Preorientation Dates
August 22, Saturday
Cultural Connections program begins
FOOT 6-day program begins
August 23, Sunday
Harvest program begins
August 24, Monday
FOOT 4-day program begins
Orientation for International Students program begins
August 26, Wednesday
Freshperson Conference program begins
Fall 2009
August 26, Wednesday
Residences open to upperclassmen, 9 AM
August 28, Friday
Freshman residences open and freshman orientation begins, 9 AM
September 1, Tuesday
Upperclass registration
September 2, Wednesday
Fall-term classes begin, 8.20 AM
October 9-11
Family Weekend
November 21, Saturday
Fall recess begins, 9 PM
November 30, Monday
Classes resume, 8.20 AM
December 4, Friday
Classes end, 5.20 PM
Reading period begins
December 12, Saturday
Final examinations begin, 9 AM
December 19, Saturday
Examinations end, 5.30 PM
Winter recess begins
December 20, Sunday
Undergraduate residences close, 12 noon
Spring 2010
January 6, Wednesday
Undergraduate residences open
January 11, Monday
Spring term classes begin, 8.20 AM
January 15, Friday
Friday classes do not meet
Monday classes meet instead
January 18, Monday
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
Classes do not meet
March 5, Friday
Spring recess begins, 5.20 PM
March 22, Monday
Classes resume, 8.20 AM
April 26, Monday
Monday classes do not meet
Friday classes meet instead
Classes end, 5.20 PM
Reading period begins
May 4, Tuesday
Final examinations begin, 9 AM
May 11, Tuesday
Examinations end, 5.30 PM
May 12, Wednesday
Residences close, 12 noon, for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors
May 24, Monday
University Commencement
May 25, Tuesday
Residences close, 12 noon, for seniors
September 1, Wednesday
Fall term 2010 classes begin