MSU Academic Calendar
FALL SEMESTER 2008
SPRING SEMESTER 2009
(Subject to Change)
(Subject to Change)
AUGUST 13, Wednesday — Freshman orientation 14, Thursday — Late registration begins 18, Monday — Classes begin 20, Wednesday — Last date to register, add courses, make section changes and change credit or audit classification
JANUARY 5, Monday — University reopens 12, Monday — Freshman Orientation 13, Tuesday — Late registration begins 14, Wednesday — Classes begin 16, Friday — Last date to register, add courses, make section changes and change credit or audit classification 19, Monday — Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday (University offices closed)
SEPTEMBER 1, Monday — Labor Day Holiday (University offices closed.) 12, Friday — Last date to make grade appeal from previous semester 19, Friday — Last date to file for degree for fall commencement OCTOBER 30, Thursday — Last date to resign from the University or withdraw from courses NOVEMBER 3, Monday — Last date for major professor to receive completed thesis for fall commencement 10, Monday — Last date for comprehensive final examination for graduate degree candidates 14, Friday — Last date for submitting approved thesis for fall commencement 24-28, Mon.-Fri. — Thanksgiving Holiday (Classes will not meet Saturday, Nov. 29. University offices closed Nov. 26-28.) DECEMBER 1, Monday — Classes resume 2, Tuesday — Last date for faculty to remove "I" grade from previous semester for currently enrolled students 2, Tuesday — Classes end (Classes beginning at or after 4 p.m. will not meet.) 3, Wednesday — Study Day (Final examinations for evening classes begin.) 4, Thursday — Final examinations begin 9, Tuesday — Final examinations end 9, Tuesday — Grades for graduating students due by 3 p.m. 11, Thursday — All remaining grades due by 10 a.m. 13, Saturday — Commencement exercises, 10 a.m. 19, Friday — University closes at 4:30 p.m. and reopens on Monday, Jan. 5.
FEBRUARY 10, Tuesday — Last date to make grade appeal from previous semester 17, Tuesday — Last date to file for degree for spring commencement 23-25, Mon.-Wed. — Mardi Gras Holiday (University offices closed) APRIL 2, Thursday — Last date to resign from the university or withdraw from courses 8, Wednesday — Last date for major professor to receive completed thesis for spring commencement 10-17, Fri.-Fri. — Spring Vacation (Evening classes will meet on Thursday, April 9. Classes will not meet on Saturday, April 11 and 18. University offices closed April 10 and 13.) 20, Monday — Classes resume 20, Monday — Last date for comprehensive final examination for graduate degree candidates 24, Friday — Last date for submitting approved thesis for spring commencement MAY 6, Wednesday — Last date for faculty to remove "I" grade from previous semester for currently enrolled students 6, Wednesday — Classes end (Classes beginning at or after 4 p.m. will not meet.) 7, Thursday — Study Day (Final examinations for evening classes begin.) 8, Friday — Final examinations begin 13, Wednesday — Final examinations end 13, Wednesday — Grades for graduating students due by 3 p.m. 15, Friday — All remaining grades due by 10 a.m. 16, Saturday — Commencement exercises, 10 a.m.
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