2011 - 2012 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2011 - (11/FA)

August
20	Saturday	First-year student orientation begins Residence halls open for entering freshmen Convocation
22	Monday	Faculty retreat Residence halls open for returning students Graduate student orientation 5:30 p.m.
24	Wednesday	Classes begin; tuition is due
September
02	Friday	Last day to register late, add classes, or change to an audit Last day to drop classes without a grade of “W”
05	Monday	Labor Day holiday (College is closed)
16	Friday	Deadline to apply for December 2011 and May and August 2012 graduation
30	Friday	Deadline for making up incomplete grades from Spring 2011
October
12	Wednesday	Midterm evaluations are due
13-16	Thurs.-Sun.	Fall break
24	Monday	Registration for Spring 2012 begins
28	Friday	Last day to elect the credit/no credit option
November
11	Friday	Last day to withdraw from classes without a grade of “WF”
23-27	Wed.-Sun.	Thanksgiving holiday (College is closed)
December
06	Tuesday	Academic Thursday - any classes that normally meet Thursday meet this day
07	Wednesday	Academic Friday - any classes that normally meet Friday meet this day
		Last day of classes
08	Thursday	Study day
09-15	Fri.-Thurs.	Finals week
16	Friday	Residence halls close 12:00 noon
19	Monday	Final grades are due from faculty at noon
21	Wednesday	Final grades are available to students on the Web
Dec. 23 - Jan. 02		Winter break (College is closed)

January
Dec. 23 - Jan. 02		Winter break (College is closed)
03	Tuesday	Residence halls open
04	Wednesday	Classes begin; tuition is due
13	Friday	Last day to register late, add classes, or change to an audit Last day to drop classes without a grade of “W”
16	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday (College is closed)
18	Wednesday	Academic Monday - any classes that normally meet Monday meet this day
February
10	Friday	Deadline for making up incomplete grades from Fall 2011
13	Monday	Registration for May/Summer 2012 begins
20	Monday	Presidents’ Day holiday (College is closed)
24	Friday	Midterm evaluations are due
27-29	Mon.-Wed.	Semester break
March
01-03	Thurs.-Sat.	Semester break (College is closed Friday, March 2)
09	Friday	Last day to elect the credit/no credit option Deadline to apply for December 2012 graduation
23	Friday	Last day to withdraw from class without a grade of “WF”
26	Monday	Registration for Fall 2012 begins
April
19	Thursday	Last day of classes
		Academic Monday - any classes that normally meet Monday meet this day
20	Friday	Study day
23-27	Mon.-Fri.	Finals week
May
01	Tuesday	Final grades are due from faculty at noon
03	Thursday	Final grades are available to students on the Web

May
07	Monday	Classes begin; tuition is due
14	Monday	Last day to register late, add classes, or change to an audit Last day to drop classes without a grade of “W”
18	Friday	Last day to elect the credit/no credit option
25	Friday	Last day to withdraw from class without a grade of “WF”
28	Monday	Memorial Day holiday (College is closed)
June
01	Friday	Last day of classes
02	Saturday	Commencement 2012
05	Tuesday	Final grades are due from faculty at noon
07	Thursday	Final grades are available to students on the Web

June
05	Tuesday	Classes begin; tuition is due
12	Tuesday	Last day to register late, add classes, or change to an audit Last day to drop classes without a grade of “W”
July
04	Wednesday	Independence Day holiday (College is closed)
06	Friday	Last day to elect credit/no credit option
13	Friday	Last day to withdraw from class without a grade of “WF”
24	Tuesday	Pioneer Day holiday (College is closed)
August
01	Wednesday	Last day of classes
06	Monday	Final grades are due from faculty at noon
08	Wednesday	Final grades are available to students on the Web