Academic Calendar
2008-2009 Academic Calendar:
Spring 2008:
| January 17-18 | Thurs-Fri | New undergraduate student orientation |
| January 21 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Day- university holiday |
| January 22 | Tuesday | Undergraduate and graduate classes begin |
| January 26 | Saturday | Saturday classes begin |
| January 29 | Tuesday | Last day for late registration or schedule changes |
| March 10-15 | Mon-Sat | Undergraduate and graduate spring recess |
| March 17-22 | Mon-Sat | Semester midpoint |
| March 21 | Friday | Good Friday-University holiday; no classes |
| March 27 | Thursday | Mid-term grades due |
| March 29 and March 30 | Sat-Sun | Undergraduate Admissions Admitted Student Days |
| April 4 | Friday | Last day to withdraw from undergraduate and graduate classes with a grade of 'W' |
| May 3 | Saturday | Undergraduate and graduate classes end |
| May 5-10 | Mon-Sat | Final examination period- undergraduate and graduate classes |
| May 11 | Sunday | Law School Commencement and Graduate Commencement |
| May 12 | Monday | Final grades due; Junior Open House for prospective students |
| May 18 | Sunday | Undergraduate Commencement |
| May 30-May 31 | Fri-Sat | New Student Orientation |
| June 6-7 | Fri-Sat | New Student Orientation |
| June 13-14 | Fri-Sat | New Student Orientation |
Summer Term 2008:
Summer I -- Monday, June 2 - Thursday, July 3
Summer II -- Monday, July 7 - Thursday, August 7
Fall 2008:
| August 21-22 | Thurs. - Fri. | New undergraduate student orientation |
| August 25 | Monday | Undergraduate and graduate classes begin |
| August 29 | Friday | Last day for late registration or schedule changes |
| September 1 | Monday | Labor Day - No classes; University holiday |
| September 6 | Saturday | Saturday classes begin |
| September 20 | Saturday | Open House for prospective undergraduate students |
| October 9 | Thursday | Yom Kippur - University holiday; no classes |
| October 18 | Saturday | Open House for prospective undergraduate students |
| October 20 | Monday | Midterm grades due |
| October 31 | Friday | Last day to withdraw from undergraduate and graduate classes with a grade of 'W' |
| November 8 | Saturday | Open House for prospective undergraduate students |
| November 24-26 | Mon - Wed | No Classes |
| November 27-28 | Thurs - Fri | Thanksgiving holiday - University closed |
| December 5 | Friday | Deadline to file for May 2009 graduation: undergraduate and graduate |
| December 6 | Saturday | Undergraduate and graduate classes end |
| December 8-13 | Mon - Sat | Final examination period - undergraduate and graduate classes |
| December 15 | Monday | Final grades due |
| December 25 - January 1, 2009 | Thurs - Thurs | University closed |
The University reserves the right to revise this calendar.