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Fall Semester 2023
August 7 (M) | New International Student Athlete Orientation |
August 10 (Th) | New Faculty Orientation |
August 10 (Th) | Orientation and Registration for all New Students 100% tuition and fees due by 3:00 p.m. (cst) First cancellation for all unpaid accounts. Students will be allowed to re-register if full payment is made. |
August 14 (M) | General Faculty In-service Meeting |
August 14 (M) | Check-in for all returning international students $75 late registration fee in effect for all students |
August 16 (W) | Classes commence at 8:00 a.m. First meeting of evening graduate classes |
August 17 (Th) | Last day for adding courses 100% of tuition and fees due by 3:00 p.m. (cst) Final cancellation for all unpaid accounts. This cancellation is final and students will not be allowed to re-register for Fall full term and or Fall Online Term 1. |
August 18 (F) | Last day to register for the Comprehensive Exam. Register by noon. |
August 22 (T) | Last day for 100% refund of basic tuition and fees for withdrawal |
August 29 (T) | Last day for 50% refund of basic tuition and fees for withdrawal Last day for dropping courses without 100% fees due |
September 4 (M) | Labor Day Holiday |
September 8 (F) | Comprehensive Exam given (Administered in Blackboard only) |
October 10 (Tu) | Assessment Day |
October 24 (Tu) | Last day for dropping or withdrawing without academic penalty |
October 30 (M) | Registration for the Spring Semester |
November 8 (W) | Last day for filing application for a degree to be completed at end of Spring Semester |
November 20-24 (M-F) | Thanksgiving Holidays |
November 27 (M) | Classes resume at 8:00 a.m. |
November 29 (W) | Deadline for applications for admission to the Spring Semester |
November 30 (Th) | Last day of classes |
December 1 (F) | Dead Day |
December 4-7 (M-Th) | Final Examinations |
December 7 & 8 (Th-F) | Fall Commencement Exercises (subject to change) |
Spring Semester 2024
January 4 (Th) | Orientation Registration 100% of tuition and fees due by 3:00 p.m. (cst) First cancellation for all unpaid accounts. Students will be allowed to re-register if full payment is made. |
January 8 (M) | $75 late registration fee in effect |
January 10 (W) | Classes commence at 8:00 a.m. First meeting of evening graduate classes |
January 11 (Th) | Last day for adding courses 100 % of tuition and fees due by 3:00 p.m. (cst) Final cancellation for all unpaid accounts. This cancellation is final and students will not be allowed to re-register for Spring full term and/or Spring Online Term 1. |
January 15 (M) | Martin Luther King Holiday (No day or evening classes will meet) |
January 16 (T) | Last day for 100% refund of basic tuition and fees for withdrawal |
January 19 (F) | Last day to register for the Comprehensive Exam. Register by noon. |
January 23 (T) | Last day for 50% refund of basic tuition and fees for withdrawal Last day for dropping courses without 100% fees due |
February 2 (F) | Comprehensive Exam given (Administered in Blackboard only) |
March 5 (Tu) | Assessment Day |
March 18 (M) | Registration for both Summer and Fall Semesters |
March 19 (Tu) | Last day for dropping courses or withdrawing without academic penalty |
March 25-29 (M-F) | Spring Break |
April 4 (Th) | Last day for filing application for a degree to be completed at end of Summer Semester |
April 19 (F) | Orientation |
April 25 (Th) | Last day of classes |
April 26 (F) | Dead Day |
April 29-May 2 (M-Th) | Final Examinations |
May 2-3 (Th-F) | Spring Commencement Exercises (subject to change) |
May 6 (M) | Deadline for applications for admission to the Summer Semester |
Summer Semester 2024
Summer Mini I | |
May 23 (Th) | Registration for Summer Mini I, Summer Mini II and 8-week sessions 100% tuition and fees due |
May 23 (Th) | Orientation |
May 28 (T) | Classes commence at 8:00 a.m. for the Summer Mini 1 Session |
May 30 (Th) | Last day to add for Summer Mini I Last day for 100% refund Summer Mini I |
June 4 (Tu) | Last day for 50% refund of basic tuition and fees for withdrawal(Summer Mini I) Last day for dropping courses without 100% fees due (Summer Mini I) |
June 6 (Th) | Orientation |
June 11 (Tu) | Last day for withdrawing during Summer Mini I without academic penalty |
June 19 (W) | Juneteenth Holiday |
June 27 (Th) | Orientation |
June 28 (F) | Last day of classes for Summer Mini I |
Summer Mini II | |
July 1 (M) | Classes commence at 8:00 a.m. for the Summer Mini II Session 100% of tuition and fees due |
July 3 (W) | Last day to add for Summer Mini II Last day for 100% refund Summer Mini II |
July 4-5 (Th-F) | Independence Day Holiday |
July 9 (Tu) | Last day for 50% refund of basic tuition and fees for withdrawal (Summer Mini II) Last day for dropping courses without 100% fees due (Summer Mini II) |
July 16 (Tu) | Last day for withdrawing during Summer Mini II without academic penalty |
July 18 (Th) | Orientation |
August 1 (Th) | Last day of classes for Summer Mini II |
August 8 (Th) | Orientation |
Summer 8 Week | |
May 23 (Th) | Registration for Summer Mini I, Summer Mini II and 8-week sessions |
May 28 (Tu) | Classes commence at 8:00 a.m. for the 8-week session First meeting of evening graduate classes $75 late registration fee in effect |
June 3 (M) | Last day for adding courses for full 8-week session Last day for 100% refund of basic tuition and fees (8-week session) |
June 11 (Tu) | Last day for 50% refund of basic tuition and fees for withdrawal (8-week session) Last day for dropping courses without 100% fees due (8-week session) |
June 19 (W) | Juneteenth Holiday |
June 26 (W) | Last day for dropping courses or withdrawing during 8-week session without academic penalty |
July 4-5 (Th-F) | Independence Day Holiday |
July 8 (M) | Registration for the Fall Semester |
July 12 (F) | Last day for filing application for a degree to be completed at end of Fall Semester |
July 26 (F) | Deadline for applications for admission to the Fall Semester |
July 30 (Tu) | Last day of classes for 8-week session |
July 31 – Aug 2 (W-F) | Final Examinations for 8-week session classes |