2009-2010 Academic Calendar

Thursday, August 27, 2009 Residence halls open for first-year students, 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, August 29, 2009 Residence halls open for upperclass students, 9 a.m.
Monday, August 31, 2009 Registration, classes begin, 8:30 a.m.
Friday-Sunday, October 2-4, 2009 Big Red Weekend for parents, alumni and friends
Friday-Saturday, October 16-17, 2009 Fall trustee meetings
Monday-Tuesday, October 19-20, 2009 Fall study days
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Midsemester grades due
Monday-Friday, November 2-20, 2009 Pre-registration for spring semester
Monday-Wednesday, November 16-18, 2009 Campus visit for NCA accreditation
Friday, November 20, 2009 Thanksgiving break begins after last class
Saturday, November 21, 2009 Residence halls close, 9 a.m.
Sunday, November 29, 2009 Residence halls reopen, 9 a.m.
Monday, November 30, 2009 Classes resume, 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Classes end, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Reading and study day
Thursday-Saturday, December 17-19, 2009 Final examinations
Sunday, December 20, 2009 Reading and study day
Monday, December 21, 2009 Final examinations
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 Residence halls close, noon
Saturday, January 16, 2010 Residence halls reopen, 9 a.m.
Monday, January 18, 2010 Registration, classes begin, 8:30 a.m.
Monday, January 25, 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed (no classes)
Friday-Saturday, January 29-30, 2010 Winter trustee meetings
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Midsemester grades due
Friday, March 12, 2010 Spring break begins after last class
Saturday, March 13, 2010 Residence halls close, 9 a.m.
Sunday, March 21, 2010 Residence halls reopen, 9 a.m.
Monday, March 22, 2010 Classes resume, 8:30 a.m.
Monday-Tuesday, April 5-20, 2010 Pre-registration for fall semester
Friday-Saturday, April 23-24, 2010 Spring trustee meetings
Friday, April 23, 2010 Academic Awards Convocation, 12:30 p.m. (no classes 12:30-1:30 p.m.)
Monday, May 3, 2010 Classes end, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Reading and study day
Wednesday-Friday, May 5-7, 2010 Final examinations
Saturday-Sunday, May 8-9, 2010 Reading and study days
Monday-Tuesday, May 10-11, 2010 Final examinations
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Residence halls close for all undergraduates, 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 15, 2010 Baccalaureate celebrations, 1:30 and 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 16, 2010 169th Annual Commencement Exercises, 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 16, 2010 Residence halls close for all graduates, 7 p.m.