Long Session 2011–2012

July 15: Friday Last day during the summer session for new summer session students and continuing and readmitted students to register for the fall semester.
July 19: 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 10: Wednesday 5:00 pm: Tuition payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by July 15. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
August 12: Friday Orientation for new international students.
August 17: Wednesday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.

Fall Semester 2011

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

Spring Semester 2012

January 5: Thursday 5:00 pm: Tuition payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the spring semester by November 4. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
January 6: Friday Orientation for new international students.
January 9: 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 10: 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 13; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 20.
January 11: 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 13; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 20.
January 12: Thursday University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
January 12–13: Thursday–Friday Add/drop for the spring semester for students who registered and paid their tuition before January 5.; 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 13; graduate students and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 20.
January 13: Friday 5:00 pm: Tuition bills due for undergraduate students who have registered but not paid.
January 15: Sunday University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
January 16: Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
January 17: Tuesday Classes begin.; International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) competition begins for the summer session and the fall semester.
January 20: 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 all students. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
February 1: 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 13: Monday Last day a student enrolled in graduate school or professional school may drop a class without a possible academic penalty.
February 17: Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
March 1: Thursday Application deadline for International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) for summer and fall study abroad programs.
March 2: Friday Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices.
March 12–17: Monday–Saturday Spring break.
March 22: Thursday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
March 23: Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
March 26: Monday Last day a graduate student may change registration in a class to or from the credit/no credit basis.; Last day to apply for a law degree.; Last day a law student may register in absentia.
April 2: 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 an undergraduate student may change registration in a class to or from the pass/fail basis.; Last day to apply for an undergraduate degree.; Last day an undergraduate student may register in absentia.
April 11–13, 16–20: Wednesday–Friday, Monday–Friday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session and the fall semester.
April 14: Saturday Honors Day.
April 16–27: Daily Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students.
April 30: 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 1: 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 2–5, 7–12, 14–15: Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Spring semester final examinations in the School of Law.
May 4: 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 7–8, 13: Monday–Tuesday, Sunday No-class days.
May 9–12, 14–15: Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Spring semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
May 16: Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am (except for graduating students).
May 17: Thursday 5:00 pm: Tuition payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the summer session during the spring.
May 18–19: Friday–Saturday Graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
May 18: Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
May 19: Saturday Commencement (official graduation date).
May 20: Sunday University residence halls close at 9:00 am for graduating students.