Friday Last day during the summer session for new summer session students and continuing and readmitted students to register for the fall semester.
July 20
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 11
Wednesday 5:00 pm: Tuition payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by July 16. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
August 13
Friday Orientation for new international students.
August 18
Wednesday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.
Fall Semester 2010
August 19–20
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 24; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on August 30.
August 20
Friday University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
August 22
Sunday Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition and fees by August 11.
August 23
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 24; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on August 30.
University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
August 24
Tuesday Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition by August 11.
Deadline for graduate students to be registered in absentia for the fall semester.
Tuition bills for undergraduate students who registered after July 16 are due by 5:00 pm.
August 25
Wednesday Classes begin.
International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) competition begins for the spring semester.
August 30
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 6
Monday Labor Day holiday.
September 10
Friday Twelfth class day; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken.
Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 pm.
Last day an undergraduate student may add a class except for rare and extenuating circumstances.
Last day to drop a class for a possible refund. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, add a class.
Last day a law student may add or drop a course without the approval of the dean.
September 24
Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
October 1
Friday Application deadline for International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) for spring and Maymester programs.
October 11
Monday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
October 13
Wednesday Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices.
October 20
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 21–22, 25–27
Thursday–Friday, Monday–Wednesday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester.
October 22
Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
October 25–November 5
Daily Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students.
November 9
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 25–27
Thursday–Saturday Thanksgiving holidays.
December 3
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 4
Saturday Reading day in the School of Law.
December 4–5
Saturday–Sunday Fall graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
December 6–7, 12
Monday–Tuesday, Sunday No-class days.
December 6–11, 13–17
Monday–Saturday, Monday–Friday Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law.
December 8–11, 13–14
Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Fall semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
December 15
Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am.
December 17
Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
December 18
Saturday Official graduation date. (No public exercises.)
Spring Semester 2011
January 6
Thursday 5:00 pm: Tuition payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the spring semester by November 5. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
January 7
Friday Orientation for new international students.
January 9
Sunday University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
January 10
Monday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.
Add/drop for the spring semester for students who have registered and paid their tuition.
January 11
Tuesday 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 14; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 21.
January 12
Wednesday 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 14; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 21.
January 13
Thursday University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
January 13–14
Thursday–Friday Add/drop for the spring semester for students who registered and paid their tuition by January 6.
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 14; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 21.
January 17
Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
January 18
Tuesday Classes begin.
International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) competition begins for the summer session and the fall semester.
January 21
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 2
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 may, with the required approvals, add a class.
Last day a law student may add or drop a course without the approval of the dean.
February 14
Monday Application deadline for study abroad programs for the summer session.
February 18
Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
March 1
Tuesday Application deadline for International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) for summer and fall study abroad programs.
March 4
Friday Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices.
March 14–19
Monday–Saturday Spring break.
March 24
Thursday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
March 25
Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
March 28
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 13–15, 18–22
Wednesday–Friday, Monday–Friday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session and the fall semester.
April 18–29
Daily Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students.
May 2
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 3
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 4–7, 9–14, 16–17
Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Spring semester final examinations in the School of Law.
May 6
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 9–10, 15
Monday–Tuesday, Sunday No-class days.
May 11–14, 16–17
Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Spring semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
May 18
Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am (except for graduating students).
May 19
Thursday 5:00 pm: Tuition payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the summer session during the spring.
May 20–21
Friday–Saturday Graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
May 20
Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
May 21
Saturday Commencement (official graduation date).
May 22
Sunday University residence halls close at 9:00 am for graduating students.
