Academic Calendar


2009 - 2010 Academic Year

 

Monday, Aug. 3, to Sunday, Sep. 13

Registration Period for the Fall 2009 Term

Friday, Aug. 7

Grades for Summer 2009 10-week courses due to the University Registrar

Tuesday, Aug. 11 to Thursday, Aug. 13 

Last Summer 2009 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday class meetings for 13-week courses

Thursday, Aug. 13

Grades for Summer 2009 13-week courses due to the University Registrar

Monday, Aug. 17

Last Summer 2009 Monday class meeting for 13-week courses

Tuesday, Aug. 18 to Thursday, Aug. 20

Exam or Make-up Dates for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 13-week courses

Monday, Aug. 24

Exam or Make-up date for Monday 13-week class meetings

Monday, Sep. 14 to Thursday, Sep. 17

First Week of Classes

Monday, Sep. 14 to
Thursday, Sep. 17

Late Registration Period

Wednesday, Sep. 16 to 
Tuesday, Sep. 22

First Week of Distance Learning (DL) Classes

Monday, Sep. 28

Yom Kippur - No Classes

Friday, Oct. 9

Last day to submit coursework for Summer 2009 incompletes.

Monday, Oct. 12

Columbus Day — Classes in session, university offices closed.

Sunday, Nov. 1

Deadline to submit an Application to Graduate form for a master’s degree or graduate certificate program for graduation in February 2010.

Friday, Nov. 6

Deadline to drop a course (this date is approximate). Students can drop courses with no academic penalty through the ninth class meeting.

Tuesday, Nov. 17, to Thursday, Nov. 19

Last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday class meetings (10-week courses).

Wednesday, Nov. 18, to Tuesday, Nov. 24

Final week for distance learning (DL) courses (10-week courses).

Monday, Nov. 23

Last Monday class meetings (10-week courses).

Tuesday, Nov. 24

Exam or make-up date for Tuesday class meetings (10-week courses).

Wednesday, Nov. 25, and Thursday, Nov. 26

Thanksgiving holiday — no classes.

Monday, Nov. 30

Exam or make-up date for Monday class meetings (10-week courses).

Wednesday, Dec. 2, and Thursday, Dec. 3

Exam or make-up date for Wednesday and Thursday class meetings (10-week courses).

Friday, Dec. 4

Grades due for 10-week courses.

Monday, Dec. 7, to Monday, Jan. 18

Registration for Spring 2010 classes.

Tuesday, Dec. 8

Last Tuesday class meeting (13-week courses).

Wednesday, Dec. 9

Information session.

Monday, Dec. 14

Last Monday class meeting (13-week courses).

Tuesday, Dec. 15

Exam or make-up date for Tuesday class meetings (13-week courses).

Wednesday, Dec. 16, and Thursday, Dec. 17

Last Wednesday and Thursday class meetings (13-week courses).

Friday, Dec. 18 

Grades due for 13-week courses.

Monday, Dec. 21

Exam or make-up date for Monday class meetings (13-week courses).

Wednesday, Dec. 23, and Thursday, Dec. 24

Exam or make-up date for Wednesday and Thursday class meetings (13-week courses).

 Thursday, Jan. 7

 Information Session

 Monday, Jan. 18

 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, University Offices Closed. No on-campus classes.

Tuesday, Jan. 19 to  Thursday, Jan 21

First Week of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on-campus classes. Late Registration Period.

Wednesday, Jan. 20 to Tuesday, Jan. 26

First Week of Distance Learning (DL) classes

Monday, Jan. 25

First week of Monday on-campus classes. Last day of Late Registration for Monday on-campus classes.

Monday, Feb. 1

 Deadline to Submit Application to Graduate form for master's degrees or graduate certificates for graduation May 2010.

Friday, Feb. 5

 Last day to submit coursework for Fall 2009 incompletes.

Wednesday, Feb. 10 to Tuesday, Feb. 16

 Optional midterm recess for DL classes. Confirm with your individual instructor.

Monday, Feb. 15 to Friday, Feb. 19

 Midterm Recess. No on-campus classes.

Monday, Feb. 15

 Deadline to submit completed application for the master's degree and graduate certificate programs for Summer 2009 admission.

Friday, Mar. 19

 Deadline to Drop a course for Spring 2010. This date is approximate. Students may drop courses with no academic penalty through the 9th class meeting.

Monday, Mar. 22 to Friday, Apr. 9

 Course Evaluation Period.

Wednesday, Mar. 24 to Tuesday, Mar. 30

 Last week of DL classes (with no midterm reces) for 10 week courses.

Monday, Mar. 29 to Tuesday Apr. 6

 Passover and Spring Recess. No on-campus classes.

Wednesday, Apr. 7 and Thursday, Apr. 8

 Last Wednesday and Thursday class meetings for on-campus 10 week courses.

Wednesday, Apr. 7 to Tuesday, Apr. 13

 Last week of DL classes (with midterm recess) for 10 week courses.

Tuesday Apr. 13

 Last Tuesday class meeting for on-campus 10 week classes.

Wednesday, Apr. 14 and Thursday Apr. 15

 Exam/Make-up for Wednesday and Thursday on-campus class meetings for 10 week courses.

Monday, Apr. 19

 Patriot's Day. Classes in Session. Last Monday on-campus class meeting for 10 week courses.

Tuesday, Apr. 20

 Exam/Make-up for Tuesday class meetings for on-campus 10 week courses.

Monday, Apr. 26

 Grades for 10 week courses due to the Registrar.

Wednesday, Apr. 28 and Thursday Apr. 29

 Last Wednesday and Thursday class meetings for 13 week courses.

Tuesday, May 4

 Last Tuesday class meeting for 13 week courses.

Wednesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 6

 Exam/Make-up for Wednesday and Thursday 13 week courses.

Monday, May 10

 Last Monday class meeting for 13 week courses.

Monday, May 17

 Grades for 13 week classes due to the Registrar. Exam/Make-up for Monday 13 week classes.

Sunday, May 23

 Commencement