Academic Calendar, 2008-2009
| FALL SEMESTER, 2008 | |
| Opening Faculty Meeting | August 20, Wednesday |
| Orientation for New Students | August 22-26, Friday-Tuesday |
| Enrollment Clearance/Registration | August 26, Tuesday |
| Classes Begin | August 27, Wednesday |
| *Opening Convocation | August 27, Wednesday |
| Labor Day Recess | September 1, Monday |
| Drop/Add Period Ends | September 3, Wednesday |
| Extended Drop Period Begins | September 4, Thursday |
| Pass/Fail Option Ends | September 17, Wednesday |
| Extended Drop Period Ends | September 17, Wednesday |
| Withdraw Period Begins | September 18, Thursday |
| Last Day to Remove Conditional Grades |
September 24, Wednesday |
| End of First Seven Weeks Classes | October 15, Wednesday |
| Fall Recess Begins |
October 17, Friday, |
| Mid-Term Grades Due | October 20, Monday, 9:00 A.M. |
| Classes Resume | October 22, Wednesday |
| Withdraw Period Ends | October 31, Friday |
| Thanksgiving Recess Begins | November 25, Tuesday, 10:00 P.M. |
| Classes Resume | December 1, Monday |
| Classes End | December 10, Wednesday, 10:00 P.M. |
| Reading Day | December 11, Thursday |
| Final Examinations | December 12-17, Friday-Wednesday |
| End of Fall Semester | December 17, Wednesday |
| Final Grades Due | December 19, Friday, 5:00 P.M. |
| SPRING SEMESTER, 2009 | |
| Enrollment Clearance/Registration | January 13, Tuesday |
| Classes Begin | January 14, Wednesday |
| Martin Luther King Day Observance | January 19, Monday |
| Drop/Add Period Ends | January 21, Wednesday |
| Extended Drop Period Begins | January 22, Thursday |
| Pass/Fail Option Ends | February 4, Wednesday |
| Extended Drop Period Ends | February 4, Wednesday |
| Withdraw Period Begins | February 5, Thursday |
| Last Day to Remove Conditional Grades |
February 11, Wednesday |
| End of First Seven Weeks Classes | March 4, Wednesday |
| Mid-Term Grades Due | March 9, Monday, 9:00 A.M. |
| Spring Recess Begins | March 13, Friday, 5:00 P.M. |
| Classes Resume | March 23, Monday |
| Withdraw Period Ends | March 27, Friday |
| Easter Recess Begins | April 8, Wednesday, 10:00 P.M. |
| Classes Resume | April 13, Monday |
| Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium |
May 1, Friday |
| *Awards Convocation | May 1, Friday, 9:00 A.M. |
| Classes End | May 1, Friday |
| Reading Days | May 2, Saturday, and May 7, Thursday |
| Final Examinations | May 4-May 9, Monday-Saturday |
| Final Grades Due | May 11, Monday, 9:00 A.M. |
| *Baccalaureate Service | May 15, Friday, 3:00 P.M. |
| *Commencement | May 16, Saturday, 9:30 A.M. |
* Formal Academic Occasion
