Fall Semester - 2007

August
25    Residence Halls open for new students at 9 a.m.
26    Residence Halls open for returning students at 9 a.m.
26    New Student Convocation, 1:30 p.m.
27    Classes and schedule adjustment period begin at 8 a.m.
31    Schedule adjustment period ends at 4:30 p.m.

September
03    Labor Day Holiday – College Closed
04    Course withdrawal (W) period begins at 8 a.m.
13    Rosh Hashanah*
22    Yom Kippur*

October
05    Fall Break (one day only) – (Faculty and Students only)
08    Classes resume at 8 a.m.
15    Second Quarter begins

November
09    Last day to withdraw from a class
12    Veteran's Day Holiday observed – College Closed
20    Classes end at 9:30 p.m.
21    Thanksgiving recess begins – No Classes
        Residence Halls close at noon
25    Residence Halls reopen at 10 a.m.
26    Classes resume at 8 a.m.

December
07    Classes end at 5 p.m.
10    Reading Day – No Classes
14    Final Exams end at 5:30 p.m.
15    Residence Halls close at noon

  No Classes – Administrative offices open
  College Closed – No Classes; Administrative offices closed
*Not a College holiday – listed here for event planning

Spring Semester - 2008

January
20    Residence Halls open at 10 a.m.
21    Martin Luther King Jr./Civil Rights Day – College Closed
22    Classes and schedule adjustment period begin at 8 a.m.
29    Schedule adjustment period ends at 4:30 p.m.
30    Course Withdrawal (W) period begins at 8 a.m.

March
10    Fourth Quarter begins
14    Spring Break begins at 4:30 p.m.
        Residence Halls close at 6 p.m.
21    Good Friday*
23    Easter*
23    Residence Halls reopen at 10 a.m.
24    Classes resume at 8 a.m.

April
11    Last day to withdraw from a class
20    Passover*

May
02    Classes end at 5 p.m.
05    Reading Day – No Classes
        Final Exams begin at 6 p.m.
09    Final Exams end at 5:30 p.m.
10    Residence Halls close at noon, except for graduates
10    Spring Honors Convocation begins at 4 p.m.
11    Commencement Ceremony begins at 1 p.m.
        Residence Halls close at 6 p.m.

  No Classes – Administrative offices open
  College Closed – No Classes; Administrative offices closed
*Not a College holiday – listed here for event planning

Summer Session I - 2008

May
18    Residence Halls open at 1 p.m.
19    Classes and schedule adjustment period begin at 7:30 a.m.
21    Schedule adjustment period ends at 6:30 p.m.
22    Course Withdrawal (W) begins at 7:30 a.m.
26    Memorial Day Holiday – College Closed

June
13    Course Withdrawal (W) period ends
27    Classes/Exams period end at 4:30 p.m.
        Residence Halls close at 7 p.m.

Summer Session II - 2008

June
29    Residence Halls open at 1 p.m.
30    Classes and schedule adjustment period begin at 7:30 a.m.

July
02    Schedule adjustment period ends at 4:30 p.m.
03    Course Withdrawal (W) begins at 7:30 a.m.

04    4th of July Holiday – College Closed
25    Course Withdrawal (W) period ends

August
08    Classes/Exams period end at 4:30 p.m.
        Residence Halls close at 7 p.m.

  No Classes – Administrative offices open
  College Closed – No Classes; Administrative offices closed
*Not a College holiday – listed here for event planning