Academic Calendar
2011-2012
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September 2011 | ||
| 1 | Thursday | Freshman and Transfer Orientation |
| 2 | Friday | Group advising and testing for freshman and transfer students |
| 3 | Saturday | Upperclassmen arrive |
| 5 | Monday | Labor Day, classes will meet; First semester classes begin; Add Period begins; Delete Period begins; period for filing satisfactory/unsatisfactory option begins |
| 6 | Tuesday | Opening Convocation |
| 9 | Friday | Add Period ends; on-line registration closes at 5:00 p.m. |
| 12 | Monday | Limited Add Period begins |
| 16 | Friday | Limited Add Period ends; Delete Period ends |
| 29 | Thursday | Voluntary Withdrawal Period begins |
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October 2011 | ||
| 5 | Wednesday | Fall Break begins at 5:00 p.m. |
| 10 | Monday | Classes resume |
| 12 | Wednesday | Period for filing satisfactory/unsatisfactory option ends |
| 21-23 | Friday-Sunday | Fall Weekend |
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November 2011 | ||
| 7-11 | Monday-Friday | Advising for pre-registration for second semester 2011-2012 |
| 9 | Wednesday | Voluntary Withdrawal Period ends |
| 14-18 | Monday-Friday | Pre-registration (on-line) for second semester 2011-2012 |
| 22 | Tuesday | Thanksgiving Break begins at 5:00 p.m. |
| 28 | Monday | Classes resume |
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December 2011 | ||
| 14 | Wednesday | First semester classes end |
| 15 | Thursday | Review day |
| 16 | Friday | Final exams begin at 9:00 a.m. |
| 21 | Wednesday | Final examinations end at 12 noon; winter break begins* |
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January 2012 | ||
| 3 | Tuesday | First semester grades due by 4:00 p.m. |
| 23 | Monday | Second semester classes begin; Add Period begins; Delete Period begins; period for filing satisfactory/unsatisfactory option begins |
| 27 | Friday | Add Period ends; on-line registration closes at 5:00 p.m. |
| 30 | Monday | Limited Add Period begins |
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February 2012 | ||
| 3 | Friday | Limited Add Period ends; Delete Period ends |
| 20 | Monday | Voluntary Withdrawal Period begins |
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March 2012 | ||
| 2 | Friday | Period for filing satisfactory/unsatisfactory option ends |
| 9 | Friday | Spring break begins at 5:00 p.m.** |
| 26 | Monday | Classes resume |
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April 2012 | ||
| 2-6 | Monday-Friday | Advising for pre-registration for first semester 2012-2013 |
| 5 | Thursday | Founders Day |
| 5 | Thursday | Voluntary Withdrawal Period ends |
| 9-13 | Monday-Friday | Pre-registration (on-line) for first semester 2012-2013 |
| 12 | Thursday | Masters' Theses due by 5:00 p.m. |
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May 2012 | ||
| 3 | Thursday | Senior Honors Studies due by 5:00 p.m. |
| 10 | Thursday | Second semester classes end |
| 11 | Friday | Review day |
| 12 | Saturday | Final examinations begin |
| 14 | Monday | Final examinations for seniors end at 5:00 p.m. |
| 15 | Tuesday | Second semester grades for graduating seniors and Master's candidates due by 5:00 p.m. |
| 16 | Wednesday | Final examinations for non-graduating students end at 12:00 noon ** |
| 20 | Sunday | Ninety-fourth (94th) Commencement |
| 21 | Monday | Second semester grades for non-graduating students due by 4 p.m. |
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June 2012 | ||
| 1-3 | Reunion Weekend | |
Fall semester: 68 class days; 5 1/3 exam days
Spring semester: 69 class days; 4 1/3 exam days
* All houses close at 2:00 p.m., and all rooms must be vacated
** All houses close at 5:00 p.m., and all rooms must be vacated
