Academic Calendar Fall Semester 2008

Date Event
Sunday - Friday, August 17 - 22, 2008 Orientation week for new students
Monday, August 25, 2008 FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday - Friday, August 25 - August 29, 2008 Fall Registration Continues: Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students
Monday, September 1, 2008 LABOR DAY (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES)
Friday, September 5, 2008

Deadline: Last day to add courses on-line via ESTHER without a fee
Deadline: Last day to add a course without obtaining instructor's permission
Deadline: Last day to adjust variable credit for courses online
Deadline: Last day to convert a “Pass/Fail” to an earned letter grade for courses taken in Spring 2008
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
Saturday, September 6, 2008 Late Registration Begins: If you have not registered for any classes by 8:00 a.m., you are charged a Late Registration Fee [II] to add classes
Friday, September 12, 2008 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 70% refund of tuition
Friday, September 19, 2008

Deadline: Last day to complete late registration or add courses via the appropriate paperwork with a fee
Deadline: Last day to drop courses on-line via ESTHER 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 26, 2008

Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to clear “Incompletes” for courses taken in Spring and Summer 2008
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 50% refund of tuition
Friday, October 3, 2008 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 40% refund of tuition
Friday, October 10, 2008

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 2009
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 30% refund of tuition
Monday - Tuesday, October 13-14, 2008 MIDTERM RECESS (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES)
Friday, October 17, 2008 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 20% refund of tuition
Friday, October 24, 2008 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 10% refund of tuition
Friday, October 31, 2008

Deadline: Last day to file an application for January 2009 degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
Deadline: Last day to file an application for a May 2009 degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (Undergraduate Students only)
Deadline: Last day to file the following in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for January 2009 degree conferral: Thesis masters candidacy petitions; Certification of non-thesis masters; Form for candidacy masters; Ph.D. candidacy petitions
Deadline: Last day to drop courses via ESTHER with a fee (for all graduate students and returning undergraduate students)
Deadline: Last day to designate a course status to “Pass/Fail” option
Monday - Friday, November 10-14, 2008 Spring Registration Begins: Spring 2009 registration begins for currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate, and fifth-year students
Saturday, November 15, 2008 Late Registration Begins: If you have not registered for any classes by 8:00 a.m., you are charged a Late Registration Fee [I] to add classes
Thursday - Friday, November 27-28, 2008 THANKSGIVING RECESS (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES)
Friday, December 5, 2008

LAST DAY OF CLASSES
Deadline: Last day to drop courses via the appropriate paperwork with a fee (for Fall 2008 undergraduate 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 6-9, 2008 Study Days - NO EXAMS
Wednesday - Wednesday, December 10-17, 2008 Final Examination Period: Final examinations for undergraduate courses
Friday, December 26, 2008 Deadline: Last day to submit final grades via the on-line grade submission process (ESTHER) by 5:00 p.m.