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2008–09 Undergraduate Catalog

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Academic Calendar Highlights for Future Years

University Calendar 2008�09

Autumn Quarter 2008
Housing Deposit Refund Deadline for New Students	Mon	June 30
Labor Day (holiday)	Mon	September 1
Autumn Registration for Non-Admitted Students Begins	Tue	September 2
Class Instruction Begins	Mon	September 29
Waitlist Ends	Thu	September 25
Last Day to Register or Add Courses*, to Register Without Late Fee, or to Apply for Audit	Fri	October 3
Autumn Quarter 100% tuition refund deadline	Fri	October 3
Last Day to Apply for Pass/No Credit, Independent Study, Internships, and Individual Instruction	Fri	October 10
Autumn Quarter 75% tuition refund deadline	Fri	October 10
Autumn Quarter 50% tuition refund deadline	Fri	October 17
Day of Common Learning	Wed	October 15
Autumn Quarter 25% tuition refund deadline	Fri	October 31
Last Day to Withdraw From Courses	Fri	November 7
Veterans Day (holiday); no classes	Tue	November 11
Winter Registration for Admitted Students Currently in Attendance	Mon–Thu	Nov 17–20
Winter Registration for Graduate or New Admits Begins	Mon	November 24
Thanksgiving (holiday); no classes	Thu–Fri	Nov 27–28
Winter Registration for Non-Admitted Students Begins	Mon	December 8
Last Class for Day Classes	Tue	December 9
Final Examinations or Last Class for All Evening Classes	Mon�Thu	Dec 8–11
Final Examination for All Day Classes	Wed�Fri	Dec 10–12
Grades Due	Fri	December 19

Winter Quarter 2009
Housing Deposit Refund Deadline for Cont. Students	Mon	December 1
Housing Deposit Refund Deadline for New Students	Fri	December 12
Class Instruction Begins	Mon	January 5
Waitlist Ends	Thu	January 1
Last Day to Register or Add Courses*, to Register Without Late Fee, or to Apply for Audit	Fri	January 9
Winter Quarter 100% tuition refund deadline	Fri	January 9
Last Day to Apply for Pass/No Credit, Independent Study, Internships, and Individual Instruction	Fri	January 16
Winter Quarter 75% tuition refund deadline	Fri	January 16
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (holiday); evening classes meet**	Mon	January 19
Winter Quarter 50% tuition refund deadline	Mon	January 26
Winter Quarter25% tuition refund deadline	Mon	February 9
Last Day to Withdraw From Courses	Fri	February 13
Presidents Day (holiday); evening classes meet**	Mon	February 16
Spring Registration for Admitted Students Currently in Attendance	Mon–Thu	Feb 23–26
Spring Registration for Graduate or New Admits Begins	Mon	March 2
Spring Registration for Non-Admitted Students Begins	Mon	March 16
Last Class for Day Classes	Mon	March 16
Final Examinations or Last Class for All Evening Classes	Mon�Thu	March 16–19
Final Examination for All Day Classes	Tue–Thu	March 17–-19
Spring Vacation		March 20�29
Grades Due	Thu	March 26

Spring Quarter 2009
Housing Deposit Refund Deadline for Continuing Students	Fri	March 6
Housing Deposit Refund Deadline for New Students	Fri	March 20
Class Instruction Begins	Mon	March 30
Waitlist Ends	Thu	March 26
Last Day to Register or Add Courses*, to Register Without Late Fee or to Apply for Audit	Fri	April 3
Spring Quarter 100% tuition refund deadline	Fri	April 3
Good Friday (half-day holiday)	Fri	April 10
Last Day to Apply for Pass/No Credit, Independent Study, Internships and Individual Instruction	Mon	April 13
Spring Quarter 75% tuition refund deadline	Mon	April 13
Summer Registration Begins	Wed	April 15
Spring Quarter 50% tuition refund deadline	Mon	April 20
Spring Quarter 25% tuition refund deadline	Mon	May 4
Last Day to Withdraw From Courses	Fri	May 8
Autumn Registration for Admitted Students Currently in Attendance	Mon–Thu	May 11–14
Autumn Registration for New Admits Begins	Sat	May 16
Memorial Day (holiday); evening classes meet**	Mon	May 25
Autumn Registration for Graduate Students Begins	Tue	May 26
Last Class for Day Classes	Fri	June 5
Student Reading/Faculty In-Service Day	Mon	June 8
Final Examinations or Last Class for All Evening Classes	Mon�Thu	June 8–11
Final Examination for All Day Classes	Tue�Thu	June 9–11
Ivy Cutting	Fri	June 12
Commencement (date changed Nov 13, 2008)	Sun	June 14
Grades Due	Mon	June 22

Summer Sessions 2009
First Four-Week Session Begins	Mon	June 15
First Four-Week Education Graduate Session Begins	Mon	June 29
Independence Day (Holiday); no classes	Fri	July 3
Second Four-Week Session Begins	Mon	July 13
Last day to register for independent study, internship, individual instruction and dissertation	Mon	July 13
Second Four-Week Education Graduate Session Begins	Mon	July 27
Grades Due	Fri	September 11

Evening classes include all classes that begin at 4:30 p.m. or later. The last day of class is the week prior to the scheduled final.

*Late fees will be charged if registration occurs after the fifth day of the instructional quarter. Students must process a registration petition to be considered for later registration with supporting statements from each instructor.

**Monday evening classes will meet on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, and Memorial Day in order to have the required class sessions.

Students who withdraw from University housing after the beginning of the contract period will forfeit their room deposit and will receive a refund of their room and meal plan charges based on the date they sign their checkout form, according to the following schedule:

First week of the quarter 90%

Second week of the quarter 75%

Third week of the quarter 50%

Fourth and fifth weeks of the quarter 25%

Sixth week of the quarter and following 0%

Note: The first week of the quarter begins the day residence halls officially open and ends the Monday after the first day of classes. Each successive week runs Tuesday through Monday.

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