2008-09 Academic Calendar
Approved by President’s Cabinet and revised as of Jan. 9, 2008.
| FIRST SEMESTER |
| Aug. 21-22 - Faculty/Staff Workshop |
| Aug. 24 - Semester begins |
| Aug. 24-27 - Orientation |
| Aug. 28 - Classes Begin |
| Sept. 4 - Last day to add a Block I class |
| Sept. 10 - Last day to add a full semester course |
| Sept. 24 - Last day to drop a Block I class; final date for tuition and fees reduction when dropping a Block I class |
| Oct. 15 - Mid-semester - end of Block I |
| Oct. 16 - Block II begins |
| Oct. 17 - Classes close at the end of academic day; Mid-semester grades due at 4 p.m. |
| Oct. 18-21- Mid-semester recess |
| Oct. 22 - Classes resume |
| Oct. 27 - Last day: drop, pass/fail, tuition/fees reduction for full-semester class; add Block II class; removal of incompletes |
| Nov. 14 - Last day: drop, pass/fail, tuition/fees reduction for Block II class |
| Nov. 21 - Last day to withdraw from college |
| Nov. 25 - Thanksgiving recess begins at end of academic day |
| Dec. 1 - Classes resume |
| Dec. 12 - Last class day |
| Dec. 15-17 - Final examinations |
Dec. 17 - Commencement
Semester ends |
| Dec. 19 - Grades due at 4 p.m. |
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| SECOND SEMESTER |
Jan. 5 - Registration
Classes begin |
| Jan. 12 - Last day to add a Block III class |
| Jan. 16 - Last day to add a full semester course |
| Jan. 30 - Last day to drop a Block III class and final date for tuition and fees reduction when dropping a Block III class |
| Feb. 20 - Mid-semester point; end of Block III. Recess begins at end of academic day |
| Feb. 21-Mar. 1 - Mid-semester recess |
| March 2 - Classes resume;Block IV begins |
| March 3 - Mid-semester grades due at 4 p.m. |
| March 9- Last day: drop, pass/fail, tuition/fees reduction for full-semester class; add Block IV class; removal of incompletes |
| March 27 - Last day to drop a Block IV class and final date for tuition and fees reduction when dropping a Block IV class |
| Apr. 6 - Last day to withdraw from college |
| Apr. 8 - Easter recess begins at end of academic day |
| Apr. 9-13 - Easter recess |
| Apr. 14 - Classes resume |
| Apr. 28 - Study day |
| Apr. 29-May 1 - Final examinations |
May 3 - Semester ends; Baccalaureate and Commencement
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| May 5 - Grades due at 4 p.m. |
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| First Summer Term - May 11 – June 5, 2009 |
| Second Summer Term - June 8 –July 2, 2009 |
