Graduate Education Academic Calendar FALL SEMESTER
2009-2010
2010-2011
New Student Orientation
September 3
September 2
Open Registration Begins
July 13
July 12
Late Registration Begins
August 24
August 23
1st Day of Instruction
September 7 LaborDay
September 6 LaborDay
Add/Drop Date Deadline
September 11
September 10
Thanksgiving Break
November 25-27
November 24-26
Finals Week
December 14-18
December 13-17
New Student Orientation
January 7
January 6
Open Registration Begins
November 16, 2009
November 15, 2010
Late Registration Begins
January 4
January 3
1st Day of Instruction
January 11
January 10
Add/Drop Date Deadline
January 15
January 14
Graduation Applications Due
January 15
January 14
Presidents’ Day Holiday
February 15
February 21
Spring Break
March 22-26
March 21-25
Finals Week
April 26-30
May 2-6
Commencement
May 1
May 7
Spring Semester
Summer Semester
Summer 2010
Summer 2011
New Student Orientation
May 26
June 2
Open Registration Begins
April 19
April 18
Late Registration Begins
May 24
May 31
Online Instruction Begins
May 31
June 6
Add/Drop Date Deadline
June 4
June 10
Intensive Session I (2 weeks, M-F, 6-9pm)
June 14-25
June 13-24
Intensive Session II (2 weeks, M-F, 6-9pm)
July 12-23
July 11-22
Intensive Session III (2 weeks, M-F, 6-9pm)
July 26 – Aug 6
August 1-12
Final Week of Online Instruction
August 2-6
August 8-12
Any course to be added to a student’s schedule after the first day of online instruction requires consultation with and approval of the Director of Graduate Education, even if the course is F2F and has not yet met for the first time.
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