Academic Calendar 2011-2012
Date |
Important Deadlines |
| 2011 | |
| Monday, August 22, 2011 | Last Orientation/Registration day for new freshmen & freshman transfers |
| Monday, August 22, 2011 | First day of faculty contractual period |
| August 31, September 1 & 2, 2011 | Advising and Registration |
| Thursday, September 01, 2011 | Special Students may begin enrolling for Fall Semester classes |
| Monday, September 05, 2011 | Labor Day Holiday - University closed |
| Tuesday, September 06, 2011 | Fall Semester classes begin; Tuition-Free Auditors may register |
| Monday, September 12, 2011 | Last day to register for or add full-semester courses without instructor’s approval |
| Monday, September 19, 2011 | Last day to drop full-semester fall courses with no record; Last day to register for or add full-semester fall courses without dean’s approval; Last day to change grade basis to/from Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory or Audit. After this date a Change of Registration form with proper signatures is required. |
| Friday, September 23, 2011 | Winterim schedule of classes available on MyBlugold & Web |
| Monday, October 03, 2011 | Spring Semester schedule of classes available on MyBlugold & Web |
| October 3-14, 2011 | Winterim priority registration; PACs not required |
| Week of Oct. 10, 2011 | Enrollment appointment times for Spring Semester registration sent to students via e-mail |
| Friday, October 21, 2011 | Fall 2011 Final Exams available on MyBlugold |
| October 26 - November 1, 2011 | Spring Semester Graduate Student Priority Registration |
| Nov. 2 - Dec. 2, 2011 |
Spring Semester undergraduate registration by assigned day/time; $100 down payment required; Undergraduates who must get PACs from advisers include: (1) all freshmen and sophomores (students with fewer than 60 earned credits), (2) all first-degree transfer students, and (3) juniors and seniors not in good academic standing, and (4) all College of Business majors. |
| Monday, November 14, 2011 | Last day to file withdrawal from the University with “W”s; Last day to withdraw from individual full-semester classes |
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Monday, November 21, 2011 Wednesday, November 23, 2011 |
Summer Session schedule of classes available on MyBlugold & Web. Thanksgiving recess begins at 5 p.m. |
| Thursday, November 24, 2011 | Thanksgiving Day - University closed |
| Friday, November 25, 2011 | No classes; offices open |
| Monday, November 28, 2011 | Classes resume |
| Wednesday, December 14, 2011 | Fall Semester classes end |
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 | Study Day - No classes (Thursday) |
| December 16, and Dec. 19 - 22 | Final Examinations (Friday, Monday - Thursday) |
| Saturday, December 17, 2011 | Commencement |
| December 24-26 | Christmas Holiday - University closed |
| Tuesday, December 27, 2011 | Fall Grades due by 4pm in MyBlugold CampS |
| Friday, December 30, 2011 | Deadline to cancel Winterim registration and receive a full fee refund |
| 2012 | |
| December 31 - January 2, 2012 | New Year's Holiday - University closed |
| Tuesday, January 03, 2012 | Winterim Session classes begins |
| January 3 - 20, 2012 | Winterim Session |
| Saturday, January 07, 2012 | Winterim Saturday Classes |
| Monday, January 16, 2012 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday; University closed; no classes |
| Thursday, January 19, 2012 | Orientation/Registration for New Freshmen |
| Janaury 19 - 20, 2012 | Advising and Registration |
| Friday, January 20, 2012 | Special students may begin enrolling for Spring Semester classes |
| Friday, January 20, 2012 | Winterim Session classes end |
| Monday, January 23, 2012 | Spring Semester classes begin; Tuition-Free Auditors may register |
| January 23-27, 2012 | Spring Semester registration for Tuition-Free Auditors |
| Tuesday, January 24, 2012 | Winterim grades due by 4pm in MyBlugold CampS |
| Friday, January 27, 2012 | Last day to register for or add full-semester courses without instructor’s approval |
| Friday, February 03, 2012 | Last day to drop full-semester Spring courses with no record; Last day to register for or add full-semester Spring courses without deans approval; Last day to change grade basis to/from Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory or Audit. After this date a Change of Registration form with proper signatures is required. |
| February 9 -10, 2012 | Summer Session graduate student registration; $100 down payment required; PACs not required |
| February 13 - 23, 2012 | Summer Session undergraduate student registration; $100 down payment required; PACs not required |
| Friday, February 24, 2012 | Special Students may register for Summer Session; $100 down payment required |
| Monday, March 05, 2012 | Fall schedule of classes available on MyBlugold & Web |
| Week of March 12, 2012 | Degree audits & registration appointment times for Fall Semester registration sent to students via email |
| Monday, March 19, 2012 | Spring 2012 Final Exams available on MyBlugold |
| March 19 - 23, 2012 | Spring Break - no classes, no registration appointments assigned |
| Monday, March 26, 2012 | Classes resume |
| Monday, April 02, 2012 | Fall Semester Graduate Student Priority Registration |
| April 6 - May 4 , 2012 | Fall Semester undergraduate registration by assigned day/time; $100 down payment required; Undergraduates who must get PACs from advisers include: (1) all freshmen and sophomores (students with fewer than 60 earned credits), (2) all first-degree transfer students, and (3) juniors and seniors not in good academic standing, and (4) all College of Business majors. |
| Friday, April 06, 2012 | Last day to file withdrawal from the University with “W”s; Last day to withdraw from individual full-semester classes |
| Friday, May 11, 2012 | Spring Session classes end |
| May 14 - 18, 2012 | Final Examinations |
| Saturday, May 19, 2012 | Commencement |
| Sunday, May 20, 2012 | Last day of faculty contractual period |
| Begins May 21, 2012 | Summer Session registration for Tuition-Free Auditors |
| Tuesday, May 22, 2012 | Spring Grades due by 4pm in MyBlugold CampS |
| May 21 - June 8, 2012 | Three-Week Summer Session |
| Monday, May 28, 2012 | Memorial Day Holiday -- University closed, no classes |
| June 11 - August 3, 2012 | Eight-Week Summer Session |
| Wednesday, July 04, 2012 | Independence Day Holiday - University closed |
| Tuesday, August 07, 2012 | Summer Grades due by 4pm in MyBlugold CampS |

