**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
Deadline for Department Chairpersons to submit Applications for Fall 2009 Graduation to the Registrar's Office - 5:00 p.m.
SEPTEMBER
2
Last Day to Add or Drop a Course (without grade of "W")
7
Labor Day Holiday
8
Classes Resume
9
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.
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
Academic Majors Fair
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
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course (Grade of "W")
23
Memorial Service/Founder's Day - 10:45 a.m.
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
Presidential Lecture Series
5
Career and Graduate/Professional School Fair (Tentative)
11
Fall Assessment Day (CAAP Exam for completers of General Education curriculum; Major Fields Tests for Fall Graduates)
20
Deadline for Spring 2010 Prospective Graduates to submit Graduation Applications to Department Chairpersons - 5:00 p.m.
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
Deadline for receipt of Applications for Admission for Spring 2010
DECEMBER
3
University Holiday Celebration
Formal Classes End Last Day to Withdraw From the University(no refund)
4
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)
Fall Semester Ends (After Examinations)
Deadline for the Removal/Conversion of Incompletes/To Change Grades from Spring 2009
12
Residence Halls Closed at 5:00 p.m.
ALL Final Grades Due
•Conferred Graduation Date for Fall 2009 degree candidates: January 29, 2010•
15-17
Departmental Assessment and Planning
Faculty Checkout- 10:00 a.m.
**SPRING SEMESTER 2010**
JANUARY
1
New Year's Day Holiday
Residence Halls Open/Check-in for New Students-9:00 a.m.
8-11
Friday-Monday
New Student Orientation
Residence Halls Open for Returning Students
11-13
Fiscal Clearance of Returning Students
13
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service - 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Observed, Legal Holiday
26
29
FEBRUARY
7-10
Sunday-Wednesday
Religious Emphasis Week
Spring Assessment Day (CAAP Exam for completers of General Education curriculum; Major Fields Tests for Spring Graduates)
MARCH
8-10
Mid-Semester Progress Report Due/Submitted via web by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday
Last Day to Withdraw From University and Receive a Partial Refund
15-19
Academic Advisement for Summer 2010 and Fall 2010 semesters
On-line Registration for Summer 2010 and Fall 2010 semesters Begins
Deadline for Summer 2010 Prospective Graduates to submit Graduation Applications to Department Chairpersons - 5:00 p.m.
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)
28-30
Wednesday-Friday
Formal Classes End/Last Day to Withdraw from the University
MAY
Senior Service- 11:00 a.m.
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)
Spring Semester Ends (After Examinations)
Baccalaureate Service Thomas J. Boyd Chapel - 6:00 p.m.
Commencement Exercise, 11:00 a.m.
Residence and Dining Halls Close - 5:00 p.m.
All Grades for non-Graduates Due- 5:00 p.m.
12-14
Final Faculty Clearance- 10:00 a.m.
**SUMMER 2009 SESSION (TBA)**