IMPORTANT ACADEMIC DATES AND DEADLINES FOR THE 2009-2010 ACADEMIC YEAR

FALL TERM
August 31	Monday	First day of classes.
September 4	Friday	Permission to add a class requires permission of the instructor after this date.
September 11	Friday	Last day to add a class or drop a class without a grade entry on the permanent record. Withdrawal from a class after this date will result in a grade of WP or WU. Normally, students cannot drop below full-time enrollment (12 credit hours, excluding HHP 101).
September 11	Friday	Last day to register for a course on a pass/unsatisfactory basis. Only juniors and seniors are eligible except in the case of applied music courses. See the pass/unsatisfactory form for other restrictions.
October 14	Wednesday	MIDTERM. Any withdrawal from a course after this date requires the approval of the Associate Dean and will be granted only for unavoidable cause such as illness or death in the family.
October 20	Tuesday	Mid-term Grades due in the Registrar's Office
December 4	Friday	Classes End
December 7-11	Monday-Friday	Final Examinations
December 15	Tuesday	Final Grades due in the Registrar's Office 3:00 p.m.
December 17	Thursday	Final Grades Available to Students on the Web
CENTRETERM
January 5	Tuesday	Classes begin
January 6	Wednesday	Last day to add a class.
January 6	Wednesday	Last day to drop a course without a grade entry on the permanent record. Withdrawal from a course after this date will result in a course grade of WP or WU.
January 6	Wednesday	Last day to register for a course on a pass/unsatisfactory basis. Only juniors and seniors are eligible except in the case of applied music courses. See the pass/unsatisfactory form for other restrictions.
January 20	Wednesday	FOUNDERS DAY
January 26	Tuesday	Last day of classes/final exam day
January 28	Thursday	Final Grades due in the Registrar's Office
January 30	Saturday	Final Grades Available to Students on the Web
SPRING TERM
February 3	Wednesday	Classes begin
February 9	Tuesday	Permission to add a class requires instructor's approval after this date.
February 16	Tuesday	Last day to add a class or drop a class without a grade entry on the permanent record. Withdrawal from a class after this date will result in a grade of WP or WU. Normally, students cannot drop below full-time enrollment (12 credit hours, excluding the "convo" hour).
February 16	Tuesday	Last day to register for a course on a pass/unsatisfactory basis. Only juniors and seniors are eligible except in the case of applied music courses. See the pass/unsatisfactory form for other restrictions.
March 19	Friday	MIDTERM: Any withdrawal from a course after this date requires the approval of the Associate Dean and will be granted only for unavoidable cause such as illness or death in the family.
March 20-28	Saturday-Sunday	Spring vacation
March 29	Monday	Mid-term grades due in the Registrar's Office.
May 11	Tuesday	Last day of classes
May 13-19	Thursday-Wednesday	Final Examinations
May 20	Thursday	Senior grades due in the Registrar's Office 4:00 p.m.
May 23	Sunday	Commencement
May 25	Tuesday	Final grades due in the Registrar's Office 4:00 p.m..
May 27	Thursday	Final Grades Available to Students on the Web