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Academic Calendar
Arts Sciences and Engineering*
Fall Semester 2011| August 31 (Wednesday) | Classes begin at the College. |
| September 5 (Monday) | Labor Day. No classes. |
| September 20 (Tuesday) | Last date for students in the College to add 4-credit independent study courses. |
| September 27 (Tuesday) | Last date for students in the College to have courses deleted from current program.
Last date for students in the College to add courses. |
| October 10–11 | Fall term break begins at close of classes for the College. |
| October 12 (Wednesday) | Classes resume. |
| October 20 (Thursday) | Registration materials distributed to undergraduates in the College. |
| October 24–November 4 | Undergraduate program advising in the College. |
| November 7 (Monday) | Undergraduate registration begins. |
| November 15 (Tuesday) | Last day to declare S/F or withdraw from courses for undergraduates in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering. |
| November 23 (Wednesday) | Thanksgiving recess begins at noon. |
| November 28 (Monday) | Classes resume. |
| November 29 (Tuesday) | Last date for first-semester freshmen and transfer students in the College to declare the S/F option. |
| December 13 (Tuesday) | Classes end. |
| December 14 (Wednesday) | Reading period begins at close of classes (optional by college or school offering course). |
| December 16 (Friday) | Reading period ends. |
| December 17–22 | Final examinations. |
| December 22 (Thursday) | Winter recess begins at end of examinations. |
Spring Semester 2012| January 16 (Monday) | Martin Luther King Day (observed). |
| January 18 (Wednesday) | Classes begin at the College. |
| February 7 (Tuesday) | Last date for students in the College to add 4-credit independent study courses. |
| February 14 (Tuesday) | Last date for students in the College to have courses deleted from current program.
Last date for students in the College to add courses. |
| March 10 (Saturday) | Spring recess begins. |
| March 19 (Monday) | Classes resume. |
| March 22 (Thursday) | Registration materials distributed to undergraduates in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering. |
| March 26–April 6 | Undergraduate program advising in the College. |
| April 9 (Monday) | Undergraduate registration begins. |
| April 10 (Tuesday) | Last day to declare S/F or withdraw from courses for undergraduates in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering. |
| April 24 (Tuesday) | Last date for first-semester freshmen and transfer students in the College to declare the S/F option. |
| May 2 (Wednesday) | Classes end. |
| May 3 (Thursday) | Reading period begins at close of classes (optional by college or school offering course). |
| May 6 (Sunday) | Reading period ends. |
| May 7–14 | Final examinations. |
| May 18–20 | Commencement Weekend. |
Summer 2012| May 21–August 10 | Full summer session (12 weeks). |
| May 21–June 18 | First four-week session. |
| May 21–June 29 | First six-week session. |
| May 28 (Monday) | Memorial Day observed. No classes. |
| July 2–30 | Second four-week session. |
| July 4 (Wednesday) | Independence Day observed. No classes. |
| July 2–August 10 | Second six-week session. |
Fall Semester 2012| August 30 (Thursday) | Classes begin. |
| September 3 (Monday) | Labor Day. No classes. |
| September 20 (Thursday) | Last date for students in the College to add 4-credit independent study courses. |
| September 27 (Thursday) | Last date for students in the College to have courses deleted from current program. |
| October 8–9 | Fall term break begins at close of classes for the College. |
| October 10 (Wednesday) | Classes resume. |
| October 18 (Thursday) | Registration materials distributed to undergraduates in the College. |
| October 22–November 2 | Undergraduate program advising in the College. |
| November 5 (Monday) | Undergraduate registration begins. |
| November 19 (Monday) | Last day to declare S/F or withdraw from courses for undergraduates in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering. |
| November 21 (Wednesday) | Thanksgiving recess begins at noon. |
| November 26 (Monday) | Classes resume. |
| December 5 (Wednesday) | Last date for first-semester freshmen and transfer students in the College to declare the S/F option. |
| December 12 (Wednesday) | Classes end. |
| December 13 (Thursday) | Reading period begins at close of classes (optional by college or school offering course). |
| December 15 (Saturday) | Reading period ends. |
| December 16–22 | Final examinations. |
| December 22 (Saturday) | Winter recess begins at end of examinations. |
Spring Semester 2013| January 16 (Wednesday) | Classes begin at the College. |
| January 21 (Monday) | Martin Luther King Day (observed).
No classes. |
| February 5 (Tuesday) | Last date for students in the College to add 4-credit independent study courses. |
| February 12 (Tuesday) | Last date for students in the College to have courses deleted from current program.
Last date for students in the College to add courses. |
| March 9 (Saturday) | Spring recess begins. |
| March 18 (Monday) | Classes resume. |
| March 21 (Thursday) | Registration materials distributed to undergraduates in the College. |
| March 25–April 5 | Undergraduate program advising in the College. |
| April 8 (Monday) | Undergraduate registration begins. |
| April 9 (Tuesday) | Last day to declare S/F or withdraw from courses for undergraduates in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering. |
| April 23 (Tuesday) | Last date for first-semester freshmen and transfer students in the College to declare the S/F option. |
| May 1 (Wednesday) | Classes end. |
| May 2 (Thursday) | Reading period begins at close of classes (optional by college or school offering course). |
| May 5 (Sunday) | Reading period ends. |
| May 6–13 | Final examinations. |
| May 17–19 | Commencement Weekend. |
Summer 2013| May 20–August 9 | Full summer session (12 weeks). |
| May 20–June 17 | First four-week session. |
| May 20–June 28 | First six-week session. |
| May 27 (Monday) | Memorial Day observed. No classes. |
| July 1–29 | Second four-week session. |
| July 4 (Thursday) | Independence Day observed. No classes. |
| July 1–August 9 | Second six-week session. |
