Academic Calendar for 2011-2012

Fall Semester 2011

August 10 Wednesday Student Affairs Workshop
August 11-12 Thursday-Friday Faculty/Staff Institute
August 12 Friday Student Leadership Retreat
August 13 Saturday Residence halls open for new students
Freshman Orientation begins
August 17 Wednesday Registration for freshmen
August 18 Thursday Residence halls open for Continuing Students and Transfer students
Clearing of student accounts and issuing of registration permits
August 19 Friday Registration for continuing and transfer students
August 22 Monday Classes begin
Late registration begins
August 26 Thursday Last day to register or add courses
September 5 Monday Labor Day Holiday
September 8 Thursday Annual Fall Convocation
September 9 Friday Last day to drop a course without penalty
September 28 Wednesday (Afternoon) Institutional Service Activities
October 3-6 Monday-Thursday Mid-semester examinations
October 7 Friday Mid-semester grades due in Office of Admissions and Records
October 13 Thursday Fall Semester Honors Day Convocation
October 18 Tuesday Graduate and Professional School Information Day
October 27 Thursday (Afternoon) Institutional Service Activities
October 31 -November 11 Monday-Friday Academic planning, advisement and pre-registration for Spring Semester
November 14-18 Monday-Friday American Education Week
November 19 Saturday Annual Fall Harvest Worship Service/Rally Parade
November 23 Wednesday Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:00 p.m.
November 28 Monday Thanksgiving recess ends at 8:00 a.m.
November 29 Tuesday Posttests for freshmen
December 1 Thursday Last day of classes for Fall Semester
December 2 Friday Final examinations in selected courses for freshmen
December 4 Sunday Annual Christmas Concert
December 5 Monday Final examinations begin
December 8 Thursday Final examinations end
Residence halls close
December 13 Tuesday Fall Semester grades due in Office of Admissions and Records

Spring Semester 2012

January 2 Monday Faculty and staff return
Faculty/Staff Mid-Year Conference
January 3 Tuesday Residence halls open for new and continuing students
Clearing of student accounts and issuing of registration permits
January 4 Wednesday Registration for Spring Semester
January 5 Thursday Classes begin
Late registration begins
January 9 Monday Last day to register of add courses
January 13 Thursday President's Informational Session
January 16 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Observance
January 20 Friday Last day to drop a course without penalty
January 22-29 Sunday-Saturday Homecoming Week
January 25 Wednesday (Afternoon) Institutional Service Activities
February 1 Wednesday Middle School Visitation Day
February 7-11 Monday - Friday African-American History Week
February 8 Wednesday High School Visitation Day
February 9 Thrusday Spring Semester Honors Day Convocation
February 14-17 Tuesday-Friday Science in Action Week
February 21-24 Tuesday-Friday Religious Emphasis Week
February 24 Friday Mid-Winter Banquet and Rally
February 27 - March 1 Monday-Thursday Mid-semester examinations
March 2 Friday Mid-semester grades due in Office of Admissions and Records
Spring Break begins after 5:00 p.m. classes
March 12 Monday Spring Break ends at 8:00 a.m.
March 12-23 Monday-Friday Academic Planning, Advisement, and Pre-Registration for Fall Semester
March 14-16 Wednesday-Friday Career Fest
March 20 Tuesday Prizes and Awards Night
March 20-23 Tuesday-Friday Honors Week
March 22 Thursday (Afternoon) Institutional Service Activities
March 26-31 Monday-Friday Fine Arts Festival
April 5 Thursday Annual Easter Worship Service
April 6 Friday Easter recess begins at 5:00 p.m.
April 10 Tuesday Easter recess ends at 8:00 a.m.
Posttests for Freshmen
April 23-26 Tuesday - Friday Final Examinations for graduating seniors
April 26 Thursday Last day of classes for Spring Semester
April 27 Friday Final examinations in selected courses for freshmen
April 27 Friday Final grades for graduating seniors due in Office of Admissions and Records

April 30

Monday Final examinations begin

April 30 -       May 4

Monday-Friday Senior Week activities
May 3 Thursday Final examinations end
May 5 Saturday Annual Commencement Convocation
Residence halls close
May 8 Tuesday Spring Semester grades due in Office of Admissions and Records
Last day of academic year for faculty

2012 Summer School

May 24-June 22 First Session
June 24-July 24 Second Session