Academic Calendar
Printable 2011-2012 Calendar (Word)
Printable 2012-2013 Calendar (Word)
Official University Holidays (Offices closed/no classes):
2011: September 5; November 24-25; December 26-30
2012: January 2; April 6; May 28 and July 4
Faculty/Staff Conference: August 15-19, 2011
Fall Semester 2011
| New Student Registration | August 19 |
| New Student Survival Weekend | August 20 |
| Matriculation Ceremony (12:15 p.m.) | August 20 |
| Residence halls open (8 a.m.) | August 21 |
| Final Registration before classes begin | August 22 |
| Classes begin | August 23 |
| Last day to complete registration/add classes | August 31 |
| Labor Day (no classes;offices closed;residence halls remain open) | September 5 |
| Convocation (9:30am in session classes & resident students) | September 13 |
| Last day to drop course without “WD” | October 12 |
| Homecoming (classes held as scheduled) | October 13-15 |
| Mid-term | October 17-21 |
| Fall Break | October 27-28 |
| Last day to drop course without “F” | October 31 |
| Early registration begins | October 31 |
| Thanksgiving holiday (no classes;offices closed) | November 24-25 |
| Classes end | December 9 |
| Final exams | December 12-16 |
| Commencement (11 a.m.) | December 17 |
| Residence halls close (2 p.m.) | December 17 |
Spring Semester 2012
| Residence halls open (8 a.m.) | January 8 |
| Registration and New Student Orientation | January 9 |
| Classes begin | January 10 |
| Martin Luther King Day (no classes) | January 16 |
| Last day to complete reistration/add classes | January 18 |
| Convocation (9:30 a.m. in session classes & resident students) | February 7 |
| Lincoln Day/Founders Day (special activities) | February 13 |
| Last day to drop course without “WD” | February 23 |
| Mid-term | February 27-March 2 |
| Last day to drop course without “F” | March 14 |
| Residence halls close (5 p.m.) | March 16 |
| Spring break (no classes) | March 19-23 |
| Residence halls open (1 p.m.) | March 25 |
| Early registration begins | March 26 |
| Good Friday (no classes;offices closed) | April 6 |
| Classes end | April 27 |
| Final exams | April 30-May 4 |
| Commencement (11 a.m.) | May 5 |
| Residence halls close (2 p.m.) | May 5 |
Mini-Term 2012/Summer Term 2012
| Mini-Term 2012 | May 7-25 |
| Summer Terms 2012 | |
| Term A—10-week session (no classes, offices closed July 4) | May 29 – August 3 |
| Term B—First 5-week session | May 29- June 29 |
| Term C—Second 5-week session (no classes;offices closed July 4) | July 2– August 3 |
