Long Session 2009–2010

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July 17: Friday Last day during the summer session for new summer session students and continuing and readmitted students to register for the fall semester.
July 21: Tuesday Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
August 12: Wednesday 5:00 pm: Tuition payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by July 17. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
August 14: Friday Orientation for new international students.
August 19: Wednesday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.

Fall Semester 2009

August 20-21: Thursday–Friday Registration for the fall semester for new and readmitted students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on August 25; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on August 31.
August 21: Friday University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
August 23: Sunday Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition and fees by August 12.
August 24: Monday Registration for the fall semester for continuing students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on August 25; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on August 31.; University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
August 25: Tuesday Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition by August 12.; Deadline for graduate students to be registered in absentia for the fall semester.; Tuition bills for undergraduate students who registered after July 17 are due by 5:00 pm.
August 26: Wednesday Classes begin.; International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) competition begins for the spring semester.
August 31: Monday Last day of the official add/drop period; after this date, changes in registration require the approval of the department chair and usually the student’s dean. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.); Last day undergraduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the registrar.; Last day graduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the graduate dean.; Last day law students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the dean.; 5:00 pm: Tuition payment deadline for graduate and law students. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
September 7: Monday Labor Day holiday.
September 11: Friday Twelfth class day; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken. Last day an undergraduate student may add a class except for rare and extenuating circumstances.; Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 pm.; Last day to drop a class for a possible refund. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.); Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, add a class.
September 23: Wednesday Last day to drop a class without a possible academic penalty. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
September 25: Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
October 1: Thursday Application deadline for study abroad programs for the spring semester (exception BBA)
October 12: Monday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
October 14: Wednesday Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices.
October 21: Wednesday Last day an undergraduate student may, with the dean’s approval, withdraw from the University or drop a class except for urgent and substantiated, nonacademic reasons.

Last day a student may change registration in a class to or from the pass/fail or credit/no credit basis.

Last day to apply for an undergraduate or a law degree.

Last day an undergraduate student or a law student may register in absentia.
October 22-23, 26-28: Thursday–Friday, Monday–Wednesday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester.
October 23: Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
October 26 - November 6: Monday–Saturday, Sunday–Friday Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students
November 10: Tuesday Tuition bills for the spring semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
November 26-28: Thursday–Saturday Thanksgiving holidays.
December 4: Friday Last class day.

Last day to submit master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean.

Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University.
December 5: Saturday Reading day in the School of Law.
December 5-6: Saturday–Sunday Fall graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
December 7-8, 13: Monday–Tuesday, Sunday No-class days except in the School of Law.
December 7-12, 14-18: Monday–Saturday, Monday–Friday Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law.
December 9-12, 14-15: Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Fall semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
December 16: Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am.
December 18: Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
December 19: Saturday Official graduation date. (No public exercises.)

Spring Semester 2010

January 7: Thursday 5:00 pm: Tuition payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the spring semester by November 6. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
January 8: Friday Orientation for new international students.
January 10: Sunday University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
January 11: Monday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.
January 11-12: Monday–Tuesday Add/drop for the spring semester for students who have registered and paid their tuition.
January 13: Wednesday Registration for the spring semester for new and readmitted students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 15; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 22.
January 14: Thursday Registration for the spring semester for continuing students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 15; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 22; University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
January 15: Friday Add/drop for the spring semester for students who registered and paid their tuition by January 7.; Registration for the spring semester for new, readmitted, and continuing students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 15; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 22.
January 18: Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday
January 19: Tuesday Classes begin.; International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) competition begins for the summer session and the fall semester.
January 22: Friday Last day of the official add/drop period; after this date, changes in registration require the approval of the department chair and usually the student’s dean. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.); Last day undergraduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the registrar.; Last day graduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the graduate dean.; Last day law students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the dean.; 5:00 pm: Tuition payment deadline for graduate and law students. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
February 3: Wednesday Twelfth class day; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken.; Last day an undergraduate student may add a class except for rare and extenuating circumstances.; Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 pm.; Last day to drop a class for a possible refund. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.); Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, add a class.
February 15: Monday Last day to drop a class without a possible academic penalty. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.); Application deadline for study abroad programs for the summer session.
February 19: Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
March 1: Monday Application deadline for International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) for summer and fall study abroad programs.
March 5: Friday Intra-semester reports due in the deans’ offices.
March 15–20: Monday–Saturday Spring break.
March 25: Thursday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
March 26: Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
March 29: Monday Last day an undergraduate student may, with the dean’s approval, withdraw from the University or drop a class except for urgent and substantiated, nonacademic reasons.; Last day a student may change registration in a class to or from the pass/fail or credit/no credit basis.; Last day to apply for an undergraduate or a law degree.; Last day an undergraduate student or a law student may register in absentia.
April 14–16, 19–23: Wednesday–Friday, Monday–Friday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session and the fall semester.
April 19-30: Monday–Saturday, Sunday–Friday Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students.
May 3: Monday Last class day in the School of Law.; Last day a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University.
May 4: Tuesday Reading day in the School of Law.; Tuition bills for the summer session distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
May 5–8, 10–15, 17–18: Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Spring semester final examinations in the School of Law.
May 7: Friday Last class day except in the School of Law.; Last day to submit master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean.; Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University.
May 10-11, 16: Monday–Tuesday, Sunday No-class days.
May 12–15, 17–18: Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Spring semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
May 19: Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am (except for graduating students).
May 20: Thursday 5:00 pm: Tuition payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the summer session during the spring.
May 21-22: Friday–Saturday Graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
May 21: Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
May 22: Saturday Commencement (official graduation date).
May 23: Sunday University residence halls close at 9:00 am for graduating students.