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.