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2014-2015 Graduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar


Main Campus Academic Calendar

Fall 2014 Trimester, September 2 - December 12, 2014

Program-specific Admissions Deadlines

July 1 New student application deadline for fall, see department for program-specific deadlines.
July 7 - September 5 Returning student registration
July 14 - September 5 New student registration
July 21 Financial Aid application deadline for fall
September 2 Classes begin
September 5 Last day to register, add a class, drop a class with no record, or change to audit
September 16 Convocation
November 14 Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a “W” (For terms longer or shorter than 14 weeks, contact the Office of the Registrar for the withdrawal dates.)
November 17 First day all withdrawals receive a grade of “WF” (For terms longer or shorter than 14 weeks, contact the Office of the Registrar for the withdrawal dates.)
November 26 - 28 Thanksgiving holiday break, no classes
December 8 - 12 Final examinations
December 15 Graduation ceremony
December 15 - January 2 Christmas holiday break, no classes

Fall 2014, First 7-Week Session: September 2 - October 17, 2014

July 1 New student application deadline for fall, see department for program-specific deadlines.
July 7 - September 5 Returning student registration
July 14 - September 5 New student registration
July 21 Financial Aid deadline for fall
September 2 Classes begin
September 5 Last day to register, add a class, drop a class with no record, or change to audit
October 3 Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a “W”
October 6 First day all withdrawals receive a grade of “WF”
October 13 - 17 Final examinations
   
   
   

Fall 2014, Second 7-Week Session: October 20 - December 12, 2014

July 1 New student application deadline for fall, see department for program-specific deadlines.
July 7 - September 5 Returning student registration
July 14 - September 5 New student registration
July 21 Financial aid deadline for fall
September 5 Last day to register, add a class, drop a class with no record, or change to audit
October 20 Classes begin
October 24 Last day to drop a class with no record
November 21 Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a “W”
November 24 First day all withdrawals receive a grade of “WF”
November 26 - 28 Thanksgiving holiday break, no classes
December 8 - 12 Final examinations
December 15 Graduation ceremony
December 15 - January 2 Christmas holiday break, no classes

Spring 2015 Trimester, January 5 - April 17, 2015

Program-specific Admissions Deadlines

November 1, 2014 New student application deadline for spring, see department for program-specific deadlines.
November 3, 2014 - January 9, 2015 Returning student registration
November 10, 2014 - January 9, 2015 New student registration
November 21, 2014 Financial aid application deadline for spring
January 5 Classes begin
January 9 Last day to register, add a class, drop a class with no record, or change to audit
January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no classes
February 23 - 27 Spring term break, no classes
March 4 Spring Picnic
March 27 Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a “W” (For terms longer or shorter than 14 weeks, contact the Office of the Registrar for the withdrawal dates.)
March 30 First day all withdrawals receive a grade of “WF” (For terms longer or shorter than 14 weeks, contact the Office of the Registrar for the withdrawal  dates.)
April 13 - 17 Final examinations
April 20 Graduation ceremony
April 20 - May 1 No classes

Spring 2015, First 7-Week Session: January 5 - February 20, 2015

November 1, 2014 New student application deadline for spring, see department for program-specific deadlines.
November 3, 2014 - January 9, 2015 Returning student registration
November 10, 2014 - January 9, 2015 New student registration
November 21, 2014 Financial aid deadline for spring
January 5 Classes begin
January 9 Last day to register, add a class, drop a class with no record, or change to audit
January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no classes
February 6 Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a “W”
February 9 First day all withdrawals receive a grade of “WF”
February 16 - 20 Final examinations

Spring 2015, Second 7-Week Session: March 2 - April 17, 2015

November 1, 2014 New student application deadline for spring, see department for program-specific deadlines.
November 3, 2014 - January 9, 2015 Returning student registration
November 10, 2014 - January 9, 2015 New student registration
November 21, 2014 Financial aid deadline for spring
January 9 Last day to register, add a class, drop a class with no record, or change to audit
March 2 Classes begin
March 4 Spring Picnic
March 6 Last day to drop a class with no record
April 3 Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a “W”
April 6 First day all withdrawals receive a grade of “WF”
April 13 - 17 Final examinations
April 20 Graduation

14-Week Summer 2015 Trimester, May 4 - August 7, 2015

Program-specific Admissions Deadlines

March 1 New student application deadline for summer, see department for program-specific deadlines.
March 1 - May 8 Returning student registration
March 23 - May 8 New student registration
March 30 Financial aid deadline for summer
May 4 Classes begin
May 8 Last day to register, add a class, drop a class with no record, or change to audit
May 25 Memorial Day, no classes
July 3 July 4th holiday, no classes
July 17 Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a “W” (For terms longer or shorter than 14 weeks, contact the Office of the Registrar for the withdrawal dates.)
July 20 First day all withdrawals receive a grade of “WF” (For terms longer or shorter than 14 weeks, contact the Office of the Registrar for the withdrawal dates.)
August 3 - 7 Final examinations
August 10 - 28 Summer break, no classes

Summer 2015, First 7-Week Session: May 4 - June 19, 2015

March 1 New student application deadline for summer, see department for program-specific deadlines.
March 1 - May 8 Returning student registration
March 23 - May 8 New student registration
March 30 Financial aid deadline for summer
May 4 Classes begin
May 8 Last day to register, add a class, drop a class with no record, or change to audit
May 25 Memorial Day, no classes
June 5 Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a “W”
June 8 First day all withdrawals receive a grade of “WF”
June 15 - 19 Final examinations
 August 10 - 28 Summer break, no classes
   

Summer 2015, Second 7-Week Session: June 22 - August 7, 2015

March 1 New student application deadline for summer, see department for program-specific deadlines.
March 1 - May 8 Returning student registration
March 23 - May 8 New student registration
March 30 Financial aid deadline for summer
May 8 Last day to register, add a class, drop a class with no record, or change to audit
June 22 Classes begin
June 26 Last day to drop a class with no record
July 3 July 4th holiday, no classes
July 21 Financial aid deadline for fall
July 24 Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a “W”
July 27 First day all withdrawals receive a grade of “WF”
August 3 - 7 Final examinations