Summer Session 1997

May 12-13	Registration
May 14	Classes Begin
May 26	Memorial Day, University Holiday
July 4	Independence Day, University Holiday
August 5	Thesis Submission
August 19	Classes End

Fall Semester 1997

August 21-26	Registration
August 27	Classes Begin
September 1	Labor Day, University Holiday
November 26	Thesis Submission
November 27-29	Thanksgiving, University Holiday
December 5	Classes End
December 6-8	Stop Period
December 9-16	Final Exams
December 17-January 6	Winter Recess

Spring Semester 1998

January 5-6	Registration
January 7	Classes Begin
January 19	Martin Luther King Day, University Holiday
February 16	Presidents' Day, University Holiday
March 3	Academic Honors Convocation
March 9-14	Spring Recess
April 17	Thesis Submission
April 27	Classes End
April 28-29	Stop Period
April 30-May 7	Final Exams
May 8	Commencement

Summer Session 1998

May 11-12	Registration
May 13	Classes Begin
May 25	Memorial Day, University Holiday
July 3	Independence Day (observed), University Holiday
August 4	Thesis Submission
August 18	Classes End

Fall Semester 1998

August 27-September 1	Registration
September 2	Classes Begin
September 7	Labor Day, University Holiday
November 26-28	Thanksgiving, University Holiday
November 30	Thesis Submission
December 11	Classes End
December 12-13	Stop Period
December 14-21	Final Exams
December 22-January 12	Winter Recess

Spring Semester 1999

January 11-12	Registration
January 13	Classes Begin
January 18	Martin Luther King Day, University Holiday
February 15	Presidents' Day, University Holiday
March 9	Academic Honors Convocation
March 15-20	Spring Recess
April 23	Thesis Submission
May 3	Classes End
May 4-5	Stop Period
May 6-13	Final Exams
May 14	Commencement

Summer Session 1999

May 17-18	Registration
May 19	Classes Begin
May 31	Memorial Day, University Holiday
July 5	Independence Day (observed), University Holiday
August 10	Thesis Submission
August 24	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.

Law

Consult the Law School section of this catalogue.

Medicine

Consult the Office of Student Affairs, School of Medicine for the academic calendar of professional medical degree programs. The graduate programs in cell and neurobiology, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, nutrition science, 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.

Independent Health Professions

Programs in nursing, occupational therapy and biokinesiology and physical therapy follow the university calendar. However, certain programs require entrance to a post-summer session.