Office of the Registrar
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 10/21/11 | 04:46 PM
