Academic Calendar
Spring Semester 2012
| Jan. 3 (Tues.) | New Students Arrive |
| Jan. 4 (Wed.) | New Student Orientation |
| Jan. 4 (Wed.) | On-Line Spring Registration Closes at 11:59 p.m. |
| Jan. 5 (Thurs.) | Spring Semester & Spring Block 1 Classes Begin; First Day of Add/Drop |
| Jan. 13 (Fri.) | Last Day to Add or Drop a Spring Course |
| Jan. 16 (Mon.) | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; No Classes |
| Jan. 26 (Thurs.) | Graduation Fair, 3:00–5:00 p.m., Ballroom |
| Jan. 27 (Fri.) | Spring Graduation Applications Due to Registrar’s Office |
| Jan. 30 (Mon.) | Summer 2012 Course Registration Begins |
| Feb. 3 (Fri.) | Progress Reports Due from Faculty to Registrar’s Office |
| Feb. 6–17 (2 weeks) | Advising Weeks: All Students to Meet with Faculty Advisor |
| Feb. 6 (Mon.) | Fall 2012 Course Registration Begins for Juniors and Seniors |
| Feb. 8 (Wed.) | Fall 2012 Course Registration Begins for Freshmen, Sophomores, and New Students |
| Feb. 17 (Fri.) | Last Day to Withdraw from a Fall Course with a “W” |
| Feb. 27 (Mon.) | Spring Block 1 Classes End; Block 1 Final Exams on Feb. 28 at 5 & 8 p.m. |
| Feb. 28 (Tues.) | Spring Block 2 Classes Begin |
| March 5–9 | Spring Break |
| Apr. 19 (Thurs.) | Last Day of Spring Semester Classes & Spring Block 2 Classes; Monday Classes Held |
| Apr. 20–21 (Fri.–Sat.) | Reading Days |
| Apr. 23–27 | Final Exam Week (see schedule below) |
| Apr. 28 (Sat.) | Commencement, 10:00 a.m.; Residence Halls Close at 6:00 p.m. |
Spring Final Exam Schedule
Includes Spring Block 2 Courses
| Exam Period | Mon., Apr. 23 | Tue., Apr. 24| Wed., Apr. 25 | Thu., Apr. 26 | Fri., Apr. 27 |
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| 8:00 a.m.–
10:50 a.m. | Classes which meet first on Tues. or Thurs. at
7:30, 8:00 or 8:30 a.m. | Classes which meet first on Mon., Wed. or Fri. at
9:00 or 9:30 a.m. | Classes which meet first on Mon., Wed. or Fri. at
10:00 or 10:30 a.m. | Classes which meet first on Tues. or Thurs. at
9:00, 9:30 or 10:00 a.m. | Classes which meet first on Tues. or Thurs. at
12:30 or 1:00 p.m. |
| 12:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m. | Classes which meet first on Tues. or Thurs. at 2:00 or 2:30 p.m. | Classes which meet first on Mon., Wed. or Fri. at
2:30 or 3:00 p.m. | Classes which meet first on Mon., Wed. or Fri. at
7: 30 or 8:00 a.m. | Classes which meet first on Mon., Wed. or Fri. at
6:30 or 7:00 a.m. | Classes which meet first on Mon. or Thurs. at
3:30, 4:00 or 4:30 p.m. |
| 3:00 p.m.–
5:50 p.m. | Classes which meet first on Tues. or Thurs. at
11:00 or 11:30 a.m. | Classes which meet first on Mon., Wed., or Fri. at
12:30 or 1:00 p.m. | Classes which meet first on Mon., Wed. or Fri. at
1:30 or 2:00 p.m. | Classes which meet first on Mon. or Wed. at
11:00 or 11:30 a.m. | Classes which meet first on Tues. or Fri. at
3:30, 4:00 or 4:30 p.m. |
| 7:00 p.m.–
9:50 p.m. | None | Classes which meet first on Tues. or Thurs. at
5:00, 5:30 or 6:00 p.m. | Classes which meet first on Wed. at
5:00, 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. | Classes which meet first on Tues. or Thurs. at
6:30, 7:00, or 7:30 p.m. | None |
“Classes which meet first” refers to the initial class meeting of the normal instructional week, which begins on a Monday. For example, if you have a 1:00 p.m. class that meets on Wednesdays and Fridays, then your final exam will be held on Tuesday, April 24, 3:00–5:50 p.m. A final exam takes place in the same classroom in which the class met during the semester. Fall grades are due to the Registrar’s Office by Tuesday, May 1, at 5:00 p.m.
A final examination must be administered during exam week in all classes. The final exam may not represent more than 50 percent of a student’s final grade. No changes in the final exam schedule may be made. Students may request that a professor reschedule an exam at the convenience of the professor if the student has three final exams on the same day, as long as it does not conflict with another scheduled exam and is given later than the original date and time. Any other change must be sought by petition of the student to the professor’s division chair.
Travel plans are not an acceptable excuse to move an exam; students must make their travel arrangements accordingly.
Summer Term 1
| May 2 | Summer Term 1 and May Block Classes Begin |
| June 1 | June Block Classes Begin |
| May 31 | May Block Classes End |
| June 29 | Summer Term 1 and June Block Classes End |
Summer Term 2
| July 2 | Summer Term 2 and July Block Classes Begin |
| August 1 | August Block Classes Begin |
| July 31 | July Block Classes End |
| August 29 | Summer Term 2 and August Block Classes End |