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2014-2015 General Catalog

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2014-2015 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar, 2014-2015

Fall Semester 2014
Wintersession 2014
Spring Semester 2015

Spring Intersession 2015
Summer Term 2015
Summer Intersession 2015

Fall Semester 2014

AUGUST	14-15	Thu-Fri	International Student Orientation
	15	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)
	18-21	Mon-Thu	Freshman and Transfer Orientation
	20	Wed	New Graduate Student Orientation
	22	Fri	Final date to apply to the Graduate School for the fall semester, 12:00 midnight deadline
	25	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.

SEPTEMBER	1	Mon	Labor Day holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	2	Tue	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	3	Wed	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	4	Thu	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	4	Thu	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	4	Thu	Final date for “Degree Only” registration (all degree requirements, including document submission and approval by the Graduate School must be met), 4:30 p.m. deadline
	5	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
	5	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	2	Thu	Fall holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	6	Mon	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	13-18	Mon-Sat	Mid-semester examination period
	14	Tue	Final date for receipt of Graduate School application for admission for spring semester without paying $25 late fee, 12:00 midnight deadline
	14	Tue	Final date for international applicants residing outside the U.S. to apply to the Graduate School for the spring semester, 12:00 midnight deadline
	19	Sun	Course scheduling for spring semester, spring intersession, and summer term begins, 5:00 p.m.
	21	Tue	Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline

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

DECEMBER	1	Mon	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	3	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
	6	Sat	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	7	Sun	Concentrated Study Period ends
	8-13	Mon-Sat	Final examinations
	16	Tue	Final grades due (degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	17	Wed	Final grades due (non-degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	19	Fri	Commencement Day
	42 MWF Classes; 28 TTh Classes

Wintersession 2014

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

JANUARY	2	Fri	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	5	Mon	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	6	Tue	Final examinations
	8	Thu	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
	11 Classes

Spring Semester 2015

JANUARY	7	Wed	International Student Orientation
	8, 9, 12	Thu, Fri, Mon	Freshman and Transfer Orientation
	9	Fri	Final date to apply online* to the Graduate School for the spring semester, 12:00 midnight deadline*
	13	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)
	14	Wed	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	19	Mon	Martin Luther King Day holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	20	Tue	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	23	Fri	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	26	Mon	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	26	Mon	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	26	Mon	Final date for “Degree Only” registration (all degree requirements, including document submission and approval by the Graduate School must be met), 4:30 p.m. deadline
	28	Wed	Final date for submitting (or updating) to the Graduate School “Applications for Degree” to be awarded at spring commencement, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	28	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	15	Sun	Mardi Gras holiday begins
FEBRUARY	18	Wed	Classes resume, 12:30 p.m.

MARCH	2-7	Mon-Sat	Mid-semester examination period
	10	Tue	Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m.
	22	Sun	Course scheduling for fall semester, summer intersession, and wintersession begins, 5:00 p.m.
	30	Mon	Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours
	30	Mon	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	30	Mon	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline

APRIL	3	Fri	Spring Break begins, 7:30 a.m.
	13	Mon	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	13	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)
	13	Mon	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School committee examination reports and approved theses and dissertations, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	14	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
	16	Thu	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School edits to theses and dissertations, 12:00 noon deadline
	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
	14-15	Thurs and Fri	Commencement
	41 MWF Classes; 28 TTh Classes

Spring Intersession 2015

MAY	19	Tue	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	19	Tue	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	20	Wed	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	20	Wed	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	23	Sat	Classes CANCELLED
	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

JUNE	1	Mon	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	2	Tue	Final examinations
	4	Thu	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
11 Classes

Summer Term 2015

Session A

MAY	14	Thu	Final date for receipt of Graduate School application for admission for summer term without paying $25 late fee, 12:00 midnight deadline
	29	Fri	International Student Orientation

JUNE	2-4	Tue-Thu	Freshman and Transfer Orientation
	5	Fri	Final date to apply online* to the Graduate School for the summer term, 12:00 midnight deadline*
	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
	11	Thu	Final date for “Degree Only” registration (all degree requirements, including document submission and approval by the Graduate School must be met), 4:30 p.m. deadline
	12	Fri	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	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
	29	Mon	Mid-term examination period begins

JULY	1	Wed	Mid-term examination period ends
	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.
	13	Mon	Final date for submitting to the Graduate School committee examination reports and approved theses and dissertations, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	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
	17	Fri	Final date for submitting required Graduate School edits to theses and dissertations, 12:00 noon deadline
	27	Mon	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	28	Tue	Concentrated Study Day
	29	Wed	Final examinations begin
	30	Thu	Final examinations end

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

(See Session A for Graduate School deadlines)

MAY

29

Fri

International Student Orientation

JUNE	2-4	Tue-Thu	Freshman and 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 resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	30	Tue	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline

JULY	3	Fri	Independence Day holiday
	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 2015

AUGUST	3	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	3	Mon	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	4	Tue	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	4	Tue	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	11	Tue	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	11	Tue	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	14	Fri	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	15	Sat	Final examinations
	19	Wed	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
11 Classes