| Event | Session 1 8/25/08 to 12/13/08 |
Session 2 8/25/08 to 10/18/08 |
Session 3 10/20/08 to 12/13/08 |
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| Early registration begins (by appointment) | 4/2/08 | ||
| Open registration begins (no appointment required) | 6/16/08 | ||
| Classes Begin | 8/25/08 | 8/25/08 | 10/20/08 |
| Labor Day holiday; classes excused | 9/1/08 | ||
| Registration ends at midnight | 9/2/08 | 9/2/08 | 10/28/08 |
| Last day to drop a class without a grade of W | 9/2/08 | 9/2/08 | 10/28/08 |
| School of Dentistry: Deadline to code students for December 2008 graduation | 10/3/08 | ||
| Midterm break; classes excused | 10/17/09 to 10/19/09 |
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| Early registration for spring 2009 term begins (by appointment) | 11/3/08 | ||
| Deadline to change from Credit to Audit | 11/14/08 | 10/3/08 | 12/1/08 |
| Deadline to withdraw with a grade of W | 11/14/08 | 10/3/08 | 12/1/08 |
| Open registration for spring 2009 term begins (no appointment required) | 11/24/08 | ||
| Thanksgiving holiday; classes excused | 11/26/08 to 11/30/08 |
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| Classes end | 12/13/08 | 10/18/08 | 12/13/08 |
| Winter Commencement | 12/14/08 | ||
| Instructors: Final grades due at noon | 12/15/08 | 10/20/08 | 12/15/08 |
| December diploma date | 12/30/08 | ||
| School of Dentistry: Trustee's List due at noon | 12/30/08 | ||
| Diplomas available for pick-up from the Office of the Registrar | 1/5/09 | ||
| Transcripts available from the Office of the Registrar with fall 2008 degree information | 1/16/09 |
| Event | Session 1 1/5/09 to 5/9/09 |
Session 2 1/12/09 to 3/7/09 |
Session 3 3/16/09 to 5/9/09 |
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| Early registration begins (by appointment) | 11/3/08 | ||
| Open registration begins (no appointment required) | 11/24/08 | ||
| Classes begin | 1/5/09 | 1/12/09 | 3/16/09 |
| Registration ends at midnight | 1/13/09 | 1/20/09 | 3/24/09 |
| Last day to drop a class without a grade of W | 1/13/09 | 1/20/09 | 3/24/09 |
| Martin Luther King Day; classes excused | 1/19/09 | ||
| School of Dentistry: Deadline to code students for May 2009 graduation | 1/30/09 | ||
| Open registration for summer 2009 term begins (no appointment required) | 3/2/09 | ||
| Spring break; classes excused | 3/8/09 to 3/15/09 |
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| Early registration for fall term 2009 begins (by appointment) | 3/23/09 | ||
| Easter holiday; classes excused | 4/9/09 to 4/13/09 |
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| Deadline to change from Credit to Audit | 4/14/09 | 2/20/09 | 4/24/09 |
| Deadline to withdraw with a grade of W | 4/14/09 | 2/20/09 | 4/24/09 |
| Classes end | 5/9/09 | 3/7/09 | 5/9/09 |
| Instructors: Grades due at noon | 5/12/09 | 3/10/09 | 5/12/09 |
| School of Dentistry: Trustee's List due at noon | 5/15/09 | ||
| Baccalaureate and Commencement | 5/16/09 to 5/17/09 |
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| May diploma date | 5/17/09 | ||
| Diplomas available for pick-up from the Office of the Registrar | 5/20/09 | ||
| Transcripts available from the Office of the Registrar with spring 2009 degree information | 6/12/09 |
| Event | Session 1 5/11/09 to 8/8/09 |
Session 2 5/18/09 to 8/8/09 |
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| First date Financial Aid Applications for the summer term are available from the Office of Student Financial Aid | 3/1/09 | ||||
| Open registration begins (no appointment required) | 3/2/09 | ||||
| Last day to apply for readmission to enroll in classes for this session | 5/4/09 | 5/11/09 | |||
| Classes begin | 5/11/09 | 5/18/09 | |||
| Registration ends at midnight | 5/19/09 | 5/26/09 | |||
| Last day to drop a class without a grade of W | 5/19/09 | 5/26/09 | |||
| Memorial Day observed; classes excused | 5/25/09 | ||||
| School of Dentistry: Deadline to code students for August graduation | 6/12/09 | ||||
| Independence Day holiday; classes excused | 6/28/09 to 7/5/09 | ||||
| Deadline to change from Credit to Audit | 7/17/09 | 7/17/09 | |||
| Deadline to withdraw with a grade of W | 7/17/09 | 7/17/09 | |||
| Classes end for the session | 8/8/09 | 8/8/09 | |||
| Instructors: Grades due at noon | 8/10/09 | 8/10/09 | |||
| August diploma date | 8/20/09 | ||||
| School of Dentistry: Trustee's List due at noon | 8/20/09 | ||||
| Diplomas available for pick-up from the Office of the Registrar | 8/25/09 | ||||
| Transcripts available from the Office of the Registrar with summer 2009 degree information | 9/4/09 | ||||
Additional dates and deadlines for Dentistry students can be found on the School of Dentistry's Academic Calendar 
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For Faculty: The dates of the academic year for faculty are August 18, 2008 to May 17, 2009. The dates of annual faculty contracts are July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009.
