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Academic Calendar


 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