- July 16
- 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.