College of Arts and Sciences
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This information last updated on May 20, 2008.
August 2008
August 2008
| Date |
Description |
| 1 |
Undergraduate tuition payment due for fall |
| 15 |
Graduate tuition payment due for fall |
| 27 |
Residence halls open for new international students |
| 29 |
Residence halls open for graduate students and Dix Scholars |
| 30 |
Residence halls open for new undergraduate students |
| Fall Orientation begins for all new undergraduate students |
| 31 |
Residence halls open for returning undergraduate students |
September 2008
September 2008
| Date |
Description |
| 1 |
Most administrative offices closed for Labor Day Holiday |
| 1-3 |
Fall Orientation continues |
| 3 |
Returning undergraduate and graduate check-in. Mandatory for students with financial obligations (sign for loans/pay tuition) |
| Faculty meeting, College of Arts and Sciences |
| 4 |
Classes begin |
| 10 |
Honors Convocation, Holmes Sports Center, 2:30pm (required for first year students) |
| 12 |
Final day to drop a course and receive a full refund |
| Final day to add a course without the instructor's signature |
| 26 |
Final day to add a course with the instructor's signature |
| Final day to drop a course without the instructor's signature |
| Final day for undergraduate students to change a pass/fail grading option |
| Final day to drop a course with no "W" grade |
October 2008
October 2008
| Date |
Description |
| 13 |
College closed for Columbus Day |
| 14 |
Academic holiday. Administrative offices open. |
| 17-19 |
Family Weekend |
| 22 |
Senior Faculty Toast |
| 24 |
Final day to drop a course with the instructor's signature. A grade of "W" will be assigned for courses dropped after September 26 |
November 2008
November 2008
| Date |
Description |
| 11 |
College closed for Veterans Day Holiday |
| 20 |
Final day to sign up for Thanksgiving break housing |
| 25 |
Thanksgiving academic holiday begins after final class on Tuesday November 25 |
| 26 |
Undergraduate residence halls close at noon for Thanksgiving break |
December 2008
December 2008
| Date |
Description |
| 1 |
College opens after Thanksgiving holiday |
| Final day to submit request to withdraw from residence for Spring 2009 |
| Final day to register for winter break housing |
| 3 |
Winter Wonderland Dinner and Festival of Lights |
| 8 |
Final day of classes |
| 9-10 |
Reading and review |
| 11-17 |
Final examinations |
| 12 |
Curricular Retreat for CAS faculty |
| 15 |
Tuition payment due for spring |
| 18 |
Make-up day for exams in event of snow |
| Residence halls close at noon |
| 24 |
College closed 12/24-1/4 for winter break |
January 2009
January 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 5 |
College opens after winter break |
| Grades for all students posted to AARC by 10 a.m. |
| Residence halls open for residents who have academic obligations and have registered for winter break housing |
| 19 |
College closed for Martin Luther King Holiday |
| 20 |
Residence halls open |
| Registration and new student orientation |
| 22 |
Classes begin |
| 30 |
Final day to drop a course and receive a full refund |
| Final day to add a course without the instructor's signature |
February 2009
February 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 13 |
Final day to add a course with the instructor's signature |
| Final day to drop a course without the instructor's signature |
| Final day for undergraduate students to choose a pass/fail grading option |
| Final day to drop a course with no "W" grade |
| 16 |
College closed for Presidents' Day Holiday |
| 27 |
Final day to register for spring break housing |
March 2009
March 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 9-13 |
Spring break. No classes. Administrative offices open. |
| 16 |
Classes resume after spring break |
| 20 |
Final day to drop a course with the instructor's signature. A grade of "W" will be assigned for courses dropped after February 13. |
| 20 |
Professional development day for CAS Faculty |
| 31 |
Final day to withdraw from residence for Fall 2009 |
April 2009
April 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 17 |
Student Leadership Recognition Ceremony |
| 20 |
College closed for Patriots' Day Holiday |
| 22 |
Senior Faculty Banquet |
May 2009
May 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 1 |
May Day Celebration |
| Undergraduate Conference Day. Classes will be held. |
| 4 |
Final day of classes |
| 5 |
Reading and review |
| 6-11 |
Final examinations |
| 12 |
Grades for students graduating in May posted to AARC by 10 a.m. |
| Final signed departmental graduating lists due to Registrar's Office by 4:30 pm |
| Residence halls close at noon for all students except graduating students |
| 14 |
CAS faculty meeting 9 a.m. for regular business and voting of degrees |
| 17 |
Residence halls close for graduating seniors at noon |
| 18 |
Grades for all students posted to AARC by 10 a.m. |
| Summer Session I begins (through June 26) |
| Residence halls close for Dix Scholar and graduate students at noon |
| Summer housing begins |
| 25 |
College closed for Memorial Day |
June 2009
June 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 26 |
Summer Session I ends |
| 29 |
Summer Session II begins (through August 7) |
July 2009
July 2009
| Date |
Description |
| 3-4 |
College closed for Independence Day |
