Academic Calendar

Monday, August 29th – Friday, September 2nd		Orientation programming.
Wednesday, August 31st - Thursday, September 1st		Registration for new and continuing students.
Monday, September 5th		No classes. Labor Day.
Tuesday, September 6th		First day of classes.
Tuesday, September 6th – Friday, September 16th		Change of program period. (Late registration with fee). No adjustment of fees for individual courses dropped after this date.
Wednesday, October 19th		Award of October degrees.
Tuesday, October 25th		Start of 2nd quarter.
Tuesday, November 8th		No classes. Election Day.
Thursday, November 17th		Last day to drop individual courses or change grading option.
Thursday, November 24th		No classes. Thanksgiving Holidays.
Monday, November 28th – Friday, December 2nd		Continuing students register for spring term.
Thursday, December 1st		Last day to apply for February degrees.
Monday, December 12th		Last day of classes.
Friday, December 16th – Friday, December 23rd		Final examinations. Term ends.
Monday, December 26th – Monday, January 16th		No classes. Winter Holidays.

Tuesday, January 10th		Registration for spring semester. Continuing students only.
Wednesday, January 11th – Thursday, January 12th		Registration for continuing and new students.
Monday, January 16th		No classes. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday observed.
Tuesday, January 17th		First day of classes.
Tuesday, January 17th – Friday, January 27th		Change of program period. (Late registration with fee). No adjustment of fees for individual courses dropped after this date.
Wednesday, February 1st		Last day to apply for May degree.
Wednesday, February 8th		Award of February degrees.
Monday, February 20th		No classes. President’s Day observed.
Tuesday, March 6th		Start of 2nd quarter.
Monday, March 12th – Friday, March 16th		No classes. Spring Holidays.
Thursday, March 22nd		Last day to drop individual courses or change grading option.
Monday, April 30th		Last day of classes.
Friday, May 4th – Friday, May 11th		Final examinations. Term ends.
Wednesday, May 16th		All-University Commencement – Conferring of degrees.
Tuesday, May 15th		The Mailman School Commencement (held on the CUMC Campus at 4pm).

Thursday, May 17th		Orientation for summer 2012.
Thursday, May 17th – Friday, May 18th		Registration for summer term. Continuing and new students.
Monday, May 21st		First six week session begins.
Monday, May 21st – Friday, May 25th		Change of program period. (Late registration with fee). No adjustment of fees for individual courses dropped after this date.
Monday, May 28th		Memorial Day observed. No classes.
Friday, June 15th		Last day to drop individual courses or change grading option.
Tuesday, June 26th – Wednesday, June 27th		Registration for second six week session.
Monday, July 2nd		First six week session ends.
Tuesday, July 3rd		Second six week session begins.
Wednesday, July 4th		No classes. Independence Day observed.
Tuesday, July 3rd – Monday, July 9th		Change of program period. (Late registration with fee). No adjustment of fees for individual courses dropped after this date.
Monday, July 16th – Friday, July 20th		Continuing students register for fall term.
Monday, July 30th		Last day to drop individual courses or change grading option.
Wednesday, August 1st		Last day to apply for October degrees.
Monday, August 13th		Last day of classes.

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