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Academic Calendar

Spring 2012

January
Residence halls open
12 p.m. Sunday
22
Final registration
9 a.m..–4 p.m. Monday
23
Classes begin
8 a.m. Tuesday
24
Degrees awarded to those completing requirements in fall
Saturday
28
February
Recommended date for new incoming students (freshmen and transfer) to submit 2012–13 FAFSA to U.S. Department of Education to ensure adequate time for processing
Wednesday
1
Last day to withdraw from class and receive 60% tuition credit
Monday
6
Last day to change from audit to credit status
Monday
6
Academic performance warning notification period begins
Tuesday
7
Last day to file May degree applications
Friday
10
Last day to withdraw from class and receive 40% tuition credit
Monday
13
Last day to drop a course and have it deleted from your record
Monday
13
Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 20% tuition credit No further tuition credit after this date
Monday
20
University Enrollment Census
4:30 p.m. Friday
24
March
Spring recess begins. All residence halls will remain open.
5 p.m. Saturday
17
Classes resume
8 a.m. Monday
26
April
Advance registration for full-time undergraduates begins
8:30 a.m. Monday
2
Advance registration for part-time and graduate students
8:30 a.m. Monday
2
Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W
Monday
9
Last day to change to Pass/No Pass or from Pass/No Pass to letter grade
Monday
9
Last day to change from credit to audit status*
Monday
9
May
Required date for returning students applying for financial aid to submit 2012–13 FAFSA and all other documents to U.S. Department of Education to ensure adequate time for processing
Tuesday
1
Classes end
10 p.m. Monday
7
Last day to resolve I grades from preceding term to avoid change from I to F (undergraduates only)
10 p.m. Monday
7
Reading Day
8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Tuesday
8
Final examinations begin. Note: Final ex a.m. schedule includes Saturday as a scheduled ex a.m. day.
8 a.m. Wednesday
9
Final examinations end
10 p.m. Tuesday
15
Academic performance warning notification period ends
Friday
16
Residence halls close for students not receiving May degrees
1 p.m. Wednesday
16
Graduate Commencement Ceremony
10 a.m. Saturday
19
Undergraduate Commencement
10 a.m. Sunday
20
Residence halls close
5 p.m. Sunday
20

Summerterm 2012

Subject to change

May
Summer Session I
May 21–July 2 (6–week session)
May 21–July 16 (8–week session)
July
Summer Session II
July 9–August 16 (6–week session)

Arrangements must be made by each faculty member to make up instructional time that may be lost because of emergency closing.

*Students are not eligible to take advantage of special audit fees at this time. In order to have special audit fee, students must declare audit status when they first register for the course.

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