Academic Calendar Fall Semester 2006

Date Event
Sunday - Friday, August 20 - 25, 2006 Orientation week for new students
Monday, August 28 FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday- Friday, August 28 - September 1, 2006 Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students
Monday, September 4, 2006 LABOR DAY (HOLIDAY - NO CLASSES)
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 @ 8:00a.m Late Registration Begins: If you have not registered for any classes, you are charged a Late Registration Fee of $115.00 to add classes
Friday, September 8, 2006

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 2006
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 2006 expires and online registration is disabled for all undergraduate students at 5:00 p.m.

Monday, September 11, 2006 PIN Activation: The 2nd Registration, Add/Drop (RDA) PIN for Fall 2006 is activated and online registration is enabled for all undergraduate students at 8:00 a.m.
Friday, September 15, 2006 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 70% refund of tuition
Friday, September 22, 2006

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 withdraw with a 60% refund of tuition

Friday, September 29, 2006

Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to clear “Incompletes” (INC) for courses taken in Spring and Summer 2006
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 50% refund of tuition

Friday, October 6, 2006 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 40% refund of tuition
Friday, October 13, 2006

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 2007
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 30% refund of tuition

Monday - Tuesday, October 16-17, 2006 MIDTERM RECESS (NO CLASSES)
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 All classes normally held on Monday meet; all Wednesday classes canceled (to equalize holidays by days of the week during the semester)
Friday, October 20, 2006 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 20% refund of tuition
Friday, October 27, 2006 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 10% refund of tuition
Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Deadline: Last day to file an application for January 2007 degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
Deadline: Last day to file an application for a May 2007 degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (Undergraduate Students only)

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 Deadline: Last day to file the following in the Office of Graduate Studies for January 2007 degree conferral: Thesis master's candidacy petitions; Certification of non-thesis master's; Form for candidacy master's; Ph.D. candidacy petitions
Friday, November 3, 2006

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 2006 expires and online registration is disabled for all undergraduate students at 5:00 p.m.

Monday, November 13, 2006 (through Friday, November 17, 2006)

Spring 2007 registration begins for currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate, and fifth-year students
PIN Activation: The 1st Registration, Add/Drop (RDA) PIN for Spring 2007 is activated for all undergraduate students at 8:00 a.m.

Friday, November 17, 2006 Deadline: Last day to register for Spring 2007 without "failure to register on-time" fee
Thursday - Friday, November 23-24, 2006 THANKSGIVING RECESS (HOLIDAY - NO CLASSES)
Friday, December 8, 2006

LAST DAY OF CLASSES
Deadline: Last day to drop courses (for Fall 2006 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 9-12, 2006 Study Days - NO EXAMS
Wednesday - Wednesday, December 13-20, 2006 Final examinations for undergraduate courses
Wednesday, December 20, 2006 Deadline: All take home final examinations are due by 5:00p.m.
Friday, December 29, 2006 Deadline: Last day to submit final grades via the on-line grade submission process (in ESTHER) by 12:00 noon