sports Center, 2:30pm (required for first year students) |
| 12 |
Final day to drop a course and receive a full refund |
| Final day to add a course without the instructor's signature |
| 26 |
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 2008
October 2008
| Date |
Description |
| 13 |
College closed for Columbus Day |
| 14 |
Academic holiday. Administrative offices open. |
| 17-19 |
Family Weekend |
| 22 |
Senior Faculty Toast |
| 24 |
Final day to drop a course with the instructor's signature. A grade of "W" will be assigned for courses dropped after September 26 |
November 2008
November 2008
| Date |
Description |
| 11 |
College closed for Veterans Day Holiday |
| 20 |
Final day to sign up for Thanksgiving break housing |
| 25 |
Thanksgiving academic holiday begins after final class on Tuesday November 25 |
| 26 |
Undergraduate residence halls close at noon for Thanksgiving break |
December 2008
December 2008
| Date |
Description |
| 1 |
College opens after Thanksgiving holiday |
| Final day to submit request to withdraw from residence for Spring 2009 |
| Final day to register for winter break housing |
| 3 |
Winter Wonderland Dinner and Festival of Lights |
| 8 |
Final day of classes |
| 9-10 |
Reading and review |
| 11-17 |
Final examinations |
| 12 |
Curricular Retreat for CAS faculty |
| 15 |
Tuition payment due for spring |
| 18 |
Make-up day for exams in event of snow |
| Residence halls close at noon |
| 24 |
College closed 12/24-1/4 for winter break |
January 2009
January 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 5 |
College opens after winter break |
| Grades for all students posted to AARC by 10 a.m. |
| Residence halls open for residents who have academic obligations and have registered for winter break housing |
| 19 |
College closed for Martin Luther King Holiday |
| 20 |
Residence halls open |
| Registration and new student orientation |
| 22 |
Classes begin |
| 30 |
Final day to drop a course and receive a full refund |
| Final day to add a course without the instructor's signature |
February 2009
February 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 13 |
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 |
| 16 |
College closed for Presidents' Day Holiday |
| 27 |
Final day to register for spring break housing |
March 2009
March 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 9-13 |
Spring break. No classes. Administrative offices open. |
| 16 |
Classes resume after spring break |
| 20 |
Final day to drop a course with the instructor's signature. A grade of "W" will be assigned for courses dropped after February 13. |
| 20 |
Professional development day for CAS Faculty |
| 31 |
Final day to withdraw from residence for Fall 2009 |
April 2009
April 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 17 |
Student Leadership Recognition Ceremony |
| 20 |
College closed for Patriots' Day Holiday |
| 22 |
Senior Faculty Banquet |
May 2009
May 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 1 |
May Day Celebration |
| Undergraduate Conference Day. Classes will be held. |
| 4 |
Final day of classes |
| 5 |
Reading and review |
| 6-11 |
Final examinations |
| 12 |
Grades for students graduating in May posted to AARC by 10 a.m. |
| Final signed departmental graduating lists due to Registrar's Office by 4:30 pm |
| Residence halls close at noon for all students except graduating students |
| 14 |
CAS faculty meeting 9 a.m. for regular business and voting of degrees |
| 16 |
Commencement |
| 17 |
Residence halls close for graduating seniors at noon |
| 18 |
Grades for all students posted to AARC by 10 a.m. |
| Summer Session I begins (through June 26) |
| Residence halls close for Dix Scholar and graduate students at noon |
| Summer housing begins |
| 25 |
College closed for Memorial Day |
June 2009
June 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 26 |
Summer Session I ends |
| 29 |
Summer Session II begins (through August 7) |
July 2009
July 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 3-4 |
College closed for Independence Day |
