2009-10 Academic Calendar

Aug 27-28 Thurs-Fri Faculty/Staff Workshop
Aug 28-29 Fri-Sat International Student Orientation
Aug 30 Sunday Semester begins
Aug 30-Sept 2 Sun-Wed Orientation
Sept 3 Thursday Classes begin
Sept 10 Thursday Final date to add a Block 1 course
Sept 16 Wednesday Final date to add a full-semester course
Sept 30 Wednesday Final date to drop a Block 1 class; final date for tuition and fees reduction when dropping a Block 1 course
Oct 21 Wednesday Midsemester point; end of Block 1
Oct 22 Thursday Block II begins
Oct 23 Friday Classes close at the end of the academic day
Oct 24-27 Sat-Tues Midsemester recess
Oct 28 Wednesday Classes resume; midsemester grades due at 4 p.m.
Nov 2 Monday Final date for adding a Block II course; dropping a full-semester course; electing a full-semester course on a S-U basis; removal of incompletes tuition and fees reduction when dropping a full-semester course
Nov 20 Friday Final date to drop a Block II course; final date for tuition and fees reduction when dropping a Block II course
Nov 25 Wednesday Last day to withdraw from college; Thanksgiving recess beings at the end of the academic day
Nov 30 Monday

Classes Resume

Dec 15 Tuesday Last Class Day
Dec 16-18 Wed-Fri Final examinations
Dec 18 Friday Commencement; semester ends
Dec 22 Tuesday Grades due at 4 p.m.
     
Jan 4, 2010 Monday Classes being; registration
Jan 11 Monday Final date to add a Block III course
Jan 15 Friday Final date to add a full-semester course
Jan 29 Friday Final date to drop a Block III course; final date for tuition and fees reduction when dropping a Block III course
Feb 19 Friday Midsemester point; end of Block III; classes close at the end of the academic day
Feb 20-28 Sat-Sun Midsemester recess
March 1 Monday Classes resume; Block IV begins; midsemester grades due at 4 p.m.
March 8 Monday Final date for adding a Block IV course; dropping a full-semester course; electing a full-semester course on a S-U basis; removal of incompletes; tuition and fees reduction when droppinga full-semester
March 26 Friday Final date to drop a Block IV course; final date for tuition and fees reduction when dropping a Block IV course
April 1-5 Thurs-Mon Easter Recess
April 6 Tuesday Classes resume
April 8 Thursday Last day to withdraw from college
April 26 Monday Last class day
April 27 Tuesday Study day
April 28-30 Wed-Fri Final Examinations
May 2 Sunday Baccalaureate and Commencement; semester ends
May 4 Tuesday Grades due at 4 p.m.