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Academic Calendar

As of July 14, 2010

FALL 2010
July 26Continuing Education Fall 2010 Registration Begins
August 27International Student Orientation Begins
September 2Fall 2010 New Student Orientation Begins
President’s Welcome to New Students
Campus Housing Opens for New Students
September 3New Transfer Student Advising and Registration
September 5Campus Housing Opens for Returning Students
Academic Dinner, 6 p.m.
September 6FALL 2010 CLASSES BEGIN (Labor Day)
September 8-10Rosh Hashanah, sundown to sundown
September 10Last Day to Register for Fall 2010 Classes
September 14Convocation Student Rehearsal, 11:35 a.m., Gibson Theatre
September 16Activities Fair
September 17Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Fall 2010 Term
September 17-18Yom Kippur, sundown to sundown
September 20Change of Registration Fee Begins When Any Course is Added Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Full-Time Courses Are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF 
September 20-24;Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Fall 2010 First
27-October 1Six-Week Courses
September 23Fall Convocation, 7:30 p.m.
September 25Octagon Fair, All Day
October 5Incompletes From Previous Terms Become Grades
October 8-10Parents’ Weekend
October 13Last Day to Submit Community Service Contract for Students Who Entered in Fall 2010
October 16End of First Six Weeks of Fall 2010 Classes
October 16-19FALL 2010 MID-TERM BREAK
October 18-22;Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Fall 2010
25-29; November
1-2
Thirteen-Week Courses
October 20Fall 2010 Classes Resume, 8 a.m. (Day and Evening)
 Last Day to Submit Community Service Contract for Students Entering in Fall 2010
October 21Graduate and Professional School Day, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Campus Center Dining Hall
October 25Last Day to File for June Graduation in The Office of the Registrar
November 1-12Academic Advising for Winter 2011 Classes
November 3-5;
8-12; 15-16
Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Fall 2010 Second Six-Week Courses
November 4Career Expo, 11:30-1:00 p.m., Campus Center, Dining Hall
November 8-12; 17-19Registration for Winter 2011 Classes
November 20Campus Housing Closes, 12 p.m.
November 20-28THANKSGIVING BREAK:
(Offices Closed, Wednesday, November 24 (p.m.), Thursday-Friday, November 25-26)
November 22Continuing Education Winter 2011 Registration Begins
November 28Campus Housing Opens, 12 p.m.
November 29Fall 2010 Classes Resume, 8 a.m. (Offices Reopen, 8 a.m.)
December 3-4Holiday Banquet and Ball
December 8Last Day to Complete Community Service for Students Who Entered in Winter 2010
December 11Fall 2010 Day Classes End
December 12Midnight Breakfast
December 13-17Fall 2010 Final Exams
December 17FALL 2010 TERM ENDS
December 18Campus Housing Closes, 12 p.m.
December 18- January 9HOLIDAY BREAK:
(Offices Closed, Thursday-Friday, December 23-24, and Friday, December 31, 2010)
WINTER 2011
January 9Orientation, Advising and Registration for All New Students
Campus Housing Opens for Returning Students, 12 p.m.
January 10WINTER 2011 CLASSES BEGIN
January 13Convocation Student Rehearsal, 11:35 a.m., Gibson Theatre
January 14Last Day to Register for Winter 2011 Classes
January 21Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Winter 2011 Term
January 24Change of Registration Fee Begins When Any Course is Added
Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Full-Time Courses Are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF
January 24-28;Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Winter 2011
31-February 4First Six-Week Courses
January 27Winter Convocation, 11:35 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
February 8Incompletes From Previous Terms Become Grades
February 16Last Day to Submit Community Service Contract for Students Who Entered in Winter 2011
February 18End of First Six Weeks of Winter 2011 Classes
February 19Campus Housing Closes, 12 p.m.
February 19-27WINTER 2011 MID-TERM BREAK:
(Offices Closed, Thursday-Friday, February 24-25)
February 27Campus Housing Opens, 12 p.m.
February 28Winter 2011 Classes Resume, 8 a.m. (Day and Evening)
February 28Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Winter
March 1-4; 7-112011 Thirteen-Week Courses
March 2
Last Day to Submit Community Service Contract for Students Entering in Winter 2011
March 9Last Day to Complete Community Service for Students Who Entered in Spring 2010
March 14Continuing Education Spring 2011 and Spring 2011A Registrations Begins
March 14-18;
21-25
Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Winter  2011 Second Six-Week Courses
March 14-25Academic Advising for Spring and Fall 2011 Classes
March 17Commencement Fair, 1 to 6 p.m.
March 21-25;
31-April 1
Registration for Spring and Fall 2011 Classes
March 25Alumni and Graduating Class Reception
March 31Academic Honors and Student Recognition Banquet, 5 p.m.
April 4-7Campus Housing Room Selection, for 2011-2012
April 9Winter 2011 Classes End
April 11-15Winter 2011 Final Exams
April 14-15Teacher Recruitment Days
April 15WINTER 2011 TERM ENDS
April 16Campus Housing Closes, 12 p.m.
April 16-24SPRING 2011 HOLIDAY: (Offices Closed, Thursday-Friday, April 21-22)
April 18-20Passover
SPRING 2011
April 22Good Friday (Offices Closed)
April 24Easter Campus Housing Opens, 12 p.m.
April 25SPRING 2011 CLASSES BEGIN
April 27Classes Meet
Last Day to Register for Spring 2011 Classes
April 28Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop A Course for Spring 2011 Term
April 29Change of Registration Fee Begins When Any Course is Added Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Full-Time Courses Are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF
May 2Continuing Education Summer 2011 Registration Begins
May 4Last Day to Complete Community Service From Fall 2011
May 11Last Day to Complete Community Service for Students Who Entered in Fall 2010
May 9-13; 16-20Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Spring 2011 Classes
May 23Athletics Banquet, 6 p.m.
May 24Incompletes From Previous Terms Become Grades
May 31Graduating Class Events Begin
Last Meeting of Evening Classes
June 1Last Meeting of Spring 2011 Day Classes
 SPRING 2011 TERM ENDS
June 2Campus Housing Closes, 12 p.m.
(Except for Commencement Participants)
June 4Nursing Pinning Ceremony, 3 to 5 p.m. Continuing Education and Graduate Studies Commencement
Recognition Ceremony, 7 p.m.
Candlelight Ceremony, 9 p.m.
June 5Commencement, 11 a.m.
Campus Housing Closes for All Commencement Participants, 6 p.m.
SPRING 2011A
April 25SPRING 2011A CLASSES BEGIN
April 29Last Day to Register for Spring 2011A Classes
May 3Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop A Course for
 Spring 2011A Term
May 4Change of Registration Fee Begins When Any Course is Added Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Full-Time Courses Are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF
May 23-27; 30-June 3Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Spring 2011A Classes
June 16-19Reunion Weekend
June 25SPRING 2011A ENDS
SUMMER 2011
June 6SUMMER 2011 SESSION I BEGINS
(three, six, and nine weeks)
June 7Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Summer 2011 Session I Three-Week Courses
June 8Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses Are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF for Summer 2011 Session I Three-Week Courses
June 9Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop A Course for Summer 2011 Session I Six-Week Courses
June 10Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses Are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF for Summer Session I Six-Week Courses
June 13-17Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Summer 2011 Session I Three-Week Courses
June 14Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Summer 2011 Session I Nine-Week Courses
June 15Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses Are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF for Summer 2011 Session I Nine-Week Courses
June 16-19Reunion Weekend
June 20-24; 27-July 1Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Summer 2011 Session I Six-Week Courses
June 25-26Summer Registration I
June 27SUMMER 2011 SESSION II BEGINS (three and six weeks)
June 28Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Summer 2011 Session II Three-Week Courses
June 29Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses Are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF for Summer 2011 Session II Three-Week Courses
June 30Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Summer 2011 Session II Six-Week Courses
July 1Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses Are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF for Summer 2011 Session II Six-Week Courses
July 4-5SUMMER 2011 HOLIDAY (Offices Closed)
July 6-8Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Summer 2011 Session II Three-Week Courses
July 6-8;Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Summer 2011
11-15;
18-19
Session I Nine-Week Courses
 July 11-15; 18-22Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Summer 2011 Session II Six-Week Courses
July 14-15Summer Registration II
 July 28-29Summer Registration III
August 6SUMMER 2011 SESSION ENDS