Spring Semester, 2008
Jan 1 Final date to apply online to the
.........Graduate School for the spring semester
Jan 7 International Student Orientation
Jan 8 - 10 Freshman and Transfer Orientation
Jan 14 Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
Jan 21 Martin Luther King holiday
Jan 22 Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
Jan 22 Final date for dropping courses
...........without receiving a grade of "W"
Jan 24 Final date for adding courses for
...........credit and making section changes
Jan 24 Final date for adding thesis and
...........dissertation research; final date for
..........."degree only" registration
Jan 25 Final date for submitting to Graduate
...........School applications for master's and
...........doctoral degrees to be awarded at
...........spring commencement
Feb 1 Final date for departments to
...........recommend to Graduate School
...........appointment of examining committees
...........(requests for final examinations) for
...........degrees to be awarded at spring
...........commencement
Feb 1 Final date for submitting to Graduate
...........School general examination reports
...........for doctorates to be awarded at
...........summer commencement
Feb 4 - 6 Mardi Gras holiday
Feb 7 Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
March 3-8 Mid-semester exams
March 11 Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m.
March 17 - 23 Spring break
March 24 Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
March 30 Course scheduling for fall semester
...........and Summer Intersesion begins,
...........5:00 p.m.
April 7 Final date for resigning from the
...........University and/or dropping courses
April 7 Final date to request rescheduling a
...........final examination when three
...........examinations are scheduled in
...........24 hours
April 7 Final date for submitting to Graduate
...........School the "Program of Study" for the
...........current semester to be counted toward
...........the doctoral residence requirement
April 11 Final date for submitting to Graduate
...........School committee examination reports
...........and approved theses and dissertations,
...........including the Graduate School
...........corrections (noon deadline)
April 30 - Concentrated Study Period--no
May 4 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 3 Classes end		   May 5 - 10 Final examinations
May 13 Final grades (degree candidate)
.........due, 9:00 a.m.
May 14 Final grades (non-degree
.........candidate) due, 9:00 a.m.
May 15 Final date for receipt of graduate
.........admission applications for
.........summer term or fall semester without
.........paying $25 late fee
May 15 Final date
.........to apply online to the Graduate
.........School for the summer term and
.........fall semester
May 15 Final date for international
.........applicants residing outside the U.S.
.........to apply to the Graduate School for
.........the summer term and fall semester
May 16 Commencement Day
.........42 MWF Classes; 29 TTh Classes

Spring Intersession, 2008
May 15 Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
May 15 Final date for dropping courses
.........without receiving a grade of "W"
May 16 Final date for adding courses for
.........credit and making section changes
May 27 Final date for resigning from the
.........University and/or dropping courses
May 30 Classes end
May 31 Final examinations
June 3 Final grades due, 9:00 a.m.
.........14 Classes

Summer Term, 2008
Session A
June 2 International Student Orientation
June 3 - 5 Freshman and Transfer
.........Orientation
June 9 Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
June 11 Final date for dropping courses
.........without receiving a grade of "W"
June 12 Final date for adding courses
.........for credit and making section
.........changes
June 12 Final date for adding thesis and
.........dissertation research; final date for
........."degree only" registration
June 13 Final date for submitting to
.........Graduate School applications for
.........master's and doctoral degrees to be
.........awarded at summer commencement.
June 13 Final date for departments to
.........recommend to Graduate School
.........appointment of examining
.........committees (requests for final
.........examinations) for degrees to be
.........awarded at summer commencement
June 13 Final date for submitting to
.........Graduate School general
.........examination report for doctorates to
.........be awarded at fall commencement		   June 30 - July 2 Mid-term exams
July 4 Independence Day holiday
July 7 Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
July 8 Mid-term grades due, 9:00 a.m.
July 11 Final date for submitting to
.........Graduate School committee
.........examination reports and approved
.........theses and dissertations,
.........including the Graduate School .........corrections (noon deadline)
July 15 Final date for resigning from the
.........University and/or dropping courses
July 28 Classes end
July 29 Concentrated Study Day
July 30 - 31 Final examinations
Aug. 5 Final grades (degree candidate)
.........due, 9:00 a.m.
Aug. 6 Final grades (non-degree
.........candidate)
due, 9:00 a.m.
Aug. 8 Commencement, 9:00 a.m.
.........35 Classes

Session B
June 2 International Student Orientation
June 3-5 Freshman and Transfer
.........Orientation
June 30 Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
July 1 Final date for dropping courses
.........without receiving a grade of "W"
July 2 Final date for adding courses for
.........credit and making section changes
July 4 Independence Day holiday
July 7 Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
July 23 Final date for resigning from the
.........University and/or dropping courses
Aug.1 Classes end
Aug.2 Final examinations
Aug. 5 Final grades (degree candidate)
.........due, 9:00 a.m.
Aug. 6 Final grades (non-degree
.........candidate) due, 9:00 a.m.
Aug. 8 Commencement, 9:00 a.m.
.........24 Classes

Summer Intersession, 2008
Aug. 8 Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
Aug. 4 Final date for dropping courses
.........without receiving a grade of "W"
Aug. 5 Final date for adding courses for
.........credit and making section changes
Aug. 12 Final date for resigning from the
.........University and/or dropping courses
Aug. 15 Classes end
Aug. 16 Final examinations
Aug.19 Final grades due, 9:00 a.m.
.........11 Classes