Long Session 2008–2009

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July 18: Friday Last day during the summer session for new summer session students and continuing and readmitted students to register for the fall semester.
July 22: 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 13: Wednesday 5:00 pm: Tuition and fee payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by July 18. Tuition and fees may be paid in full or in installments.
August 15: Friday Orientation for new international students.
August 20: Wednesday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.

Fall Semester 2008

August 21–22: 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 26; graduate and law students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on September 2.
August 22: Friday University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
August 24: Sunday Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition and fees by August 13.
August 25: 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 26; graduate and law students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on September 2.; University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
August 26: Tuesday Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition and fees by August 13.; Deadline for graduate students to be registered in absentia for the fall semester.; Tuition and fee bills for undergraduate students who registered after July 18 are due by 5:00 pm.
August 27: Wednesday Classes begin.; International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) competition begins for the spring semester.
September 1: Monday Labor Day holiday.
September 2: 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 12: 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 24: Wednesday Last day to drop a class without a possible academic penalty. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
September 26: Friday Second tuition and fee payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
September 29: Monday Application deadline for study abroad programs for the spring semester.; Application deadline for International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) for study abroad programs.
September 30: Tuesday Priority date for student financial aid applications for the spring semester.
October 13: Monday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
October 15: Wednesday Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices.
October 22: 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 23–24, 27–29: Thursday–Friday, Monday–Wednesday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester.
October 24: Friday Final tuition and fee payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
October 27–November 1, November 3–7: Monday–Saturday, Monday–Friday Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students.
November 11: 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 27–29: Thursday–Saturday Thanksgiving holidays.
December 5: 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 6: Saturday Reading day in the School of Law.
December 6–7: Saturday–Sunday Fall graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
December 8–9, 14: Monday–Tuesday, Sunday No-class days except in the School of Law.
December 8–13, 15–19: Monday–Saturday, Monday–Friday Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law.
December 10–13, 15–16: Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Fall semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
December 17: Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am.
December 19: Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
December 20: Saturday Official graduation date. (No public exercises.)

Spring Semester 2009

January 8: Thursday 5:00 pm: Tuition and fee payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the spring semester by November 7. Tuition and fees may be paid in full or in installments.
January 9: Friday Orientation for new international students.
January 11: Sunday University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
January 12: Monday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.
January 12–13: Monday–Tuesday Add/drop for the spring semester for students who have registered and paid their tuition and fees.
January 14: 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 16; graduate and law students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on January 23.
January 15: 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 16; graduate and law students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on January 23.; University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
January 16: Friday Add/drop for the spring semester for students who registered and paid their tuition and fees by January 8.; 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 16; graduate and law students must pay tuition and fees by 5:00 pm on January 23.
January 19: Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
January 20: Tuesday Classes begin.; International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) competition begins for the summer session and the fall semester.
January 23: 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 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.
February 4: 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 16: Monday Last day to drop a class without a possible academic penalty. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
February 20: 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: Sunday 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 6: Friday Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices.
March 16–21: Monday–Saturday Spring break.
March 26: Thursday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
March 27: Friday Final tuition and fee payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
March 30: 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 6: Monday Priority date for student financial aid applications for the fall semester.
April 15–17, 20–24: Wednesday–Friday, Monday–Friday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session and the fall semester.
April 20–25, 27–May 1: Monday–Saturday, Monday–Friday Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students.
May 4: 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 5: 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.
May 6–9, 11–16, 18–19: Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Spring semester final examinations in the School of Law.
May 8: 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 11–12, 17: Monday–Tuesday, Sunday No-class days except in the School of Law.
May 13–16, 18–19: Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Spring semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
May 20: Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am (except for graduating students).
May 21: Thursday 5:00 pm: Tuition and fee payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the summer session during the spring.
May 21–24: Thursday–Sunday Graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
May 22: Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
May 23: Saturday Commencement (official graduation date).
May 24: Sunday University residence halls close at 9:00 am for graduating students.