Academic Calendar
2008-2009
2008-2009
| Fall 2008 | |
| August | |
| Friday, 15 | General Registration |
| Monday, 18 | On Campus First Day of Classes |
| Monday, 18 | Late Registration Fee in Effect for All Students |
| Friday, 22 | Last Day to Register, Add New Courses, Make Section Changes, Change Pass/Fail and Audit |
| Friday, 22 | Last Day to Change Major to be Effective for Fall 2008 Semester |
| Friday, 22 | Last Day to Submit Proof to Tech Financial Aid that FAFSA was Submitted For Processing With Appropriate School Code |
| Friday, 22 | Last Day to Complete Transfer Process |
| September | |
| Monday, 1 | Labor Day Recess |
| Monday, 15 | Four-Week Grade/Attendance Reports Due in Registrar’s Office |
| Friday, 26 | Last Day for Incomplete Grades |
| October | |
| Friday, 3 | Mid-Semester |
| Monday, 6 | Mid-Semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office |
| Friday, 24 | Last Day to Withdraw from an Individual Class |
| November | |
| Tuesday, 4 | General Election Day |
| Friday, 7 | Last Day to Apply for December Graduation |
| Monday, 10 | Student Evaluations of Faculty Begin |
| Saturday, 22 - Sunday, Nov. 30 |
Thanksgiving Recess |
| December | |
| Thursday, 4 | Last Day to Withdraw from School |
| Friday, 5 | Student Evaluations of Faculty End |
| Friday, 5 | Last Day of Classes |
| Monday, 8 - Friday, December 12 |
Final Examination Week |
| Monday, 15 | Grades Due in Registrar’s Office |
| Parts of Term (Mini-Courses) | |
| First Five Weeks, August 18 - September 19, 2008 | |
| Monday, August 18 | First Day of Class |
| Second Class Meeting | Last Day to Add/Drop (Late registration Fee In Effect) |
| Friday, September 5 | Day to Withdraw from Class |
| Last Class Day | Final Exam |
| Second Five Weeks, September 22 - October 24, 2008 | |
| Monday, September 22 | First Day of Class |
| Second Class Meeting | Last Day to Add/Drop (Late registration Fee in Effect) |
| Friday, October 10 | Last Day to Withdraw from Class |
| Last Class Day | Final Exam |
| Third Five Weeks, October 27, 2008 - December 05, 2008 | |
| Monday, October 27 | First Day of Class |
| Second Class Meeting | Last Day to Add/Drop (Late Registration Fee in Effect) |
| Friday, November 14 | Last Day to Withdraw from Class |
| Last Class Day | Final Exam |
| First Eight Weeks, August 18, 2008 - October 10, 2008 |
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| Monday, August 18 | First Day of Class |
| Friday, August 22 | Last Day to Add/Drop (Late Registration Fee in Effect) |
| Friday, September 19 | Last Day to Withdraw from Class |
| Last Class Day | Final Exam |
| Second Eight Weeks, October 13, 2008 - December 12, 2008 | |
| Monday, October 13, 2008 | First Day of Class |
| Friday, October 17 | Last Day to Add/Drop (Late Registration Fee in Effect) |
| Friday, November 14 | Last Day to Withdraw from Class |
| Monday, December 8 - Friday, December 12 |
Final Exam |
| First 10 Weeks, August 18, 2008 - October 24, 2008 | |
| Monday, August 18 | First Day of Class |
| Friday, August 22 | Last Day to Add/Drop (Late Registration Fee in Effect) |
| Friday, October 3 | Last Day to Withdraw from Class |
| Friday, October 24 | Final Exam |
| Days of Special Concern: | |
| Tuesday, September 2 | First Day of Ramadan |
| Tuesday, September 30 | Rosh Hashanah |
| Thursday, October 2 | Eid-al-Fitr End of Ramadan |
| Thursday, October 9 | Yom Kippur |
| Wednesday, November 12 | Birth of Baha’u’llah |
| Tuesday, December 9 | Eid-al-Adha |
| Note: All Baha’i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at sundown the evening before the days stated above | |
| Spring 2009 | |
| January | |
| Friday, 9 | General Registration |
| Monday, 12 | On Campus First Day of Classes |
| Monday, 12 | Late Registration Fee in Effect for All Students |
| Friday, 16 | Last Day to Register, Add New Courses, Make Section Changes, Change Pass/Fail and Audit |
| Friday, 16 | Last Day to Submit Proof to Tech Financial Aid that FAFSA was submitted for processing with appropriate school code |
| Friday, 16 | Last Day to Complete Transfer Process |
| Monday, 19 | Martin Luther King's Birthday Recess |
| February | |
| Friday, 6 | Last Day to Apply for May Graduation |
| Monday, 9 | Four Week Grade/Attendance Reports Due in Registrar’s Office |
| Friday, 20 | Last Day for Incomplete Grades |
| Friday, 27 | Mid-Semester |
| March | |
| Monday, 2 | Mid-Semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office |
| Saturday, 14 - Sunday, March 22 |
Spring Recess |
| Friday, 27 | Last Day to Withdraw from Individual Classes |
| April | |
| Friday, 10 | Friday before Easter (Recess) |
| Monday, 13 | Student Evaluations of Faculty Begin |
| Thursday, 30 | Last Day to Withdraw from School |
| May | |
| Friday, 1 | Last Day of Classes |
| Friday, 1 | Student Evaluations of Faculty End |
| Monday, 4 - Friday, May 8 |
Final Examination Week |
| Saturday, 9 | Commencement |
| Monday, 11 | Grade Reports for all Students Due in Registrar’s Office |
| Parts of Term (Mini-Courses) | |
| First Five Weeks, January 12, 2009 - February 13, 2009 | |
| Monday, January 12 | First Day of Class |
| Second Class Meeting | Last Day to Add/Drop (Late registration Fee In Effect) |
| Friday, January 30 | Last Day to Withdraw from Class |
| Last Class Day | Final Exam |
| Second Five Weeks, February 16, 2009 - March 27, 2009 | |
| Monday, February 16 | First Day of Class |
| Second Class Meeting | Last Day to Add/Drop (Late registration Fee in Effect) |
| Friday, March 6 | Last Day to Withdraw from Class |
| Last Class Day | Final Exam |
| Third Five Weeks, March 30, 2009 - May 1, 2009 | |
| Monday, March 30 | First Day of Class |
| Second Class Meeting | Last Day to Add/Drop (Late Registration Fee in Effect) |
| Friday, April 17 | Last Day to Withdraw from Class |
| Last Class Day | Final Exam |
| First Eight Weeks, January 12, 2009 - March 6, 2009 | |
| Monday, January 12 | First Day of Class |
| Friday, January 16 | Last Day to Add/Drop (Late Registration Fee in Effect) |
| Friday, February 13 | Last Day to Withdraw from Class |
| Last Class Day | Final Exam |
| Second Eight Weeks, March 9, 2009 - May 8, 2009 | |
| Monday, March 9 | First Day of Class |
| Friday, March 13 | Last Day to Add/Drop (Late Registration Fee in Effect) |
| Friday, April 17 | Last Day to Withdraw from Class |
| See Schedule of Final Exams | Final Exam |
| Days of Special Concern: | |
| Monday, January 26 | Chinese New Year |
| Saturday, March 21 | Naw-Ruz |
| Thursday, April 9 | Passover |
| Tuesday, April 21 | Feast of Rivdan |
| Note: All Baha’i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at sundown the evening before the days stated above. | |