Academic Calendar Fall Semester 2007

Date Event
Sunday - Friday, August 19 - 24, 2007 Orientation week for new students
Monday, August 27, 2007 FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday- Friday, August 27 - August 31, 2007 Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students
Monday, September 3, 2007 LABOR DAY (HOLIDAY - NO CLASSES)
Friday, September 7, 2007

Deadline: Last day to add courses on-line without a fee
Deadline: Last day to add a course without obtaining instructor's permission
Deadline: Last day to convert a “Pass/Fail” to an earned letter grade for courses taken in Spring 2007
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 100% refund of tuition and fees
Deadline: Last day to drop to part-time status and receive a refund for tuition
PIN Expiration: The 1st Registration, Add/Drop (RDA) PIN for Fall 2007 expires and online registration is disabled for all undergraduate students at 5:00 p.m.
Monday, September 10, 2007

PIN Activation: The 2nd Registration, Add/Drop (RDA) PIN for Fall 2007 is activated and online registration is enabled for all undergraduate students at 8:00 a.m.
Late Registration Begins: if you have not registered for any classes, you are charged a Late Registration Fee to add classes
Friday, September 14, 2007 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 70% refund of tuition
Friday, September 21, 2007

Deadline: Last day to complete late registration or add courses
Deadline: Last day to drop courses without a fee
Deadline: Last day to designate a credit course as "Audit" or vice versa
Deadline: Last day to adjust variable credit for courses
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 60% refund of tuition
Friday, September 28, 2007

Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to clear “Incompletes” for courses taken in Spring and Summer 2007
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 50% refund of tuition
Friday, October 5, 2007 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 40% refund of tuition
Friday, October 12, 2007

Deadline:Mid-semester grades for first-year undergraduate students via the on-line grade submission process (in ESTHER) by 5:00 PM
Deadline: College course plans due to Dean of Undergraduates office for Spring 2008
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 30% refund of tuition
Monday - Tuesday, October 15-16, 2007 MIDTERM RECESS (NO CLASSES)
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 All classes normally held on Monday meet; all Wednesday classes canceled (to equalize holidays by days of the week during the semester)
Friday, October 19, 2007 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 20% refund of tuition
Friday, October 26, 2007 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 10% refund of tuition
Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Deadline: Last day to file an application for January 2008 degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
Deadline: Last day to file an application for a May 2008 degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (Undergraduate Students only)
Thursday, November 1, 2007 Deadline: Last day to file the following in the Office of Graduate Studies for January 2008 degree conferral: Thesis master's candidacy petitions; Certification of non-thesis master's; Form for candidacy master's; Ph.D. candidacy petitions
Friday, November 2, 2007

Deadline: Last day to drop courses for all graduate students and returning undergraduate students with a fee
Deadline: Last day to designate a course status to “Pass/Fail” option
PIN Expiration: The 2nd Registration, Add/Drop (RDA) PIN for Fall 2007 expires and online registration is disabled for all undergraduate students at 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday Spring 2008 registration begins for currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate, and fifth-year students
November 12-16, 2007 PIN Activation: The 1st Registration, Add/Drop (RDA) PIN for Spring 2008 is activated for all undergraduate students at 8:00 a.m.
Friday, November 16, 2007 Deadline: Last day to register for Spring 2008 by 5:00 p.m. without "failure to register on-time" fee
Thursday - Friday, November 22-23, 2007 THANKSGIVING RECESS (HOLIDAY - NO CLASSES)
Friday, December 7, 2007

LAST DAY OF CLASSES
Deadline: Last day to drop courses (for Fall 2007 matriculants only) - students must go to the Office of the Registrar by 5:00 p.m.
Deadline: For a mid-year conferral of degree, students must submit thesis to the Office of Graduate Studies by 12:00 noon
Saturday - Tuesday, December 8-11, 2007 Study Days - NO EXAMS
Wednesday - Wednesday, December 12-19, 2007 Final examinations for undergraduate courses
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Deadline: Last day of final examination period
Friday, December 28, 2007 Deadline: Last day to submit final grades via the on-line grade submission process (ESTHER) by 12:00 noon