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2015-2016 General Catalog

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2015-2016 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar, 2015-2016

Fall Semester 2015
Wintersession 2015
Spring Semester 2016

Spring Intersession 2016
Summer Term 2016
Summer Intersession 2016

Fall Semester 2015

AUGUST	13-14	Thu-Fri	International Student Orientation
	14	Fri	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School General Examination Results for the doctorate to be awarded at fall commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline (minimum period of three months is required between completion of the General Exam and completion of the Final Defense)
	17	Mon	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School (or updating) “Applications for Degree” to be awarded at fall commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	17-20	Mon-Thu	Freshman and Transfer Orientation
	19	Wed	New Graduate Student Orientation
	21	Fri	Final date to apply to the Graduate School for the fall semester, 12:00 midnight deadline
	24	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	26	Wed	Final date for “Degree Only” registration (all degree requirements, including document submission to the Graduate School must be met), 4:30 p.m. deadline

SEPTEMBER	1	Tue	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	2	Wed	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	2	Wed	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	4	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
	7	Mon	Labor Day holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	8	Tue	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.

OCTOBER	12-17	Mon-Sat	Mid-semester examination period
	15	Thu	Final date for receipt of Graduate School application for admission for spring semester without paying $25 late fee, 12:00 midnight deadline
	15	Thu	Final date for international applicants residing outside the U.S. to apply to the Graduate School for the spring semester, 12:00 midnight deadline
	20	Tue	Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
	25	Sun	Course scheduling for spring semester, Spring Intersession, and summer term begins, 5:00 p.m.
	29	Thu	Fall holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.

NOVEMBER	2	Mon	Classes resume, ending Fall holiday, 7:30 a.m.
	6	Fri	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	6	Fri	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	6	Fri	Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours
	16	Mon	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School committee examination reports and approved theses and dissertations, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	20	Fri	Final date for submitting required Graduate School edits to theses and dissertations, 12:00 noon deadline
	25	Wed	Thanksgiving holiday begins, 12:30 p.m.
	30	Mon	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.

DECEMBER	2	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
	5	Sat	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	6	Sun	Concentrated Study Period ends
	7-12	Mon-Sat	Final examinations
	15	Tue	Final grades due (degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	16	Wed	Final grades due (non-degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	18	Fri	Commencement Day
	42 MWF Classes; 28 TTh Classes

Wintersession 2015

DECEMBER	14	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	14	Mon	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	15	Tue	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	15	Tue	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	22	Tue	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	22	Tue	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	24	Thu	Winter holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.

JANUARY	4	Mon	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	5	Tue	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	6	Wed	Final examinations
	8	Fri	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
	11 Classes

Spring Semester 2016

JANUARY	6	Wed	International Student Orientation
	7, 8, 11	Thu, Fri, Mon	Freshman and Transfer Orientation
	8	Fri	Final date to apply online* to the Graduate School for the spring semester, 12:00 midnight deadline*
	12	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 (minimum period of three months is required between completion of the General Exam and completion of the Final Defense)
	13	Wed	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	15	Fri	Final date for submitting (or updating) to the Graduate School “Applications for Degree” to be awarded at spring commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	18	Mon	Martin Luther King Day holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	19	Tue	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	19	Tue	Final date for “Degree Only” registration (all degree requirements, including document submission to the Graduate School must be met), 4:30 p.m. deadline
	22	Fri	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	25	Mon	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	25	Mon	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	27	Wed	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	8	Mon	Mardi Gras holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
FEBRUARY	10	Wed	Classes resume, 12:30 p.m.

MARCH	7-12	Mon-Sat	Mid-semester examination period
	15	Tue	Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m.
	20	Sun	Spring Break begins, 7:30 a.m.
	27	Sun	Course scheduling for fall semester, Summer Intersession, and Wintersession begins, 5:00 p.m.
	28	Mon	Classes resume, ending Spring Break, 7:30 a.m.

APRIL	4	Mon	Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours
	4	Mon	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m.
	4	Mon	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	11	Mon	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 (minimum period of three months is required between completion of the General Exam and completion of the Final Defense)
	11	Mon	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School committee examination reports and approved theses and dissertations, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	12	Tue	Final date for international applicants residing outside the U.S. to apply to the Graduate School for the summer term, 12:00 midnight deadline
	14	Thu	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School edits to theses and dissertations, 12:00 noon deadline
	27	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
	30	Sat	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.

MAY	1	Sun	Concentrated Study Period ends
	2-7	Mon-Sat	Final examinations
	10	Tue	Final grades due (degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	11	Wed	Final grades due (non-degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	12, 13	Thu, Fri	Commencement will be held over a two day period, May 12-13
	42 MWF Classes; 28 TTh Classes

Spring Intersession 2016

MAY	16	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	16	Mon	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	17	Tue	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	17	Tue	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	24	Tue	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	24	Tue	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	27	Fri	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	28	Sat	Classes CANCELLED
	30	Mon	Final Examinations

JUNE	1	Wed	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
11 Classes

Summer Term 2016

Session A

MAY	11	Wed	Final date for submitting (or updating) to the Graduate School “Applications for Degree” to be awarded at summer commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	12	Thu	Final date for receipt of Graduate School application for admission for summer term without paying $25 late fee, 12:00 midnight deadline
	27	Fri	International Student Orientation
	31	Tue	Freshman and Transfer Orientation

JUNE	2	Thu	Freshman and Transfer Orientation ends
	2	Thu	Final date for “Degree Only” registration (all degree requirements, including document submission to the Graduate School must be met), 4:30 p.m. deadline
	3	Fri	Final date to apply online* to the Graduate School for the summer term, 12:00 midnight deadline*
	6	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	8	Wed	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	9	Thu	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	9	Thu	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	10	Fri	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School “Requests for Final Exams” (comprehensive exam, theses/dissertation defense) for degrees to be awarded at summer commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	27-29	Mon-Wed	Mid-term examination period begins

JULY	4	Mon	Independence Day holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	5	Tue	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	6	Wed	Mid-term grades due, 9:00 a.m.
	11	Mon	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School committee examination reports and approved theses and dissertations, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	12	Tue	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	12	Tue	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline

	25	Mon	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	26	Tue	Concentrated Study Day
	27	Wed	Final examinations begin
	28	Thu	Final examinations end

AUGUST	2	Tue	Final grades due (degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	3	Wed	Final grades due (non-degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	5	Fri	Commencement, 9:00 a.m.
	35 Classes

Session B

(See Session A for Graduate School deadlines)

MAY	27	Fri	International Student Orientation
MAY	31	Tue	Freshman and Transfer Orientation begins

JUNE	2	Thu	Freshman and Transfer Orientation ends
	6	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	8	Wed	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	9	Thu	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	9	Thu	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	28	Tue	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	28	Tue	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline

JULY	4	Mon	Independence Day holiday
	5	Tue	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	8	Fri	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	9	Sat	Final examinations
	13	Wed	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline

AUGUST	5	Fri	Commencement, 9:00 a.m.
24 Classes

Summer Intersession 2016

AUGUST	8	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	8	Mon	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	9	Tue	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	9	Tue	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. 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
	19	Fri	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	20	Sat	Final examinations
	24	Wed	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
11 Classes