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Academic Calendar 2005-2006


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This document is not intended to be construed as an employee work calendar.

 

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Fall Semester

    AUGUST 1, 2005
    ADMISSION APPLICATION cycle for spring 2006 begins

    AUGUST 12, 2005
    Last day to submit to the Division of Graduate Studies departmental clearance paperwork on behalf of August 2005 master's degree candidates (include a copy of the completed final report on incomplete or in-progress work, if needed for graduation)

    AUGUST 17, 2005
    SEMESTER begins
    ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY for faculty

    AUGUST 19, 2005
    New Student CONVOCATION

    AUGUST 22, 2005
    INSTRUCTION begins
    Auditors and "60+ Years" students may register
    Application period for degrees to be granted in December 2005 begins

    AUGUST 22-26, 2005
    WELCOME WEEK '05 - activities and programs for new and continuing students, faculty, and staff

    SEPTEMBER 1, 2005
    SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS for the 2006­2007 academic year will be available online

    SEPTEMBER 2, 2005
    Last day to

    • ADD CLASSES without special permission
    • DROP CLASSES without a serious and compelling reason
    • register for Credit by Examination
    • File an application for BACHELOR'S and MASTER'S DEGREES to be granted in December 2005

    SEPTEMBER 5, 2005
    Labor Day - no classes; all offices closed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
Last day for faculty to submit CHANGES and CLEARANCES (incomplete grades, approved petitions, departmental approvals, transfer transcripts) required for graduation with a bachelor's degree at the end of the summer 2005

    SEPTEMBER 19, 2005

    • ADD CLASSES with permission
    • DROP CLASSES for serious and compelling reason without a grade of W (withdrawal) listed on university transcript
    • Last day to change to or from credit/no credit grading
    • change from credit registration to audit registration or audit registration to credit registration
    • take examination for Credit by Examination

    SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
    Last day for graduate students to apply for ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY this semester in order to be eligible for graduation in May 2006

    OCTOBER 1, 2005

    • ADMISSION APPLICATION cycle for fall 2006 begins
    • Last day for INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS to submit a university application for admission to graduate or postbaccalaureate studies for the spring semester


    OCTOBER 3, 2005
    Last day for faculty to submit Credit by Examination grades

    OCTOBER 4, 2005
    Rosh Hashanah

    OCTOBER 5, 2005
    Ramadan begins

    OCTOBER 13, 2005
    Yom Kippur

    OCTOBER 24, 2005
    Last day to file edited, committee-approved master's thesis for December 2005 graduation

    To Be Announced
    ADMISSIONS DAY 2005

    NOVEMBER 7, 2005
    Telephone/Web registration for spring 2006 semester begins

    NOVEMBER 15, 2005
    Last day to withdraw from a course for SERIOUS and COMPELLING REASONS, except by complete withdrawal from the university for circumstances beyond the student's control

    NOVEMBER 23, 2005
    THANKSGIVING RECESS BEGINS
    No classes; offices will post hours

    NOVEMBER 24-25, 2005
    THANKSGIVING RECESS
    Campus closed; the library will post holiday hours

    NOVEMBER 30, 2005
    Priority application deadline for SCHOLARSHIPS for the 2006-2007 academic year

    To Be Announced
    DOG DAYS - new student orientation, spring 2006

    DECEMBER 7, 2005
    Last day of instruction
    Last day to withdraw from a complete program for circumstances beyond the student's control

    DECEMBER 8 &9, 2005
    Final exam preparation and faculty consultation days

    DECEMBER 12-15, 2005
    FINAL SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

    DECEMBER 19, 2005
    FALL SEMESTER ends
    Last day to

    • Last day to submit incomplete make-up work or request extension of time for incomplete grades from fall 2004
    • Last day to submit to the Division of Graduate Studies departmental clearance paperwork on behalf of December 2005 master's degree candidates (include a copy of the completed final report on incomplete or in-progress work, if needed for graduation)


    DECEMBER 23, 2005
    Fall 2005 online grades due from faculty

    DECEMBER 26-31, 2005
    Campus closed (Dec. 26­ Jan. 2)
    WINTER RECESS (Dec. 20­Jan. 11)


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Spring Semester

JANUARY 1, 2006
Financial Aid application filing period for priority consideration for the 2006­2007 academic year begins (Jan. 1­March 2)

JANUARY 2, 2006
Campus closed (Dec. 26-Jan. 2)

WINTER RECESS (Dec. 20­Jan. 11)

JANUARY 12, 2006
SEMESTER begins

JANUARY 16, 2006
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday - no classes; campus closed

JANUARY 18, 2006
INSTRUCTION begins

Auditors and "60+ Years" students may register

Application period for degrees to be granted in May 2006 begins

JANUARY 29, 2006
Chinese New Year

JANUARY 31, 2006
Last day to

  • ADD CLASSES without special permission
  • DROP CLASSES without a serious and compelling reason
  • Register for Credit by Examination

FEBRUARY 3, 2006

Last day for faculty to submit CHANGES and CLEARANCES (incomplete grades, approved petitions, departmental approvals, transfer transcripts) required for graduation with a bachelor's degree at the end of the fall 2005 semester

Last day file an application for BACHELOR'S and MASTER'S DEGREES to be granted in May 2006

FEBRUARY 14, 2006
Last day to

  • change to or from credit/no credit grading
  • change from credit registration to audit registration or audit registration to credit registration
  • take examination for Credit by Examination



FEBRUARY 20, 2006
Presidents' Day - no classes; all offices closed


To Be Announced
PREVIEW DAY 2006

MARCH 1, 2006
Last day for INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS to submit a university application for admission to graduate or postbaccalaureate studies for the fall semester

MARCH 2, 2006
Filing deadline for Financial Aid priority consideration for the 2006-2007 academic year

MARCH 3, 2006
Last day for graduate students to apply for ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY this semester in order to be eligible for graduation in August 2006 or December 2006
Last day for faculty to submit Credit by Examination grades

MARCH 20, 2006
Last day to file edited, committee-approved master's thesis for May 2006 graduation

MARCH 31, 2006
Cesar Chavez Day - no classes; campus closed

APRIL10-14
SPRING RECESS

APRIL 13, 2006
Pesach (Passover) begins


APRIL 16, 2004
Easter

APRIL 17, 2006

Telephone/Web Registration for fall 2006 begins

APRIL 18, 2006
Last day to withdraw from a course for SERIOUS and COMPELLING REASONS, except by complete withdrawal from the university for circumstances beyond the student's control

APRIL 20-23
VINTAGE DAYS

MAY 10, 2006
Last day of instruction
Last day to withdraw from a complete program for circumstances beyond the student's control

MAY 11 & 12, 2006
Final exam preparation and faculty consultation days

MAY 15-18, 2006
FINAL SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

MAY 18, 2006
Last day to

  • submit incomplete make-up work or request extension of time for incomplete grades from spring 2005
  • submit to the Division of Graduate Studies departmental clearance paperwork on behalf of May 2006 master's degree candidates (include a copy of the completed final report on incomplete or in-progress work, if needed for graduation)

MAY 20, 2006
SPRING SEMESTER ends
95th annual COMMENCEMENT

MAY 22, 2006

SUMMER SESSION begins (May 22­Aug. 11); see Summer Session Catalog

MAY 29, 2006
Memorial Day holiday observed - no classes; campus closed.

MAY 30, 2006
Spring 2006 online grades due from faculty

JUNE 23, 2006
Last day for faculty to submit changes and clearances (incomplete grades, approved petitions, departmental approvals, transfer transcripts) required for graduation with a bachelor's degree at the end of the spring 2006 semester
Last day to file an application for bachelor's degree to be granted August 2006


JULY 4, 2006
Fourth of July holiday observed - campus closed

To Be Announced
DOG DAYS - new student orientation, fall 2006