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ARCHIVED 2014-2015 Graduate Catalog 
    
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Academic Calendar


 Academic Calendar

Fall 2014

August 15   Friday  

Residence halls open for all students

August 18   Monday  

Classes begin (8 AM)

August 18-22   Monday-Friday   Schedule adjustments permitted for all students
August 22   Friday   Schedule adjustment activities for all students closes (5 PM)
August 23   Saturday   Class schedules will be cancelled for all undergraduate/graduate students who have not paid fees (including delinquent charges)
August 25   Monday   Begin Withdrawal period for a grade of “W”
August 29   Friday   University Census Day (no enrollment after 5 PM)
August 29   Friday   Late Registration Ends Fall 2014
September 1   Monday  

Labor Day Holiday (No classes)

October 13-17   Monday-Friday   Fall Break (No classes)
October 20   Monday   Withdrawal period ends (5 PM)
October 25   Saturday  

Homecoming

October 28   Tuesday  

Advising Day (No classes or faculty meetings)

October 29   Wednesday  

Early Registration begins

October 29   Wednesday   Online graduation application opens for Spring 2015 degree candidates
November 10   Monday  

Completed dissertations due to Graduate School for December 2014 degree candidates

November 10   Monday  

Completed theses, comprehensive examination(s), portfolio, and foreign language results due to Graduate School for December 2014 degree candidates

November 10   Monday  

Thesis/dissertation abstracts due to Graduate School for Spring 2015 degree candidates

November 26-28   Wednesday-Friday  

Thanksgiving Holiday (No classes)

December 5   Friday  

Last day of regular class meetings

December 5   Friday   Incomplete removal grades due in Registrar’s Office (5 PM)
    Friday-Tuesday   Academic transcript for currently enrolled students unavailable due to Fall 2013 partial grading
December 6-12   Saturday-Friday  

Final exams for all classes/semester ends

December 12   Friday   Residence halls close (5 PM)
December 13   Saturday  

Commencement (see Registrar’s Office web site for Graduation details)

December 15   Monday  

All Fall 2014 grades due (10 AM)

Spring 2015

January 9

 

Friday

 

Residence halls open for all students

January 12

 

Monday

 

Classes begin (8 AM)

January 12-16   Monday-Friday   Schedule adjustments permitted for all students
January 16   Friday   Schedule adjustment activities for all students closes (5 PM)

January 19

 

Monday

 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (No classes)

January 20   Tuesday   Begin Withdrawal period for a grade of “W”
January 23   Friday   University Census Day (no enrollment after 5 PM)

February 24

 

Tuesday

 

Advising Day (No classes or faculty meetings)

February 25   Wednesday  

Early Registration begins

March 9-13

 

Monday-Friday

 

Spring Break (No classes)

March 16

 

Monday

 

Withdrawal period ends (5 PM)

April 1-3   Wednesday-Friday   No classes
April 10   Thursday  

Completed dissertations due to Graduate School for May 2015 degree candidates

April 10

 

Thursday

 

Completed theses, comprehensive examination(s), portfolio, and foreign language results due to Graduate School for May 2015 degree candidates

April 10  

Thursday

  Thesis/Dissertation abstracts due to Graduate School for Summer and Fall 2015 degree candidates

May 1

 

Friday

 

Last day of regular class meetings

May 2-8

 

Saturday-Friday

 

Final exams for all classes/semester ends

May 8

 

Friday

 

Commencement-Graduate Students Only (see Registrar’s Office web site for Graduation details)

May 9   Saturday  

Commencement-Undergraduate Students Only

 
May 11  

Monday

 

All Grades Due (10 AM)

 

 

Summer 2015

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 11-26

 

Monday-Tuesday

 

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

May 11-July 3   Monday-Friday   Assisted registration for Asheville, Suite 355, Biltmore Park

May 28-29

 

Thursday-Friday

 

Registration in Cullowhee

June 1-August 4

 

Monday-Monday

 

9 Week Term

June 1-July 1  

Monday-Wednesday

 

First 4.5 Week Term

July 3   Friday  

Independence Day holiday

July 6   Monday  

Registration in Cullowhee (No classes)

July 6-August 3

 

Monday-Monday

 

Second 4.5 week Term

July 10

 

Thursday

 

Completed dissertations due to Graduate School for August 2015 degree candidates

July 10  

Thursday

 

Completed theses and comprehensive examination(s), portfolio, and foreign language results due to Graduate School for August 2015 degree candidates

Various Dates

 

Last day of course

 

Final exams