**FALL SEMESTER 2008

 AUGUST

4

Monday

Deadline to submit Housing Application forms to Housing and Residence Life

15

Friday

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

15-19

Friday-Tuesday

New Students’ Orientation/Registration

15-16

Friday- Saturday

NAA Confab- Shaw University

18

Monday

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

18-19

Monday-Tuesday

Faculty & Staff University Opening

18-20

Monday-Wednesday

Fiscal Clearance of New and Returning Students

20

Wednesday

Deadline for 100% refund of tuition /fees

21

Thursday

Formal Classes Begin/Late Registration

22

Friday

Deadline for students to file FASFA forms

SEPTEMBER

1

  Monday

Labor Day Holiday

2

  Tuesday

Classes Resume

3

Wednesday

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

3

Wednesday

All students must have a valid Student ID

9

Tuesday

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

17        

 Wednesday

Constitution Day Observance

18

Thursday

Deadline to submit required forms to Health Center

19

  Friday

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

25

  Thursday

Fall Convocation- 11:00 a.m.

28-30

Sunday-Tuesday

Bessie Boyd-Holman Lecture Series on Ethics & Values

OCTOBER

6-7

Monday-Tuesday

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

8

Wednesday

Crowning of Mr. & Miss. Homecoming

9

Thursday

Miss Shaw University Pageant

12

Sunday

Homecoming Opening Worship

13-18

Monday-Saturday

Homecoming Week

17

Friday

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

19

Sunday

Homecoming Closing Worship

20-24

Monday-Friday

Academic Advisement

23

Thursday

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

25

Saturday

On-line Registration for Spring and Summer 2009 Begins

NOVEMBER

4

Tuesday

Election Day

11-12

Tuesday-Wednesday

Presidential Lecture Series

26-30

Wednesday-Sunday

Thanksgiving Holiday (Academic Only)

30

Sunday

Deadline for receipt of Applications for Admission for Spring 2009

DECEMBER

1

Monday

Classes Resume

4

Thursday

Formal Classes End

Last Day to Withdraw From the University(no refund)

5

Friday

Reading Day

6, 8-11

Saturday, Monday-Thursday

Final Exam Week

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

11

Thursday

Fall Semester Ends(After Examinations)

11

Thursday

Deadline for the Removal/Conversion of Incompletes/To Change Grades from Spring 2008

13

Saturday

Residence Halls Closed at 5:00 p.m.

15

Monday

ALL Final Grades Due

♦Conferred Graduation Date for Fall 2008 degree candidates/January 30, 2009♦

**SPRING SEMESTER 2009

JANUARY

1

Thursday

New Year’s Day Holiday

7-9

Wednesday-Friday

Faculty & Staff University Opening

9

Friday

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

9-12

Friday-Monday

New Student Orientation

10

Saturday

Resident Halls Open for Returning Students

12-14

Monday-Wednesday

Fiscal Clearance of Returning Students

15

Thursday

Formal Classes Begin  and Late Registration

16

Friday

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

19

Monday

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

26

Monday

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

26

Monday

All students must have a valid Student ID

29

Thursday

Temp Student ID cards expire

30

Friday

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

FEBRUARY

1-4

Sunday-Wednesday

Religious Emphasis Week

4

Wednesday

Last Day to Withdraw From University and Receive a Partial Refund

6

Friday

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

9

Monday

Deadline for Department Chairpersons to submit Applications for Spring/May Candidates for Graduation to the Registrar’s Office- 5:00 p.m.

MARCH

9-11

Monday-Wednesday

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

10-11

Tuesday-Wednesday

Presidential Lecture Series

16-20

Monday-Friday

Academic Advisement

23

Monday

On-line Registration for Fall 2009 and Summer 2009  Session I and II Begins

27

Friday

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

30

Monday

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

31

Tuesday

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

 APRIL

 9

 Thursday

 University Awards Day- 11:00 a.m.

10-19

Friday-Sunday

Easter and Spring Break (Academic Only)

20

Monday

Classes Resume

23-27

Thursday-Monday

Final Exams for Prospective Graduates (Deadline to submit final grades via web is 2 calendar days after the scheduled final examination)

29

Wednesday

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

30

Thursday

Formal Classes End/ Last Day to Withdraw from the University

MAY

1

Friday

Reading Day/ Deadline for the Removal/Conversion of Incompletes/To Change Grades from Fall 2008

3

Sunday

Senior Service- 11:00 a.m.

4-7

Monday-Thursday

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

8

Friday

End of Semester

8

Friday

Baccalaureate

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

9

Saturday

Commencement, 11:00 a.m.

10

Sunday

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

12

Tuesday

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

 **SUMMER SESSION 2009 ONLINE ONLY

MAY

14

Thursday

First Day of Classes

19

Tuesday

Last Day to Add/Drop

20

Wednesday

Last Day to Withdraw

25

Monday

Memorial Day Observed- Legal  Holiday

26

Tuesday

Classes Resume

JUNE

23

Tuesday

Last Day of Classes

25

Thursday

Final Grades Due

♦Conferred Graduation Date for Summer 2009 degree candidates/September 20, 2009♦