Fall 2012

August

1 Wed

Term I Tuition due

September

5 Wed	Classes of the first semester begin
18 Tue	Last day to add a course without a fee
19 Wed	Last day to change meal plan type for fall 2012; last day to drop meal plan for 2012-13

October

2 Tue	Last day to add a course (with a fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration
8 Mon	Long weekend. No classes; administrative offices closed; residence halls, dining open
12-21 Fri-Sun	Family Weekend

November

6-13 Tue-Tue	Registration period for spring 2013 courses
21-25	Thanksgiving Recess begins Wed at noon; Residence halls remain open; dining closed until Sunday dinner

December

1 Sat	Deadline to declare a leave for spring 2013
8 Sat - 12 Wed	Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor)
12 Wed	Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete
12-31 Thu-Fri	Final Examination Period The last Final Exam ends at 5 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012. Each course already has an assigned exam date/time; student must read the Course Announcement Bulletin and the Course Scheduler on-line for course-specific information before planning travel
22 Sat	9 AM. Residence halls close and lock for Winter Break. Students for whom international residence or circumstance prohibits leaving campus during Winter Break should talk with Residential Life

Spring 2013

January

1 Tue	Term II Tuition due
19 Sat	Residence halls open
23 Wed	Classes of the second semester begin

February

5 Tues	Last day to add a course without a fee
13 Wed	Last day to change meal plan type for spring 2013
16-19 Sat-Tue	Long weekend. No classes; administrative offices, residence halls and dining open
20 Wed	Last day to add a course (with a fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration

March

23-31 Sat-Sun

Spring Recess. Residence halls remain open; dining closed until Sunday dinner

April

16-23 Tue-Tue	Registration period for fall 2013 courses
26-May 7 Fri-Tue	Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor)
30 Tue	Deadline to declare a leave for fall 2013

May

7 Tue	Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete
8-17 Wed-Fri	Final Examination Period The last Final Exam ends at 5 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013. Each course already has an assigned exam date/time; student must read the Course Announcement Bulletin and the Course Scheduler on-line for course-specific information before planning travel
18 Sat	Noon. Residence halls close for non-graduating students
26 Sun	Commencement

The full academic calendar for this year and several years into the future is on the University Registrar's website.