**FALL SEMESTER 2009**

AUGUST

Friday

Friday-Tuesday

New Students' Orientation/Registration

17

Monday

Residence Halls Open for Returning Students- 9:00 a.m.

18-19

Tuesday-Wednesday

Faculty & Staff University Opening

17-19

Monday-Wednesday

Fiscal Clearance of New and Returning Students

19

Wednesday

Deadline for 100% refund of tuition / fees

Thursday

Formal Classes Begin/Late Registration

25

Tuesday

Deadline for Fall 2009 Prospective Graduates to submit Graduation Applications to Department Chairpersons - 5:00 p.m.

27-29

Thursday- Saturday

National Alumni Association Confab - Shaw University

28

Friday

Deadline for Department Chairpersons to submit Applications for Fall 2009 Graduation to the Registrar's Office - 5:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER

2

Wednesday

Last Day to Add or Drop a Course (without grade of "W")

7

Labor Day Holiday

8

Classes Resume

9

Wednesday

All students must have a valid Student ID/Temp Student ID cards expires

15

NR Report due to Registrar at 12:00 p.m. (noon)

Constitution Day Observance

24

Fall Convocation - 11:00 a.m.

27-29

Sunday-Tuesday

Bessie Boyd-Holman Lecture Series on Ethics & Values

OCTOBER

6-8

Tuesday-Thursday

Mid-Semester Progress Report Due/Submitted via web by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday

14

Wednesday

Academic Majors Fair

15

Thursday

Crowning of Royalty

16

Last Day to WITHDRAW from the University and Receive a Partial Refund

18

Sunday

Homecoming Opening Worship

19-25

Monday-Sunday

Homecoming Week

22

Thursday

Last Day to Withdraw from a Course (Grade of "W")

23

Friday

Memorial Service/Founder's Day - 10:45 a.m.

25

Sunday

Homecoming Closing Worship

26-30

Monday-Friday

Academic Advisement for Spring 2010 semester

31

Saturday

On-line Registration for Spring 2010 and Summer 2010 Begins

NOVEMBER

3-4

Tuesday-Wednesday

Presidential Lecture Series

5

Thursday

Career and Graduate/Professional School Fair (Tentative)

11

Wednesday

Fall Assessment Day (CAAP Exam for completers of General Education curriculum; Major Fields Tests for Fall Graduates)

20

Friday

Deadline for Spring 2010 Prospective Graduates to submit Graduation Applications to Department Chairpersons - 5:00 p.m.

24

Tuesday

Deadline for Department Chairpersons to submit Applications for Spring 2010Graduation to the Registrar's Office- 5:00 p.m.

25-29

Wednesday-Sunday

Thanksgiving Holiday (Academic Only)

30

Monday

Classes Resume

30

Sunday

Deadline for receipt of Applications for Admission for Spring 2010

DECEMBER

3

Thursday

University Holiday Celebration

3

Thursday

Formal Classes End
Last Day to Withdraw From the University(no refund)

4

Friday

Reading Day

5, 7-10

Saturday and Monday-Thursday

Final Exam Week
(Deadline to submit final grades via web is 2 calendar days after the scheduled final examination)

11

Friday

Fall Semester Ends (After Examinations)

11

Friday

Deadline for the Removal/Conversion of Incompletes/To Change Grades from Spring 2009

12

Saturday

Residence Halls Closed at 5:00 p.m.

14

Monday

ALL Final Grades Due

•Conferred Graduation Date for Fall 2009 degree candidates: January 29, 2010•

15-17

Tuesday-Thursday

Departmental Assessment and Planning

17

Thursday

Faculty Checkout- 10:00 a.m.

**SPRING SEMESTER 2010**

JANUARY

1

Friday

New Year's Day Holiday

4

Monday

Faculty & Staff University Opening

8

Friday

Residence Halls Open/Check-in for New Students-9:00 a.m.

8-11

Friday-Monday

New Student Orientation

9

Sunday

Residence Halls Open for Returning Students

11-13

Monday-Wednesday

Fiscal Clearance of Returning Students

13

Wednesday

Deadline for 100% refund of tuition / fees

14

Thursday

Formal Classes Begin/Late Registration

15

Friday

Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service - 12:00 p.m. (noon)

18

Monday

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Observed, Legal Holiday

25

Monday

Last Day to Add or Drop a Course (without grade of "W")

26

Tuesday

All students must have a valid Student ID/Temp Student ID cards expires

29

Friday

NR Report due to Registrar at 12:00 p.m. (noon)

FEBRUARY

3

Wednesday

Academic Majors Fair

7-10

Sunday-Wednesday

Religious Emphasis Week

16

Tuesday

Spring Assessment Day (CAAP Exam for completers of General Education curriculum; Major Fields Tests for Spring Graduates)

MARCH

8-10

Monday-Wednesday

Mid-Semester Progress Report Due/Submitted via web by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday

12

Friday

Last Day to Withdraw From University and Receive a Partial Refund

15-19

Monday-Friday

Academic Advisement for Summer 2010 and Fall 2010 semesters

20

Saturday

On-line Registration for Summer 2010 and Fall 2010 semesters Begins

26

Friday

Last Day to Withdraw from a Course (Grade of "W")

29

Monday

Deadline for Summer 2010 Prospective Graduates to submit Graduation Applications to Department Chairpersons - 5:00 p.m.

31

Wednesday

Deadline for Department Chairpersons to submit Applications for Summer 2010 Candidates for Graduation to the Registrar's Office - 5:00 p.m.

 APRIL

2-11

Friday-Sunday

Easter and Spring Break (Academic Only)

12

Monday

Classes Resume

22

Thursday

28-30

Wednesday-Friday

29

Thursday

Formal Classes End/Last Day to Withdraw from the University

30

Friday

Reading Day

 MAY

2

Sunday

Senior Service- 11:00 a.m.

3

Wednesday

Deadline for Instructors to submit All Grades for Prospective Graduates- 3:00 p.m.

3-6

Monday-Thursday

Final Exams for non-Graduating Students(Deadline to submit final grades via web is 2 calendar days after the scheduled final examination)

7

Friday

Spring Semester Ends (After Examinations)

7

Friday

Baccalaureate Service Thomas J. Boyd Chapel - 6:00 p.m.

8

Saturday

Commencement Exercise, 11:00 a.m.

9

Sunday

Residence and Dining Halls Close - 5:00 p.m.

11

Tuesday

All Grades for non-Graduates Due- 5:00 p.m.

12-14

Wednesday-Friday

Departmental Assessment and Planning

14

Friday

Final Faculty Clearance- 10:00 a.m.

**SUMMER 2009  SESSION (TBA)**