2012–2013 Academic Calendar

Freshman Preorientation Dates 2012-2013

August 18, Saturday
Cultural Connections program begins
August 18, Saturday
FOOT 6-day program begins
August 19, Sunday
Harvest program begins
August 20, Monday
FOOT 4-day program begins
August 20, Monday
Orientation for International Students begins
August 24, Friday
Freshman residences open and freshman orientation begins, 9 a.m.

 Fall 2012 

August 22, Wednesday Residences open to upperclassmen, 9 a.m.
August 24, Friday
Residences open to freshmen, 9 a.m.
August 28, Tuesday
Upperclass registration
August 29, Wednesday
Fall-term classes begin, 8.20 a.m.
August 31, Friday
Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead
September 3, Monday
Labor Day; Classes do not meet
October 12-14, Friday - Sunday
2012 Family Weekend .
October 23, Tuesday
October recess begins, 11 p.m.
October 29, Monday
Classes resume, 8.20 a.m.
November 16, Friday
November recess begins, 5.30 p.m.
November 26, Monday
Classes resume, 8.20 a.m.
December 7, Friday
Classes end, 5.30 p.m.; Reading Period begins
December 13, Thursday
Final examinations begin, 9 a.m.
December 18, Tuesday
Examinations end, 5.30 p.m.; Winter recess begins
December 19, Wednesday
Undergraduate residences close, 12 noon

Spring 2013

January 9, Wednesday
Undergraduate residences open
January 14, Monday
Spring term classes begin, 8.20 a.m.
January 18, Friday
Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead
January 21, Monday
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.; Classes do not meet
March 8, Friday
Spring recess begins, 5.30 p.m.
March 25, Monday
Classes resume, 8.20 a.m.
April 26, Friday
Classes end, 5.30 p.m.; Reading Period begins
May 2, Thursday
Final examinations begin, 9 a.m.
May 7, Tuesday
Examinations end, 5.30 p.m.
May 8, Wednesday
Residences close, 12 noon, for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors
May 20, Monday
University Commencement
May 21, Tuesday
Residences close, 12 noon, for seniors
August 28, Wednesday
Fall term 2013 classes begin