Academics

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   Fall 2008 |Winter 2009 | Spring 2009 |Summer 2009
Fall 2008
September 2 - December 12 Session dates
August 28 Residence Halls Open for New Freshmen and New Transfers with fewer than 24 credits     8 am to 1 pm
August 29 Opening Convocation
August Sep 1 Residence Halls Open: Returning Students, New Transfers with 24 or more credits        8 am to 5 pm
September 2 First Day of Classes
September 2 - 8 Drop/Add; Open Enrollment
September 1 Labor Day: Campus Closed
November 7 Last day to withdraw (Grade of W)
November 15 Deadline for Application for Diploma for May 2009 or August 2009 Graduation
November 25 Residence Halls Close @ 5:00 PM
November 26 - 28 Thanksgiving Break
December 1 Classes Resume after Thanksgiving
December 12 Last Day of Classes
December 13 Reading Day
December 15 -19 Final Exams
December 19 Residence Halls Close @ 5:00 PM
December 20 Commencement
 

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Winter 2009 - PLEASE NOTE NEW SESSION DATES!
January 5 - 23 Session Dates
January 4 Residence Halls Open for Winter Term 12:00 Noon to 4 pm
January 5 First Day of Classes
January 5 -7 Drop/Add; Open Enrollment
January 12 Last date to withdraw (Grade of W)
January 19 Martin Luther King Day (Campus Closed)
January 23 Last Day of Classes
 

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Spring 2009 
January 26 - May 20 Session dates
January 23 Residence Halls Open: New Freshmen and New Transfers with fewer than 24 credits     8 am to 1 pm
January 25 Residence Halls Open: Returning Students, New Transfers with 24 or more credits        8 am to 5 pm
January 26 First Day of Classes
January 12 - 30  Open Enrollment
January 26 - 30 Add/Drop  Period
March 16 - 22 Spring Break
March 23 Midsemester ** Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3 Last date to withdraw (Grade of W)
May 12 Last Day of Classes
May 13 Reading Day
May 14 - 20 Final Exams
May 20 Residence Halls Close @5:00 PM
May 21 Commencement
June 30 Deadline for Application for Diploma for Dec '08 or Jan '09 Graduation
 

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Summer 2009
June 8 - July 2 Summer I Session Dates
June 8 - June 10 Add/Drop period; Open Enrollment
June 15 Last date to withdraw (Grade of W)
July 6 - July 30 Summer II Session Dates
July 8 Add/Drop period; Open Enrollment
July 13 Last date to withdraw (Grade of W)                                            Top

Undergraduate Degree Programs: 42  (offering the B.A., B.S., B.A.S.W., B.F.A.)  

Note:  Programs with minors are highlighted with an asterisk (*).

Additional Minors Not Included in Previous Table:  19

American Studies Creative Arts Planning
Anthropology  Dance Physics
Business Professional Writing Ethnic Intercultural Studies                       Religious Studies
Clinical Biochemistry German Social Studies
Clinical Hematology Gerontology Transfusion Services
Clinical Microbiology Intercultural Studies Women's Studies/Gender Studies
Comparative Literature    

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Graduate Programs: 13    Post Baccalaureate/Masters Certificates: 5 

Applied Health Physiology (M.S.) Master of Education in Educational Leadership
Business Administration (M.B.A.)   Reading Specialist (M.Ed.)
Conflict Analysis & Dispute Resolution (M.A.) Social Work (M.S.W.)
Education (M.Ed.) Teaching (M.A.T. )
English (M.A.) Health Care Management  (Cert)
GIS & Public Administration (M.S.) Mathematics for Middle School Teachers (Cert)
History (M.A.)     Teaching & Learning w/ Technology (Cert)
Math Education (M.S.) Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)  (Cert)
Nursing (M.S.) Family Nurse Practitioner (Non-DegreePost Master's Cert)

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Popular Undergraduate Majors (Fall 2008): 

Major # Enrolled % of UG Population
Business Administration 572 7.9%
Biology 513 7.0%
Communication Arts 501 6.9%
Nursing 453 6.2%
Elementary Education 448 6.2%
Psychology 369 5.1%
Accounting 282 3.9%
Marketing 263 3.6%

 

Degrees Conferred AY 2007-08

Degree Type Total degrees

Bachelors

1,553

Masters

 222 

Total

1,775

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