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2008/2009 quick dates & deadlines

For Students and Faculty

fall 2008  
Labor Day holiday: no classes; administrative offices closed
Deadline for filing declaration of intent to graduate for October 2008 degree conferral
Mon, Sep 1
Faculty Development Day Tue, Sep 2
Fall classes begin: ALL SCHOOLS Wed, Sep 3
Deadline to add/drop courses
Deadline to register for courses without scheduled class meetings (e.g., practicum, thesis, INDS)
Tue, Sep 16
Deadline to submit grades for Oct 2008 conferral candidates (including INC grade changes) Thu, Sep 25
Columbus Day holiday: no classes; administrative offices closed Mon, Oct 13
October degree conferral Sat, Oct 25
Veterans Day holiday: no classes; administrative offices closed Tue, Nov 11
Last Day to drop with a "W" grade for standard, on-campus classes Wed, Nov 12
Thanksgiving recess: classes end at noon, administrative offices close at noon on Nov 26
Residence halls close at 2:00 p.m.
Wed, Nov 26 - Sun, Nov 30
Residence halls reopen at noon Sun, Nov 30
Classes end: LC Tue, Dec 9
Reading day: LC Wed, Dec 10
Final examination period: LC Thu, Dec 11 - Wed, Dec 17
Fall semester ends: ALL SCHOOLS
Residence halls close at 8 p.m.
Wed, Dec 17
Winter break: no classes; administrative offices close at noon Dec 24 Wed, Dec 24 - Thu, Jan 1
Deadline to submit fall grades: AIB, LC, and ALD (including INC grade changes from  spring and summer 2008) Fri, Jan 2
Deadline to submit fall grades: graduate students (including INC grade changes from spring and summer 2008) Thu, Jan 8
january mini & spring 2009  
Deadline for filing declaration of intent to graduate for February conferral Thu, Jan 1
Jan mini-semester classes begin Fri, Jan 2
Martin Luther King holiday: no classes; administrative offices closed Mon, Jan 19
Weekday mini-semester classes end Fri, Jan 23
Weekend mini-semester classes end Sun, Jan 25
Deadline to submit grades for Feb 2009 conferral candidates (including INC grade changes) Sun, Jan 25
Spring 2009 classes begin: ALL SCHOOLS including Threshold Mon, Jan 26
Deadline to submit Jan mini-semester 2009 grades Fri, Feb 1
Deadline to add/drop courses
Deadline to register for courses without scheduled class meetings (practicum, thesis, INDS)
Mon, Feb 9
Feb 2009 degree conferral Wed, Feb 25
Spring student vacation Mon, Mar 9 - Sun, Mar 15
Deadline to register for spring 2009 IGS, Studio Assistantship and Independent Study courses (not INDS) Fri, Mar 20
Deadline for filing declaration of intent to graduate for May commencement Wed, Apr 1
Last day to drop with a "W" grade for standard, on-campus classes Mon, Apr 6
Patriots Day holiday: no classes; administrative offices closed Mon, Apr 20
Classes end: LC Mon, May 4
Reading days: LC
Last week of scheduled studio classes
Tue, May 5
Final exam days: LC
Final Exams: AIB liberal arts (art history courses only)
Senior juries and critiques: AIB
Wed, May 6 - Tue, May 12
Deadline to submit spring 2009 grades for May graduation candidates: ALD, GSASS, SOE (including fall 2008 INC grade changes) Wed, May 6
Critique Week: AIB (all students except graduating seniors) Mon, May 11 – Fri, May 15
Spring 2008 semester ends: ALL SCHOOLS (except AIB)
Residence halls close at 8:00 pm (except AIB and graduating seniors)
Tue, May 12
Deadline to submit spring 2009 grades for May 2009 graduation candidates: AIB & LC (including INC grade changes from fall 2008) Wed, May 13
Commencement TBA
Faculty Development Day Thu, May 21
Memorial Day holiday: administrative offices closed Mon, May 25
Deadline to submit spring 2009 grades for non-graduating students (including INC grade changes from fall 2008) Fri, May 29


updated 02/26/08 | 09:46 AM
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