August
First Day of Class........................................................................................... ..........August 24
Late registration ($15 late registration fee charge) ............. ................August 24 thru September 1
First Eight Week Courses………………………………………………... August 25-October 9
First day of Late Registration................................................................................... August 24
September
Last day of Late Registration.............................................................. September 1
Last day to add a course.................................................................... September 1
Labor Day Holiday (Classes Dismissed/Offices Closed)...................... September 7
Last day to drop* a course with a 100% refund................................. September 9
Last day to drop a course without creating an academic record...... September 9
October
Last day to file for graduation.................................................................... October 2
Second Eight Week Courses……………………………………………… October 12-December 11
Last day official date to drop* a course or withdraw**.............................. October 30, 2009
November
Open registration for Spring 2009 and Summer 2009 begins................ November 2
Last day to submit Master's thesis or projects to committee............... November 2
Last day to add self-paced courses..................................................... November 2
Last day to take oral exams (Graduate Students)............................. November 20
Thanksgiving Holiday (Students and Faculty) ………………… .. November 25-27
Thanksgiving Holiday (Staff and all offices closed)........................ November 26&27
Last day to submit Master’s Thesis or Project to Graduate Studies Office November 30
December
Open registration for Spring 2010 and Summer 2010 continues December thru January
Last regular Class Day..................................................................... December 4
Final Examinations ............................................................ ............ December 7-10
Graduating studentgrades due……………………………………….. December 10
Semester Ends................................................................................. December 11
Commencement (information on ceremony available on webpage) ........... December 12
NOTE:
*DROP is defined as dropping one or more courses while remaining enrolled in other courses.
**WITHDRAWING is defined as dropping ALL courses.