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2019-2020 General Catalog

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2019-2020 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar, 2019-2020

Fall Semester 2019
Wintersession 2019
Spring Semester 2020

Spring Intersession 2020
Summer Term 2020
Summer Intersession 2020

Fall Semester 2019

AUGUST	15-16	Thu-Fri	International Student Orientation
	19	Mon	Freshman Orientation
	22	Thu	Transfer Orientation
	26	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.

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

OCTOBER	17	Thu	Fall Holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	20	Sun	Course scheduling for spring semester, Spring Intersession, and summer term begins, 5:00 p.m.
	21	Mon	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	22	Tue	Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline

NOVEMBER	8	Fri	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	8	Fri	Final date for resigning from the University, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	8	Fri	Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours
	27	Wed	Thanksgiving Holiday begins, 12:30 p.m.

DECEMBER	2	Mon	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	4	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
	7	Sat	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	8	Sun	Concentrated Study Period ends
	9-14	Mon-Sat	Final examinations
	17	Tue	Final grades due (degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	18	Wed	Final grades due (non-degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	20	Fri	Commencement Day
	42 MWF Classes; 28 TTh Classes

Wintersession 2019

DECEMBER	17	Tue	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	17	Tue	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	18	Wed	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	18	Wed	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	24	Tue	Winter Holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.

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

Spring Semester 2020

*Dates changed due to cancelation of multiple class days in January. Please visit the Office of the University Registrar website for an updated Spring 2020 academic calendar.

JANUARY	6	Mon	International Student Orientation
	8	Wed	Freshman Orientation
	9	Thu	Transfer Orientation
	13	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	20	Mon	Martin Luther King Day holiday
	22	Wed	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:30 p.m. deadline*
	23	Thu	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline*
	23	Thu	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline*

FEBRUARY	24	Mon	Mardi Gras holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	26	Wed	Classes resume, 12:30 p.m.

MARCH	10	Tue	Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m.
	23	Mon	Spring Break begins, 7:30 a.m.
	29	Sun	Course scheduling for fall semester, Summer Intersession, and Wintersession begins, 5:00 p.m.
	30	Mon	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.

APRIL	10	Fri	Good Friday Holiday
	13	Mon	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	13	Mon	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	13	Mon	Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours
	29	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

MAY	2	Sat	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	3	Sun	Concentrated Study Period ends
	4-9	Mon-Sat	Final examinations
	12	Tue	Final grades due (degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	13	Wed	Final grades due (non-degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	15	Fri	Degrees conferred
	42 MWF Classes; 29 TTh Classes

Spring Intersession 2020

MAY	18	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	18	Mon	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	19	Tue	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	19	Tue	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	26	Tue	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	26	Tue	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	29	Fri	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	30	Sat	Final Examinations

JUNE

2

Tue

Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline

11 Classes

Summer Term 2020

Session A

JUNE	1	Mon	International Student Orientation
	3	Wed	Freshman Orientation
	4	Thu	Transfer Orientation
	8	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	10	Wed	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	11	Thu	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	11	Thu	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline

JULY	3	Fri	Independence Day holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	6	Mon	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	7	Tue	Mid-term grades due, 9:00 a.m.
	14	Tue	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	14	Tue	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	27	Mon	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	28	Tue	Concentrated Study Day
	29-30	Wed-Thu	Final examinations

AUGUST	4	Tue	Final grades due (degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	5	Wed	Final grades due (non-degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	7	Fri	Commencement, 9:00 a.m.
	35 Classes

Session B

JUNE	1	Mon	International Student Orientation
	3	Wed	Freshman Orientation
	4	Thu	Transfer Orientation
	8	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	10	Wed	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	11	Thu	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	11	Thu	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	30	Tue	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	30	Tue	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline

JULY	3	Fri	Independence Day holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	6	Mon	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	10	Fri	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	11	Sat	Final examinations
	15	Wed	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline

AUGUST	7	Fri	Commencement, 9:00 a.m.
24 Classes

Summer Intersession 2020

AUGUST	4	Tue	Classes begin, 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 to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	12	Wed	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	12	Wed	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	15	Sat	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	17	Mon	Final examinations
	20	Thu	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
11 Classes