UNIVERSITY CALENDAR
The Graduate School
| FALL 2011 | FALL 2012 | |
| M 8/22 | Classes Begin | M 8/20 |
| M 9/5 | Labor Day Holiday | M 9/3 |
| T 9/20 | Last Day to Drop 8-Week Course | T 9/18 |
| M 10/17 | Last Day of First 8-Week Course | M 10/15 |
| W 10/19 | Second 8-Week Classes Begin | W 10/17 |
| F 10/21 | Last Day to Drop 16-Week Course | F 10/19 |
| F 11/11 | Last Day to Drop 8-Week Course | F 11/16 |
| W 11/23 - F 11/25 | Thanksgiving Holidays | W 11/21 - F 11/23 |
| F 12/16 | Last Day of Class | F 12/14 |
| Sa 12/17 | Commencement Exercises | Sa 12/15 |
| SPRING 2012 | SPRING 2013 | |
| M 1/9 | Classes Begin | M 1/7 |
| F 2/3 | Last Day to Drop 8-Week Course | F 2/1 |
| F 3/2 | Last Day of First 8-Week Course | F 3/1 |
| M 3/5 | Second 8-Week Classes Begin | M 3/4 |
| F 3/9 | Last Day to Drop 16-Week Course | F 3/8 |
| M 3/19 - F 3/23 | Spring Break | M 3/18 - F 3/22 |
| M 4/9 | Last Day to Drop 8-Week Course | F 4/5 |
| F 4/6 | Good Friday Holiday | F 3/29 |
| F 5/4 | Last Day of Class | F 5/3 |
| Sa 5/5 | Commencement Exercise | Sa 5/4 |
| SUMMER 2012 | SUMMER 2013 | |
| M 5/7 | Classes Begin | M 5/6 |
| M 5/28 | Memorial Day Holiday | M 5/27 |
| T 6/5 | Last Day to Drop First Term Course | T 6/4 |
| F 6/22 | First Summer Term Classes End | F 6/21 |
| F 6/22 | Last Day to Drop Traditional Semester Format Course (14-16 weeks) | F 6/21 |
| M 7/2 | Second Summer Term Classes Begin | M 7/1 |
| W 7/4 | Independence Day Holiday | R 7/4 |
| T 7/24 | Last Day to Drop Second Summer Term Course | T 7/23 |
| F 8/17 | Second Summer Term Ends | F 8/16 |
