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College of Arts & Sciences

2009 – 2010 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester

New Student Arrival         Thursday, August 27
Classes Begin               Tuesday, September 1
Labor Day (no classes)      Monday, September 7
Homecoming                  Friday-Sunday, September 25-27
Fall Break                  Friday, October 9
Family Weekend              Friday-Sunday, November 6-8
Thanksgiving Break Begins   5 p.m., Wednesday, November 25
Classes Resume              Monday, November 30
Festival of Christmas       Thursday-Saturday, December 3-5
Last Day of Classes         Friday, December 11
Study Day                   Wednesday, December 16
Final Examinations          Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday, Friday December 14, 15, 17, & 18
Commencement                Friday, December 18

Interim

Classes Begin                               Tuesday, January 5
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes)    Monday, January 18
Last Day of Classes                         Wednesday, January 27

Spring Semester

Classes Begin                       Monday, February 1
Spring Break                        Monday-Friday, March 15-19
Classes Resume                      Monday, March 22
Good Friday (no classes)            Friday, April 2
Monday after Easter (no classes)    Monday, April 5
Last Day of Classes                 Friday, May 14
Study Day                           Wednesday, May 19
Final Examinations                  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, May 17, 18, 20, & 21
Commencement                        Saturday, May 22

Summer School

Final Registration               Friday, May 21
Day Classes Begin                Wednesday, May 26
Memorial Day (offices closed)    Monday, May 31
Day Classes End                  Thursday, June 17

*Note - Spring Semester does not include an assessment day.