Long Session 2007-2008

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July 20: Friday. Last day during the summer session for new summer session students and continuing and readmitted students to register for the fall semester.
July 24: Tuesday. Tuition and fee bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
August 15: Wednesday. 5:00 pm: Tuition and fee payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by July 20. Tuition and fees may be paid in full or in installments.
August 17: Friday. Orientation for new international students.
August 19: Sunday. Orientation begins for new undergraduate students who are twenty-five years of age and older.
August 22: Wednesday. Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.

Fall Semester 2007

August 23-24: 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 and fees by 5:00 pm on August 28; graduate and law students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on September 4.
August 24: Friday. University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
August 26: Sunday. Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition and fees by August 15.
August 27: Monday. Registration for the fall semester for continuing students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on August 28; graduate and law students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on September 4.; University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
August 28: Tuesday. Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition and fees by August 15.; Deadline for graduate students to be registered in absentia for the fall semester.; Tuition and fee bills for undergraduate students who registered after July 20 are due by 5:00 pm.
August 29: Wednesday. Classes begin.; International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) competition begins for the spring semester.
September 3: Monday. Labor Day holiday.
September 4: Tuesday. 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 and fees without the approval of the registrar.; Last day graduate students may register and pay tuition and fees without the approval of the graduate dean.; Last day law students may register and pay tuition and fees without the approval of the dean.; 5:00 pm: Tuition and fee payment deadline for graduate and law students. Tuition and fees may be paid in full or in installments.
September 14: 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 26: Wednesday. Last day to drop a class without a possible academic penalty. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
September 28: Friday. Second tuition and fee payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
September 30: Sunday. Priority date for student financial aid applications for the spring semester.
October 1: Monday. Application deadline for study abroad programs for the spring semester.; Application deadline for International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) for study abroad programs.
October 15: Monday. Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
October 17: Wednesday. Intrasemester reports due in the deans' offices.
October 24: 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 25-26, 29-31: Thursday-Friday, Monday-Wednesday. Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester.
October 26: Friday. Final tuition and fee payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
October 29-November 3, November 5-9: Monday-Saturday, Monday-Friday. Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students.
November 13: Tuesday. Tuition and fee bills for the spring semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
November 22-24: Thursday-Saturday. Thanksgiving holidays.
December 7: 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 8: Saturday. Reading day in the School of Law.
December 8-9: Saturday-Sunday. Fall graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
December 10-11, 16: Monday-Tuesday, Sunday. No-class days except in the School of Law.
December 10-15, 17-21: Monday-Saturday, Monday-Friday. Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law.
December 12-15, 17-18: Wednesday-Saturday, Monday-Tuesday. Fall semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
December 19: Wednesday. University residence halls close at 9:00 am.
December 21: Friday. Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
December 22: Saturday. Official graduation date. (No public exercises.)

Spring 2008

January 4: Friday. Orientation for new international students.; 5:00 pm: Tuition and fee payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the spring semester by November 9. Tuition and fees may be paid in full or in installments.
January 6: Sunday. Orientation begins for new undergraduate students who are twenty-five years of age and older.; University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
January 7: Monday. Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.
January 7-8: Monday-Tuesday. Add/drop for the spring semester for students who have registered and paid their tuition and fees.
January 9: Wednesday. Registration for the spring semester for new and readmitted students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on January 11; graduate and law students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on January 17.
January 10: Thursday. Registration for the spring semester for continuing students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on January 11; graduate and law students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on January 17.; University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
January 11: Friday. Add/drop for the spring semester for students who registered and paid their tuition and fees by January 4.; Registration for the spring semester for new, readmitted, and continuing students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on January 11; graduate and law students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on January 17.
January 14: Monday. Classes begin.; International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) competition begins for the summer session and the fall semester.
January 17: Thursday. 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 and fees without the approval of the registrar.; Last day graduate students may register and pay tuition and fees without the approval of the graduate dean.; Last day law students may register and pay tuition and fees without the approval of the dean.; 5:00 pm: Tuition and fee payment deadline for graduate and law students. Tuition and fees may be paid in full or in installments.
January 21: Monday. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
January 30: 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 11: Monday. Last day to drop a course without a possible academic penalty. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
February 15: Friday. Priority date for student financial aid applications for the summer session.; Second tuition and fee payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
March 1: Saturday. Application deadline for study abroad programs for the summer session and the fall semester.; Application deadline for International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) for study abroad programs.
March 7: Friday. Intrasemester reports due in the deans' offices.
March 10-15: Monday-Saturday. Spring break.
March 20: Thursday. Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
March 21: Friday. Final tuition and fee payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
March 24: 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.
March 31: Monday. Priority date for student financial aid applications for the fall semester.
April 9-11, 14-18: Wednesday-Friday, Monday-Friday. Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session and the fall semester.
April 14-19, 21-25: Monday-Saturday, Monday-Friday. Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students.
April 28: 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.
April 29: Tuesday. Reading day in the School of Law.; Tuition and fee bills for the summer session distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
April 30-May 3, May 5-10, 12-13: Wednesday-Saturday, Monday-Saturday, Monday-Tuesday. Spring semester final examinations in the School of Law.
May 2: 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 5-6, 11: Monday-Tuesday, Sunday. No-class days except in the School of Law.
May 7-10, 12-13: Wednesday-Saturday, Monday-Tuesday. Spring semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
May 14: Wednesday. University residence halls close at 9:00 am (except for graduating students).
May 15: Thursday. 5:00 pm: Tuition and fee payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the summer session during the spring.
May 15-18: Thursday-Sunday. Graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
May 16: Friday. Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
May 17: Saturday. Commencement (official graduation date).
May 18: Sunday. University residence halls close at 9:00 am for graduating students.