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2008 Fall Semester

Students registering on or before August 13, 2008, must activate or flag their schedule by 4:15 p.m. August 13, 2008, or their schedule will be canceled and re-registration will be required.

August 2008

Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Faculty Institute
Fall Semester begins
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Final day to pay fees for early registrants.
Early fall registration ends at 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Regular registration begins.Regular registration begins.
Transfer Student Seminar.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Freshman Institute
Regular registration ends at 4:00 p.m.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Classes begin.Classes begin.
Late registration begins.
Semester meal plan begins with breakfast meal.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Final date to register.Final date to register.
Late registration and drop/add ends at 4:00 p.m.

September 2008

Monday, September 1, 2008
Labor Day holiday; university closed.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Classes resume.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Final date to apply for graduation for fall commencement.
Fourteenth class day (for statistical purposes).

October 2008

Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Complete and mail your FAFSA applicationTo insure processing for spring 2009 semester, priority consideration will be given to those students whose Student Aid Report is received by October 31, 2008. In order to insure that your ESAR is available to the Financial Aid Office by the deadline date, you must complete and mail your FAFSA application no later than October 1, 2008.
Monday, October 6, 2008
7th week grades available for students.
Thursday, October 9, 2008

Fall break; no classes.
  Oct 9,   Oct 10

Monday, October 20, 2008
Advising begins for spring early registration.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Final date for automatic W when dropping a course or resigning from the universiFinal date for automatic W when dropping a course or resigning from the university.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Registration for spring intersession and early registration for spring semesterRegistration for spring intersession and early registration for spring semester begins.

November 2008

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Graduate comprehensive examinations.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Final date to submit thesis for final committee approval.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Last day of classes
Friday, November 21, 2008
Cafeteria closes after noon meal.
Final date for filing approved thesis
Study Day; faculty available
Residence halls close at 4:30 p.m.
Monday, November 24, 2008

Thanksgiving holidays; university closed.
  Nov 24,   Nov 25,   Nov 26,   Nov 27,   Nov 28

Sunday, November 30, 2008
Early registration for spring intersession ends
Residence halls open 2:00 p.m.

December 2008

Monday, December 1, 2008
Cafeteria opens for breakfast meal.

Fall final examinations
  Dec 1,   Dec 2,   Dec 3,   Dec 4,   Dec 5

Friday, December 5, 2008
Cafeteria closes after the noon meal.Cafeteria closes after the noon meal.
Residence halls close at 6:00 p.m.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Final grades due at 9:00 a.m.Final grades due at 9:00 a.m.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Commencement for summer and fall graduates 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Fall semester ends.
Friday, December 19, 2008
University closes at 4:30 p.m. for Christmas holidays.

March 2009

Monday, March 16, 2009
Advising begins for summer session and early fall semester registration

April 2009

Monday, April 20, 2009
Registration for summer intersession and early registration for summer and fallRegistration for summer intersession and early registration for summer and fall sessions begins.