Academic Calendar

SPRING TERM 2012

November 2011
 
 Advance Registration begins - refer to Schedule of Classes for details.
January 12
THURSDAY:
  • Residence halls open for occupancy, 11:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
  • Registration for undergraduate and graduate students - refer to Schedule of Classes for details.
January 13
FRIDAY:
  Registration for undergraduate and graduate students - refer to Schedule of Classes for details.
January 16
MONDAY:
 University Holiday - Martin Luther King Day
January 17
TUESDAY:
 Registration for undergraduate and graduate students - refer to Schedule of Classesfor details.
January 18
WEDNESDAY:
  • Daytime on campus classes begin.
  • Late Registration.
  • Process class schedule changes. Refer to the Schedule of Classes for details and deadlines.
  • Wednesday Night (WN) classes begin (on-campus and off-campus).
January 19
THURSDAY.
 Thursday Night (ThN) classes begin (on-campus and off-campus).
January 20
FRIDAY:
 Friday Night (FN) classes begin (on-campus and off-campus).
January 21
SATURDAY:
 Saturday classes begin (on-campus and off-campus).
January 23
MONDAY:
 Monday Night (MN) classes begin (on-campus and off-campus).
January 24
TUESDAY:
 Tuesday Night (TuN) classes begin (on-campus and off-campus).
February 2
THURSDAY:
  • Twelfth Class Day.
  • Last day to drop without a "Q" and receive 100% refund.
  • Degree applications to be filed in Registrar's Office by students graduating in May 2012.
March 2
FRIDAY.
 Last day to submit draft thesis / dissertation to Library for format and style review.
March 9
FRIDAY.
  • Residence halls close at 6:00 P.M. for spring recess.
  • Degree applications to be filed in Registrar's Office by students graduating in August 2012.
March 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
MONDAY - FRIDAY
  Spring recess for students and faculty.
March 18
SUNDAY:
 Residence halls open at 2:00 P.M.
March 19
MONDAY:
  Classes resume at 8:00 A.M.
March 30
FRIDAY:
  Last day to complete a public defense of a thesis/dissertation.
April 6
FRIDAY:
  • Good Friday.
  • Holiday for Students and Faculty.
April 11
WEDNESDAY:
  Last day to submit complete, defended and signed thesis/dissertation to the appropriate academic dean's office.
April 13
FRIDAY:
  Last day to submit final thesis/dissertation (defended and signed) and Route Sheet to the Director of the Library.
April 20
FRIDAY:
  • Last day to make all final copies of thesis/dissertation and submit to the NGL for binding.
  • Last day to submit Route Sheet to the Dean of Graduate Studies.
May 4
FRIDAY:
  • Last Class Day.
  • Last day to resign and drop courses (SEE NOTES BELOW).
May 7, 8, 9, 10
Mon - Thu:
 Final examinations [includes Monday Night (MN), Tuesday Night (TuN), Wednesday Night (WN) and Thursday Night (THN) final examinations].
May 11
FRIDAY:
 Residence halls close at 12:00 Noon.
May 11, 12
FRIDAY, SATURDAY:
  TENTATIVE. Commencement, Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.
May 14
MONDAY:
  • 12:00 Noon Deadline for filing grades with Registrar's Office.
  • Spring Term ends.

 

RESIGNATION NOTE:

Students may resign with a "W" grade from the 13th class day through the last class day, but prior to to any final exams being taken or course completion.

DROP NOTE:

Courses may be dropped without a grade of "F" before taking any final exams. To process a "Q" drop after the online drop closes, students must come to the Registrar's Office, Estill Building Rm. 331 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. No schedule changes may be made after the deadline specified in the Academic Calendar.