AY 2004-2005 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

The academic calendar is divided into fall and spring semesters of approximately 15 weeks each and summer sessions of varying length. The last week of the fall and spring semesters is set aside for final examinations. If no final examination is given, the course will meet for a final class during the scheduled final examination period.
The holidays and vacations usually observed by the university are as follows: Labor Day; Thanksgiving (Wednesday–Sunday); Christmas Eve/Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day (included in the mid-year intersession break); Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Inauguration Day (every four years); Memorial Day; and Independence Day. Fall break is two days in October; spring break is the week following the spring semester midterm. Classes continue until 10:40 p.m. the evening before a holiday or vacation period.

FALL SEMESTER     2004    
Welcome Week    August 22–29 Su–Su   
Last day to register for fall 2004 without a late fee    August 27 F   
Fall classes begin. Late registration (with $50 fee) begins
August 30 M   
Freshman/undergraduate transfer spring semester admission application deadline for students living outside the United States    September 1 W   
Late registration for fall ends
Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses for 100% refund and without a "W" recorded
September 3 F   
Labor Day; no classes, university offices closed    September 6 M   
Mathematics Equivalency Examination    September 10 F   
Last day to add a fall course or change a grade option
Last day to drop a fall course for a 100% refund and without a "W" recorded
Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses for a 50% refund (no refunds for 1st Modules after this date)
September 13 M   
Last day to drop a fall course for a 50% refund
Last day to add an internship or Cooperative Education Field Experience
Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses
September 20 M   
Last day to drop a fall course for a 25% refund (no refunds after this date)
Last day to add an independent reading course or study project
September 27 M   
Early warning notices due in Registrar's Office    October 4 M   
Fall Break; no classes, university offices open    October 11–12 M–T   
Last day to drop a fall course (mid-term)    October 15 F   
English Competency Examination    October 16 S   
MBA 2nd Module courses begin    October 20 W   
Family Weekend    October 22–24 F–Su   
Spring 2005 advance registration (with billing) begins
Students registering for final semester begin submitting applications for spring graduation
October 25 M   
Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses for 100% refund and without a "W" recorded    October 27 W   
Undergraduate transfer spring semester admission application deadline for students living in the United States    November 1 M   
Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses for a 50% refund (no refunds for 2nd Modules after this date)    November 3 W   
Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses
Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for fall degree candidates
November 10 W   
Early Decision freshman fall semester admission/financial aid application deadline     November 15 M   
Thanksgiving holiday; no classes; university offices closed Thursday and Friday    November 24–28 W–Su   
Freshman spring semester admission application deadline for students living in the United States    December 1 W   
Spring 2005 advance registration (with billing) ends    December 3 F   
Fall classes end
Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for fall degree candidates
December 13 M   
Fall study days; no classes    December 14–15 T–W   
Fall final examinations    December 16–22 Th–W   
Final grades due in Registrar's Office    December 20–28 M–T   
Winter holiday; university offices closed    December 23–24 Th–F   
New Year holiday; university offices close    December 30–31 Th–F   
SPRING SEMESTER    2005   
Spring Welcome Week    January 3–9 M–Su    
Last day to register for spring 2005 without a late fee    January 7 F   
Spring classes begin
Late registration (with $50 fee) begins
January 10 M   
Late registration for spring ends
Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses for 100% refund and without a "W" recorded
January 14 F   
Freshman fall semester admission application deadline     January 15 S   
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes, university offices closed    January 17 M   
Inauguration Day; no classes, university offices closed    January 20 Th   
Mathematics Equivalency Examination    January 21 F   
Last day to add a spring course or change a grade option
Last day to drop a spring course for a 100% refund and without a "W" recorded
Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses for a 50% refund (no refunds for 1st Modules after this date)
January 24 M   
Last day to drop a spring course for a 50% refund
Last day to add an internship or Cooperative Education Field Experience
Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses
February 1 T   
English Competency Examination    February 5 S   
Last day to drop a spring course for a 25% refund (no refunds after this date)
Last day to add an independent reading course or study project
February 8 T   

Early warning notices due in Registrar's Office.
Freshman fall 2005 semester financial aid application deadline

February 15 T   
MBA 2nd Module courses begin.
Undergraduate transfer for fall 2005 and spring 2006 semester financial aid application deadline    March 1 T   
Last day to drop a spring class (mid-term)
March 4 F   
Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday    March 6–13 S–S   
Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses for a 100% refund and without a "W" recorded.    March 15 T   
English Competency Examination    March 19 S   
Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses for a 50% refund (no refunds for 2nd Modules after this date)    March 22 T   
Summer 2005 registration (with payment) and Fall 2005 advance registration (with billing) begins
Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for spring degree candidates
Students registering for final semester begin submitting applications for summer and fall graduation
March 28 M   
Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses    March 29 T   
Spring classes end
Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for spring degree candidates
April 25 M   
Spring study days; no classes    April 26–27 T–W   
Spring final examinations    April 28–May 4 Th–W   
Undergraduate transfer fall semester admission application deadline for students living outside the United States    May 1 S   
Spring final grades due in Registrar's Office    May 3–May 6 T–F   
Honors Convocation    May 7 S   
Spring Commencement    May 8 Su   
SUMMER SESSIONS
(Dates subject to change)
2005    
7-week summer session begins    May 9 M   
First 6-week, first 3-week, and cross summer sessions begin    May 16 M   
Last Day to add a summer Internship and Cooperative Education Field Experience.    May 18 W   
Memorial Day; no classes, university offices closed    May 30 M   
First 3-week summer session ends    June 2 Th   
English Competency Examination    June 4 S   
Second 3-week summer session begins    June 6 M   
7-week, second 3-week, and first 6-week summer sessions end     June 23 Th   
Second 6-week day and evening summer sessions begin    June 27 M   
Undergraduate transfer fall semester admission application deadline for students living in the United States    July 1F   
Independence Day; no classes, university offices closed    July 4 M   
Fall 2005 advance registration (with billing) ends     July 15 F   
Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for summer degree candidates    July 22 F   

End of summer sessions
Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for summer degree candidates

August 4 Th