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Academic Calendar

 
Fall 2012 Spring 2013  
 
The information below is subject to change. Please confirm all information when registering for a class, an event, or otherwise.
 
Fall Semester 2012
Aug. 27 Classes begin at 8 a.m.
Aug. 31 Last day to add a semester long or First Quad class
Sept. 3 Labor Day - No Classes
Sept. 7 Last day to drop a First Quad  or semester class without financial penalty
Sept. 7 Last day to drop a Directed Study class without financial penalty
Sept. 7 & 8 First Session of Directed Study Course
Sept. 21 Last Day to Withdraw from First Quadmester Class with no Academic Penalty
Sept. 21 & 22 Second Session of Directed Study Course
Oct. 5 & 6 Third Session of Directed Study Course
Oct. 22 to 26 Mid-Semester Break for 16-Week Classes
Oct. 29 Classes resume at 8 a.m.
Nov. 2 Last day to add a Second Quadmester Class
Nov. 2 Last Day to Withdraw From a Semester-Long Course with no Academic Penalty
Nov. 2 & 3 Fourth Session of Directed Study Course
Nov. 9 Last day to drop a second quad class with out financial penalty
Nov. 21 Thanksgiving Vacation Begins After Last Class for 16-Week Classes (Evening Quadmester Classes Meet)
Nov. 23 Last day to withdraw from a Second Quadmester Course with no Academic Penalty (No refund after 4 p.m.)
Nov. 26 Classes resume at 8 a.m.
Nov. 30 & Dec. 1 Final Session of Directed Study Courses
Dec. 17 to 21 Final examinations according to printed schedule
Dec. 21 to Jan. 6 Holiday Break
*Due to Thanksgiving, Thursday classes substitute a Saturday class, either 12/22/12 for exams OR an alternate Saturday during the Quad, possibly a Directed Study Saturday if rooms are available.
 
Spring Semester 2013
Jan. 7 Classes begin at 8 a.m.
Jan. 11 Last day to add a semester long of Third Quadmester Class
Jan. 11 & 12 First Session of Directed Study Courses
Jan. 18 Last day to withdraw from a Third Quadmester or semester class without financial penalty
Feb. 1 Last day to withdraw from a Third Quadmester Class without academic penalty
Feb. 1 Last day to withdraw from Directed Study Course without financial penalty
Feb. 1 &2 Second Session of Directed Study Courses
Feb. 22 & 23 Third Session of Directed Study Courses
March 4 to 8 Mid-Semester Break for 16-Week Classes
March 11 Classes resume at 8 a.m.
March 15 Last Day to drop from Semester-Long Class
March 15 Last Day to Add a Fourth Quadmester Class
March 15 &16 Fourth Session of Directed Study Courses
March 22 Last day to withdraw from a fourth quad class without financial penalty
March 28 Easter Vacation Begins after Last Class (Evening Quadmester Classes Meet)
April 1 Classes resume at 6 p.m.
April 5 Last day to withdraw from a Fourth Quadmester Class without academic penalty
April 12 & 13 Final Session of Directed Study Courses
April 29 - May 3 Final Examinations According to Printed Schedule
May 4

Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement

 
Important Dates:
September 3, 2012 - Labor Day
November 22, 2012 - Thanksgiving Day
March 31, 2013 - Easter