OFFICIAL ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014-­‐2015 FALL SEMESTER, 2014 AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST 11-­‐15 15 18 19 22 Monday-­‐Friday Friday Monday Tuesday Friday SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 1 2 12 12-­‐16 22 Monday Tuesday Friday Friday-­‐Tuesday Monday SEPTEMBER -­‐ OCTOBER OCTOBER 29-­‐8 7 Monday -­‐ Wednesday Tuesday OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER 8 9-­‐10 13 13 13 13-­‐17 23 27 Wednesday Thursday-­‐Friday Monday Monday Monday Monday-­‐Friday Thursday Monday OCTOBER 27-­‐31 NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 7-­‐11 14 Monday -­‐ Friday Friday-­‐Tuesday Friday NOVEMBER 17 Monday NOVEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 20-­‐26 26-­‐28 1 1 Thursday-­‐Wednesday Wednesday-­‐Friday Monday Monday DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 1-­‐2 3 4-­‐5 6 8 Monday-­‐Tuesday Wednesday Thursday-­‐Friday Saturday Monday DECEMBER -­‐ JANUARY 22-­‐ 4 Monday -­‐ Sunday DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 8 9 23 Monday Tuesday Tuesday Faculty Development Activities Residence halls open for students st
Classes begin for Fall full-­‐term and 1 8-­‐week session st
Final date for adding 1 8-­‐week courses for credit Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for Fall full-­‐term nd
and 2 8 weeks courses. Labor Day holiday Classes resume Final day for removing “I” grades st
Mid-­‐term grading for 1 8-­‐week classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday st
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 1 8-­‐week session; a “W” grade is issued Mid-­‐term grading for Fall full-­‐term classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate Advisory Committee st
Final examinations for 1 8-­‐week classes Fall Break Classes resume Final grading for 1st 8-­‐week classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. nd
Classes begin for 2 8-­‐week session Preliminary examinations for doctoral students Final date for filing field study, thesis, dissertation with Graduate School Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Fall full-­‐term; a “W” grade is issued Comprehensive examinations for graduate students nd
Mid-­‐term grading for 2 8-­‐week classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday Final date for making application for comprehensive examination and application for May commencement nd Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 2
8-­‐week session; a “W” grade is issued Final examinations for graduating students Thanksgiving holidays; Classes close at 12:00 noon, Wednesday Classes resume nd
Final grading for graduating students for Fall full-­‐term and 2 8-­‐week session; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Final examinations for non-­‐graduating students Student Study Day Final examinations for non-­‐graduating students Commencement 10:00 a.m. nd
Final grading for non-­‐graduating students for Fall full-­‐term and 2 8-­‐week session; grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Semester ends at 3:00 p.m. University offices closed (beginning 11:30 a.m., Friday, December 19 until 7:30 a.m., Monday, January 5) WINTERSESSION, 2014-­‐2015 Classes begin Final date for adding Wintersession courses for credit or making course changes Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Wintersession; a “W” grade is issued 11/13/14 DECEMBER -­‐ JANUARY JANUARY 24 -­‐ 1 1 Wednesday -­‐ Thursday Thursday Wintersession break (no classes) JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY 2 9 12 Friday Friday Monday JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY 5 5-­‐9 9 12 13 16 Monday Monday-­‐Friday Friday Monday Tuesday Friday JANUARY JANUARY FEBRUARY 19 20 6 Monday Tuesday Friday Wintersession classes resume Final Examinations for Wintersession classes Final grading for Wintersession; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Monday; Session ends at 3:00 p.m. SPRING SEMESTER 2015 University Offices Open Faculty Development Activities Residence halls open for students st
Classes begin for Spring full-­‐term and 1 8-­‐week session st
Final date for adding 1 8-­‐week courses for credit Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for Spring full-­‐
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term and 2 8 weeks courses Martin Luther King Day holiday Classes resume Final date for removing “I” grades FEBRUARY 9-­‐11 Monday-­‐Wednesday Mid-­‐term grading for 1 8-­‐week classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday FEBRUARY 12 Thursday FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY MARCH 16-­‐18 19 23 -­‐ 26 6 Monday-­‐Wednesday Thursday Monday -­‐ Thursday Friday Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 1st 8-­‐week session; a “W” grade is issued Mardi Gras holiday Classes resume MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH 6 9 10 9-­‐13 23 Friday Monday Tuesday Monday-­‐ Friday Monday MARCH MARCH APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL 23-­‐27 30 3-­‐10 6-­‐8 13 14 Monday-­‐Friday Monday Friday-­‐Friday Monday-­‐Wednesday Monday Tuesday APRIL 20 Monday APRIL -­‐ MAY MAY 27 -­‐ 1 4 Monday -­‐ Friday Monday MAY MAY MAY 4-­‐5 6 7-­‐8 Monday-­‐Tuesday Wednesday Thursday-­‐Friday Final grading for graduating students for Spring full-­‐term and 2 8-­‐week session; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Final examinations for non-­‐graduating students Student Study Day Final examinations for non-­‐graduating students MAY 9 Saturday Commencement, 10:00 a.m. MAY 11 Monday Final grading for non-­‐graduating students for Spring full-­‐term and 2 8-­‐week session; grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Semester ends at 3:00 p.m. SUMMER INTERSESSION 2015 New Year’s Day (observed) st
Mid-­‐term grading for Spring full-­‐term classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Thursday Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate Advisory Committee st
Final examinations for 1 8-­‐week classes nd
Classes begin for 2 8-­‐week session st
Final grading for 1 8-­‐week classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday Preliminary examinations for doctoral students Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Spring full-­‐
term; a “W” grade is issued Comprehensive examinations for graduate students Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate School Spring Break holiday nd
Mid-­‐term grading for 2 8-­‐week classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday Classes resume Final date for making application for comprehensive examination and application for August commencement nd
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 2 8-­‐week session; a “W” grade is issued Final examinations for graduating students nd
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11/13/14 MAY 11 Monday Intersession classes begin MAY MAY 12 22 Tuesday Friday MAY MAY MAY May JUNE MAY JUNE JUNE 25 26 28 29 1 29 1 2 Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Monday Friday Monday Tuesday JUNE JUNE JUNE 10-­‐15 16 17 Wednesday-­‐Monday Tuesday Wednesday JUNE 18 Thursday JUNE JUNE 25 29 Thursday Monday JUNE 29 Monday JULY JULY JULY JULY 3 5 6 7 Friday Sunday Monday Tuesday JULY 9 Thursday JULY 14 Tuesday JULY JULY JULY 20-­‐23 21 21 Monday-­‐Thursday Tuesday Tuesday JULY AUGUST 30 3 Thursday Monday Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for Intersession Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Summer Intersession; a “W” grade is issued Memorial Day holiday Classes resume Final examinations Final date for making application for comprehensive examination Final grading for Intersession; grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Session ends at 3:00 p.m. FIRST SUMMER SESSION 2015 st
Residence halls open for Students – 1 Summer Session st
Classes begin – 1 Summer Session st
Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for 1 summer session; a “W” grade is issued Preliminary examinations for doctoral students Final date for removing “I” grades Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate Advisory Committee st
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 1 summer session; a “W” grade is issued st
Final examinations for 1 Summer Session st
Final grading for 1 Summer Session; grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Session ends at 3:00 p.m. st
Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate School -­‐1 Summer Session Independence Day holiday (observed) SECOND SUMMER SESSION 2015 nd
Residence halls open for students -­‐2 Summer Session nd
Classes begin – 2 Summer Session nd
Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for 2 Summer Session Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 10 Week Summer Session; a “W” grade is issued Final date for making application for comprehensive examination and application for degree for December commencement Comprehensive examinations for graduate students Final date for removing “I” grades nd
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 2 Summer Session; a “W” grade is issued nd
Final examinations for 2 Summer Session nd
Final grading for 2 Summer Session; grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Summer Term ends at 3:00 p.m. 11/13/14