August 18 Tuesday—Residence halls open for fall semester August 19-21 Wednesday-Friday—New student orientation August 19 Wednesday—Registration for new students August 19-21 Wednesday-Friday—Continuing students register or complete registration August 22 Saturday—Classes begin August 28 Friday—Last day of late registration Friday—Last day to add/change registration Friday—Fall payment deadline

September 7 Monday—Academic holiday (Labor Day)

September 11 Friday—Last day for students to submit an Application for Degree to Departments for the Spring 2010 semester

September 18 Friday—Last day for Departments to submit Applications for Degree to the Office of the Registrar for the Spring 2010 semester

October 3-9 Saturday-Friday—Midterm assessment/examinations

October 12 Monday—All Midterm grades to be input by departments no later than 12:00 noon

October 16 Friday—Founders' Day

October 16 Friday—Last day for students to submit work for Incomplete grade received in Spring & Summer 2009 semester/session

October 17 Saturday—Homecoming

October 26 Monday—All grade changes for Incomplete work from Spring & Summer Sessions 2009 due in the Office of the Registrar

essions 2009 due in the Office of the Registrar

October 28-30 Rising Junior Assessment

ober 30 Friday—Last day to drop classes or withdraw from the University with a “W”

October 31-

November 13 Student evaluations of faculty

Nov. 2-30 Faculty Advisement Period for Student Course selection for the Spring 2010 semester, Intersession and Summer 2010 begins

Nov. 25-27 Wednesday—Friday-Thanksgiving holiday

November 30 Monday—Classes resume

December 11 Friday—Last day of classes

Dec. 12-18 Saturday-Friday—Final examinations

December 16 Wednesday—Reading Day (no exams except for Wednesday evening classes)

December 18 Friday—Semester ends

December 21 Monday—All grades to be input by faculty no later than 12:00 noon

January 13 Wednesday—Residence halls open for spring semester

January 14-15 Thursday-Friday—New student orientation

January 15 Thursday—Registration for new students

January 14-15 Thursday-Friday—Continuing students register or complete registration

January 16 Saturday—Classes begin

January 18 Monday—Academic holiday (Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday)

January 18 Monday—Academic holiday (Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday) January 22 Friday—Last day of late registration Friday—Last day to add/change registration Friday—Spring payment deadline