Academic Calendar

Fall 2011

August 18	Thursday	Orientation for new graduate students, Hinds University Center Grandroom (Noon - 2 PM)
August 19	Friday	Textbooks issued, Bookstore (8 AM - 7 PM)
August 19	Friday	Residence halls open for new students
August 20	Saturday	Residence halls open for all students
August 20-21	Saturday-Sunday	Textbooks issued, Bookstore (10 AM - 7 PM)
August 22	Monday	Classes begin (8 AM)
August 22-26	Monday-Friday	Schedule adjustments permitted for all students
August 22-September 2	Monday-Friday	Instructor initiated drop and attendance grading in effect for all courses
August 26	Friday	Schedule adjustment activities for all students closes (5 PM)
August 26	Friday	Textbooks issued, Bookstore (8 AM - 5 PM)
August 27	Saturday	Class schedules will be cancelled for all undergraduate/graduate students who have not paid fees (including delinquent charges)
August 29	Monday	Begin period for drop with an automatic grade of “W”
September 2	Friday	Deadline to complete online graduation application for Fall 2011
September 2	Friday	University Census Day (no enrollment after 5 PM)
September 5	Monday	Labor Day Holiday (No classes)
October 13-18	Thursday-Tuesday	Fall Break (No classes)
November 2	Wednesday	Advising Day (No classes or faculty meetings)
November 3	Thursday	Early Registration begins
November 4	Friday	Last day to drop a course with a “W” (5 PM)
November 5	Saturday	Homecoming
November 10	Thursday	Completed dissertations due to Graduate School for Fall 2011 degree candidates
November 10-January 23	Thursday-Monday	Graduation application available online via MyCat for Spring 2012 degree candidates
November 11	Friday	Completed theses and comprehensive examination(s), portfolio, and foreign language results due to Graduate School for Fall 2011 degree candidates
November 11	Friday	Thesis/dissertation abstracts due to Graduate School for Spring 2012 degree candidates
November 23-25	Wednesday-Friday	Thanksgiving Holiday (No classes)
December 2	Friday	Last day to receive “W” for medical, mental health legal or administrative reasons (5 PM)
December 9	Friday	Last day of regular class meetings
December 9	Friday	Incomplete removal grades due in Registrar’s Office (5 PM)
December 9-20	Friday-Tuesday	Academic transcript for currently enrolled students unavailable due to Fall 2011 partial grading
December 10-16	Saturday-Friday	Final exams for all classes/semester ends
December 14	Wednesday	Class schedules will be cancelled for all undergraduate/graduate students who pre-registered for Spring 2012 and have not paid fees (including delinquent charges)
December 16	Friday	Residence halls close (5 PM)
December 17	Saturday	Commencement (2 PM)
December 19	Monday	All Fall 2011 grades due (10 AM)

Spring 2012

January 6	Friday	Residence halls open for all students
January 9	Monday	8 AM, All classes begin
January 9-13	Monday-Friday	Schedule adjustments permitted for all students
January 13	Friday	Schedule adjustment activities for all students closes (5 PM)
January 16	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (No classes)
January 17	Tuesday	Begin period for drop with an automatic grade of “W”
January	Monday	Deadline to complete online graduation application for Spring 2012 degree candidates
January 23	Monday	University Census Day (no enrollment after 5 PM)
February 21	Tuesday	Advising Day (No classes or faculty meetings)
February 22	Wednesday	Early Registration begins
February 29-March 4	Wednesday-Sunday	Mid-term Break (No classes)
March	Monday	Online graduation application available for Summer and Fall 2012 degree candidates
March 21	Wednesday	Last day to drop a course with a “W” (5 PM)
March 30	Friday	Completed theses and comprehensive examination(s), portfolio, and foreign language results due to Graduate School for Spring 2012 degree candidates
March 30	Friday	Thesis/dissertation abstracts due to Graduate School for Summer and Fall 2012 degree candidates
April		Last day to receive “W” for medical, mental health legal or administrative reasons (5 PM)
April 2-6	Monday-Friday	Spring Break (No classes)
April 10	Tuesday	Completed dissertations due to Graduate School for Spring 2012 degree candidates
April 27	Friday	Last day of regular class meetings
April 28-May 4	Saturday - Friday	Final exams for all classes/semester ends
May 4	Friday	Commencement-Graduate Students Only (7 PM)
May 5	Saturday	Commencement-Undergraduate Students Only
May 7	Monday	All Grades Due (10 AM)

Summer 2012

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 7-22	Monday-Tuesday	Mini-session (Drop/Add period for them mini-session ends on the second day of the class. Automatic “W” period ends onteh 6th day of class)
May 28-29	Monday-Tuesday	Registration in Cullowhee
May 31-August 3	Wednesday-Friday	9 Week Term
May 31-July 2	Wednesday-Friday	First 4.5 Week Term
July 2	Friday	Registration in Cullowhee (No classes)
July 4	Monday	Independence Day holiday
July 5-August 3	Tuesday-Friday	Second 4.5 week Term
July 10	Tuesday	Completed theses and comprehensive examination(s), portfolio, and foreign language results due to Graduate School for August degree candidates
July 10	Tuesday	Completed dissertations due to Graduate School for August degree candidates
Varied Dates	Last day of course	Final exams