FALL-- JTERM -- SPRING -- SUMMER
2008 FALL SEMESTER
Syllabi due from Professors
Mon., Jul. 14
Orientation
Weekend: Sat., Aug. 9 - Sun., Aug. 10
Weekday: Thu., Aug. 14 - Fri., Aug. 15 and Mon., Aug. 18 - Tue., Aug. 19
Classes Begin
Weekend: Fri., Aug. 15
Weekday: Wed., Aug. 20
Last Day to Add
Weekend: Thu., Aug. 21
Weekday: Tue., Aug. 26
Note: If adding a class online, the deadline is midnight. If adding a class in the Office of the Registrar, the deadline is 5 p.m.
Last Day to Drop (w/o notation on record or financial penalty)
Weekend: Tue., Aug. 26
Weekday: Tue., Sep. 2 Note: If dropping a class online, the deadline is midnight. If dropping a class in the Office of the Registrar, the deadline is 5 p.m.
Labor Day Holiday
Fri. Evening, Aug. 29 – Mon., Sep. 1
Mid-Term Break
Thu., Oct. 16 – Sun. Oct. 19
Thanksgiving Break
Wed., Nov. 26 – Sun., Nov. 30
Classes End
Weekend: Sun., Nov. 23
Weekday: Wed., Dec. 3
(Classes this week: Monday classes will meet on Monday, Thursday classes will meet on Tuesday and Friday classes will meet on Wednesday)
Makeup/Reading Days
Weekend: Eve. Fri., Dec. 5 – Sun., Dec. 7
Weekday: Thu., Dec. 4 – Fri., Dec. 5
Final Exams (includes Saturdays and Sundays)
Mon., Dec. 8 - Sun., Dec. 21
Grades Due From Faculty
Mon., Jan. 12
2009 J-TERM
Term Begins
Fri., Jan. 2
Term Ends
Fri., Jan. 16
2009 SPRING SEMESTER
Syllabi due from Professors
Tue., Dec. 16
Classes Begin
Weekend: Fri., Jan. 16
Weekday: Tue., Jan. 20
MLK Day
Mon., Jan. 19
Last Day to Add
Weekend: Thu., Jan. 22
Weekday: Mon., Jan. 26
Note: If adding a class online, the deadline is midnight. If adding a class in the Office of the Registrar, the deadline is 5 p.m.
Last Day to Drop (w/o notation on record or financial penalty)
Weekend: Thu., Jan. 29
Weekday: Mon., Feb. 2
Note: If dropping a class online, the deadline is midnight. If dropping a class in the Office of the Registrar, the deadline is 5 p.m.
Spring Break
Mon., Mar. 23 - Sun., Mar. 29
Easter Break
Fri., Apr. 10 – Sun., Apr. 12
Classes End
Weekend: Sun., Apr. 26
Weekday: Tue., May 5
(Classes this week: Monday classes will meet on Monday and Friday classes will meet on Tuesday)
Makeup/Reading Days
Weekend: Fri. Evening, May 1 - Sun., May 3
Weekday: Wed., May 6 - Fri., May 8
Sat., May 9 - Thu., May 21
Commencement
Sat., May 23
Final Grades Due From Faculty
Fri., June 12
Grade Posting Deadline
Mon., June 15
2009 SUMMER TERM
For All Dispute Resolution Institute Courses
Please see specific course/deadlines information at the DRI website
For All Health Law Institute Courses
Please see specific course/deadlines information at the HLI website
Online Registration Begins
9:00 p.m., Mon., Mar. 9
Syllabi due from Professors
Mon., May 11
Earliest Start of Classes
DRI : Tue., May 26
HUSL : Fri., May 29
HLI : Thu., June 11
Last Day to Add
Up to the day before a given course begins.
Online add/drop transactions end at 9 a.m. on Mon., Mar. 23 for DRI courses and Thu., May 28 for all other courses; thereafter, all add/drop transactions must be made in person in the Office of the Registrar.
Last Day to Drop (w/o notation on record or financial penalty)
June and July Courses (summer-long)
Thu., June 4
June Courses
Day before 2nd class meeting
July Courses
Day before 2nd class meeting
Short Courses Offered Throughout the Term
Day before 1st class meeting
July 4th Holiday
Fri., July 3 - Sun., July 5
Classes End
June Courses
No later than Thu., June 25
June and July Courses (summer-long) and July Courses
No later than Sun., Aug. 2
Makeup/Reading Days
Mon., Aug. 3 - Tue., Aug. 4
Final Exams
June Courses
Sun.-Mon., June 28-29 (morning and afternoon self-scheduled exam sessions)
June and July Courses (summer-long) and July Courses
Wed., Aug. 5 - Sun., Aug. 9
Faculty Deadline to Submit Grades
June Courses
Mon., July 27
June and July Courses (summer-long) and July Courses
Mon., Sep. 7