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Academic Calendar
Last updated August 29, 2011
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Note: Dates of events listed are subject to change.
2011-2012 School Year
Fall Semester
| August 22, 2011 | Monday | Classes Begin |
| August 30, 2011 | Tuesday | Last Day for Changing Credit / No Entry Status, Adding, and Dropping Full-Semester and First-Module Courses |
| September 20, 2011 | Tuesday | Last Day for Withdrawing from First-Module Courses |
| October 11, 2011 | Tuesday | Exams in First-Module Courses |
| October 12-16, 2011 | Wednesday-Sunday | Mid-Semester Break |
| October 17, 2011 | Monday | Second Module Begins |
| October 25, 2011 | Tuesday | Last Day for Changing Credit / No Entry Status, Adding, and Dropping Second-Module Courses |
| Last Day for Withdrawing from Full-Semester Courses | ||
| November 15, 2011 | Tuesday | Last Day for Withdrawing from Second-Module Courses |
| November 19-27, 2011 | Saturday-Sunday | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 2, 2011 | Friday | Last Day to Present Petitions for Withdrawing from Full-Semester and Second-Module Courses |
| December 9, 2011 | Friday | Last Day of Classes |
| December 10-11, 2011 | Saturday-Sunday | Reading Days |
| December 12-14, 2011 | Monday-Wednesday | Final Examinations |
| December 15, 2011 | Thursday | Final Examinations |
| Term Ends at 10:30 p.m. |
Spring Semester
| January 16, 2012 | Monday | Classes Begin |
| January 24, 2012 | Tuesday | Last Day for Changing Credit / No Entry Status, Adding, and Dropping Full-Semester and First-Module Courses |
| February 14, 2012 | Tuesday | Last Day for Withdrawing from First-Module Courses |
| March 9, 2012 | Friday | Exams in First-Module Courses |
| March 10-18, 2012 | Saturday-Sunday | Mid-Semester Break |
| March 19, 2012 | Monday | Second Module Begins |
| March 27, 2012 | Tuesday | Last Day for Changing Credit / No Entry Status, Adding, and Dropping Second-Module Courses |
| Last Day for Withdrawing from Full-Semester Courses | ||
| April 17, 2012 | Tuesday | Last Day for Withdrawing from Second-Module Courses |
| April 27, 2012 | Friday | Last Day to Present Petitions for Withdrawing from Full-Semester and Second-Module Courses |
| May 3, 2012 | Thursday | Last Day of Classes |
| May 4, 2012 | Friday | Reading Day |
| May 5, 2012 | Saturday (a.m.) | Final Examinations |
| Saturday (p.m.) | Reading Day | |
| May 6, 2012 | Sunday | Reading Day |
| May 7-9, 2012 | Monday-Wednesday | Final Examinations |
| May 10, 2012 | Thursday | Final Examinations |
| Term Ends at 5 p.m. | ||
| May 13, 2012 | Sunday | Commencement |
Summer Session
| May 21 - June 22, 2012 | Monday-Friday | Summer Session |
2012-2013 School Year
Fall Semester
| August 27, 2012 | Monday | Classes Begin |
| September 4, 2012 | Tuesday | Last Day for Changing Credit / No Entry Status, Adding, and Dropping Full-Semester and First-Module Courses |
| September 25, 2012 | Tuesday | Last Day for Withdrawing from First-Module Courses |
| October 16, 2012 | Tuesday | Exams in First-Module Courses |
| October 17-21, 2012 | Wednesday-Sunday | Mid-Semester Break |
| October 22, 2012 | Monday | Second Module Begins |
| October 30, 2012 | Tuesday | Last Day for Changing Credit / No Entry Status, Adding, and Dropping Second-Module Courses |
| Last Day for Withdrawing from Full-Semester Courses | ||
| November 17-25, 2012 | Saturday-Sunday | Thanksgiving Break |
| November 27, 2012 | Tuesday | Last Day for Withdrawing from Second-Module Courses |
| December 7, 2012 | Friday | Last Day to Present Petitions for Withdrawing from Full-Semester and Second-Module Courses |
| December 14, 2012 | Friday | Last Day of Classes |
| December 15-16, 2012 | Saturday-Sunday | Reading Days |
| December 17-19, 2012 | Monday-Wednesday | Final Examinations |
| December 20, 2012 | Thursday | Final Examinations |
| Term Ends at 10:30 p.m. |
Spring Semester
| January 14, 2013 | Monday | Classes Begin |
| January 22, 2013 | Tuesday | Last Day for Changing Credit / No Entry Status, Adding, and Dropping Full-Semester and First-Module Courses |
| February 12, 2013 | Tuesday | Last Day for Withdrawing from First-Module Courses |
| March 8, 2013 | Friday | Exams in First-Module Courses |
| March 9-17, 2013 | Saturday-Sunday | Mid-Semester Break |
| March 18, 2013 | Monday | Second Module Begins |
| March 26, 2013 | Tuesday | Last Day for Changing Credit / No Entry Status, Adding, and Dropping Second-Module Courses |
| Last Day for Withdrawing from Full-Semester Courses | ||
| April 16, 2013 | Tuesday | Last Day for Withdrawing from Second-Module Courses |
| April 26, 2013 | Friday | Last Day to Present Petitions for Withdrawing from Full-Semester and Second-Module Courses |
| May 2, 2013 | Thursday | Last Day of Classes |
| May 3, 2013 | Friday | Reading Day |
| May 4, 2013 | Saturday (a.m.) | Final Examinations |
| Saturday (p.m.) | Reading Day | |
| May 5, 2013 | Sunday | Reading Day |
| May 6-8, 2013 | Monday-Wednesday | Final Examinations |
| May 9, 2013 | Thursday | Final Examinations |
| Term Ends at 5 p.m. | ||
| May 12, 2013 | Sunday | Commencement |
Summer Session
| May 20 - June 21, 2013 | Monday-Friday | Summer Session |