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Academic Calendar


 Academic Calendar

Fall 2012

August 18   Saturday  

Residence halls open for all students

August 20   Monday  

Classes begin (8 AM)

August 20-24   Monday-Friday   Schedule adjustments permitted for all students
August 24   Friday   Schedule adjustment activities for all students closes (5 PM)
August 25   Saturday   Class schedules will be cancelled for all undergraduate/graduate students who have not paid fees (including delinquent charges)
August 27   Monday   Begin period for drop with an automatic grade of “W”
August 31   Friday   University Census Day (no enrollment after 5 PM)
August 31   Friday   Late Registration Ends Fall 2012
September 3   Monday  

Labor Day Holiday (No classes)

September 17   Monday   Auto “W” Ends (5 PM)
September 18   Tuesday   Begin “W” period  for administrative withdrawal
October 6   Saturday   Homecoming
October 15-19   Monday-Friday  

Fall Break (No classes)

October 30   Tuesday  

Advising Day (No classes or faculty meetings)

October 31   Thursday  

Early Registration begins

Otober 31   Wednesday   Online graduation application opens for Spring 2013 degree candidates
November 2   Friday  

Last day to drop a course with a “W” (5 PM)

November 12   Monday  

Completed dissertations due to Graduate School for Fall 2012 degree candidates

November 16   Friday  

Completed theses and comprehensive examination(s), portfolio, and foreign language results due to Graduate School for Fall 2012 degree candidates

November 16   Friday  

Thesis/dissertation abstracts due to Graduate School for Spring 2013 degree candidates

November 21 - 23   Wednesday-Friday  

Thanksgiving Holiday (No classes)

December 3   Monday   Last day to receive “W” for medical, mental health legal or administrative reasons (5 PM)
December 7   Friday  

Last day of regular class meetings

December 7   Friday   Incomplete removal grades due in Registrar’s Office (5 PM)
December 7-18   Friday-Tuesday   Academic transcript for currently enrolled students unavailable due to Fall 2012 partial grading
December 8-14   Saturday-Friday  

Final exams for all classes/semester ends

December 14   Friday   Residence halls close (5 PM)
December 15   Saturday  

Commencement (2 PM)

December 15   Saturday   Spring 2013 scheduled drop for non-payment
December 17   Monday  

All Fall 2011 grades due (10 AM)

Spring 2013

January 11

 

Friday

 

Residence halls open for all students

January 14

 

Monday

 

8 AM, All classes begin

January 14-18   Monday-Friday   Schedule adjustments permitted for all students
January 18   Friday   Schedule adjustment activities for all students closes (5 PM)

January 21

 

Monday

 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (No classes)

January 22   Tuesday   Begin period for drop with an automatic grade of “W”
January 28   Monday   University Census Day (no enrollment after 5 PM)

February 26

 

Tuesday

 

Advising Day (No classes or faculty meetings)

February 27   Wednesday  

Early Registration begins

March 1   Friday   FAFSA Priority Filing Deadline

March 21

 

Thursday

 

Last day to drop a course with an automatic grade of ”W” (5 PM)

March 25-29

 

Monday-Friday

 

Spring Break (No classes)

April 10   Wednesday  

Completed dissertations due to Graduate School for Spring 2013 degree candidates

April 12

 

Friday

 

 Completed theses and comprehensive examination(s), portfolio, and foreign language results due to Graduate School for Spring 2013 degree candidates

April 12   Friday   Thesis/Dissertation abstracts due to Graduate School for Summer and Fall 2013 degree candidates
April      

Last day to receive “W” for medical, mental health legal or administrative reasons (5 PM)

May 3

 

Friday

 

Last day of regular class meetings

May 4-10

 

Saturday - Friday

 

Final exams for all classes/semester ends

May 10

 

Friday

 

Commencement-Graduate Students Only (7 PM)

May 11   Saturday  

Commencement-Undergraduate Students Only

 
May 13  

Monday

 

All Grades Due (10 AM)

 

 

Summer 2013

Note: Pay close attention to start and end dates of various summer courses.  Summer Session Term dates can be found on the Registrar’s web page.

May 13-28

 

Monday-Tuesday

 

Mini-session (Drop/Add period for them mini-session ends on the second day of the class. Automatic “W” period ends on the 6th day of class)

May 30-31

 

Thursday-Friday

 

Registration in Cullowhee

June 3-August 5

 

Monday-Monday

 

9 Week Term

June 3-July 3  

Monday-Wednesday

 

First 4.5 Week Term

July 4   Thursday  

Independence Day holiday

July 5   Friday  

Registration in Cullowhee (No classes)

July 5-August 5

 

Friday-Monday

 

Second 4.5 week Term

July 10

 

Wednesday

 

Completed theses and comprehensive examination(s), portfolio, and foreign language results due to Graduate School for August 2013 degree candidates

July 10   Wednesday  

Completed dissertations due to Graduate School for August 2013 degree candidates

Varied Dates

 

Last day of course

 

Final exams