Academic Calendar 2009-2010

Fall Semester 2009
Registration for day and evening classes	Monday, August 31
Classes begin - 8 a.m.	Monday, August 31
Labor Day Holiday	Monday, September 7
Mid-semester break begins - 10 p.m.	Thursday, October 1
Mid-semester break ends - 8 a.m.	Monday, October 5
Thanksgiving holiday begins - 10 p.m.	Tuesday, November 24
Friday classes meet in place of Tuesday classes	Tuesday, November 24
Thanksgiving holiday ends - 8 a.m.	Monday, November 30
Classes end - 10 p.m.	Friday, December 11
Final examination period begins	Monday, December 14
Final examination period ends - 10 p.m.	Friday, December 18
Semester ends - 10 p.m.	Friday, December 18
Winter Commencement	Saturday, December 19
Semester grades due from faculty - 12 p.m.	Wednesday, December 23

Winter Intersession
Registration and Drop add	Monday, December 21
Classes begin	Monday, December 21
Final Exams	Monday, January 11
Semester grades due from faculty – 12 p.m.	Thursday, January 14 at noon

Spring Semester 2010
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday observed (no classes)	Monday, January 18
Registration for day and evening classes	Tuesday, January 19
Classes begin - 8 a.m.	Tuesday, January 19
Winter holiday begins - 10 p.m.	Friday, March 5
Winter holiday ends - 8 a.m.	Monday, March 15
Classes end - 10 p.m.	Monday, May 3
Final examination period begins - 8.am.	Tuesday, May 4
Final examination period ends - 10 p.m.	Friday, May 7
Semester ends - 10 p.m.	Friday, May 7
Spring Commencement	Saturday, May 8
Semester grades due from faculty - 12 p.m.	Thursday, May 13

Summer Sessions – 2010
Session I: Pre-session	May 10 – May 27
Session I: Regular session	June 7 – July 9
Session II: Regular session	July 12 – August 12