ACADEMIC CALENDAR–2012-2013

FALL SEMESTER 2012
August
Friday / 10 / Last Day for Students to Clear All Registration Holds (i.e., Fiscal, Health, or Academic). Student Schedules Deleted (Purged) For Holds Not Satisfied. Once Deleted, Original Schedule Not Guaranteed.
Fiscal: Payment of Fall 2012 Tuition
Health: Proof of Immunization
Academic: Paperwork Completed for Academic Sanctions
Monday / 13 / Web Registration Continues
Wednesday - Thursday / 15-16 / Faculty/Staff Institute and Academic Advising Workshops
Saturday - Friday / 18-24 / Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) Activities Check-In for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students
Residence Halls and Cafeteria Open for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students with Fiscal, Health and Academic Clearance
Class of 2013: Last Day for Departments to Complete Senior Audits
Last Day for Graduating Seniors to Apply for Graduation
Thursday / 23 / Residence Halls Open for Continuing Students
Friday / 24 / Web Registration(via myDU) Ends at 5:00pm
Student Schedules Deleted For Holds Not Satisfied
Saturday – Sunday / 25-26 / Welcome Weekend
Monday / 27 / Classes Begin
September
Monday / 3 / Labor Day Holiday
Administrative Purge from Courses
Tuesday / 4 / Classes continue
Late Registration Begins (Late Fee Assessed)
Walk-in Registration (Rosenwald 116) Official Attendance Rosters Administered by Faculty in Class
Wednesday / 5 / Last Day to Admit Students for the Fall 2012 Semester
Friday / 7 / Late Registration Ends (Late Fee Assessed)
Last Day to Add a Course/Drop a Course without Receiving “W”
Transcript (Course Purged from Schedule)
Schedules Deleted (Purged) If Holds Are Not Satisfied
Wednesday / 12 / Official Attendance Rosters due in the Office of Records and Registration
Thursday / 13 / Administrative Purge from Courses if Student Never Attended
14 / Enrollment Census
Monday-Friday / 17-21 / Early Alert (4th Week Assessment of Students)
Tuesday – Wednesday / 18-19 / Assessment Day: CLA Administered in Freshman Seminar
October
Wednesday / 10 / Last Day for Students to Submit Course Work to Faculty to Remove "I" Grade from Summer Session
Saturday-Friday / 13-19 / Mid Term Examinations
Monday / 22 / Mid Term Grades Due @12 noon Last Day for Faculty to Submit Change of "I" Grades for Summer Session (If Not Submitted, Grade Becomes an "F").
Final Official Attendance Rosters Due in the Office of Records & Registration
November
Friday / 9 / Last Day to Withdraw from Courses with Grade of ‘W’ or to Officially Withdraw from the University
Thursday - Friday / 8-9 / Board of Trustees Meeting
Saturday / 10 / Homecoming Parade
NPHC Probate Show
Sunday / 11 / Founders’ Day
Monday / 12 / Spring 2013 Academic Advising Begins
Monday / 12 / Spring 2013 Registration Begins (myDU Opens)
Monday – Friday / 12-16 / Student Evaluation of Faculty
Wednesday / 14 / Student Assessment Day
Thursday / 15 / Mr. and Miss Dillard Social
Friday / 16 / Coronation
Wednesday – Friday / 21-23 / Thanksgiving Break
Monday / 26 / Classes Resume
December
Friday / 7 / Last Day of Classes
Spring 2013 Web Registration Continues
Monday – Friday / 10-14 / Final Examinations
Wednesday – Thursday / 12-13 / Institutional Effectiveness/Assessment Meetings and Submissions
Friday / 14 / Semester ends for students
Saturday / 15 / Residence Halls Close (12 Noon)
Cafeteria Closes
Monday / 17 / Final Grades Due (12 noon)
Last Day for Students to Remove Holds (i.e., Fiscal, Health, or Academic) for Spring 2013. Schedule Deleted (Purged) If Holds Are Not Satisfied. Once Deleted, Original Schedule Not Guaranteed.
Fiscal: Payment of Spring 2013 Tuition
Health: Proof of Immunization
Academic: Paperwork Completed for Academic Sanctions
Friday – Wednesday / 21-January 2 / Christmas Recess–Faculty and Students
SPRING SEMESTER 2013
January
Wednesday / 2 / Staff Return to Campus
Campus Reopens
Spring 2013Web Registration Continues
Monday / 7 / Faculty Return to Campus
Monday-Tuesday / 7-8 / Faculty/Staff Institute and Academic Advising Workshops
Wednesday / 9 / College/School/Department Meetings
Thursday – Friday / 10-11 / Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) Activities Check-In for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students
Residence Halls and Cafeteria Open (8 am) for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students with Fiscal, Health and Academic Clearance
Fiscal: Payment of Spring 2013 Tuition
Health: Proof of Immunization
Academic: Paperwork Completed for Academic Sanctions
Friday / 11 / Advising and Registration for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students continued
Residence Halls Open for Continuing Students Schedule Deleted (Purged) If Holds Are Not Satisfied. Once Deleted, Original Schedule Not Guaranteed.
Web Registration(via myDU) Ends at 5:00pm
Monday / 14 / Classes Begin Late Registration Begins (Late Fees Assessed)
Walk-in Registration (Rosenwald 116)
Official Attendance Rosters Administered by Faculty in Class
Tuesday / 15 / Last Day to Admit Students for the Spring 2013 Semester
Friday / 18 / Late Registration Ends
Walk-in Registration (Rosenwald 116)
Last Day to Add a Course/Drop a Course without Receiving “W” on Transcript (Course Purged from Schedule)
Schedules Deleted (Purged) If Holds Are Not Satisfied
Monday / 21 / Martin Luther King Holiday
Tuesday / 22 / Classes Resume
Friday / 25 / Official Attendance Rosters Due in the Office of Records & Registration
Monday / 28 / Administrative Purge from Courses If Student Never Attended
February
Friday / 1 / Enrollment Census
Monday-Wednesday / 11-13 / Mardi Gras
Thursday – Thursday / 14-21 / Early Alert (4th Week Assessment of Students)
Friday / 22 / Writing Proficiency Exam
Monday-Wednesday / 25-27 / Assessment: CLA Administered in Senior Courses
Tuesday-Thursday / 26-28 / Assessment: NSSE Administered in Freshman and Senior Courses
Wednesday / 27 / Last Day for Students to Submit Course Work to Faculty to Remove “I” Grade
March
Wednesday-Monday / 6-11 / Mid-Term Examinations
Friday / 15 / Midterm Grades Due @ 12noon
Last Day for Faculty to Submit Change of “I” grades (If Change of “I” Grade is Not Submitted, Grade Becomes an “F”)
Final Official Attendance Rosters Due in the Office of Records & Registration
Monday – Friday / 18-22 / Spring Break
Monday / 25 / Classes Resume
Monday – Friday / 25-29 / Academic Advising Summer and Fall 2013
Summer and Fall 2013 Registration Begins
Last Day for Departments to Complete Senior Audits for Class of 2013
Tuesday / 26 / Honors Convocation
Last Day for Graduating Seniors to Withdraw from Courses with a Grade of ‘W’ or to Officially Withdraw from the University
Friday / 29 / Good Friday – Easter Recess
April
Monday / 1 / Classes Resume
Monday – Friday / 1-5 / Undergraduate Research Week
Thursday / 4 / Undergraduate Research and Creative Work Competition
Monday – Friday / 8-12 / Student Evaluation of Faculty
Wednesday / 17 / Assessment Day
Friday / 19 / Last Day of Class for Graduating Seniors
Last Day for Continuing Students to Withdraw from Courses with Grade of ‘W’ or to Officially Withdraw from the University
Monday – Saturday / 22-27 / Final Examinations for Graduating Seniors
Monday / 22 / Athletic Award Ceremony
Thursday / 25 / Last day of class for continuing students
Saturday- Friday / April 27-May 3 / Final Examination for Continuing Students
Monday / 29 / Senior Grades Due (9:00 am)
May
Thursday / 2 / Faculty Confirm Graduating Seniors
Semester Ends
Monday / 6 / Final Grades Due for Continuing Students @ 12noon
Thursday – Friday / 9-10 / Board Meeting
Thursday / 9 / Pre-Commencement Concert
Residence Halls Close for Continuing Students @ 12 noon
Friday / 10 / Baccalaureate
Saturday / 11 / Commencement
Sunday - Monday / 12-13 / Residence Halls Close for Graduating Students @ 12 noon
Cafeteria Closes
Tuesday - Wednesday / 14-15 / Institutional Effectiveness Meetings and Submissions
Thursday – Friday / 16-17 / Faculty Development Days
SUMMER SESSION 2013
June
Thursday - Friday / 13-14 / Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) Check-In for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students
Residence Halls and Cafeteria Open for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students with Fiscal, Health and Academic Clearance
Fiscal: Payment of Summer I 2013 Tuition
Health: Proof of Immunization
Academic: Paperwork Completed for Academic Sanctions
Friday / 14 / Last Day to Admit Students for Summer 2013
Last Day for Students to Satisfy Payment of Summer Tuition
Web Registration(via myDU) Ends at 5:00pm
Monday / 17 / Classes Begin
Late Registration Begins (Late Fee Assessed)
Walk-in Registration (Rosenwald 116)
Tuesday / 18 / Late Registration Ends
Last Day to Add/Drop a Course without Receiving “W” on Transcript (Course Purged from Schedule)
Walk-in Registration (Rosenwald 116)
Schedules Deleted (Purged) If Students Holds Are Not Satisfied
Wednesday / 19 / Official Attendance Rosters Administered by Faculty in Class
Friday / 21 / Official Attendance Rosters Due to the Office of Records & Registration
Monday / 24 / Enrollment Census
July
Thursday / 4 / Fourth of July Holiday / 27 / Memorial Day Holiday
Monday / 8 / Last day to withdraw from courses with grade of ‘W’ or to officially withdraw from the University
Monday – Wednesday / 8-10 / Student Evaluation of Faculty
Tuesday / 16 / Last Day of Classes
Wednesday-Friday / 17-19 / Final examinations
Thursday / 18 / Semester Ends
Saturday / 20 / Residence Halls Close (12 noon)
Cafeteria Closes
Monday / 22 / Final Grades Due (12:00 noon)