Academic Calendar 2012-2013
Date |
Important Deadlines |
| 2012 | Fall Semester |
| August 20, 2012 | Last Orientation/Registration day for new freshmen & freshman transfers |
| August 20 | First day of faculty contractual period |
| August 29-31 | Advising and Registration |
| August 30 | Special Students may begin enrolling for Fall Semester classes |
| September 3 | Labor Day Holiday - University closed |
| September 4 | Fall Semester classes begin; Tuition-Free Auditors may register |
| September 10 | Last day to register for or add full-semester courses without instructor’s approval |
| September 17 | 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. |
| September 21 | Winterim schedule of classes available on MyBlugold & Web |
| October 1 | Spring Semester schedule of classes available on MyBlugold & Web |
| October 1-12 | Winterim priority registration; $100 down payment required; PACs not required |
| Week of Oct. 8 | Enrollment appointment times for Spring Semester registration sent to students via e-mail |
| October 19 | Fall 2012 Final Exams available on MyBlugold |
| October 24-30 | Spring Semester Graduate Student Priority Registration |
| Oct. 31 - Nov. 30 | 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. |
| November 12 | Last day to file withdrawal from the University with “W”s; Last day to withdraw from individual full-semester classes |
| November 20 | Summer Session schedule of classes available on MyBlugold & Web |
| November 21 | Thanksgiving recess begins at 5 p.m. |
| November 22 | Thanksgiving Day - University closed |
| November 23 | No classes; offices open |
| November 26 | Classes resume |
| December 14 | Fall Semester classes end |
| December 17 - 21 | Final Examinations |
| December 22 | Commencement |
| December 24 - 25 | Christmas Holiday - University closed |
| December 27 | Fall Grades due by 4pm in MyBlugold CampS |
| December 28 | Deadline to cancel Winterim registration and receive a full fee refund |
| December 31 - January 1 | New Year's Holiday - University closed |
| 2013 | Winterim Session |
| January 2 | Winterim Session classes begin |
| January 5 | Saturday Winterim classes held |
| January 18 | Winterim Session classes end |
| January 22 | Winterim grades due by 4pm in MyBlugold Camps |
| 2013 | Spring Semester |
| January 17-18 | Advising and Registration |
| January 18 | Special students may begin enrolling for Spring Semester classes |
| January 21 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday; University closed; no classes |
| January 22 | Spring Semester classes begin; Tuition-Free Auditors may register |
| January 28 | Last day to register for or add full-semester courses without instructor's approval |
| February 4 | Last day to drop full-semester Spring courses with no record; Last day to register for or add full-semester Spring 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. |
| February 7-8 | Summer Session graduate student registration; $100 down payment required; PACs not required |
| February 11-21 | Summer Session undergraduate student registration; $100 down payment required; PACs not required |
| February 22 | Special Students may register for Summer Session; $100 down payment required |
| March 4 | Fall schedule of classes available on MyBlugold & Web |
| Week of March 11 | Degree audits & registration appointment times for Fall Semester registration sent to students via email |
| March 18 | Spring Final Exams available on MyBlugold |
| March 18 - 22 | Spring Break - no classes; no registration appointments assigned |
| March 25 | Spring classes resume |
| April 1 | Fall Semester Graduate Student Priority Registration |
| April 5 - May 3 | 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. |
| April 8 | Last day to file withdrawal from the University with “W”s; Last day to withdraw from individual full-semester classes |
| May 10 | Spring Semester classes end |
| May 13 - 17 | Final Examinations |
| May 18 | Commencement |
| May 19 | Last day of faculty contractual period |
| May 21 | Spring Grades due by 4pm in MyBlugold CampS |
| 2013 | Summer Session |
| May 20 & after | Summer Session registration for Tuition-Free Auditors |
| May 20 - June 7 | Three-week Summer Session |
| May 27 | Memorial Day Holiday - University closed; no classes |
| June 10 - August 2 | Eight-week Summer Session |
| July 4 | Independence Day Holiday - University closed; no classes |
| August 6 | Summer Grades due by 4pm in MyBlugold CampS |
