OFFICIAL ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2013-2014 FALL SEMESTER, 2013 AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 12-16 16 19 20 23 2 3 13 13-17 20 Monday-Friday Friday Monday Tuesday Friday Monday Tuesday Friday Friday-Tuesday Friday SEPTEMBER OCTOBER OCTOBER 30 9 8 Monday Wednesday Tuesday OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER 9 10-11 14 14 14 15 14-18 24 25 Wednesday Thursday-Friday Monday Monday Monday Tuesday Monday-Friday Thursday Friday OCTOBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 28 1 8-12 15 Monday Friday Friday-Tuesday Friday NOVEMBER 15 Friday NOVEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 21-27 27-29 2 2 Thursday-Wednesday Wednesday-Friday Monday Monday DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 2-3 4 5-6 7 9 Monday-Tuesday Wednesday Thursday-Friday Saturday Monday DECEMBER JANUARY 23 5 Monday Sunday Faculty Development Activities Residence halls open for students st Classes begin for Fall full-term and 1 8-week session st Final date for adding 1 8-week courses for credit Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for Fall full-term Labor Day holiday Classes resume Final day for removing “I” grades st Mid-term grading for 1 8-week classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday st Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 1 8-week session; a “W” grade is issued Mid-term grading for Fall full-term classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate Advisory Committee st Final examinations for 1 8-week classes Fall Break Classes resume Final grading for 1st 8-week classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. nd Classes begin for 2 8-week session nd Final date for adding 2 8-week courses for credit Preliminary examinations for doctoral students Final date for filing field study, thesis, dissertation with Graduate School Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Fall full-term; a “W” grade is issued Comprehensive examinations for graduate students nd Mid-term grading for 2 8-week classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday nd Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 2 8-week session; a “W” grade is issued Final date for making application for comprehensive examination and application for May commencement Final examinations for graduating students Thanksgiving holidays; Classes close at 12:00 noon, Wednesday Classes resume nd Final grading for graduating students for Fall full-term and 2 8-week session; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Final examinations for non-graduating students Student Study Day Final examinations for non-graduating students Commencement 10:00 a.m. nd Final grading for non-graduating students for Fall full-term and 2 8-week session; grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Semester ends at 3:00 p.m. University offices closed (beginning 11:30 a.m., Friday, December 20 until 7:30 a.m., Monday, January 6) WINTERSESSION, 2013-2014 DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY 9 10 24 1 Monday Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Classes begin Final date for adding Wintersession courses for credit or making course changes Wintersession break (no classes) 6/3/13 JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY 1 2 3 Wednesday Thursday Friday JANUARY JANUARY 10 13 Friday Monday New Year’s Day (observed) Wintersession classes resume Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Wintersession; a “W” grade is issued Final Examinations for Wintersession classes Final grading for Wintersession; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Monday; Session ends at 3:00 p.m. SPRING SEMESTER, 2014 JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY 6 6-10 10 13 14 17 Monday Monday-Friday Friday Monday Tuesday Friday University Offices Open Faculty Development Activities Residence halls open for students st Classes begin for Spring full-term and 1 8-week session st Final date for adding 1 8-week courses for credit Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for Spring fullterm Martin Luther King Day holiday JANUARY 20 Monday JANUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 21 7 10-12 14 Tuesday Friday Monday-Wednesday Friday FEBRUARY MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH 24 6 3-5 6 7 Monday Thursday Monday-Wednesday Thursday Friday MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH 7 10 11 11 10-14 24 Friday Monday Tuesday Tuesday Monday- Friday Monday MARCH MARCH APRIL APRIL 24-28 31 7-9 11 Monday-Friday Monday Monday-Wednesday Friday APRIL 15 Tuesday APRIL 18-25 Friday-Friday Mardi Gras holiday Classes resume Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate Advisory Committee st Final examinations for 1 8-week classes nd Classes begin for 2 8-week session nd Final date for adding 2 8-week courses for credit st Final grading for 1 8-week classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday Preliminary examinations for doctoral students Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Spring fullterm; a “W” grade is issued Comprehensive examinations for graduate students Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate School nd Mid-term grading for 2 8-week classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday nd Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 2 8-week session; a “W” grade is issued Final date for making application for comprehensive examination and application for August commencement Spring Break holiday APRIL 28 Monday Classes resume APRIL MAY MAY 28 2 5 Monday Friday Monday Final examinations for graduating students MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY 5-6 7 8-9 10 12 Monday-Tuesday Wednesday Thursday-Friday Saturday Monday Classes resume Final date for removing “I” grades st Mid-term grading for 1 8-week classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 1st 8-week session; a “W” grade is issued Mid-term grading for Spring full-term classes; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Thursday nd Final grading for graduating students for Spring full-term and 2 8-week session; grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Final examinations for non-graduating students Student Study Day Final examinations for non-graduating students Commencement, 10:00 a.m. nd Final grading for non-graduating students for Spring full-term and 2 8-week session; grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Semester ends at 3:00 p.m. 6/3/13 SUMMER INTERSESSION, 2014 MAY MAY MAY 12 13 23 Monday Tuesday Friday Intersession classes begin Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for Intersession Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Summer Intersession; a “W” grade is issued Memorial Day holiday Classes resume Final examinations Final date for making application for comprehensive examination Final grading for Intersession; grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Session ends at 3:00 p.m. MAY MAY MAY MAY JUNE 26 27 29 30 2 Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Monday MAY JUNE JUNE 30 2 3 Friday Monday Tuesday JUNE JUNE 11-16 17 Wednesday-Monday Tuesday JUNE 17 Tuesday JUNE 18 Wednesday JUNE JUNE 26 30 Thursday Monday JUNE 30 Monday JULY 4 Friday JULY JULY 6 7 Sunday Monday Residence halls open for students -2 Summer Session nd Classes begin -2 Summer Session JULY 8 Tuesday JULY 15 Tuesday JULY JULY JULY 21-24 22 24 Monday-Thursday Tuesday Thursday JULY 31 Thursday Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for 2 Summer Session Final date for making application for comprehensive examination and application for degree for December commencement Comprehensive examinations for graduate students Final date for removing “I” grades nd Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 2 Summer Session; a “W” grade is issued nd Final examinations for 2 Summer Session AUGUST 4 Monday FIRST SUMMER SESSION, 2014 st Residence halls open for students - 1 Summer Session st Classes begin - 1 Summer Session st Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for 1 Summer Session Preliminary examinations for doctoral students Final date for removing “I” grades st Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 1 summer session; a “W” grade is issued Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate Advisory Committee st Final examinations for 1 Summer Session st Final grading for 1 Summer Session; grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Session ends at 3:00 p.m. st Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate School -1 Summer Session Independence Day holiday (observed) SECOND SUMMER SESSION, 2014 nd nd nd Final grading for 2 Summer Session; grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Summer Term ends at 3:00 p.m. 6/3/13