Fall SEMESTER 2008 CALENDARS
Undergraduate Calendar
Updated 08/21/07
| Regular 16-Week Academic Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| August 24 (midnight) |
Sunday | Open registration ends |
| August 25 | Monday | Fall Semester 2008 begins |
| August 25 | Monday | Late and change registration begins Late registration fees apply |
| August 29 | Friday | Labor Day weekend begins Classes that begin at 3:15 p.m. or later are canceled |
| August 31 | Sunday | Late and change registration ends Last day to withdraw without a "W" grade |
| September 2 | Tuesday | Classes resume after Labor Day weekend |
| September 7 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from class(es) with a Bursar credit of 100% |
| September 8 | Monday | Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa Last day to request or cancel pass/no pass option |
| September 13 | Saturday | Early alert process begins (Last day of the 3rd week of the semester) |
| September 21 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from class(es) with a Bursar credit of 50% |
| September 28 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from class(es) with a Bursar credit of 20% (zero credit therafter) |
| September 29 | Monday | Last day to file applications for degrees awarded in May 2009 or August 2009 (Deans' offices) |
| October 3 | Friday | Last day for students to submit assignments to change an "I" grade to a letter grade for Spring Semester 2008 and Summer Sessions 2008 Faculty may set earlier deadlines with students |
| October 6-7 | Monday & Tuesday | Mid-Semester Break: No classes |
| October 8 | Wednesday | Classes resume after Mid-Semester Break |
| October 20 | Monday | All Spring Semester 2008 and Summer Sessions 2008 "I" grades convert to grade of "F" (First day of the 9th week of the semester) |
| October 31 | Friday | Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" After this date, the penalty grade of "WF" will be assigned |
| November 26-28 | Wednesday-Friday | Thanksgiving Break: No classes |
| December 1 | Monday | Classes resume after Thanksgiving Break |
| December 5 | Friday | Fall Semester classes end |
| December 10 | Wednesday | Study Day: No classes Final Examinations begin at 4:15 p.m. |
| December 8-13, December 15 & 16 |
Monday -Saturday, Monday, Tuesday |
Final Examinations |
| January 12 | Monday | Spring Semester 2009 begins |
| January 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King Holiday: No classes |
Graduate School of Education Calendar
Updated 3/28/08
| Key Dates | ||
|---|---|---|
| August 1 | Friday | Last day to submit graduation applications for December 2008 degree conferral Last day to submit M.Ed., Ph.D., Ed.D. comprehensive/portfolio applications for Fall 2008 |
| August 20 | Wednesday | New graduate student orientation |
| August 24 (midnight) |
Sunday | Open registration ends |
| August 25 | Monday | Fall Semester 2008 begins Late and change registration begins Late registration fees apply |
| August 29 | Friday | Labor Day Weekend begins Classes beginning at 3:15 p.m. or later are canceled |
| August 31 | Sunday | Late and change registration ends Last day to withdraw without a "W" grade |
| September 2 | Tuesday | Classes resume after Labor Day Weekend |
| September 7 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from classes with a Bursar credit of 100% |
| September 8 | Monday | Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa Last day to request or cancel pass/no pass option |
| September 21 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from classes with a Bursar credit of 50% |
| September 27 | Saturday | Ph.D., Ed.D., M.Ed. comprehensive exams in education begin (M.Ed. has only one session) |
| September 28 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from classes with a Bursar credit of 20% |
| October 1 | Monday | Last day to submit the Application for Fall 2009 Student Teaching (PDF) Last day to submit dissertation for format check for December 2008 degree conferral |
| October 4 | Saturday | Ph.D. and Ed.D. comprehensive exams in education continue |
| October 6-7 | Monday & Tuesday | Mid-Semester Break: No classes |
| October 8 | Wednesday | Classes resume after Mid-Semester Break |
| October 11 | Saturday | Ph.D. and Ed.D. comprehensive exams in education conclude |
| October 31 (5 p.m.) | Friday | Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" Last day to withdraw without a penalty grade of "WF" |
| November 3 | Monday | Last day to submit final approved copies of dissertation for December 2008 degree conferral |
| November 26-28 | Wednesday - Friday | Thanksgiving Break: No classes |
| December 1 | Monday | Classes resume after Thanksgiving Break |
| December 1 | Monday | Last day to submit graduation applications for May 2009 or August 2009 degree conferral Last day to submit M.Ed., Ph.D., Ed.D. comprehensive/portfolio applications for Sping 2009 |
| December 5 | Friday | Fall Semester 2008 classes end |
| December 8 (4:15 p.m.) | Monday | Final Examinations begin |
| December 8-13, December 15 & 16 |
Monday-Saturday, Monday, Tuesday |
Final Examinations (no exams on Sunday) |
| January 12 | Monday | Spring Semester 2009 begins |
| January 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday: No classes |