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SHAW UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2009-2010
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SUMMER SCHOOL SCHEDULE 2010
MAY
23	Sunday	Residence Halls open at 9:00 am .
24	Monday	Registration for all students.
25	Tuesday	First day of class Late registration begins.
26	Wednesday	Late registration ends Course schedules canceled for students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements by 4:00PM. Last day to withdraw from the University with a tuition adjustment and/or refund.
28	Friday	Last Day to Add and Drop Courses
31	Monday	Memorial Day NO CLASSES
JUNE
8	Tuesday	Census days
29	Tuesday	Last day of class
30-July1	Wednesday-Thursday	Final Exams
JULY
2	Friday	Residence Halls close

FALL SEMESTER 2010
AUGUST
2	Sunday	Deadline to submit Housing Application forms to Housing and Residence Life; Deadline to submit required forms to Health Center.
12-13	Thursday-Friday	Faculty & Staff University Opening.
13	Friday	Residence Halls Open/Check-in for New Students Only - 9:00 a.m.
13-17	Friday-Tuesday	New Students' Orientation/Registration
14	Saturday	Residence Halls Open for Returning Students- 9:00 a.m.
16-18	Monday-Wednesday	Fiscal Clearance of New and Returning Students.
17	Tuesday	Formal Classes Begin/Late Registration
18	Wednesday	Deadline for 100% refund of tuition /fees
24	Tuesday	Deadline for Fall 2010 Prospective Graduates to submit Graduation Applications to Department Chairpersons - 5:00 p.m.
26-28	Thursday- Saturday	National Alumni Association Confab - Shaw University
27	Friday	Deadline for Department Chairpersons to submit Applications for Fall 2010 Graduation to the Registrar's Office - 5:00 p.m.
SEPTEMBER
1	Wednesday	Last Day to Add or Drop a Course (without grade of "W")
6	Monday	Labor Day Holiday
7	Tuesday	Classes Resume
8	Wednesday	All students must have a valid Student ID/ Temp Student ID cards expires
14	Tuesday	NR Report due to Registrar at 12:00 p.m. (noon)
17	Friday	Constitution Day Observance
23	Thursday	Fall Convocation - 11:00 a.m.
26-28	Sunday-Tuesday	Bessie Boyd-Holman Lecture Series on Ethics & Values
OCTOBER
1	Friday	Deadline for the Removal/Conversion of Incompletes/To Change Grades from Spring 2010
5-7	Tuesday-Thursday	Mid-Semester Progress Report Due/Submitted via web by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday
8-11	Friday-Monday	Fall Break
12	Tuesday	Classes Resume
13	Wednesday	Academic Majors Fair
14	Thursday	Crowning of Royalty
15	Friday	Last Day to WITHDRAW from the University and Receive a Partial Refund
17	Sunday	Homecoming Opening Worship
18-24	Monday-Sunday	Homecoming Week
21	Thursday	Last Day to Withdraw from a Course (Grade of "W")
22	Friday	Memorial Service/Founder's Day- 10:45 a.m.
24	Sunday	Homecoming Closing Worship
25-29	Monday-Friday	Academic Advisement for Spring 2010 semester
30	Saturday	On-line Registration for Spring 2010 and Summer 2010 Begins
NOVEMBER
2-3	Tuesday-Wednesday	Presidential Lecture Series
3	Wednesday	Fall Assessment Day (CAAP Exam for completers of General Education curriculum; Major Fields Tests for Fall Graduates)
4	Thursday	Career and Graduate/Professional School Fair (Tentative)
19	Friday	Deadline for Spring 2011 Prospective Graduates to submit Graduation Applications to Department Chairpersons- 5:00 p.m.
23	Tuesday	Deadline for Department Chairpersons to submit Applications for Spring 2011 Graduation to the Registrar's Office- 5:00 p.m.
24-28	Wednesday-Sunday	Thanksgiving Holiday (Academic Only)
29	Monday	Classes Resume
29	Monday	Deadline for receipt of Applications for Admission for Spring 2011
DECEMBER
2	Thursday	University Holiday Celebration
2	Thursday	Formal Classes End Last Day to Withdraw From the University(no refund)
3	Friday	Reading Day
4, 6-9	Saturday and Monday-Thursday	Final Exam Week (Deadline to submit final grades via web is 2 calendar days after the scheduled final examination)
10	Friday	Fall Semester Ends (After Examinations)
11	Saturday	Residence Halls Closed at 5:00 p.m.
13	Monday	ALL Final Grades Due
		♦Conferred Graduation Date for Fall 2010 degree candidates♦
14-16	Tuesday-Thursday	Departmental Assessment and Planning
16	Thursday	Faculty Checkout- 10:00 a.m.
**SPRING SEMESTER 2011**
JANUARY
3	Monday	New Year's Day Holiday
4	Tuesday	Faculty & Staff University Opening
7	Friday	Residence Halls Open/Check-in for New Students-9:00 a.m.
7-10	Friday-Monday	New Student Orientation
8	Saturday	Residence Halls Open for Returning Students
10-12	Monday-Wednesday	Fiscal Clearance of Returning Students
11	Tuesday	Formal Classes Begin/Late Registration
12	Wednesday	Deadline for 100% refund of tuition /fees
14	Friday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service - 12:00 p.m. (noon)
17	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Observed, Legal Holiday
24	Monday	Last Day to Add or Drop a Course (without grade of "W")
25	Tuesday	All students must have a valid Student ID/Temp Student ID cards expires
28	Friday	NR Report due to Registrar at 12:00 p.m. (noon)
FEBRUARY
2	Wednesday	Academic Majors Fair
6-9	Sunday-Wednesday	Religious Emphasis Week
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MARCH
7-9	Monday-Wednesday	Mid-Semester Progress Report Due/Submitted via web by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday
11	Friday	Last Day to Withdraw From University and Receive a Partial Refund
14-19	Monday-Friday	Spring Break (academic only)
21-25	Monday-Friday	Academic Advisement for Summer 2011and Fall 2011 semesters
25	Friday	Last Day to Withdraw from a Course (Grade of "W")
26	Saturday	On-line Registration for Summer 2011 and Fall 2011 semesters Begins
28	Monday	Deadline for Summer 2011 Prospective Graduates to submit Graduation Applications to Department Chairpersons- 5:00 p.m.
30	Wednesday	Deadline for Department Chairpersons to submit Applications for Summer 2011 Candidates for Graduation to the Registrar's Office- 5:00 p.m.
APRIL
12	Tuesday	Spring Assessment Day (CAAP Exam for completers of General Education curriculum; Major Fields Tests for Spring Graduates)
14	Thursday	University Awards Day - 11:00 a.m.
22-25	Friday-Monday	Easter Observance- University Closed
26	Tuesday	Classes Resume
26-29	Tuesday-Friday	Final Exams for Prospective Graduates (Deadline to submit final grades via web is 2 calendar days after the scheduled final examination)
28	Thursday	Formal Classes End/ Last Day to Withdraw from the University
29	Friday	Reading Day
MAY
1	Sunday	Senior Service- 11:00 a.m.
2	Monday	Deadline for Instructors to submit All Grades for Prospective Graduates- 3:00 p.m.
3	Monday	Deadline for the Removal/Conversion of Incompletes/To Change Grades from Fall 2010
2-5	Monday-Thursday	Final Exams for non-Graduating Students(Deadline to submit final grades via web is 2 calendar days after the scheduled final examination)
6	Friday	Spring Semester Ends (After Examinations)
6	Friday	Baccalaureate Service Thomas J. Boyd Chapel- 6:00 p.m.
7	Saturday	Commencement Exercise, 11:00 a.m.
8	Sunday	Residence and Dining Halls Close- 5:00 p.m.
10	Tuesday	All Grades for non-Graduates Due- 5:00 p.m.
11-13	Wednesday-Friday	Departmental Assessment and Planning
13	Friday	Final Faculty Clearance- 10:00 a.m.

SUMMER 2011 SESSION (TBA)



**The Shaw University Academic Calendar is subject to Modification
BLUE - No Classes
GREEN - Administrative dates/deadlines
PURPLE - Assessment Days