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2012-2013 General Catalog

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2012-2013 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar, 2012-13

Fall Semester 2012
Wintersession 2012
Spring Semester 2013

Spring Intersession 2013
Summer Term 2013
Summer Intersession 2013

Fall Semester 2012

AUGUST	9-10	Thu-Fri	International Student Orientation
	13-16	Mon-Thu	Freshman and Transfer Orientation
	15	Wed	New Graduate Student Orientation
	17	Fri	Final date to apply online* to the Graduate School for the fall semester, 12:00 midnight deadline*
	20	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.

SEPTEMBER	3	Mon	Labor Day holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	4	Tue	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	4	Tue	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	5	Wed	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	5	Wed	Final date for “degree only” registration (all degree requirements, including document submission and approval must be met), 4:30 p.m. deadline
	7	Fri	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School or updating “Applications for Degree” to be awarded at fall commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	7	Fri	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School requests for Final Exams (comprehensive exam, thesis/dissertation defense) for degrees to be awarded at fall commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline

OCTOBER	8-13	Mon-Sat	Mid-semester examination period
	15	Mon	Final date for receipt of Graduate School application for admission for spring semester without paying $25 late fee, 12:00 midnight deadline
	15	Mon	Final date for international applicants residing outside the U.S. to apply to the Graduate School for the spring semester, 12:00 midnight deadline
	16	Tue	Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
	18	Thu	Fall holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.- CANCELLED
	21	Sun	Course scheduling for spring semester, Spring Intersession and summer term begins, 5:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER	2	Fri	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	2	Fri	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	2	Fri	Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours
	16	Fri	Final date for submitting to Graduate School committee examination reports and approved theses and dissertations, including Graduate School corrections, 12:00 noon deadline
	21	Wed	Thanksgiving holiday begins, 12:30 p.m.
	26	Mon	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	28	Wed	Concentrated Study Period begins–no meetings, social activities, athletic events, or other extracurricular activities requiring student participation will be scheduled; no major examinations will be given in academic courses other than labs

DECEMBER	1	Sat	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	2	Sun	Concentrated Study Period ends
	3-8	Mon-Sat	Final examinations
	11	Tue	Final grades due (degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	12	Wed	Final grades due (non-degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	14	Fri	Commencement Day
42 MWF Classes; 28 TTh Classes

Wintersession 2012

DECEMBER	17	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	17	Mon	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	18	Tue	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	24	Mon	Winter holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.

JANUARY	2	Wed	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	3	Thu	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	3	Thu	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	7	Mon	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	8	Tue	Final examinations
	10	Thu	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
11 Classes

Spring Semester 2013

JANUARY	7	Mon	International Student Orientation
	8-10	Tue-Thu	Freshman and Transfer Orientation
	11	Fri	Final date to apply online* to the Graduate School for the spring semester, 12:00 midnight deadline*
	14	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	15	Tue	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School general examination results for the doctorate to be awarded at spring commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	21	Mon	Martin Luther King Day holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	22	Tue	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	23	Wed	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	24	Thu	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	24	Thu	Final date for “degree only” registration (all degree requirements, including document submission and approval, must be met), 4:30 p.m. deadline
	25	Fri	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School or updating “Applications for Degree” to be awarded at spring commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	25	Fri	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School Requests for Final Exams (comprehensive exam, thesis/dissertation defense) for degrees to be awarded at spring commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline

FEBRUARY	10	Sun	Mardi Gras holiday begins
	13	Wed	Classes resume, 12:30 p.m.

MARCH	4-9	Mon-Sat	Mid-semester examination period
	12	Tue	Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m.
	28	Thu	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	28	Thu	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	28	Thu	Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours
	29	Fri	Spring Break begins, 7:30 a.m.

APRIL	7	Sun	Course scheduling for fall semester, Summer Intersession and Wintersession begins, 5:00 p.m.
	8	Mon	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	12	Fri	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School general examination results for the doctorate to be awarded at summer commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	15	Mon	Final date for international applicants residing outside the U.S. to apply to the Graduate School for the summer term, 12:00 midnight deadline
	15	Mon	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School committee examination reports and approved theses and dissertations, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	19	Fri	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School required corrections to theses and dissertations, 12:00 noon deadline

MAY	1-5	Wed-Sun	Concentrated Study Period–no meetings, social activities, athletic events, or other extracurricular activities requiring student participation will be scheduled; no major examinations will be given in academic courses other than labs
	4	Sat	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	6-11	Mon-Sat	Final examinations
	14	Tue	Final grades due (degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	15	Wed	Final grades due (non-degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	15	Wed	Final date for receipt of Graduate School application for admission for summer term or fall semester without paying $25 late fee, 12:00 midnight deadline
	15	Wed	Final date for international applicants residing outside the U.S. to apply to the Graduate School for the fall semester, 12:00 midnight deadline
	16-17	Thu-Fri	Commencement
42 MWF Classes; 29 TTh Classes

Spring Intersession 2013

MAY	23	Thu	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	23	Thu	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	24	Fri	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	31	Fri	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	31	Fri	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline

JUNE	4	Tue	Classes end, 10 p.m.
	5	Wed	Final examinations
	7	Fri	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
11 Classes

Summer Term 2013

Session A

MAY

31

Fri

International Student Orientation

JUNE	4-6	Tue-Thu	Freshman and Transfer Orientation
	7	Fri	Final date to apply online* to the Graduate School for the summer term, 12:00 midnight deadline*
	10	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	12	Wed	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	13	Thu	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	13	Thu	Final date for “degree only” registration (all degree requirements, including document submission and approval, must be met), 4:30 p.m. deadline
	14	Fri	Final date for submitting to Graduate School or updating “Applications for Degree” to be awarded at summer commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	14	Fri	Final date for submitting to Graduate School Requests for Final Exams (comprehensive exam, theses/dissertation defense) for degrees to be awarded at summer commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline

JULY	1-3	Mon-Wed	Mid-term examination period
	4	Thu	Independence Day holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	5	Fri	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	8	Mon	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School committee examination reports and approved theses and dissertations, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	9	Tue	Mid-term grades due, 9:00 a.m.
	12	Fri	Final date for submitting Graduate School required corrections to theses and dissertations, 12:00 noon deadline
	16	Tue	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	16	Tue	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	29	Mon	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	30	Tue	Concentrated Study Day
	31	Wed	Final examinations begin

AUGUST	1	Thu	Final examinations end
	6	Tue	Final grades due (degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	7	Wed	Final grades due (non-degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	9	Fri	Commencement, 9:00 a.m.
35 Classes

Session B

(See Session A for Graduate School deadlines)

MAY

31

Fri

International Student Orientation

JUNE	4-6	Tue-Thu	Freshman and Transfer Orientation
	10	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	12	Wed	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	13	Thu	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline

JULY	2	Tue	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	2	Tue	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	4	Thu	Independence Day holiday
	5	Fri	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	12	Fri	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	13	Sat	Final examinations
	17	Wed	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline

AUGUST	9	Fri	Commencement, 9:00 a.m.
24 Classes

Summer Intersession 2013

AUGUST	5	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	5	Mon	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	6	Tue	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	13	Tue	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	13	Tue	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	16	Fri	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	17	Sat	Final examinations
	21	Wed	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
11 Classes