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Schedule of Academic Dates and Deadlines 2008–2009Fall Term, 2008 Monday, August 25 New student orientation week begins. Wednesday, August 27 SPEAK Test for new international students in Ph.D. programs. Thursday, August 28 Matriculation ceremony. Friday, August 29 Fall-term On Line Course Selection (OCS) begins. Orientation in departments for all new students begins. SPEAK Alternative Test for new international students in Ph.D. programs. Monday, September 1 Labor Day. Administrative offices closed. Tuesday, September 2 Registration for returning students begins. Orientation for all new Teaching Fellows. Wednesday, September 3 Fall-term classes begin, 8.30 a.m. Friday, September 5 Final day to pick up registration materials from academic departments.
The entire fall-term tuition charge or continuous registration fee (CRF) will be canceled for students who withdraw from the Graduate School on or before this date or who are granted a leave of absence effective on or before this date. Wednesday, September 17 Fall-term On Line Course Selection (OCS) ends. Final day for registration. A fee of $25 is assessed for course schedules accepted after this date. Friday, September 26 One-half of the fall-term full-tuition charge will be canceled for students who withdraw from the Graduate School on or before this date or who are granted a medical leave of absence effective on or before this date (The CRF is not prorated.) Wednesday, October 1 Final date for the faculty to submit grades to replace Temporary Incompletes (TI’s) awarded during the 2007-2008 academic year. Due date for dissertations to be considered by the Degree Committees for award of the Ph.D. in December. Final day to file petitions for degrees to be awarded in December. Friday, October 24 Midterm. Final day to add a fall-term course. One-quarter of the fall-term full-tuition charge will be canceled for students who withdraw from the Graduate School on or before this date or who are granted a medical leave of absence effective on or before this date. The CRF is not prorated. Teaching appointments will not appear on the transcripts of students who withdraw from the assignment on or before this date. Friday, October 31 Final day to change enrollment in a fall-term course from Credit to Audit or from Audit to Credit. Final day to withdraw from a fall-term course. Monday, November 3 Readers’ Reports are due for
dissertations to be considered by the Degree Committees for award of the
Ph.D. in December. Thursday, November 13 SPEAK Test for international students in Ph.D. programs. Friday, November 21 Fall recess begins, 5:20 p.m. Monday, December 1 Classes resume, 8:30 a.m. Friday, December 5 Classes end, 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, January 7 Final grades for fall-term courses due. Thursday, January 8 SPEAK Alternative Test for new international students in Ph.D. programs. Monday, January 12 Registration and spring ID validation
begins. Friday, January 16 Friday classes do not meet. Monday classes meet instead. Monday, January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Administrative offices closed. Classes do not meet. Friday, January 23 Final day to apply for a spring-term personal leave of absence. The entire spring-term tuition charge or CRF will be canceled for students who withdraw from the Graduate School on or before this date or who are granted a leave of absence effective on or before this date Registration and spring ID validation end. Spring-term On Line Course
Selection (OCS) ends. Final day for registration. A fee of $25 is assessed
for forms accepted after this date. Friday, March 6 Midterm. Spring recess begins, 5:20 p.m. Final day to add a spring-term course. One-quarter of the spring-term full-tuition charge will be canceled
for students who withdraw from the Graduate School on or before this date
or who are granted a medical leave of absence effective on or before this
date. The CRF is not prorated. Monday, March 16 Due date for dissertations to be considered by the Degree Committees for award of the Ph.D. in May. Final day to file petitions for degrees to be awarded in May. Monday, March 23 Classes resume, 8:30 a.m. Monday, March 30 Final day to change enrollment in a spring-term course from Credit to Audit or from Audit to Credit. Final day to withdraw from a spring-term course. Friday, April 10 Good Friday. Administrative offices closed Monday, April 13 Readers’ Reports are due for dissertations to be considered by the Degree Committees for award of the Ph.D. in May. Thursday, April 16 SPEAK Test for international students in Ph.D. programs. Wednesday, April 22 Departmental recommendations are
due for candidates for May degrees. Monday, April 27 Classes end, 5:20 p.m. Friday, May 1 Final day to submit Dissertation Progress Reports and petitions for extended registration. Tuesday, May 12 Spring term ends. Friday, May 15 Final grades for spring-term courses are due for candidates for terminal M.A. and M.S. degrees to be awarded at Commencement. Sunday, May 24 Graduate School Convocation. Monday, May 25 University Commencement. Monday, June 1 Final grades for spring-term courses and full-year courses are due. Friday, June 5 SPEAK Alternative Test for new international
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