Fall Semester 2008

August 19	Tuesday	Student-Athletes and International Students Arrive
August 24	Sunday	New Students Arrive
August 24-27	Sunday-Wednesday	Orientation
August 26	Tuesday	Transfer Students Arrive
August 27	Wednesday	Returning and Readmitted Students Arrive
August 27	Wednesday	Transfer Student Orientation
August 28	Thursday	Late Registration Classes Begin, 8:15 AM Opening Convocation 7:30 PM
October 11-14	Saturday-Tuesday (Classes end Friday, Oct 10 at 4:30 PM and resume Wed, October 15, at 8:10 AM)	Fall Holiday
October 31-November 2	Friday-Sunday	Family and Friends Weekend
Nov 26-30	Wednesday-Sunday (Classes end Tues, Nov. 25, at 4:30 PM and resume Monday Dec.1, at 8:10 AM)	Thanksgiving Holiday
December 10	Wednesday	Last Day of Classes
December 11-14	Thursday-Sunday	Study Period
December 15-18	Monday-Thursday	Final Examination Period

Intersession 2009: December 26 - January 25

Spring Semester 2009

January 25	Sunday	Returning & New Students Arrive
January 25	Sunday	New and Transfer Orientation
January 26	Monday	Late Registration Classes Begin, 8:10 AM Spring Convocation, 4:45 PM
March 14-22	Saturday-Sunday (Classes end Fri, March 13, at 4:30 pm and resume Monday,  March 23, at 8:10 am)	Spring Holiday
May 8	Friday	Classes End, 4:30 PM
May 9-11	Saturday-Monday	Study Period
May 12-16	Tuesday-Saturday	Final Examinations
May 23	Saturday	Commencement, 10:00 AM