Long Session 2009–2010
- July 17
- Friday Last day during the summer session for new summer session students and continuing and readmitted students to register for the fall semester.
- July 21
- Tuesday Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
- August 12
- Wednesday 5:00 pm: Tuition payment deadline for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by July 17. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
- August 14
- Friday Orientation for new international students.
- August 19
- Wednesday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.
Fall Semester 2009
- August 20-21
- Thursday–Friday Registration for the fall semester for new and readmitted students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on August 25; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on August 31.
- August 21
- Friday University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
- August 23
- Sunday Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition and fees by August 12.
- August 24
- Monday Registration for the fall semester for continuing students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on August 25; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on August 31.
- University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
- August 25
- Tuesday Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition by August 12.
- Deadline for graduate students to be registered in absentia for the fall semester.
- Tuition bills for undergraduate students who registered after July 17 are due by 5:00 pm.
- August 26
- Wednesday Classes begin.
- International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) competition begins for the spring semester.
- August 31
- Monday Last day of the official add/drop period; after this date, changes in registration require the approval of the department chair and usually the student’s dean. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
- Last day undergraduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the registrar.
- Last day graduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the graduate dean.
- Last day law students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the dean.
- 5:00 pm: Tuition payment deadline for graduate and law students. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
- September 7
- Monday Labor Day holiday.
- September 11
- Friday Twelfth class day; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken. Last day an undergraduate student may add a class except for rare and extenuating circumstances.
- Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 pm.
- Last day to drop a class for a possible refund. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
- Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, add a class.
- September 23
- Wednesday Last day to drop a class without a possible academic penalty. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
- September 25
- Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
- October 1
- Thursday Application deadline for study abroad programs for the spring semester (exception BBA)
- October 12
- Monday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
- October 14
- Wednesday Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices.
- October 21
- Wednesday Last day an undergraduate student may, with the dean’s approval, withdraw from the University or drop a class except for urgent and substantiated, nonacademic reasons.
Last day a student may change registration in a class to or from the pass/fail or credit/no credit basis.
Last day to apply for an undergraduate or a law degree.
Last day an undergraduate student or a law student may register in absentia.
- October 22-23, 26-28
- Thursday–Friday, Monday–Wednesday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester.
- October 23
- Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
- October 26 – November 6
- Monday–Saturday, Sunday–Friday Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students
- November 10
- Tuesday Tuition bills for the spring semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
- November 26-28
- Thursday–Saturday Thanksgiving holidays.
- December 4
- Friday Last class day.
Last day to submit master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean.
Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University.
- December 5
- Saturday Reading day in the School of Law.
- December 5-6
- Saturday–Sunday Fall graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
- December 7-8, 13
- Monday–Tuesday, Sunday No-class days except in the School of Law.
- December 7-12, 14-18
- Monday–Saturday, Monday–Friday Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law.
- December 9-12, 14-15
- Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Fall semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
- December 16
- Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am.
- December 18
- Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
- December 19
- Saturday Official graduation date. (No public exercises.)
