Academic Calendar, 2009-2010
| FALL SEMESTER, 2009 | |
| Opening Faculty Meeting | August 19, Wednesday |
| Orientation for New Students | August 21-25, Friday-Tuesday |
| **Enrollment Clearance/Registration | August 25, Tuesday |
| Classes Begin | August 26, Wednesday |
| *Opening Convocation | August 26, Wednesday |
| Drop/Add Period Ends | September 1, Tuesday |
| Extended Drop Period Begins | September 2, Wednesday |
| Labor Day Recess | September 7, Monday |
| Pass/Fail Option Ends | September 16, Wednesday |
| Extended Drop Period Ends | September 16, Wednesday |
| Withdraw Period Begins | September 17, Thursday |
| Last Day to Remove Conditional Grades |
September 23, Wednesday |
| End of First Seven Weeks Classes | October 14, Wednesday |
| Fall Recess Begins |
October 16, Friday, |
| Mid-Term Grades Due | October 19, Monday, 9:00 A.M. |
| Classes Resume | October 21, Wednesday |
| Withdraw Period Ends | October 30, Friday |
| Thanksgiving Recess Begins | November 24, Tuesday, 10:00 P.M. |
| Classes Resume | November 30, Monday |
| Classes End | December 9, Wednesday, 10:00 P.M. |
| Reading Day | December 10, Thursday |
| Final Examinations | December 11-16, Friday-Wednesday |
| End of Fall Semester | December 16, Wednesday |
| Final Grades Due | December 18, Friday, 5:00 P.M. |
| SPRING SEMESTER, 2010 | |
| **Enrollment Clearance/Registration | January 12, Tuesday |
| Classes Begin | January 13, Wednesday |
| Martin Luther King Day Observance | January 18, Monday |
| Drop/Add Period Ends | January 20, Wednesday |
| Extended Drop Period Begins | January 21, Thursday |
| Pass/Fail Option Ends | February 3, Wednesday |
| Extended Drop Period Ends | February 3, Wednesday |
| Withdraw Period Begins | February 4, Thursday |
| Last Day to Remove Conditional Grades |
February 10, Wednesday |
| End of First Seven Weeks Classes | March 3, Wednesday |
| Mid-Term Grades Due | March 8, Monday, 9:00 A.M. |
|
Spring Recess Begins |
March 12, Friday, |
| Classes Resume | March 22, Monday |
| Withdraw Period Ends | March 26, Friday |
| Easter Recess Begins | March 31, Wednesday, 10:00 P.M. |
| Classes Resume | April 5, Monday |
| Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium |
April 30, Friday |
| *Awards Convocation | Apri 30, Friday, 9:00 A.M. |
| Classes End | April 30, Friday |
| Reading Days | May 1, Saturday, and May 6, Thursday |
| Final Examinations | May 3-May 8, Monday-Saturday |
| Final Grades Due | May 11, Monday, 9:00 A.M. |
| *Baccalaureate Service | May 14, Friday, 3:00 P.M. |
| *Commencement | May 15, Saturday, 9:30 A.M. |
* Formal Academic Occasion
**Required of all students
PLEASE NOTE: This document reflects information as it was published in the 2009-10 Rhodes Catalogue. You may find more current information elsewhere on rhodes.edu.