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Dec 22, 2024
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2014-2015 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Academic and Religious Calendars
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Academic Calendar 2014-2015
Fall 2014*
August
| Preview Session 5 |
Friday-Saturday 29-30 |
| Residence halls open for new students only |
10 a.m. Saturday 30 |
| First-year student orientation: Liftoff |
12 p.m. Saturday 30 |
| University Convocation |
5:30 p.m. Saturday 30 |
September
| Residence halls open for returning students |
12 p.m. Monday 1 |
| Labor Day-University holiday |
Monday 1 |
| Final Registration |
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday 2 |
| Classes begin |
8 a.m. Wednesday 3 |
| Academic Performance Warning notification period begins |
Wednesday 10 |
| Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 60% tuition credit |
Tuesday 16 |
| Last day to change from audit to credit status |
Tuesday 16 |
| Degrees awarded to those completing requirements in summer |
Saturday 20 |
| Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 40% tuition credit |
Tuesday 23 |
| Last day to drop a course and have it deleted from your record |
Tuesday 23 |
| Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 20% tuition credit; no further tuition credit after this date |
Tuesday 30 |
October
| University Enrollment Census |
4:30 p.m. Friday 3 |
| Last day to file January degree applications |
Friday 17 |
| Hawktober Weekend (Parents and Homecoming) |
Friday-Sunday 17-19 |
November
| Advance registration for full-time undergraduates begins |
8:30 a.m. Monday 3 |
| Advance registration for part-time and graduate students |
8:30 a.m. Thursday 6 |
| Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W |
Tuesday 11 |
| Last day to change to Pass/No Pass or from Pass/No Pass to letter grade |
Tuesday 11 |
| Last day to change from credit to audit status** |
Tuesday 11 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins (All residence halls will remain open.) |
10 p.m. Tuesday 25 |
December
| Classes resume |
8 a.m. Monday 1 |
| Fall Commencement Ceremony |
Sunday 7 |
| Academic Performance Warning notification period ends |
5 p.m. Saturday 13 |
| Last day to resolve I grades from preceding term to avoid change from I to F (undergraduates only) |
5 p.m. Saturday 13 |
| Classes end |
5 p.m. Saturday 13 |
| Final examinations begin |
8 a.m. Monday 15 |
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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 20 |
| Residence halls close |
8 a.m. Sunday 21 |
*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.
Winterterm 2015
January
| Winterterm begins |
9 a.m. Friday 2 |
| Winterterm ends |
10 p.m. Monday 19 |
Spring 2015*
January
| Residence halls open |
12 p.m. Sunday 18 |
| Final registration |
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday 19 |
| Classes begin |
8 a.m. Tuesday 20 |
| Degrees awarded to those completing requirements in fall |
Saturday 24 |
| Academic performance warning notification period begins |
Tuesday 27 |
February
| Recommended date for new incoming students (freshmen and transfers) to submit 2015-16 FAFSA to U.S. Department of Education to ensure adequate time for processing |
Sunday 1 |
| Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 60% tuition credit |
Monday 2 |
| Last day to change from audit to credit status |
Monday 2 |
| Last day to file May degree applications |
Friday 6 |
| Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 40% tuition credit |
Monday 9 |
| Last day to drop a course and have it deleted from your record |
Monday 9 |
| Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 20% tuition credit; no further tuition credit after this date |
Monday 16 |
| University Enrollment Census |
4:30 p.m. Friday 20 |
March
| Required date for returning students applying for financial aid to submit 2015-16 FAFSA and all other documents to U.S. Department of Education to ensure adequate time for processing |
Sunday 1 |
| Spring recess begins (All residence halls will remain open.) |
5 p.m. Saturday 14 |
| Classes resume |
8 a.m. Monday 23 |
April
| Advance registration for full-time undergraduates begins |
8:30 a.m. Wednesday 1 |
| Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W |
Monday 6 |
| Last day to change to Pass/No Pass or from Pass/No Pass to letter grade |
Monday 6 |
| Last day to change from credit to audit status** |
Monday 6 |
| Advance registration for part-time and graduate students |
8:30 a.m. Monday 6 |
May
| Classes end |
10 p.m. Monday 4 |
| Academic Performance Warning notification period ends |
10 p.m. Monday 4 |
| Last day to resolve I grades from preceding term to avoid change from I to F (undergraduates only) |
10 p.m. Monday 4 |
| Reading Day |
8 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday 5 |
| Final examinations begin |
8 a.m. Wednesday 6 |
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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 12 |
| Residence halls close for students not receiving May degrees |
1 p.m. Wednesday 13 |
| Graduate Commencement |
Saturday 16 |
| Undergraduate Commencement |
Sunday 17 |
| Residence halls close |
5 p.m. Sunday 17 |
*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 2015
May
| Summer Session I |
May 20-July 1 (6-week session) |
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May 20-July 15 (8-week session) |
July
| Summer Session II |
July 6-August 13 (6-week session) |
Religious Observance 2014-2015 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 2014
September
| Rosh Hashanah |
Begins sundown Wednesday 24 |
| Note: This holiday officially begins at sundown on Wednesday, September 24, and continues until darkness on Friday, September 26. |
October
| Yom Kippur |
Begins sundown Friday 3 |
| Note: This holiday officially begins at sundown on Friday, October 3, and continues through darkness on Saturday, October 5. |
| Eid-al-Adah |
Begins sundown Sunday 5 |
| Note: This Muslim holy day begins at sundown Sunday, October 5, and continues until darkness on Tuesday, October 7. 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. |
| Sukkot |
Begins sundown Wednesday 8 |
| Note: This holiday officially begins sundown on Wednesday, October 8 and continues through darkness Friday, October 10. |
| Shmini Atzeret |
Begins sundown Wednesday 15 |
| Note: This holiday officially begins sundown on Wednesday, October 15 and continues through darkness Friday, October 17. |
Spring 2015
February
| Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday 18 |
| Note: Student’s class may conflict with scheduled on-campus mass. |
April
| Passover |
Begins sundown Friday 3 |
| Note: The first two days of this holiday are celebrated from sundown Friday, April 3 until darkness Sunday, April 5 and the last two days of the holiday are celebrated sundown Thursday, April 9 until darkness Saturday, April 11. |
| Good Friday |
Friday 3 |
May
| Shavuot |
Begins sundown Saturday 23 |
| Note: This holiday officially begins sundown on Saturday, May 23 and continues until darkness Monday, May 25. |
June
| Ramadan |
Begins sundown Wednesday 28 |
| Note: The first day of the Muslim fasting month begins sundown on Wednesday, June 17 and continues until darkness Friday, July 17. 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. |
July
| Eid-al-Fitr |
Begins sundown Wednesday 7 |
| Note: This Muslim holy day begins sundown Friday, July 17 and continues until darkness Sunday, July 19. 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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