The Academic Calendar contains important dates and deadlines for students, parents, faculty and staff.
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Fall 2012
August 2012
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27
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Undergraduate classes begin
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September 2012
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4
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Graduate classes begin
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6
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Fall Convocation – NO CLASSES FROM 2:30 TO 5:30 PM
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7
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Last day to Drop/Add or request an Audit
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14
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Last day to request Pass/Fail option
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October 2012
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10
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Interim grades and major declaration forms due to Registrar’s Office
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11-12
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Fall Break – NO CLASSES (offices open)
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15-19
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Advising for returning seniors
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19-22
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Spring registration for returning seniors
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22-26
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Advising for returning juniors
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26-29
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Spring registration for returning juniors
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29-Nov 2
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Advising for returning sophomores
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November 2012
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2-5
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Spring registration for returning sophomores
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5-9
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Advising for returning freshmen
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7
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Fall Advising Day – NO UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES
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9
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Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” grade
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9-12
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Spring registration for returning freshmen
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13
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Outstanding 12/SP graduate Incompletes convert to “F”; non-matriculated employees may begin registering for 13/SP
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21-23
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Thanksgiving Break – NO CLASSES (offices open Wednesday)
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26
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Online Drop/Add opens for all students via WebAdvisor
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December 2012
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6
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Last day of classes
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7
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Reading Day – NO CLASSES (offices open)
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10-14
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Final Exams
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18
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Final grades due to Registrar’s Office
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21
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College offices close at 4:30 PM for semester break
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Spring 2013
January 2013
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2
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College offices re-open
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21
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Undergraduate classes begin
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28
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Graduate classes begin
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February 2013
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1
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Last day to Drop/Add or request an Audit
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8
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Last day to request Pass/Fail option
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22
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George Washington’s Birthday Convocation – NO CLASSES FROM 2:30 TO 5:30 PM
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March 2013
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8
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Interim grades and major declaration forms due to Registrar’s Office
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11-15
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Spring Break – NO CLASSES (offices closed Friday)
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18-22
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Advising for rising and non-graduating seniors
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22-25
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Fall registration for rising and non-graduating seniors
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25-29
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Advising for rising juniors
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29-April 1
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Fall registration for rising juniors
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April 2013
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1-5
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Advising for rising sophomores and returning freshmen
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3
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Spring Advising Day – NO UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES
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5
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Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” grade
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5-8
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Fall registration for rising sophomores and returning freshmen
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22
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Online Drop/Add opens for all students via WebAdvisor
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May 2013
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2
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Last day of classes; College-wide deadline for senior thesis submission
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3
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Reading Day – NO CLASSES (offices open)
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6-10
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Final Exams
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14
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Final grades due to Registrar’s Office
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19
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230th Commencement
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20
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College offices closed
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28
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Graduate classes begin
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July 2013
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11
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Last day of Graduate classes
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12
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Reading Day – NO CLASSES
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15-18
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Final Exams for Graduate classes
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24
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Grades for Graduate classes due to Registrar’s Office
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Fall 2013
August 2013
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26
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Undergraduate classes begin
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September 2013
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3
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Graduate classes begin
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6
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Last day to Drop/Add or request an Audit
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13
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Last day to request Pass/Fail option
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October 2013
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9
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Interim grades and major declaration forms due to Registrar’s Office
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10-11
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Fall Break – NO CLASSES (offices open)
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14-18
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Advising for returning seniors
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18-21
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Spring registration for returning seniors
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21-25
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Advising for returning juniors
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25-28
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Spring registration for returning juniors
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28-Nov 1
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Advising for returning sophomores
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November 2013
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1-4
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Spring registration for returning sophomores
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4-8
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Advising for returning freshmen
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6
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Fall Advising Day – NO UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES
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8
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Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” grade
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8-11
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Spring registration for returning freshmen
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25
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Online Drop/Add opens for all students via WebAdvisor
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27-29
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Thanksgiving Break – NO CLASSES (offices open Wednesday)
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December 2013
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5
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Last day of classes
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6
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Reading Day – NO CLASSES (offices open)
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9-13
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Final Exams
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17
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Final grades due to Registrar’s Office
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23
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College offices close at 4:30 PM for semester break
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Spring 2014
January 2014
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2
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College offices re-open
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20
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Undergraduate classes begin
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27
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Graduate classes begin
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31
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Last day to Drop/Add or request an Audit
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February 2014
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7
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Last day to request Pass/Fail option
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21
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George Washington’s Birthday Convocation – NO CLASSES FROM 2:30 TO 5:30 PM
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March 2014
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7
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Interim grades and major declaration forms due to Registrar’s Office
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10-14
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Spring Break – NO CLASSES (offices closed Friday)
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17-21
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Advising for rising and non-graduating seniors
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21-24
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Fall registration for rising and non-graduating seniors
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24-28
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Advising for rising juniors
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28-31
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Fall registration for rising juniors
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31-April 4
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Advising for rising sophomores and returning freshmen
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April 2014
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2
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Spring Advising Day – NO UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES
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4
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Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” grade
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4-7
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Fall registration for rising sophomores and returning freshmen
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21
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Online Drop/Add opens for all students via WebAdvisor
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May 2014
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1
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Last day of classes; College-wide deadline for senior thesis submission
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2
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Reading Day – NO CLASSES (offices open)
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5-9
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Final Exams
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13
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Final grades due to Registrar’s Office
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18
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231st Commencement
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19
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College offices closed
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27
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Graduate classes begin
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July 2014
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10
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Last day of Graduate classes
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11
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Reading Day – NO CLASSES
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14-17
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Final Exams for Graduate classes
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23
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Grades for Graduate classes due to Registrar’s Office
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Fall 2014
August 2014
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25
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Undergraduate classes begin
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September 2014
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2
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Graduate classes begin
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5
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Last day to Drop/Add or request an Audit
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12
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Last day to request Pass/Fail option
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October 2014
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8
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Interim grades and major declaration forms due to Registrar’s Office
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9-10
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Fall Break – NO CLASSES (offices open)
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13-17
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Advising for returning seniors
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17-20
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Spring registration for returning seniors
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20-24
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Advising for returning juniors
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24-27
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Spring registration for returning juniors
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27-31
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Advising for returning sophomores
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31-Nov 3
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Spring registration for returning sophomores
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November 2014
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3-7
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Advising for returning freshmen
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5
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Fall Advising Day – NO UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES
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7
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Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” grade
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7-10
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Spring registration for returning freshmen
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24
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Online Drop/Add opens for all students via WebAdvisor
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26-28
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Thanksgiving Break – NO CLASSES (offices open Wednesday)
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December 2014
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4
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Last day of classes
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5
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Reading Day – NO CLASSES (offices open)
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8-12
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Final Exams
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16
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Final grades due to Registrar’s Office
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24
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College offices close at 4:30 PM for semester break
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Spring 2015
January 2015
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5
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College offices re-open
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19
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Undergraduate classes begin
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26
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Graduate classes begin
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30
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Last day to Drop/Add or request an Audit
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February 2015
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6
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Last day to request Pass/Fail option
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20
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George Washington’s Birthday Convocation – NO CLASSES FROM 2:30 TO 5:30 PM
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March 2015
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6
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Interim grades and major declaration forms due to Registrar’s Office
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9-13
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Spring Break – NO CLASSES (offices closed Friday)
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16-20
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Advising for rising and non-graduating seniors
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20-23
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Fall registration for rising and non-graduating seniors
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23-27
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Advising for rising juniors
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27-30
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Fall registration for rising juniors
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30-April 3
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Advising for rising sophomores and returning freshmen
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April 2015
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1
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Spring Advising Day – NO UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES
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3
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Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” grade
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3-6
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Fall registration for rising sophomores and returning freshmen
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20
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Online Drop/Add opens for all students via WebAdvisor
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30
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Last day of classes; College-wide deadline for senior thesis submission
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May 2015
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1
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Reading Day – NO CLASSES (offices open)
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4-8
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Final Exams
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12
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Final grades due to Registrar’s Office
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17
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232nd Commencement
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18
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College offices closed
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26
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Graduate classes begin
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July 2015
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9
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Last day of Graduate classes
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10
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Reading Day – NO CLASSES
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13-16
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Final Exams for Graduate classes
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22
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Grades for Graduate classes due to Registrar’s Office
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Fall 2015
August 2015
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31
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Undergraduate classes begin
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September 2015
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8
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Graduate classes begin
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11
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Last day to Drop/Add or request an Audit
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18
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Last day to request Pass/Fail option
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October 2015
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14
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Interim grades and major declaration forms due to Registrar’s Office
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15-16
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Fall Break – NO CLASSES (offices open)
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19-23
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Advising for returning seniors
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23-26
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Spring registration for returning seniors
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26-30
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Advising for returning juniors
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30-Nov 2
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Spring registration for returning juniors
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November 2015
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2-6
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Advising for returning sophomores
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6-9
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Spring registration for returning sophomores
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9-13
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Advising for returning freshmen
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11
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Fall Advising Day – NO UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES
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13
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Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” grade
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13-16
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Spring registration for returning freshmen
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25-27
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Thanksgiving Break – NO CLASSES (offices open Wednesday)
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30
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Online Drop/Add opens for all students via WebAdvisor
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December 2015
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10
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Last day of classes
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11
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Reading Day – NO CLASSES (offices open)
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14-18
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Final Exams
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22
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Final grades due to Registrar’s Office
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23
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College offices close at 4:30 PM for semester break
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Spring 2016
January 2016
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4
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College offices re-open
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25
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Undergraduate classes begin
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February 2016
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1
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Graduate classes begin
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5
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Last day to Drop/Add or request an Audit
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12
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Last day to request Pass/Fail option
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26
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George Washington’s Birthday Convocation – NO CLASSES FROM 2:30 TO 5:30 PM
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March 2016
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11
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Interim grades and major declaration forms due to Registrar’s Office
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14-18
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Spring Break – NO CLASSES (offices closed Friday)
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21-25
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Advising for rising and non-graduating seniors
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25-28
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Fall registration for rising and non-graduating seniors
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28-April 1
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Advising for rising juniors
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April 2016
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1-4
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Fall registration for rising juniors
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4-8
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Advising for rising sophomores and returning freshmen
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6
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Spring Advising Day – NO UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES
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8
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Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” grade
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8-11
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Fall registration for rising sophomores and returning freshmen
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25
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Online Drop/Add opens for all students via WebAdvisor
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May 2016
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5
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Last day of classes; College-wide deadline for senior thesis submission
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6
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Reading Day – NO CLASSES (offices open)
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9-13
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Final Exams
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17
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Final grades due to Registrar’s Office
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22
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233rd Commencement
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23
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College offices closed
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31
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Graduate classes begin
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July 2016
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14
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Last day of Graduate classes
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15
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Reading Day – NO CLASSES
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18-21
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Final Exams for Graduate classes
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27
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Grades for Graduate classes due to Registrar’s Office
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