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Nov 22, 2024
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2013-2014 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Academic and Religious Calendars
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Academic Calendar 2013-2014
Fall 2013
September
| Residence halls open for returning students |
12 p.m. Monday 2 |
| Labor Day—University holiday |
Monday 2 |
| Classes begin |
8 a.m. Tuesday 3 |
| Academic Performance Warning notification period begins |
Tuesday 10 |
| Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 60% tuition credit |
Monday 16 |
| Last day to change from audit to credit status |
Monday 16 |
| Degrees awarded to those completing requirements in summer |
Saturday 21 |
| Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 40% tuition credit |
Monday 23 |
| Last day to drop a course and have it deleted from your record |
Monday 23 |
| Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 20% tuition credit no further tuition credit after this date |
Monday 30 |
October
| University Enrollment Census |
4:30 p.m. Friday 4 |
| Last day to file January degree applications |
Friday 18 |
| Hawktober Weekend (Parents and Homecoming) |
Friday–Sunday 18-20 |
November
| Advance registration for full-time undergraduates begins |
8:30 a.m. Friday 1 |
| Advance registration for part-time and graduate students |
8:30 a.m. Wednesday 6 |
| Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W |
Monday 11 |
| Last day to change to Pass/No Pass or from Pass/No Pass to letter grade |
Monday 11 |
| Last day to change from credit to audit status* |
Monday 11 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins (All residence halls will remain open.) |
10 p.m. Tuesday 26 |
December
| Classes resume |
8 a.m. Monday 2 |
| Fall Commencement Ceremony |
Sunday 8 |
| Academic Performance Warning notification period ends |
5 p.m. Saturday 14 |
| Last day to resolve I grades from preceding term to avoid change from I to F (undergraduates only) |
5 p.m. Saturday 14 |
| Classes end |
5 p.m. Saturday 14 |
| Final examinations begin |
8 a.m. Monday 16 |
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Note: Final exam schedule includes Saturday as a scheduled exam day. |
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| Final examinations end |
5 p.m. Saturday 21 |
| Residence halls close |
8 a.m. Sunday 22 |
*Students are not eligible to take advantage of special audit fees at this time. In order to have a special audit fee, students must declare audit status when they first register for the course.
Winterterm 2014
January
| Winterterm begins |
9 a.m. Thursday 2 |
| Winterterm ends |
10 p.m. Friday 17 |
Spring 2014*
January
| Residence halls open |
12 p.m. Sunday 19 |
| Final registration |
9 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday 20 |
| Classes begin |
8 a.m. Tuesday 21 |
| Degrees awarded to those completing requirements in fall |
Saturday 25 |
| Academic performance warning notification period begins |
Wednesday 28 |
February
| Recommended date for new incoming students (freshmen and transfers) to submit 2014–15 FAFSA to U.S. Department of Education to ensure adequate time for processing |
Saturday 1 |
| Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 60% tuition credit |
Monday 3 |
| Last day to change from audit to credit status |
Monday 3 |
| Last day to file May degree applications |
Friday 7 |
| Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 40% tuition credit |
Monday 10 |
| Last day to drop a course and have it deleted from your record |
Monday 10
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| Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 20% tuition credit— no further tuition credit after this date |
Monday 17 |
| University Enrollment Census |
4:30 p.m. Friday 21 |
March
| Mid-semester warnings due in school or college office |
Prior to Friday 14 |
| Spring recess begins (All residence halls will remain open.) |
5 p.m. Saturday 15 |
| Classes resume |
8 a.m. Monday 24 |
April
| Advance registration for full-time undergraduates begins |
8:30 a.m. Tuesday 1 |
| Advance registration for part-time and graduate students |
8:30 a.m. Friday 4 |
| Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W |
Monday 7 |
| Last day to change to Pass/No Pass or from Pass/No Pass to letter grade |
Monday 7 |
| Last day to change from credit to audit status** |
Monday 7 |
May
| Required date for returning students applying for financial aid to submit 2014–15 FAFSA and all other documents to U.S. Department of Education to ensure adequate time for processing |
Thursday 1 |
| Classes end |
10 p.m. Monday 5 |
| Academic Performance Warning notification period ends |
10 p.m. Monday 5 |
| Last day to resolve I grades from preceding term to avoid change from I to F (undergraduates only) |
10 p.m. Monday 5 |
| Reading Day |
8 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday 6 |
| Final examinations begin |
8 a.m. Wednesday 7 |
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Note: Final exam schedule includes Saturday as a scheduled exam day. |
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| Final examinations end |
10 p.m. Tuesday 13 |
| Residence halls close for students not receiving May degrees |
1 p.m. Wednesday 14 |
| Graduate Commencement |
Saturday 17 |
| Undergraduate Commencement |
Sunday 18 |
| Residence halls close |
5 p.m. Sunday 18 |
*Arrangements must be made by each faculty member to make up instructional time that may be lost because of emergency closing.
**Students are not eligible to take advantage of special audit fees at this time. In order to have a special audit fee, students must declare audit status when they first register for the course.
Summerterm 2014
May
| Summer Session I |
May 21–July 1 (6-week session) |
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May 21–July 14 (8-week session) |
July
| Summer Session II |
July 7–August 14 (6-week session) |
Religious Observance 2013-2014 Calendar
Policy regarding religious holidays: Classes are held. Students observing these days will be granted excused absences from all classes and an opportunity to make up any tests or exams given on these days.
Fall 2013
August
| Eid-al-Fitr |
Begins sundown Wednesday 7
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| Note: This Muslim holy day begins at sundown on Wednesday, August 7 and continues until darkness on Friday, August 9. The Islamic calendar is lunar and depends on the actual sighting of the new moon; therefore, the actual dates may differ by a day or two. |
September
| Rosh Hashanah |
Begins sundown Wednesday 4 |
| Note: This holiday officially begins at sundown on Wednesday, September 4, and continues until darkness on Friday, September 6. |
| Yom Kippur |
Begins sundown Friday 13 |
| Note: This holiday officially begins at sundown on Friday, September 13, and continues through darkness on Saturday, September 14. |
| Sukkot |
Begins sundown Wednesday 18 |
| Note: This holiday officially begins at sundown on Wednesday, September 18, and continues through darkness on Friday, September 20. |
| Shmini Atzeret |
Begins sundown Wednesday 25 |
| Note: This holiday officially begins at sundown on Wednesday, September 25, and continues through darkness on Friday, September 27. |
October
| Eid-al-Adah |
Begins sundown Monday 14 |
| Note: This Muslim holy day begins at sundown Monday, October 14, and continues until darkness on Wednesday, October 16. The Islamic calendar is lunar and depends on the actual sighting of the new moon; therefore, the actual dates may differ by a day or two. |
Spring 2014
March
| Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday 5
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| Note: Student’s class may conflict with scheduled on-campus mass. |
April
| Passover |
Begins sundown Monday 14 |
| Note: The first two days of this holiday are celebrated from sundown Monday, April 14, until darkness Wednesday, April 16; the last two days of the holiday are celebrated from sundown on Sunday, April 20, until darkness on Tuesday, April 22. |
| Good Friday |
Friday 18 |
June
| Shavuot |
Begins sundown Tuesday 3
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| Note: This holiday officially begins at sundown on Tuesday, June 3, and continues until darkness on Thursday, June 5. |
| Ramadan |
Begins sundown Saturday 28 |
| Note: The first day of the Muslim fasting month begins at sundown on Saturday, June 28, and continues until darkness on Tuesday, July 29. The Islamic calendar is lunar and depends on the actual sighting of the new moon; therefore, the actual dates may differ by a day or two. |
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