Academic and Religious Calendars

Academic Calendar 2012–2013
Religious Observance 2012–2013 Calendar

Academic Calendar 2012–2013

Fall 2012

August-September

Preview Session 5

Friday–Saturday 31–1

September

Residence halls open for new students only	10 a.m. Saturday 1
First-year student Orientation: Liftoff	12 p.m. Saturday 1
University Convocation	5:30 p.m. Saturday 1
Labor Day—University holiday	Monday 3
Residence halls open for returning students	12 p.m. Monday 3
Final Registration	9 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesday 4
Classes begin	8 a.m. Wednesday 5
Academic Performance Warning notification period begins	Wednesday 12
Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 60% tuition credit	Tuesday 18
Last day to change from audit to credit status	Tuesday 18
Degrees awarded to those completing requirements in summer	Saturday 22
Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 40% tuition credit	Tuesday 25
Last day to drop a course and have it deleted from your record	Tuesday 25

October

Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 20% tuition credit—no further tuition credit after this date	Tuesday 2
University Enrollment Census	4:30 p.m. Friday 5
Hawktober Weekend (Parents and Homecoming)	Friday–Sunday 12-14
Last day to file January degree applications	Friday 19

November

Advance registration for full-time undergraduates begins	8:30 a.m. Thursday 1
Advance registration for part-time and graduate students	8:30 a.m. Thursday 1
Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W	Tuesday 13
Last day to change to Pass/No Pass or from Pass/No Pass to letter grade	Tuesday 13
Last day to change from credit to audit status*	Tuesday 13
Thanksgiving recess begins (All residence halls will remain open.)	10 p.m. Tuesday 20
Classes resume	8 a.m. Monday 26

December

Fall Commencement Ceremony		Sunday 2
Academic Performance Warning notification period ends		5 p.m. Saturday 15
Last day to resolve I grades from preceding term to avoid change from I to F (undergraduates only)		5 p.m. Saturday 15
Classes end		5 p.m. Saturday 15
Final examinations begin		8 a.m. Monday 17
	Note: Final exam schedule includes Saturday as a scheduled exam day.
Final examinations end		5 p.m. Saturday 22
Residence halls close		8 a.m. Sunday 23

*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 2013

January

Winterterm begins	9 a.m. Thursday 3
Winterterm ends	10 p.m. Monday 21

Spring 2013*

January

Residence halls open	12 p.m. Sunday 20
Final registration	9 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday 21
Classes begin	8 a.m. Tuesday 22
Academic performance warning notification period begins	Wednesday 23
Degrees awarded to those completing requirements in fall	Saturday 26

February

Recommended date for new incoming students (freshmen and transfers) to submit 2013–14 FAFSA to U.S. Department of Education to ensure adequate time for processing	Friday 1
Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 60% tuition credit	Monday 4
Last day to change from audit to credit status	Monday 4
Last day to file May degree applications	Friday 8
Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 40% tuition credit	Monday 11
Last day to drop a course and have it deleted from your record	Monday 11
Last day to withdraw from a class and receive 20% tuition credit— no further tuition credit after this date	Monday 18
University Enrollment Census	4:30 p.m. Friday 22

March

Required date for returning students applying for financial aid to submit 2013–14 FAFSA and all other documents to U.S. Department of Education to ensure adequate time for processing	Friday 1
Spring recess begins (All residence halls will remain open.)	5 p.m. Saturday 23

April

Classes resume	8 a.m. Monday 1
Advance registration for full-time undergraduates begins	8:30 a.m. Monday 1
Advance registration for part-time and graduate students	8:30 a.m. Monday 1
Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W	Monday 8
Last day to change to Pass/No Pass or from Pass/No Pass to letter grade	Monday 8
Last day to change from credit to audit status**	Monday 8

May

Academic Performance Warning notification period ends		10 p.m. Monday 6
Last day to resolve I grades from preceding term to avoid change from I to F (undergraduates only)		10 p.m. Monday 6
Classes end		10 p.m. Monday 6
Reading Day		8 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday 7
Final examinations begin		8 a.m. Wednesday 8
	Note: Final exam schedule includes Saturday as a scheduled exam day.
Final examinations end		10 p.m. Tuesday 14
Residence halls close for students not receiving May degrees		1 p.m. Wednesday 15
Graduate Commencement		Saturday 18
Undergraduate Commencement		Sunday 19
Residence halls close		5 p.m. Sunday 19

*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 2013

May

Summer Session I	May 22–July 3 (6-week session)
	May 22–July 15 (8-week session)

July

Summer Session II

July 8–August 15 (6-week session)

Religious Observance 2012–2013 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.