Academic Calendar

FALL SEMESTER 2009


AUGUST 2009

3
12
14
14-16
17-21
18-21
19-21
20-23
22
24
24
26
31
31
Deadline:  Graduate School  Admissions Application
Faculty Report for Duty--Faculty and Staff Institute
Residence Halls Open for Freshmen & New Students
New Student Check-in
Orientation for New Students
Registration for New Students
Registration for Returning Students
Graduate Student Residency Weekend/Late Registration
Weekend Classes Begin
All Classes Begin
Late Registration Begins
Athletic Committee Meeting
Last Day to Add Classes
Last Day for 100% Tuition Refund (Room/Board Assessed)
SEPTEMBER 2009
7
8
10
16
16
18
23
28
Labor Day Holiday
Last Day to Drop Classes
Board of Trustees Executive Committee Meeting             
University-wide President’s Assembly

Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee Meeting
Census Day
Faculty Development Workshop
Faculty Association Meeting
OCTOBER 2009
2
5
9
10-15
14
17-18
Student Deadline:  Last Day to Remove “I” Grades Earned Last Semester
Founder’s Day University-wide Observance

Faculty Deadline: Submit Removal of “I” Form to Registrar’s Office
Mid-Term Examinations
Faculty Development Workshop
Graduate School Midterm Residency Weekend
19
21
22-23
23
26
28

Mid-Term Exam D and F Grades Due in the Computer and Registrar's Office
Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee Meeting
Board of Trustees Meeting
Deadline: Applications for Spring Graduation
Faculty Association Meeting
Spring 2010 Early/Online Registration Begins

NOVEMBER 2009
6
11
13
13
18
23
25
30
30
Faculty Development Workshop
Faculty Development Workshop
Last Day to Clear Financial Obligations for Spring Semester
Last Day for Students to Voluntarily Withdraw from the University

Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee Meeting
Faculty Association Meeting
Thanksgiving Holiday Begins After Last Class
Deadline: Undergraduate Admissions Application for Spring 2009-2010
Classes Resume
DECEMBER 2009
5-10
7-8
11
11
14
16-Jan.4
16-Jan. 8
Final Examinations
Graduate Student Thesis Defenses
Residential Halls Close for Christmas Holiday
Deadline:  Graduate Admission Application for Spring
Final Grades Due in Computer & Registrar’s office
Christmas Holiday for Staff According to Work Responsibilities
Spring 2010 Schedule Acceptance Dates
SPRING SEMESTER 2010
JANUARY 2010
1
5
5
6
8
8
11
14-17
15
15
16
18
20
20
25
25
28
29

New Year’s Day                            
Faculty/Staff Report to Duty/Faculty & Staff Institute       
Residential Halls Open
Orientation/Registration for New Students
Registration for Returning Students
               
Faculty Development Workshop
All Undergraduate Classes Begin/Late Registration/Program Changes
Graduate School Residency Weekend/Late Registration
Last Day for Later Registration/Add Classes
Last Day for 100% Tuition Refund (Room & Board Assessed) Weekend Classes Begin            
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Federal Holiday)               
President’s Assembly – LEGACY FORUM
       
Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee Meeting
Last Day to Drop Classes - Undergraduates
Faculty Association Meeting
Deadline: Nursing Program Applications for Fall Semester   
Census Day

FEBRUARY 2010
3
4
8
12
17
17
18-24
19
19
20-21
22
26
27
Deadline: Student Teacher Application Fall 2010
Board of Trustees Executive Committee Meeting
Faculty Development Workshop
Student Deadline:  Last Day to Remove “I” Grades Earned Last Semester
Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee Meeting
Faculty Development Workshop
Mid-Term Examinations
Faculty Deadline:  Submit Removal of “I’ Forms to Registrar’s Office
Student Honors and Awards Assembly
Graduate School Midterm Residency Weekend
Faculty Association Meeting
Last Day to Voluntarily Withdraw from University
Residential Halls Close for Spring Break
MARCH 2010
1-5
7
8
15
15-19
15
18-19
19
22
24
27
Spring Vacation
Residential Halls Open
Classes Resume

Faculty Development Workshop
Textbook Adoption Forms Due
Summer 2010/Fall 2010 Registration Begins

Board of Trustees Meeting
Faculty Development Workshop
Faculty Association Meeting
Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee Meeting
Admitted Students Open House
APRIL 2010
2
5
5-9
12-14
13
16
21
26-27
28
29
30
Good Friday Observance
Easter Sunday

Graduate Student Thesis Defenses
Faculty Development Workshops
Deadline:  Graduate Admission Application for Summer Term
Last Day to Clear Financial Obligations for Summer Session A
Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee Meeting
Final Examinations for Graduating Seniors
Final Grades for Graduating Seniors Due in Computer & Registrar’s Office

Nursing Pinning Convocation
Deadline:  Application to School of Nursing
MAY 2010
1
4-6
5
7
7
8
10
13-16
14
17
18
31
Last Day of Classes
Final Examinations
Senior Consecration
Residential Halls Close
Deadline:  New Student Room Reservation Fee for 2010-2011
University Commencement
Final Grades Due in Computer & Registrar’s Office
Graduate School Residency Weekend/Late Registration
Deadline:  Returning Student Room Reservation Fee for 2010-2011
Registration for Summer Session A
Summer Classes Begin, Late Registration/Program Changes
Memorial Day Holiday
JUNE 2010
4
18-19
19
21
21
22
23
26-27
30
30
Last Day to Clear Financial Obligations for Summer B
Final Examinations (Summer A)
Residential Halls Close
Registration for Summer Session B – Online
Final Grades Due in Computer & Registrar’s Office - Summer A Classes
Begin for Summer Session B
Last Day for Summer Registration and Program Change – Online
Graduate School Midterm Residency Weekend
Deadline: Undergraduate Admissions Application for Fall 2010
Last Day to Clear Financial Obligations for Fall Semester
JULY 2010
4
10
11-17
23
26
Independence Day
Founder’s Birthday Observance

Graduate Students Thesis Defenses
Final Examinations for Summer Session B
Grades due in Computer & Registrar’s Office
* Note: Calendar dates are subject to change.
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