Fall 2008
| H | August 21 | Non-Matriculated Undergraduate Registration Begins |
| H | August 21 | New Entrant Hall Check-in at 10 a.m. |
| F | August 22 | Freshman Convocation |
| S | August 23 | Residence Halls open at 10 a.m. |
| M | August 25 | OFFICIAL FIRST DAY OF CLASSES |
| August 25 - August 31 | Add/Drop (no fee charged)First semester Freshman & First semester Transfers do not have Web access to change their schedules. They must have Advisor’s signature & must process add/drop during Records & Registration’s business hours. |
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| U | August 31 | End of 100% tuition refund |
| M | September 1 | Labor Day – No Classes |
| September 1 - September 7 | Registration or Add/Drop: Add requires written permission of the instructor (no fee charged). |
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| U | September 7 | End of 70% tuition refund |
| September 8 - November 4 | Course Withdrawal Period. A student may withdraw from a course that started at the beginning of the semester. ($20 fee) |
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| September 9 - September 15 | Late Registration/Add: First-time registration ($40 fee) or add a course ($20 fee) with permission of the instructor and department chair (contact department) |
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| U | September 14 | End of 50% tuition refund |
| M | September 15 | FALL 2008 REGISTRATION ENDS |
| U | September 21 | End of 30% tuition refund |
| M | September 22 | Student incurs full tuition liability |
| September 29 - October 1 | Rosh Hashanah (No classes) |
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| F | October 3 | Deregistration for non-payment Fall 2008 |
| W | October 8 | Yom Kippur begins. No classes after 3:00 PM |
| H | October 9 | Yom Kippur (No classes) |
| F | October 10 | Last day for student to submit work due for course graded “I” (incomplete) for Spring or Summer 2008. |
| M | October 13 | Columbus Day (Classes in session) |
| F | October 17 | Mid-Point of Fall 2008 semester. |
| F | October 24 | Last day for instructor to submit grade change for an "I" for Spring and Summer 2008. |
| M | November 3 | Black Solidarity Day [1] |
| T | November 4 | Last day for Course Withdrawal. |
| F | November 7 | Last day for student-elected Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option. |
| November 10 - January 12 | Advance Registration for Spring 2009 Nov. 10 Matriculated Graduate Student registration begins |
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| T | November 11 | Veterans Day (Classes in session) |
| T | November 18 | No Tuesday Classes. Thursday classes meet this day. |
| November 26 - November 28 | Thanksgiving Recess - no classes. Classes resume at 8 a.m. on Monday, December 1 |
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| M | December 1 | Graduation Applications for May 2009 due in the Registrar’s Office, HAB 19. |
| M | December 1 | Undergraduates: Last day to withdraw from College without failing grades for the semester. |
| W | December 10 | Last day of classes. |
| H | December 11 | Study Day/Make-up Class Day |
| F | December 12 | Common Exam Day |
| December 15 - December 19 | Final examinations |
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| F | December 19 | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony for The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and The School of Education 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at The Athletic and Wellness Center. |
| F | December 19 | End of Fall 2008 semester |
| S | December 20 | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony for The School of Business, The School of Fine & Performing Arts and The School of Science & Engineering 10:00 AM to Noon at The Athletic and Wellness Center. |
| S | December 20 | Graduate Commencement Ceremony 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM at The Athletic and Wellness Center. |
| S | December 20 | Residence Halls close 10 a.m. |
| T | December 23 | Last day for faculty to submit final grades to Rec/Reg Office (due 2 pm) |
[1] Instructors are asked to avoid the scheduling of examinations on this day and to permit students who will be unable to attend classes to make up assignments missed.