UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 20, Page 8
February 15, 1996
1996-97 Academic Year Calendar
First Summer Session 1996
June 2 Sunday Residence halls check-in, noon to 5 p.m.
June 3 Monday Classes begin at 8 a.m.
Late registration begins.
Change of registration for advance registered
students begins.
July 4 Thurs. Holiday; classes suspended, University Offices
closed.
July 5 Friday Last day of classes for five-week courses
July 6 Saturday Final examinations; grades due in registrar's
office 72 hours after scheduled examination or
last class meeting when no final examination is
given. First summer session students to check
out of residence hall by 7 p.m.
July 22 Monday Last day of classes meeting Monday/Wednesday 7-
1/2 week session
July 23 Tuesday Last day of classes meeting Tuesday/Thursday 7-
1/2 week session
July 25 Thurs. Final examinations
Second Summer Session 1996
July 7 Sunday Residence halls check-in, noon to 5 p.m.
July 8 Monday Classes begin at 8 a.m.
Aug. 8 Thursday Last day of classes
Aug. 9 Friday Final examinations
Fall Semester 1996
Sept. 1 Sunday Residence halls check-in for new students, 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. New Student Orientation Phase II
begins.
Sept. 2 Monday Holiday; University offices closed
Residence halls check-in for returning students:
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sept. 3 Tuesday New Student Convocation, 11 a.m.; Residence
halls check-in for returning students: 9 a.m.-4
p.m.
Sept. 4 Wednesday Classes begin at 8 a.m.
Sept. 13 Friday Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown; continues next
two days. See policy in Faculty Handbook on
excused absence.
Sept. 22 Sunday Yom Kippur begins at sundown; continues
following day. See policy in Faculty Handbook
on excused absence.
Oct. 18 Friday Freshman mid-term marking period ends.
Nov. 5 Tuesday Election Day; classes suspended, University
offices closed.
Nov. 27 Wednesday Thanksgiving recess begins at 5 p.m. Classes
starting at or after 5 p.m. will not meet.
Residence halls close at 7 p.m.
Nov. 28 Thursday Holiday; classes suspended, University offices
closed.
Nov. 29 Friday Holiday; classes suspended, University offices
closed.
Dec. 2 Monday Classes resume following Thanksgiving recess.
Dec. 11 Wednesday Last day of classes
Dec. 13 Friday Final examinations begin.
Dec. 14 Saturday Reading Day, no examinations scheduled
Dec. 15 Sunday Reading Day, no examinations scheduled
Dec. 20 Friday Final examinations end.
Jan. 4 Saturday Commencement
Winter Session 1997
Jan. 5 Sunday Residence halls check-in, 2-9 p.m.
Jan. 6 Monday Classes begin at 8 a.m.
Jan. 20 Monday Martin Luther King holiday; classes suspended,
University offices closed.
Feb. 7 Friday Last day of classes
Feb. 8 Saturday Final examinations
Spring Semester 1997
Feb. 9 Sunday Residence halls check-in
Feb. 10 Monday New Student Orientation Phase II
Feb. 11 Tuesday Classes begin at 8 a.m.
Mar. 28 Friday Freshman mid-term marking period ends.
Spring recess begins after last scheduled class;
residence halls close at 7 p.m.
Apr. 7 Monday Classes resume after spring recess at 8 a.m.
May 9 Friday Honors Day-modified class schedule
May 21 Wednesday Last class day
May 23 Friday Final examinations begin.
May 24 Saturday Reading Day; no examinations scheduled
May 25 Sunday Reading Day; no examinations scheduled
May 26 Monday Holiday; University offices closed.
May 30 Friday Final examinations end.
May 31 Saturday Commencement