Schedule of Academic Dates and Deadlines 2009–2010
Fall Term, 2009
Monday, August 24 New student orientation week begins.
Wednesday, August 26 SPEAK Test for new international
students in Ph.D. programs.
Thursday, August 27 Matriculation ceremony.
Friday, August 28 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.
Tuesday, September 1 Registration for returning students
begins.
Orientation for all new Teaching Fellows.
Wednesday, September 2 Fall-term classes begin, 8.20
a.m.
Friday, September 4 Final day to pick up registration
materials from academic departments.
Monday, September 7 Labor Day. Administrative offices
closed.
Friday, September 11 Final day to apply for a fall-term
personal leave of absence.
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 16 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 25 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.)
Thursday, October 1 Final date for the faculty to submit
grades to replace Temporary Incompletes (TI’s) awarded during the
2008-2009 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 23 Midterm.
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 30 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 2 Readers’ Reports are due for
dissertations to be considered by the Degree Committees for award of the
Ph.D. in December.
Friday, November 6 Departmental recommendations are due
for candidates for December degrees.
Final day to withdraw a degree petition for degrees to be awarded in December.
Thursday, November 12 SPEAK Test for international students
in Ph.D. programs.
Friday, November 20 Fall recess begins, 5:20 p.m.
Monday, November 30 Classes resume, 8:20 a.m.
Friday, December 11 Classes end, 5:20 p.m.
Saturday, December 19 Fall term ends; winter recess begins.
Spring Term, 2010
Wednesday, January 6 Final grades for fall-term courses
due.
Thursday, January 7 SPEAK Alternative Test for new international
students in Ph.D. programs.
Monday, January 11 Registration and spring ID validation
begins.
Spring-term classes begin, 8:20 a.m.
Friday, January 15 Friday classes do not meet. Monday
classes meet instead.
Monday, January 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Administrative
offices closed. Classes do not meet.
Wednesday, January 20 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
Friday, January 22 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, February 5 One-half of the spring-term full-tuition
charges 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.
Friday, March 5 Midterm.
Spring recess begins, 5:20 p.m.
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.
Teaching appointments will not appear on the transcripts of students who
withdraw from the assignment on or before this date.
Monday, March 15 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 22 Classes resume, 8:20 a.m.
Monday, March 29 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 2 Good Friday. Administrative offices
closed
Monday, April 12 Readers’ Reports are due for
dissertations to be considered by the Degree Committees for award of the
Ph.D. in May.
Thursday, April 15 SPEAK Test for international students
in Ph.D. programs.
Wednesday, April 21 Departmental recommendations are
due for candidates for May degrees.
Friday, April 23 Final day to withdraw a degree petition
for degrees to be awarded in May.
Monday, April 26 Monday classes do not meet. Friday
classes meet instead.
Friday, April 30 Final day to submit Dissertation Progress
Reports and petitions for extended registration.
Monday, May 3 Classes end, 5:20 p.m.
Tuesday, May 11 Spring term ends.
Friday, May 14 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 23 Graduate School Convocation.
Monday, May 24 University Commencement.
Tuesday, June 1 Final grades for spring-term courses
and full-year courses are due.
Friday, June 4 SPEAK Alternative Test for new international
students in Ph.D. programs.

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