ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2003-2004, 2004-2005




FALL SEMESTER, 2003
August 21                           Registration/faculty meetings
August 25                           First day of classes
September 1                         Labor Day holiday
September 4                         Convocation/Assessment Day
October 23-24                       Fall break
November 26-28                      Thanksgiving holidays
December 8                          Last day of Formal Class Meeting Pattern
December 9                          Reading day
December 10-16                      Final examination period (excluding
                                    Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 
                                    14)
December 13                         Commencement ceremonies




SPRING SEMESTER, 2004
January 8                           Registration/faculty meetings
January 12                          First day of classes
January 19                          Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
March 8-12                          Spring break
April 12-13                         Easter holidays
April 28                            Last day of Formal Class Meeting Pattern
April 29                            Reading day
April 30-May 5                      Final examination period (excluding
                                    Sunday, May 2)
May 8-9                             Commencement ceremonies




First Five-Week Summer Session, 2004
May 24                              Registration
May 25                              First day of classes
June 25                             Last day of classes




First Graduate/Teacher Term, 2004
June 7                              Registration/first day of classes
July 2                              Last day of classes
July 5                              Independence Day holiday




Second Five-Week Summer Session, 2004
July 6                              Registration
July 7                              First day of classes
August 6                            Last day of classes




Second Graduate/Teacher Term, 2004
July 6                              Registration; First day of classes
July 30                             Last day of classes




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FALL SEMESTER, 2004
August 20                           Registration/faculty meetings
August 24                           First day of classes
September 2                         Convocation/Assessment Day
September 6                         Labor Day holiday
October 14-15                       Fall break
November 24-26                      Thanksgiving holidays
December 7                          Last day of Formal Class Meeting Pattern
December 8                          Reading day
December 9-15                       Final examination period (excluding
                                    Saturday, December 11 and Sunday, December 
                                    12)
December 11                         Commencement ceremonies




SPRING SEMESTER, 2005
January 6                           Registration/faculty meetings
January 10                          First day of classes
January 17                          Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
March 7-11                          Spring break
March 28-29                         Easter holidays
April 27                            Last day of Formal Class Meeting Pattern
April 28                            Reading day
April 29-May 4                      Final examination period (excluding
                                    Sunday, May 1)
May 7-8                             Commencement ceremonies




First Five-Week Summer Session, 2005
May 23                              Registration
May 24                              First day of classes
June 24                             Last day of classes




First Graduate/Teacher Term, 2005
June 6                              Registration/first day of classes
July 1                              Last day of classes
July 4                              Independence Day holiday




Second Five-Week Summer Session, 2005
July 5                              Registration
July 6                              First day of classes
August 5                            Last day of classes




Second Graduate/Teacher Term, 2005
July 5                              Registration/first day of classes
July 29                             Last day of classes




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