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Spring semester

Academic calendar 2008-2009

Note: If you are enrolled in a professional school, you may be subject to different calendar dates. Visit the University Senate Web site for past and future semester start and end dates, final exam dates, and University holidays.

Fall semester 2008

September 2008

Date	Day	Event
Sept. 1	Mon.	Labor day holiday; all University offices closed
Sept. 2	Tues.	Classes begin Last day for Graduate School students to apply for September graduation
Sept. 9	Tues.	Last day to: receive 100% refund, full term or first 7-week session classes add a course without instructor approval
Sept. 15	Mon.	Last day to: receive 75% refund, full-term classes receive 50% refund, first 7-week session change grading basis for full term or first 7-week session classes cancel a course without receiving a "W" on transcript add a course without college scholastic committee approval enter your private Hospitalization Insurance information at the One Stop Quick Link
Sept. 16	Tues.	Last day for undergraduates to apply for fall 2008 graduation
Sept. 22	Mon.	Last day to receive 50% refund, full-term classes
Sept. 29	Mon.	Last day to: receive 25% refund, full-term classes cancel without college approval, first 7-week session

October 2008

Date	Day	Event
Oct. 1	Wed.	First fall 2008 bill payment due (33%) Last day for Graduate School students to apply for October graduation
Oct. 22	Wed.	First 7-week session ends
Oct. 23	Thurs.	Second 7-week session begins
Oct. 27	Mon.	Last day to cancel a course without college scholastic committee approval, full-term classes Homecoming week begins (link to Homecoming08: Marching into the Future)
Oct. 29	Wed.	Second fall 2008 bill payment due (50%)
Oct. 31	Fri.	Last day to: receive 100% refund, second 7-week session add a course without instructor approval, second 7-week session

November 2008

Date	Day	Event
Nov. 3	Mon.	Last day for Graduate School students to apply for November graduation
Nov. 7	Fri.	Last day in the second 7-week session to: receive 50% refund change grading basis cancel a course without receiving a "W" on transcript add a course without college scholastic committee approval
Nov. 11	Tues.	Queued registration begins for spring semester 2009
Nov. 24	Mon.	Last day to cancel without college approval, second 7-week session
Nov. 25	Tues.	Third fall 2008 bill payment due (100%)
Nov. 27- 28	Thurs.-Fri	University closed for Thanksgiving holidays

December 2008

Date	Day	Event
Dec. 1	Mon.	Last day for Graduate School students to apply for December graduation
Dec. 5	Fri.	First day of spring semester 2009 open enrollment
Dec. 10	Wed.	Last day of instruction Second 7-week session ends
Dec. 11, 14	Thurs. & Sun.	Study days
Dec. 12, 13, 15-18	Fri.-Sat., Mon.-Thurs.	Final examinations
Dec. 18	Thurs.	Fall semester ends
Dec. 23	Tues.	Fourth fall 2008 bill payment due (100%)
Dec. 25-26	Thurs.-Fri.	University closed for holidays

Spring semester 2009

January 2009

Date	Day	Event
Jan. 1	Thurs.	University closed for New Years Day holiday
Jan. 2	Fri.	Last day for Graduate School students to apply for January graduation
Jan. 14	Wed.	Fifth fall 2008 bill payment due
Jan. 19	Mon.	University closed for Martin Luther King holiday
Jan. 20	Tues.	Classes begin
Jan. 27	Tues.	Last day to: receive 100% refund for full term or first 7-week session classes add a course without instructor approval

February 2009

Date	Day	Event
Feb. 2	Mon.	Last day to: apply for February graduation for Graduate School students receive 75% refund, full-term classes receive 50% refund, first 7-week session change grading basis for full term or first 7-week session classes cancel a course without receiving a "W" on transcript add a course without college scholastic committee approval
Feb. 3	Tues.	Last day for undergraduates to apply for spring 2009 graduation
Feb. 9	Mon.	Last day to: receive 50% refund, full-term classes enter your private Hospitalization Insurance information at the One Stop Quick Link
Feb. 16	Mon.	Last day to receive 25% refund, full-term classes
Feb. 18	Wed.	First spring 2009 bill payment due (33%)

March 2009

Date	Day	Event
Mar. 2	Mon.	Last day for Graduate School students to apply for March graduation
Mar. 14	Sat.	Last day of first 7-week session
Mar. 16-20	Mon.- Fri.	Spring break; no classes
Mar. 16	Mon.	Last day to cancel a course without college scholastic committee approval, full-term classes
Mar. 18	Wed.	Second spring 2009 bill payment due (50%)
Mar. 20	Fri.	University closed for holiday
Mar. 23	Mon.	First day of second 7-week session
Mar. 26	Thurs.	Last day for undergraduates to apply for May session 2009 graduation
Mar. 30	Mon.	Last day to: receive 100% refund, second 7-week session add a course without instructor approval, second 7-week session

April 2009

Date	Day	Event
Apr. 1	Wed.	Last day for Graduate School students to apply for April graduation
Apr. 5	Sat.	Last day in the second 7-week session to: receive 50% refund change grading basis cancel a course without receiving a "W" on transcript add a course without college scholastic committee approval
Apr. 7	Tues.	May/summer session 2009 registration begins for degree-seeking students
Apr. 9	Thurs.	Queued registration begins for fall 2009
Apr. 14	Tues.	First day of May/summer term 2009 open enrollment for non-degree and visiting students
Apr. 15	Wed.	Third spring 2009 bill payment due (100%)
Apr. 19	Sun.	Last day to cancel a course without college scholastic committee approval, second 7-week session

May 2009

Date	Day	Event
May 1	Fri.	Last day for Graduate School students to apply for May graduation First day of fall 2009 open enrollment for non-degree and visiting students
May 8	Fri.	Last day of instruction
May 9-10	Sat.-Sun.	Study days Second 7-week session ends on Sunday
May 11-16	Mon.- Sat.	Final examinations
May 13	Wed.	Fourth spring 2009 bill payment due (100%)
May 16	Sat.	Last day of spring semester 2009
May 25	Mon.	University closed for Memorial Day holiday
May 26	Tues.	May session classes begin

June 2009

Date	Day	Event
June 1	Mon	Last day for Graduate School students to apply for June graduation
June 3	Wed.	Fifth spring bill payment due (100%)
June 9	Tues.	Last day for undergraduates to apply for summer term 2009 graduation
June 12	Fri.	Last day of May session
June 15	Mon.	Summer term 2009 classes begin