ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2010-2011 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Fall faculty and staff planning conference August 16-20 Residence halls open for new students (8 a.m.) August 21 January 8 Check In (new students) August 21 January 8 Orientation (new students) August 21-23 January 8-9 Residence halls open for returning students (10 a.m.) August 22 January 9 Check In (returning students) August 23 January 9 Classes begin August 24 January 10 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (no classes) January 17 Last day for course addition and for withdrawal from class with no entry on transcript August 31 January 18 Homecoming October 2 Progress reports due to Registrar October 11 March 1 Fall break (residence halls close at 10 a.m. on Oct. 13 October 13-17 and re-open at 2 p.m. on Oct. 17) Spring break (residence halls close at 10 a.m. on March 5 March 5-13 and re-open at 2 p.m. on March 13) Last day for voluntary withdrawal from class with grade of W October 22 March 21 Charter Day (no classes 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) March 24 Preregistration November 2-5 March 28-31 Last day for withdrawal from class with grade WP November 5 March 31 Easter break (residence halls close at 10 a.m. on April 22 April 22-24 and re-open at 2 p.m. on April 24) Thanksgiving break (residence halls close at 10 a.m. on November 24-28 Nov. 24 and re-open at 2 p.m. on Nov. 28) Internship application deadline for spring 2011 December 8 Internship application deadline for summer 2011 April 27 Last day of classes December 8 April 27 Review days December 9, 12 Apr 28, May 1 Semester examinations December 10-11 Apr 29-30, and 13-14 and May 2-3 Residence halls close at noon December 15 May 6 College offices closed for Christmas break Dec. 24-Jan. 1 Baccalaureate May 6 Commencement May 7 Summer 2011 Summer Term I – classes begin May 16 Term I examinations on the last day of classes June 3 Summer Term II – classes begin June 6 Orientation for fall semester June 10, 25, July 23 Independence Day break (no classes) July 4 Internship application deadline for fall 2011 July 14 Last day of Summer Term II classes July 14 Term II examinations July 15
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