August 2008

23-27

Saturday-
Wednesday

Freshmen and Transfer Orientation

25

Monday

Group advising and testing begins for freshmen and transfer students

26

Tuesday

Upperclassmen arrive; advising continues

28

Thursday

First semester classes begin; change of course period begins; extended registration for all students not pre-registered begins; period for filing satisfactory/unsatisfactory option begins

September 2008

1

Monday

Labor Day; classes will meet

10

Wednesday

Change of course period ends; extended registration period ends

October 2008

8

Wednesday

Period for filing satisfactory/unsatisfactory option ends; voluntary course drop period begins;

Fall Break begins at 5 p.m. *

13

Monday

Classes resume

24-26

Friday-Sunday

Fall Weekend for Alumni, Parents and Friends

27-31

Monday-Friday 

Advising for pre-registration for second semester 2008-2009

November 2008

3-10

Monday-
Monday

Pre-registration (on-line) for second semester 2008/2009

25

Tuesday

Thanksgiving break begins at 5:00 p.m. Houses do not close. 

December 2008

10

Wednesday

First semester classes end

11

Thursday

Review day

12

Friday

Final examinations begin at 9 a.m.

17

Wednesday

Final examinations end at 12:00 noon; winter break begins**

January 2009

2

Friday

First semester grades due by 4:00 p.m.

19

Monday

Martin Luther King Day; classes will NOT meet

20

Tuesday

Second semester classes begin; change of course period begins; extended registration for all students not pre-registered begins; period for filing satisfactory/unsatisfactory option begins

30

Friday

Change of course period ends; extended registration period ends

February 2009

27

Friday

Period for filing satisfactory/unsatisfactory option ends; voluntary course drop period begins

March 2009

6

Friday

Spring break begins at 5 p.m. **

23

Monday

Classes resume

30-April 3

Monday-Friday

Advising for pre-registration for first semester 2009/2010

April 2009

6-10

Monday-Friday

Pre-registration for first semester 2009/2010

10

Friday

Master's Thesis due by 5:00 p.m.

29

Wednesday

Voluntary course drop period ends

May 2009

1

Friday

Senior Honors Theses due by 5:00 p.m.

8

Friday

Second semester classes end

9

Saturday

Final examinations begin at 9 a.m.

11

Monday

Final examinations for seniors end at 5:00 p.m.

12

Tuesday

Second semester grades for graduating seniors and Master's candidates due by 4:00 p.m.

13

Wednesday

Final examinations for non-graduating students end at 12:00 noon **

17

Sunday

Ninety-first (91st) Commencement

18

Monday

Second semester grades for non-graduating students due by 4:00 p.m.

29-31

Friday - Sunday

Reunion Weekend

Fall semester:

70 class days; 5 1/3 exam days

Spring semester:

69 class days; 4 1/3 exam days

* Includes Yom Kippur

** All houses will close at 5:00 p.m., and all rooms must be vacated