Academic Calendar 2008-09
10-17-2007

FALL TERM 2008	

Fall Semester Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Monday, August 25, 2008
Deadline for Adding Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday (4 p.m.), August 29
CLASSES NOT IN SESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Monday, September 1
OBSERVE MONDAY CLASS SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, September 3
Deadline for Dropping Courses.
	Courses dropped hereafter require approval of 
	the Assoc Dean for Student Affairs and appear
	on transcript with a "W" notation.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Friday, September 5
Last day to Withdraw from school with 80% Tuition Refund. . . . . . . . . . Friday, September 5 
Last day to Withdraw from school with 60% Tuition Refund. . . . . . . . . .Friday, September 19
CLASSES NOT IN SESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tuesday, September 30
Last day to Withdraw from school with 40% Tuition Refund. . . . . . . . . . . Friday, October 3
CLASSES NOT IN SESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thursday, October 9
Last day to Withdraw from school with approval of 
Assoc Dean for Student Affairs
No Withdrawals after this date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, November 21
Thanksgiving Recess Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thursday, November 27
Thanksgiving Recess Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sunday, November 30
OBSERVE THURSDAY CLASS SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, December 1
Last Class Day of Term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, December 5
Reading Period Begins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, December 6
Reading Period Ends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tuesday, December 9
Final Exams Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, December 10
Final Exams End. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Monday, December 22
Winter Recess Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, December 23
Winter Recess Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sunday, January 4


SPRING TERM 2009		

Spring semester Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Monday, January 5, 2009
Deadline for adding courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Friday (4 p.m.), January 9
CLASSES NOT IN SESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Monday January 19
Deadline for dropping courses 
	Courses dropped hereafter require approval of the
	Assoc. Dean for Student Affairs and appear
	on transcript with a "W" notation.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, January 23
Last day to withdraw from school with 80% Tuition Refund. . . . . . . . . . .Friday, January 23 
Last day to withdraw from school with 60% Tuition Refund. . . . . . . . . . .Friday, February 6
Last day to withdraw from school with 40% Tuition Refund. . . . . . . . . . Friday, February 20
Spring recess begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, March 14
Spring recess ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday, March 22
Last day to Withdraw from school with approval of 
Assoc.  Dean for Student Affairs
No Withdrawals after this date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, April 2
Last day of term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, April 20
Reading period begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, April 21
Reading period ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thursday, April 23
Final Exams begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Friday, April 24
Final Exams end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, May 7 
2009 Senior Awards Reception and Class Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wednesday, May 20
Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, May 21