2014-2015 Academic Calendar At A Glance August 2014

2014-2015 Academic Calendar At A Glance
August 2014
Mon 25 - Fri 29
Wednesday 27
Thursday 28
Friday 29
Orientation for New Graduate Students
New International Student Check-In
First Week for New Undergraduate Students Begins
Convocation
General Faculty Meeting
Orientation for New Undergraduate Transfer Students Begin
September 2014
Monday 1
Tuesday 2
Monday 8
Monday 15
Labor Day observed - Administrative offices closed
Undergraduate Dorms Open for Upperclassmen
Fall Classes Begin
Last day to add a full semester course
Last day to drop a full semester course without financial penalty
Last day to drop from a full semester course without academic penalty
Last day to declare UG Pass/Fail option for full semester course
October 2014
Sat 11 – Tues 14
Monday 13
Friday 24
Sat 25 – Sun 26
UG Mini-Break. No Day or Eve UG classes
Columbus Day – All graduate classes will be held. Administrative offices closed
October Degree Conferral for students who completed degree requirements in summer
Parents Weekend (UG)
November 2014
Friday 7
Mon 10, Thurs 13,
Tues 18, Wed 19
Tuesday 11
Friday 14
Friday 21
Wed. 26 – Fri. 28
Day UG Wintersession Registration
Day UG Spring Registration
Veterans Day – All classes will be held. Administrative offices open
Last day to withdraw from a full semester course
Graduation petitions due for UG students finishing in fall
Thanksgiving Recess – No classes. Administrative offices closed
December 2014
Monday 1
Friday 5
Monday 8
Tuesday 9
Tues 9, Wed 10
Thurs 11, Mon 15
Tues 9, Mon 15,
Wed 17, Thurs 18
Wed 10 – Thu 18
Friday 12
Saturday 13
Sunday 14
Friday 19
Wed 24 - Thurs Jan 1
Eve UG Wintersession & Spring Registration Begins
Graduate Wintersession & Spring Registration begins
UG Wintersession Pre-Session
Last day of classes for Day UG
Reading Day – Day UG only
Last Class/Final Exams – Eve UG
Last Class/Final Exams – Graduate
Day UG Final Exams
Graduate Wintersession Pre-Session
Common Exams for AC311, AC312, GB112, GB212 and GB410
Snow Make-up for finals given Dec 9 - 13
Snow Make-up for finals given Dec 15 - 18
University closed for winter break
January 2015
Friday 2
Tuesday 6
Sunday 11
Mon 12 – Fri 16
Version: 11.6.2014
University Reopens after winter break
New UG Student Registration
Last day to drop Wintersession without financial or academic penalty
Wintersession courses meet; snow Make-Up will be Saturday Jan 17
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Monday 12
Last day to declare UG Pass/Fail option for Wintersession
Wednesday 14
Last day to withdraw from Wintersession
Wednesday 14
All New International Students check-in
Friday 15 and Saturday 17 New UG Student Orientation
Saturday 17
Snow Make-up for Wintersession courses
Monday 19
Martin Luther King Day - No classes. Administrative offices closed.
Tuesday 20
Spring Classes begin
Friday 23
Graduation petitions due for UG students finishing in spring
Saturday 24
Orientation for New Graduate Students
Monday 26
Last day to add a full semester course
Last day to drop a full semester course without financial penalty
February 2015
Monday 2
Friday 6
Monday 16
Friday 27
Last day to drop from a full semester course without academic penalty
Last day to declare UG Pass/Fail option for full semester course
Make-up for Grad Monday classes
President’s Day: All classes will be held; Some Administrative Offices may be open
February Degree Conferral for students who completed degree requirements in fall
March 2015
Sat 7 – Sun 15
Monday 30
Spring Break
Eve UG and Graduate Summer Registration begins
April 2015
Monday 6
Tues 7,
Fri 10, Wed 15
Thursday 9
Friday 17
Monday 20
Saturday 25
Tuesday 28
Wednesday 29
Tues 28, Wed 29
Thurs 30, Mon May 4
Thursday 30
Day UG Summer Registration
Day UG Fall Registration
Last day to withdraw from a full semester course
May One-week Intensive presession
Patriots Day – Eve UG & Graduate classes will be held; No Day UG classes
Administrative offices closed
Spring Day
All Monday UG classes will meet today
Last day of classes for Day UG
Reading Day – Day UG only
General Faculty Meeting
Last Class/Final Exams – Eve UG
Day UG Final Exams Begin
May 2015
Fri 1 – Thurs 7
Saturday 2
Mon 4, Tues 5
Wed 6, Thurs 7
Friday 8
Sunday 10
Mon 11 – Fri 15
Monday 11
Wednesday 13
Friday 15
Saturday 16
Monday 18
Monday 25
Version: 11.6.2014
Day UG Final Exams
Common Exams for AC311, AC312, GB112, GB212 and GB410
Last Class/Final Exams – Graduate
June One-week Intensive presession (Grad)
Last day to drop May Intensive without financial or academic penalty
May One-week Intensive courses meet
Last day to declare UG Pass/Fail option for May intensive
Last day to withdraw from May intensive
Baccalaureate (UG)
Commencement Day: Undergraduate Ceremony–10 am
Graduate Ceremony – 3 pm
UG Summer I 6-Week Classes Begin
University begins summer office hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 – 5:30, Friday closed
Memorial Day –No classes. Administrative offices closed,
Monday classes will meet Friday, May 29
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Tuesday 26
Friday 29
Graduate Summer 10 Week Classes begin
Make-up for all Monday classes.
June 2015
Monday 1
Friday 5
Fri 5 - Sun 7
Sunday 7
Mon 8 – Fri 12
Wednesday 10
Thursday 11
Sun 14 – Tues 16
Sun 21- Tues 23
Thursday 25
Monday 29
Last day to add Grad full semester course.
Last day to drop Grad full semester course without financial penalty.
July One-week Intensive presession (Grad)
Reunion Weekend
Last day to drop June Intensive without financial or academic penalty
June One-week Intensive courses meet (Grad)
Last day to withdraw from June intensive
Last day to withdraw from UG Summer I course
Freshman Orientation
Freshman Orientation
UG Summer I ends
UG Summer II classes begin
July 2015
Saturday 4
Sunday 5
Mon 6 - Fri 10
Wednesday 8
Thursday 9
Thursday 16
Thursday 23
Monday 27
Mon 27, Tues 28
Wed 29, Thurs 30
Independence Day
Last day to drop July Intensive without financial or academic penalty
July One-week Intensive courses meet (Grad)
Last day to withdraw from July intensive
Last day to withdraw from Grad 10 Week Classes
Graduation petitions due for UG students finishing in summer
Last day to withdraw from UG Summer II course
Grad and Eve UG Fall Registration begins
Last Class/Final Exams – Graduate classes
August 2015
Tuesday 4
Thursday 6
Monday 17
Version: 11.6.2014
Registration for New UG Transfer Students
Undergraduate Summer II classes end
University resumes regular office hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 – 4:30
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