2009-2010 Academic Year | ||
Fall Semester 2009 | ||
August | Tuition and residence charges due | Monday, Aug. 3 |
| Residence halls open for new students at 10:00 a.m. | Sunday, Aug. 23 | |
| Orientation | Sunday-Tuesday, Aug. 23-25 | |
| Residence halls open for returning students | Monday, Aug. 24 | |
| Classes begin | Wednesday, Aug. 26 | |
| September | Labor Day - no classes | Monday, Sept. 7 |
| Last day to add a course | Wednesday, Sept. 9 | |
| October | Last day to drop a course | Friday, Oct. 9 |
| No classes | Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 12-13 | |
| Last day to petition for January graduation | Thursday, Oct. 15 | |
| Last day to enter midterm grades for freshmen | Friday, Oct. 23 | |
| November | Residence hall close at 10:00 a.m. | Wednesday, Nov. 25 |
| Thanksgiving Break - no classes | Wednesday - Saturday, Nov. 25-28 | |
| December | Wednesday, December 9 classes run on Monday schedule/Classes end | Wednesday, Dec. 9 |
| Reading Day | Thursday, Dec. 10 | |
| Exams begin | Friday, Dec. 11 | |
| Exams end | Thursday, Dec. 17 | |
| Last day of the semester | Thursday, Dec. 17 | |
| Residence halls close at Noon | Friday, Dec. 18 | |
January 2010 | Commencement, 2 p.m. | Saturday, Jan. 16 |
Intersession 2010 | ||
| January | Classes begin | Monday, Jan. 4 |
| Martin Luther King Day - no classes | Monday, Jan. 18 | |
| Classes end | Wednesday, Jan. 20 | |
Spring Semester 2010 | ||
| January | Tuition and residence charges due | Monday, Jan. 4 |
| Residence halls open for new students | Tuesday, Jan. 19 | |
| Orientation | Wednesday, Jan. 20 | |
| Residence halls open for returning students | Wednesday, Jan. 20 | |
| Classes begin | Thursday, Jan. 21 | |
| February | Last day to ADD a course | Friday, Feb. 5 |
| March | Last day to petition for May graduation | Monday, Mar. 1 |
| Last day to drop a course | Friday, Mar. 5 | |
| Residence halls close at 5:30 p.m. | Friday, Mar. 12 | |
| Spring Recess - no classes | Monday-Saturday, Mar. 15-20 | |
| Classes resume | Monday, Mar. 22 | |
| May | Classes end | Wednesday, May 5 |
| Reading day | Thursday, May 6 | |
| Exams begin | Friday, May 7 | |
| Exams end | Thursday, May 13 | |
| Last day of the semester | Thursday, May 13 | |
| Residence halls close at 10:00 a.m. | Friday, May 14 | |
| Commencement, 10:00 a.m. | Sunday, May 16 | |
Summer Sessions 2010 | ||
| May | First Summer Session classes begin | Monday, May 17 |
| Memorial Day - no classes | Monday, May 31 | |
| June | Last day to petition for August awarding of Degrees | Tuesday, June 15 |
| First Summer Session ends | Monday, June 28 | |
| July | Second Summer Session classes begin | Tuesday, July 6 |
| August | Second Summer Session ends | Monday, Aug. 16 |