2009-2011 Academic Calendar (Subject to Change)* |
FALL SEMESTER
|
2009-2010 (1010)
|
2010-2011 (1110)
|
|
| Beginning of instruction, 4 p.m |
August 24 |
August 23 |
| Last day for advancement to candidacy for
all graduate |
August 24 |
August 23 |
| Holiday, Labor Day |
September 7 |
September 6 |
| Last day to add a full-term course or drop without record |
September 2 |
September 1 |
| Last day to add audit or change to/from
audit |
September 2 |
September 1 |
| Last day on which candidate may apply for
a degree |
September 15 |
September 14 |
| Last day for students to submit incomplete work to instructor |
September 18 |
September 17 |
| Last day for instructor to submit removals of incomplete to the Office
of the Registrar |
October 2 |
October 1 |
| Last day to drop with record or withdraw |
November 13 |
November 12 |
| Last day to change to/from S/U grading |
November 13 |
November 12 |
| Holiday, Veterans Day |
November 11 |
November 11 |
| Last day to file preliminary approval of
thesis or dissertation form in the Graduate School |
November 19 |
November 18 |
| Thanksgiving recess |
November 26-27 |
November 25-26 |
| Last day to submit final copy of thesis
or dissertation to the Graduate School |
December 3 |
December 2 |
| Last day to file final report on degree
examinations and independent study completion in the Graduate School |
December 10 |
December 9 |
| Reading and Review Day |
December 11 |
December 10 |
| Semester examination period |
December 14-18 |
December 13-17 |
| Winter Commencement and Official Graduation
Day |
December 18 |
|
| Grades due at noon |
December 22 |
|
SPRING SEMESTER |
2009-2010 (1030)
|
2010-2011 (1130)
|
|
| Beginning of instruction, 4 p.m. |
January 11 |
January 10 |
| Last day for advancement to candidacy for
all graduate students planning to graduate in May |
January 11 |
January 10 |
| Holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
January 18 |
January 17 |
| Last day to add a full-term course or drop without record |
January 21 |
January 20 |
| Last day to add audit or change to/from
audit |
January 21 |
January 20 |
| Last day on which candidates may apply for
a degree |
February 9 |
February 8 |
| Last day for students to submit incomplete
work to instructor |
February 5 |
February 4 |
| Last day for instructor to submit removals
of incomplete to the Office of the Registrar |
February 19 |
February 18 |
| Holiday, Presidents’ Day |
February 15 |
February 21 |
| Spring recess |
March 15-19 |
March 14-18 |
| Last day to drop with record or withdraw |
April 9 |
April 8 |
| Last day to change to/from S/U |
April 9 |
April 8 |
| Holiday, Easter |
April 2-5 |
April 22-25 |
| Last day to file preliminary approval of
thesis or dissertation form in the Graduate School |
April 15 |
April 14 |
| Last day to submit final copy of thesis
or dissertation to the Graduate School |
April 29 |
April 28 |
| Last day to file final report on degree
examinations and independent study completion in the Graduate School |
May 6 |
May 5 |
| Reading and Review Day |
May 7 |
May 6 |
| Semester examination period |
May 10-14 |
May 9-13 |
| Spring Commencement and Official Graduation
Day |
May 15 |
May 14 |
| Grades due at noon |
May 18 |
May 17 |
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SUMMER SESSION |
2009-2010 (1040)
|
2010-2011 (1140)
|
|
| Beginning of instruction |
May 17 |
May 16 |
| Last day for advancement to candidacy for
all graduate students planning to graduate in August |
May 17 |
May 16 |
| Last day to add a full-term course |
May 24 |
May 23 |
| Last day to add audit or change to/from audit |
May
24 |
May
23 |
| Holiday, Memorial Day |
May
31 |
May
30 |
| Last day on which candidates may apply for a degree |
June 15 |
June
14 |
| Holiday, Independence Day |
July
5 |
July
4 |
| Last day to file preliminary approval of thesis or dissertation form
in the Graduate School |
July 8 |
July 7 |
| Last day to drop with record or withdraw |
July
16 |
July
15 |
| Last day to change to/from S/U |
July
6 |
July
15 |
| Last day to submit final copy of thesis or dissertation to the Graduate
School |
July
22 |
July
21 |
| Last day to file final report on degree examinations and independent
study completion in the Graduate School |
July 29 |
July
28 |
| Final examination period |
August
6 |
August
5 |
| Summer Commencement and Official Graduation Day |
August
6 |
August
5 |
| Grades due at noon |
August 10 |
August 9 |

**All academic deadline dates apply to full-term, on-campus
courses. |