PDF reflects print Academic Policies
Students are expected to be familiar with university policies and to monitor their own academic progress. They should keep all records of official grades earned, degree requirements met, transfer credits accepted and actions taken on requests for substitutions or exceptions to university policies and regulations.
Academic Calendar
Summer Session 2007
| May 14-15 | Registration |
| May 16 | Classes Begin |
| May 28 | Memorial Day, University Holiday |
| July 2 | Thesis/Dissertation Submission |
| July 4 | Independence Day, University Holiday |
| August 7 | Classes End |
Fall Semester 2007
| August 20-24 | Open Registration |
| August 27 | Classes Begin |
| September 3 | Labor Day, University Holiday |
| November 1 | Thesis/Dissertation Submission |
| November 22-24 | Thanksgiving, University Holiday |
| December 7 | Classes End |
| December 8-11 | Study Days |
| December 12-19 | Exams |
| December 20-January 13 | Winter Recess |
Spring Semester 2008
| January 10-11 | Open Registration |
| January 14 | Classes Begin |
| January 21 | Martin Luther King Day, University Holiday |
| February 18 | Presidents' Day, University Holiday |
| March 17-22 | Spring Recess |
| April 1 | Thesis/Dissertation Submission |
| May 2 | Classes End |
| May 3-6 | Study Days |
| May 7-14 | Exams |
| May 16 | Commencement |
Summer Session 2008
| May 19-20 | Registration |
| May 21 | Classes Begin |
| May 26 | Memorial Day, University Holiday |
| July 1 | Thesis/Dissertation Submission |
| July 4 | Independence Day, University Holiday |
| August 12 | Classes End |
Fall Semester 2008
| August 18-22 | Open Registration |
| August 25 | Classes Begin |
| September 1 | Labor Day, University Holiday |
| November 3 | Thesis/Dissertation Submission |
| November 27-29 | Thanksgiving, University Holiday |
| December 5 | Classes End |
| December 6-9 | Study Days |
| December 10-17 | Exams |
| December 18-January 12 | Winter Recess |
Spring Semester 2009
| January 8-9 | Open Registration |
| January 12 | Classes Begin |
| January 19 | Martin Luther King Day, University Holiday |
| February 16 | Presidents' Day, University Holiday |
| March 16-21 | Spring Recess |
| April 1 | Thesis/Dissertation Submission |
| May 1 | Classes End |
| May 2-5 | Study Days |
| May 6-13 | Exams |
| May 15 | Commencement |
Summer Session 2009
| May 18-19 | Registration |
| May 20 | Classes Begin |
| May 25 | Memorial Day, University Holiday |
| July 1 | Thesis/Dissertation Submission |
| July 3-4 | Independence Day, University Holiday |
| August 11 | Classes End |
Academic Calendars of the Professional Schools
Certain professional schools schedule the academic year according to differing calendars. These differences affect the deadlines for certain student actions (e.g., dropping or adding courses, registering for courses, obtaining refunds of tuition). Detailed information on these academic calendars is available from the individual schools.
Medicine
Consult the Office of Student Affairs, Keck School of Medicine for the academic calendars of professional medical degree programs. The graduate programs in biochemistry, cell and neurobiology, microbiology, nurse anesthesia, pathology, primary care physician assistant, physiology and biophysics, and preventive medicine follow the university calendar.
Dentistry
The academic year of the School of Dentistry is divided into three 14-week trimesters. The graduate program in craniofacial biology follows the university calendar.