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2008-09 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

 


For Faculty:
Dates of Academic Year for Faculty:    August 18, 2008 - May 17, 2009
Faculty Contracts:
Dates of Annual Faculty Contracts:     July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009


FALL TERM 2008-2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR KEY 

Session 1:  16 weeks (GRAD)  8/25/08 - 12/13/08 (semester)
Session 2:   16 weeks (GSM)   8 /23/08 - 12/13/08 (semester)
Session 3:   8 weeks    8/23/08 - 10/18/08
Session 4:   8 weeks    10/20/08 - 12/13/08
Session 5:   4 weeks    12/15/08 - 1/10/09
 

FALL TERM 2008

August 2008

   

23

Saturday

MBA Saturday classes for fall Session 2 & 3 begin

25

Monday

Classes begin for Sessions 1 & 3 for Graduate programs

30

Saturday

Labor Day holiday; MBA classes excused

     

September 2008

 

1

Monday

Labor Day holiday; classes excused

2

Tuesday

Registration for fall Sessions 1, 2 & 3 end

October 2008

   

1  

Wednesday

Deadline for students to apply for December 2008 graduation

3

Friday

Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Session 2

3

Friday

Deadline for Schools to code students for December 2008 graduation

3

Friday

Deadline for students to submit work to instructor or request an extension for I, IX, and X grades earned in spring & summer terms 2008

17

Friday

Deadline for Schools to submit spring & summer terms 2008 I, IX, X grade changes to the Office of the Registrar

18

Saturday

Session 3 ends

20

Monday

Session 4 begins

28

Tuesday

Session 4 registration ends

November 2008

   

3

Monday

Registration for spring term 2009 begins

14

Friday

Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Sessions 1 & 2

     

26-30

Wednesday-

Sunday

Thanksgiving holiday; classes excused

for Sessions 1, 2 & 4

December 2008

   

1

Monday

Sessions 1,2, & 4 resume

1

Monday

Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Session 4

6

Saturday

Classes end for Session 1

8-13

Monday-

Saturday

Final examinations for Session 1 & 2

     

13

Saturday

Sessions 1, 2 & 4 end

14

Sunday

Mid-year graduation ceremonies

     

14 Dec- Jan 11

Sunday - Sunday

Christmas holiday; classes excused for Session 1

15

Monday

Session 5 begins

     

16

Tuesday

Deadline for the Office of the Registrar to receive official transcripts from other institutions to be processed in time for December graduation

17

Wednesday

Session 5 registration ends

30

Tuesday

December Trustee list due at noon; December diploma date

     

SPRING TERM 2008-2009

Key:

Session 1: 16 weeks

  1/12/09 - 5/9/09 (semester)

 

Session 2: 8 weeks

  1/12/09 - 3/7/09

 

Session 3: 8 weeks

  3/16/09 - 5/9/09

     

January 2009

   

2

Friday

Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Session 5

10

Saturday

Fall Session 5 ends

12

Monday

Classes begin for spring Sessions 1 & 2

19

Monday

Martin Luther King Day; classes excused except for MBA classes at the Kohler and Waukesha sites

20

Tuesday

Registration for spring Sessions 1 & 2 ends

28 Wednesday Deadline for Grad School/GSM students to apply for May 2009 graduation; and for GSM students to apply for August graduation
30 Friday Deadline to code students for May 2009 graduation

February 2009

   

13

Friday

Deadline for students to submit work to instructor or request an extension for I, IX, and X grades earned in fall term 2008

           

20

Friday

Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Session 2

27

Friday

Deadline for Schools to submit fall 2008 I, IX, X grades to the Office of the Registrar

March 2009

   

2

Monday

Registration for summer term begins

7

Saturday

Spring Session 2 ends

8-15

Sunday-Sunday

Spring break; classes excused for Session 1

16

Monday

Classes resume for Session 1

16

Monday

Session 3 begins

23

Monday

Registration for fall term 2009 begins

24

Tuesday

Spring Session 3 registration ends

30

Monday

Deadline for Grad School (not GSM) students to apply for August graduation, if they plan to participate in the May graduation ceremony

April 2009

   

9-12

Thursday-Sunday

Easter Holiday

13

Monday

Classes resume for Sessions 1 & 3

13

Monday

Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Session 1

24

Friday

Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Session 3

May 2009

   

2

Saturday

Classes end for Session 1

4-9

Monday-

Saturday

Final examinations for Session 1  

8

Friday

Deadline for the Office of the Registrar to receive official transcripts from other institutions to be processed in time for May graduation

9

Saturday

Spring Sessions 1 & 3 end

15

Friday

May Trustee list due at noon

16-17

Saturday-

Sunday

Baccalaureate and Commencement

SUMMER 2009

Key:

Session 1: 5/18/09 - 6/27/09

 

Session 2: 6/29/09 - 8/8/09

 

Session 3: 5/26/09 - 7/25/09

 

Session 4: 5/11/09 - 6/27/09

 

Session 5: 6/29/09 - 8/15/09

 

Session 6: 5/11/09 - 8/8/09

May 2009

 

11

Monday

Summer Sessions 4 & 6 begin

18

Monday

Summer Session 1 begins

19

Tuesday

Summer Sessions 4 & 6 registration ends

20

Wednesday

Summer Session 1 registration ends

25

Monday

Memorial Day observed; classes excused

26

Tuesday

Summer Session 3 begins

June 2009

   

2

Tuesday

Summer Session 3 registration ends

10

Wednesday

Deadline for students to apply for August graduation

12

Friday

Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Sessions 1 & 4

12

Friday

Deadline for Schools to code students for August graduation

27

Saturday

Summer Sessions 1 & 4 end

29

Monday

Summer Sessions 2 & 5 begin

July 2009

   

1

Wednesday

Summer Session 2 registration ends

3

Friday

Independence Day Holiday, classes excused

7

Tuesday

Summer Session 5 registration ends

10

Friday

Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Session 3

17

Friday

Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Session 6

24

Friday

Final day for withdrawal with grade of W and for applying for audit grading for Sessions 2 & 5

25

Saturday

Summer Session 3 ends

August 2009

   

8

Saturday

Summer Session 2 and 6 ends

13

Thursday

Deadline for the Office of the Registrar to receive official transcripts from other institutions to be processed in time for August graduation

15

Saturday

Summer Sessions 5 ends

20

Thursday

August Trustee list due at noon; August diploma date

Note:  Final examinations for the summer term are administered

          during the last regularly scheduled class.

 

 


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