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2008-09 Academic Calendar

Note: Students in professional schools may be subject to different calendar dates.

Visit the University Senate Web site for future semester start and end dates, final exam dates, and University holidays.

Date Day Event
Spring Semester 2008

March 2008

March 4 Tuesday Graduate School March graduation application deadline
March 17-21 Monday-Friday Spring break
March 17 Monday Last day to cancel a course without college scholastic committee approval, full term
March 19 Wednesday Second spring bill due (50%)
March 21 Friday Holiday; University offices closed
March 24 Monday

First day of second 7-week session

March 27 Thursday

May session 2008 graduation application deadline, undergraduate and professional schools

March 31 Monday

Last day to receive 100% refund for second 7-week session
Last day to register without instructor approval for second 7-week session

April 2008

April 1 Tuesday

Graduate School April graduation application deadline

April 6 Sunday

Last day to receive 50% refund for second 7-week session
Last day to cancel a course without receiving a "W" on transcript for second 7-week session
Last day to add a course without instructor and college scholastic committee approval for second 7-week session

April 8 Tuesday May/summer registration begins for admitted students
April 10 Thursday Queued registration begins for fall 2008
April 15 Tuesday Summer registration begins for non-admitted students (open enrollment)
April 16 Wednesday

Third Spring Bill Due (100%)
Last day of first 7-week session

April 20 Sunday

Last day to cancel a course without college scholastic committee approval for second 7-week session

May 2008

May 1 Thursday Graduate School May graduation application deadline
May 2 Friday Open registration begins for fall 2008
May 9 Friday Last day of instruction
May 10-11

Saturday-
Sunday

Study days
May 12-17

Monday-
Saturday

Final examinations
May 14 Wednesday

Fourth spring bill due (100%)

May 17 Saturday

Last day of spring 2008 semester

May 27 Tuesday

May session begins

 
Date Day Event
Summer Semester 2008

June 2008

June 2 Monday

Graduate School June graduation application deadline

June 4 Wednesday

Fifth spring bill due (100%)

June 13 Friday

Last day of May session

June 10 Tuesday

Summer 2008 graduation application deadline, undergraduate and professional schools

June 16 Monday

Summer session 2008 begins

July 2008

July 1 Tuesday

Graduate School July graduation application deadline

July 4 Friday

Independence Day holiday; University offices closed, no classes

July 9 Wednesday

First summer bill due (100%)

July 11 Friday

Classes end for first 4-week session

July 14 Monday

Classes start for second 4-week session

August 2008

August 1 Friday

Graduate School August graduation application deadline

August 6 Wednesday

Second summer bill due (100%)

August 8 Friday

Classes end for second 4-week, 8-week summer session ends

August 22 Friday Summer 2008 term ends
August 27 Wednesday Third summer bill Due (100%)
August 27 - September 1 Wednesday - Monday

Welcome Week, required of freshman students entering Fall 2008

Date Day Event
Fall Semester 2008

September 2008

September 1 Monday

Labor day holiday; all University offices closed

September 2 Tuesday

Fall 2008 semester begins

September 9 Tuesday

Last day to receive 100% refund for full term, first 7-week session
Last day to add a course without instructor approval  

September 15 Monday

Last day to receive 75% refund, full term
Last day to receive 50% refund, first 7-week session
Last day to change grading basis for full term, first 7-week session
Last day to cancel a course without receiving a "W" on transcript
Last day to add a course without college scholastic committee approval  

September 22 Monday

Last day to receive 50% refund

September 29 Monday

Last day to receive 25% refund

October 2008

October 1 Wednesday

First fall bill due (33 %)

October 27 Monday

Last day to cancel a course without college scholastic committee approval, full term

October 29 Wednesday

Second fall bill due (50%)

October 31 Friday

Last day to receive 100% refund, second 7-week session
Last day to add a course without instructor approval, second 7-week session

November 2008

November 7 Friday

Last day to receive 50% refund, second 7-week session
Last day to change grading basis, second 7-week session
Last day to cancel a course without receiving a "W" on transcript, second 7-week session
Last day to add a course without college scholastic committee approval, second 7-week session

November 11 Tuesday

Queued registration begins for spring 2009

November 25 Tuesday

Third fall bill due (100%)

November 27-28 Thursday-Friday

Holiday; all University offices closed, no classes

December 2008

December 5 Friday

First day of open enrollment for spring 2009

December 10 Wednesday

Last day of instruction

December 11, 14 Thursday & Sunday

Study days

December 12-13, 15-18 Friday-Saturday, Monday-Thursday

Final examinations

December 15 Monday

First day of open enrollment for spring 2009

December 18 Thursday

End of the term

December 23 Tuesday

Fourth fall bill due (100%)

Date Day Event
Spring semester 2009

January 2009

January 19 Monday

Holiday; all University offices closed, no classes

January 20 Tuesday

First day of spring semester

January 27 Tuesday

Last day to receive 100% refund for full term, first 7-week session
Last day to add a course without instructor approval

February 2009

February 2 Monday

Last day to receive 75% refund, full term
Last day to receive 50% refund, first 7-week session
Last day to change grading basis for full term, first 7-week session
Last day to cancel a course without receiving a "W" on transcript
Last day to add a course without college scholastic committee approval  

February 9 Monday

Last day to receive 50% refund

February 16 Monday

Last day to receive 25% refund

February 18 Wednesday

First spring bill due (33%)

March 2009

March 16 Monday

Last day to cancel a course without college scholastic committee approval, full term

March 18 Wednesday

Second spring bill due (50%)

March 30

Monday

Last day to receive 100% refund, second 7-week session
Last day to add a course without instructor approval, second 7-week session

April 2009

April 5 Saturday

Last day to receive 50% refund, second 7-week session
Last day to change grading basis, second 7-week session
Last day to cancel a course without receiving a "W" on transcript, second 7-week session
Last day to add a course without college scholastic committee approval, second 7-week session

April 7 Tuesday

Queued registration begins for May and summer sessions, 2009

April 15 Wednesday

Third Spring bill due (100%)

May 2009

May 1 Friday Graduate School May graduation application deadline
May 8 Friday Last day of instruction
May 9-10

Saturday-
Sunday

Study days
May 11-16

Monday-
Saturday

Final examinations
May 13 Wednesday

Fourth spring bill due (100%)

May 16 Saturday

Last day of spring 2009 semester

May 26 Tuesday

May session begins

June 2009

June 2 Monday

Graduate School June graduation application deadline

June 3 Wednesday

Fifth spring bill due (100%)

June 12 Friday

Last day of May session

June 15 Monday

Summer session 2009 begins

 

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