August 30 Wednesday. Beginning of Orientation.
Aug 30-Sept 1 Wednesday through Friday. Registration of graduate students.
September 5 Tuesday. Classes of the first semester begin.
Instructor's signature is required to add a course.
Opening Convocation 11 AM.
September 18 Monday. Last day to add a course without a fee.
October 2 Monday. Last day to change a grade option declaration.
October 9 Monday. Columbus Day Holiday. No University exercises.
October 20 Friday. Mid-semester deadline. Last day to add a course. Last day to change from audit to credit or credit to audit in a course.
Oct 23-Nov 3 Monday through Friday. Registration for Semester II.
Nov. 22-26 Wednesday noon to Sunday. Thanksgiving recess.
November 27 Monday. Classes resume.
December 1 Friday. Deadline for declaring a leave for Sem.
II or to confirm readmission for Sem. II
December 7 Thursday. Beginning of Reading Period.
December 11 Monday. Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete.
Dec. 12-20 Tuesday through Wednesday. Final Examination Period.
Dec. 21-Jan. 23 Winter Recess
January 15 Monday. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No University exercises.
January 17-23 Wednesday through Tuesday. Registration of new and readmitted graduate students for the second semester.
January 24 Wednesday. Classes of the second semester begin. Instructor's signature is required to add a course. Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May (on Semester I registration fee) due.
February 6 Tuesday. Last day to add a course without a fee.
February 17-20 Saturday through Tuesday. Long weekend. No University exercises.
February 21 Wednesday. Last day to change a grade option declaration.
March 8 Friday. Mid-semester deadline. Last day to add a course. Last day to change from audit to credit or credit to audit in a course.
Mar 23-31 Saturday through Sunday. Spring recess.
April 1 Monday. Classes resume.
April 15-26 Monday through Friday. Registration for Semester I, 1996-97.
Apr. 26-May 7 Friday through Tuesday. Reading Period.
May 1 Wednesday. Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May due.
May 7 Tuesday. Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete.
May 8-17 Wednesday through Friday. Final Examination Period.
May 27 Monday. Commencement.
June 1 Saturday. Deadline to declare a leave or to confirm readmission for Sem I.
September 3 Tuesday. Opening of the 1996-97 Academic Year.