Calendar, 2008-09
Fall 2008
August 15 Faculty and Staff Conference
August 16 Residence halls open for new students and transfers only, 1-5 p.m.; Meal plan begins, 5 p.m.
August 18 ACT testing for students unable to take it previously, 8 a.m.
August 18 Advising and registration of new students Residence halls open for continuing and returning students,
2 p.m.
August 19 Advising and registration for continuing and returning students
August 20 Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
August 29 Last day to change schedule or register for regular class (Drop/Add)
September 1 Labor Day
September 9 Last day to apply for a degree in December
October 6-10 Mid-term week
October 10 All summer incomplete grades and all mid-term grades due in registrar’s office, 1 p.m.
October 17 Last day to withdraw passing from a course
Presidential Inauguration
November 14-15 Homecoming
November 22 -30 Thanksgiving holidays, Saturday-Sunday
December 8-12 Final exam week
December 11 Graduation rehearsal, 5:30 p.m.
December 12 Final grades due, 1 p.m.; Residence halls close, 4 p.m.; Commencement, 6 p.m.; Reception following graduation
Spring 2009
January 4 Residence halls open for January Short Course
January 5-16 January Short Course
January 16 Faculty and Staff Conference
January 17 Residence Halls open for Spring students; Dining hall opens, 5 p.m.; Meal plan begins
January 19 Martin Luther King Holiday
January 20 Advising and registration, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. ACT testing, 8:00 a.m.
January 21 Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
January 30 Last day to change schedule or register for a regular class (Drop/Add)
February 3 Last day for May graduates to apply for graduation
February 1-6 Annual Bible Lectureship
March 9-13 Mid-term week
March 13 All fall incomplete grades due and mid-term grades due, 1 p.m.; Last day for August graduates to apply for graduation
March 13 Last day to withdraw passing from a course
March 14-22 Spring vacation
April 3-4 Spring Weekend/Makin' Music
May 11-15 Final Exams May 15 Graduation rehearsal, 10 a.m.; Final grades due, 1 p.m.
May 16 Commencement, 10 a.m.; Reception following commencement; Residence halls close, 4 p.m.