Office of the Registrar Academic Calendar 2011 – 2012 FALL SEMESTER 2011 August 31 First Day of Classes (Regular and 1st Eight Week Session) September 5 Labor Day (University Closed) Aug 31 – Sept 6 Late Registration September 7 Last Day to Add/Drop, or Register for Class September 15 & 17 English Proficiency Examination 1st Eight Week Session September 23 Last Day to Withdraw 1st Eight Week Courses September 1 Graduate Comprehensive Examination Orientation September 21 President’s State of the University Fall Convocation October 1 & 8 Graduate Comprehensive Examination October 1 Last Day to Apply for December 2011 Graduation October 7 Last Day to Remove Spring 2010 Grades of “I” (Incomplete) Undergraduates Students October 17 - 21 Mid -Term Evaluation for Undergraduates October 21 End of 1st Eight Week Classes (Grades Due Within 72 hours) October 24 Mid Term Grades for Undergraduate Due by 5 p.m. October 24 Second Eight Week Classes Begin October 28 Last Day to Add Drop for 2nd Eight Week Session November 3 & 5 English Proficiency Examination 2nd Eight Weeks November 11 Last Day to Change from Credit to Audit Last Day to Drop with grade of “W” November 14 - 18 Advisement Week (Undergraduates) November 18 Last day to Withdraw from 2nd Eight Week Course November 21 Winter/Spring 2012 Registration Begins November 24-25 Thanksgiving Recess University Closes on Wednesday, November 23th at 5:00 pm November 28 Classes Resume Nov 30 – Dec 6 Final Exams for December Graduation Candidates December 9 Grades for ALL December Graduation Candidates Due by Noon December 7 Last Day of Classes for Non Graduating Students December 8 Reading Day December 16 2nd Eight Week Classes End December 9 -15 Fall 2011 Final Examinations for Non Graduating Students December 12 - 15 Graduation Clearance December 15 Commencement Rehearsal December 15 Last Day to Change Fall 2010 Graduate Incomplete grades December 16 December 2011 Graduation December 19 Last Day to Submit Final Grades for Non Graduating Students December 22 End of Semester (University closes at 5:00 p.m.)
All dates are subject to change
WINTER SESSION 2012
January 3 University Reopens January 3 Winter Session Classes Begin January 3 & 4 Winter Session Late Registration January 9 Last Day to W/D from Winter Session January 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No Classes) January 23 Last Day of Winter Classes January 26 Final Winter Grades Must be Entered by 5 p.m.
SPRING SEMESTER 2012
January 25 First Day of Classes (Regular and 1st Eight Week Session) January 25 -31 Late Registration January 26 Final Winter Grades Due by 5 p.m. January 31 Last Day to Add/Drop, or Register for Classes Starting on 1/25 February 1 Comprehensive Exam Orientation February 8 Spring 2012 Convocation February 15 Last Day to Apply for May 2012 Graduation February 9 & 11 English Proficiency Exam 1st Eight Week Session February 17 Last Day to Withdraw 1st 8 Week Courses March 2 Last Day to Remove Fall 2011 Incomplete Grades For Undergraduates March 3 & 10 Graduate Comprehensive Qualifying Examination March 12 - 16 Mid-Term Evaluation for Undergraduates Mid- Term Grades Posted 72 hours After Examination March 16 End of 1st Eight Week Classes March 19 - 23 Spring Break March 26 Classes Resume March 26 2nd Eight Week Classes Begin March 30 Last Day for Add/Drop for 2nd Eight Week Session April 5 & 7 English Proficiency Exam 2nd Eight Week Session April 6 Last Day to Withdraw with (W) or Change From Credit to Audit April 9 - 13 Advisement Week (Undergraduates) April 16 Founder’s Day Summer/Fall 2012 Registration Begins On-line Application for December Graduation Opens April 20 Last Day to Withdraw from 2nd Eight Week Session May 1 - 7 Final Exams for May 2012 Graduation Candidates May 9 Last Day of Classes May 10 Grades for Graduating Students Due by NOON. May 10 Reading Day May 11 - 17 Final Exams for Continuing Students May 14- 17 Graduation Clearance May 17 End of 2nd Eight Week-Session May 17 Graduation Rehearsal May 18 Commencement May 21 Final Grades for Non-Graduating Students Due by 5 p.m. May 23 End of Semester
SUMMER SESSION 2012
Session I May 29 – June 29 5 week Session II July 2 – August 3 5 week Session III May 29 – August 3 10 week
May 29 Session I and III Classes Begin June 1 Last Day to Drop/Add for Sessions I and III June 12 Last Day to Withdraw From Session I June 29 Session I Classes End June 30 Last Day to Apply for August Graduation July 2 Session I Grades Due July 2 Session II Classes Begin July 4 4th of July Holiday Observed July 9 Last Day to Drop/Add Session II July 17 Last Day to Withdraw From Sessions II and III Aug 3 Session II and III Classes End Aug 6 Session II and III Grades Due
All dates are subject to change