Academic Calendar 2008-09

 

Below is the academic calendar for undergraduate courses offered by the College of Arts & Sciences. For academic calendars associated with graduate programs, please check your college or school's homepage.

2008 FALL SEMESTER

AUGUST

August 17-19 Optional Voyage Trips for New Students
August 18-20 International Student Orientation
August 20 New Student Orientation Begins
August 21-22 Faculty Conference
August 25 Classes Begin
August 25 Convocation
August 29 Last Day for New Student Registration

SEPTEMBER

September 1 Labor Day - No Classes
September 8 Last Day to Add Courses
September 8 Last Day to Drop Courses With No Record

OCTOBER

October 3 No classes for College of Arts and Science
October 27 Thru Nov. 14 Advising for Winter III and Spring Semester (tenative)

NOVEMBER

November 3 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
November 26 Begin Thanksgiving Holiday, Noon
November 27,28 Thanksgiving

DECEMBER

December 2 Last Day of Classes
December 3 Reading Day
December 4-5 Final Examinations
December 8-10 Final Examinations

2009 WINTER III

JANUARY

January 5 Winter III Term Classes Begin
January 7 Last Day to Add Courses
January 7 Last Day to Drop Courses With No Record
January 19Martin Luther King Day (no classes will be held)
January 20 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
January 26Winter III Final Exams
January 31 Fall Degree Conferral Date

2009 SPRING SEMESTER

January 28-29 International Student Orientation
January 30 New Student Orientation

FEBRUARY

February 2 Spring Classes Begin
February 9 Last Day for New Student Registration
February 16 Last Day to Add Courses
February 16 Last Day to Drop Courses With No Record

MARCH

March 21-29 Spring Break
March 30 - April 24 Advising for Fall Semester (tenative)

APRIL

April 13 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
April 22 Senior Projects Day (no Arts and Science classes)

MAY

May 13 Last Day of Classes
May 14 Reading Day
May 15-16, 18-20 Final Examinations
May 23 Commencement

2009 SUMMER TERM

May 26 Classes begin for Term I
Classes conclude on the date printed in the class schedule

JUNE

June 22 Classes begin for Term II
Classes conclude on the date printed in the class schedule

JULY

July 20 Classes begin for Term III
Classes conclude on the date printed in the class schedule