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            | Autumn Quarter 2008 | 
           
          
            | Labor Day (holiday)  | 
            Mon, September 1  | 
           
          
            Autumn Registration for Non-Admitted Students Begins  | 
            Tue, September 2  | 
           
          
            | Class Instruction Begins | 
            Mon, September 29 | 
           
          
            | Waitlist Ends  | 
            Thurs, September 25  | 
           
          
            Last Day to Register or Add Courses*, to Register 
               
              Without Late Fee, or to Apply for Audit  | 
            Fri, October 3  | 
           
          
            | Autumn Quarter 100% tuition refund deadline | 
            Fri, October 3  | 
           
          
            Last Day to Apply for Pass/No Credit, Independent 
               
              Study, Internships, and Individual Instruction  | 
            Fri, October 10  | 
           
          
            | Autumn Quarter 75% tuition refund deadline | 
            Fri, October 10  | 
           
          
            Autumn Quarter 50% tuition refund deadline  | 
            Fri, October 17  | 
           
          
            | Day of Common Learning  | 
            Wed, October 15  | 
           
          
            | Autumn Quarter 25% tuition refund deadline | 
            Fri, October 31  | 
           
          
            | Last Day to Withdraw From Courses | 
            Fri, November 7  | 
           
          
            | Veterans Day (holiday); no classes  | 
            Tue, November 11 | 
           
          
            Winter Registration for Admitted Students Currently  
              in Attendance   | 
            Mon–Thu, Nov 17–20 | 
           
          
            Winter Registration for Graduate or New Admits Begins  | 
            Mon, November 24  | 
           
          
            | Thanksgiving (holiday);  no classes  | 
            Thu–Fri, Nov 27–28 | 
           
          
            | Winter Registration for Non-Admitted Students Begins | 
            Mon, December 8  | 
           
          
            Final Examinations or Last Class for All Evening Classes  | 
            Mon–Thu, Dec 8–11 | 
           
          
            | Last Class for Day Classes | 
            Tue, December 9  | 
           
          
            | Final Examination for All Day Classes | 
            Wed–Fri, Dec 10–12  | 
           
          
            | Grades Due | 
            Fri, December 19 | 
           
            
          
            | Winter Quarter 2009 | 
           
          
            | Class Instruction Begins | 
            Mon, January 5  | 
           
          
            | Waitlist Ends | 
            Thurs, January 1  | 
           
          
            Last Day to Register or Add Courses*, to Register Without Late Fee, or to Apply for Audit                | 
            Fri, January 9  | 
           
          
            | Winter Quarter 100% tuition refund deadline | 
            Fri, January 9  | 
           
          
            Last Day to Apply for Pass/No Credit, Independent 
              Study, Internships, and Individual Instruction                 | 
            Fri, January 16  | 
           
          
            | Winter Quarter 75% tuition refund deadline | 
            Fri, January 16  | 
           
          
            | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (holiday); evening classes meet** | 
            Mon, January 19  | 
           
          
            Winter Quarter 50% tuition refund deadline  | 
            Mon, January 26 | 
           
          
            | Winter Quarter 25% tuition refund deadline | 
            Mon, February 9  | 
           
          
            | Last Day to Withdraw From Courses  | 
            Fri, February 13  | 
           
          
            | Presidents Day (holiday); evening classes meet** | 
            Mon, February 16 | 
           
          
            Spring Registration for Admitted Students Currently  
              in Attendance   | 
            Mon–Thu, Feb 23–26 | 
           
          
            Spring Registration for Graduate or New Admits Begins  | 
            Mon, March 2  | 
           
          
            Spring Registration for Non-Admitted Students Begins  | 
            Mon, March 16 | 
           
          
            | Last Class for Day Classes | 
            Mon, March 16 | 
           
          
            Final Examinations or Last Class for All Evening Classes  | 
            Mon–Thu, March 16–19 | 
           
          
            | Final Examination for All Day Classes | 
            Tue–Thu, March 17–19 | 
           
          
            | Spring Vacation | 
            March 20–29 | 
           
          
            | Grades Due | 
            Thu, March 26 | 
           
            
          
            | Spring Quarter 2009 | 
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            | Class Instruction Begins | 
            Mon, March 30  | 
           
          
            | Waitlist Ends | 
            Thurs, March 26  | 
           
          
            Last Day to Register or Add Courses*, to Register  
              Without Late Fee, or to Apply for Audit   | 
            Fri, April 3  | 
           
          
            | Spring Quarter 100% tuition refund deadline | 
            Fri, April 3  | 
           
          
            | Good Friday (half-day holiday)  | 
            Fri, April 10  | 
           
          
            Last Day to Apply for Pass/No Credit, Independent 
                 
              Study, Internships, and Individual Instruction  | 
            Mon, April 13  | 
           
          
            | Spring Quarter 75% tuition refund deadline | 
            Mon, April 13  | 
           
          
            | Summer Registration Begins | 
            Wed, April 15 | 
           
          
            | Spring Quarter 50% tuition refund deadline | 
            Mon, April 20  | 
           
          
            | Spring Quarter 25% tuition refund deadline | 
            Mon, May 4  | 
           
          
            | Last Day to Withdraw From Courses | 
            Fri, May 8  | 
           
          
            Autumn Registration for Admitted Students Currently 
               
              in Attendance   | 
            Mon–Thu, May 11-14 | 
           
          
            | Autumn Registration for New Admits Begins | 
            Sat, May 16 | 
           
          
            | Memorial Day (holiday); evening classes meet**  | 
            Mon, May 25 | 
           
          
            | Autumn Registration for Graduate Students Begins | 
            Tue, May 26  | 
           
          
            | Last Class for Day Classes | 
            Fri, June 5  | 
           
          
            | Student Reading/Faculty In-Service Day | 
            Mon, June 8  | 
           
          
            Final Examinations or Last Class for All Evening Classes                 | 
            Mon–Thu, June 8–11  | 
           
          
            | Final Examination for All Day Classes | 
            Tue–Thu, June 9–11 | 
           
          
            | Ivy Cutting | 
            Fri, June 12  | 
           
          
            | Commencement (date changed Nov 13, 2008)  | 
            Sun, June 14  | 
           
          
            | Grades Due | 
            Mon, June 22  | 
           
            
          
            | Summer Sessions 2009 | 
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            | First Four-Week Session Begins | 
            Mon, June 15  | 
           
          
            | First Four-Week Graduate Education Session Begins  | 
            Mon, June 29  | 
           
          
            | Independence Day (holiday);  no classes   | 
            Fri, July 3  | 
           
          
            | Second Four-Week Session Begins | 
            Mon, July 13  | 
           
          
            Last day to register for independent study, internship, individual instruction and dissertation               | 
            Mon, July 13  | 
           
          
            | Second Four-Week Graduate Education Session Begins | 
            Mon, July 27 | 
           
          
            | Grades Due | 
            Fri, September 11 | 
           
         
         Evening classes include all classes that begin at 4:30 p.m. or later. The last day of class is the week prior to the scheduled final. 
         *Late fees will be charged if registration occurs after the fifth day of the instructional quarter. Students must process a registration petition to be considered for later registration with supporting statements from each instructor.  
         
            **Monday evening classes will meet on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, and Memorial Day in order to have the required class sessions. 
          
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