Fall 2009                                                                 

Monday-Tuesday           August 17-18                   Advising
Wednesday                    August 19                         Day Classes Begin
Tuesday                          August   25                         Last Day to Register or Add a Class (Day Classes)
Monday                           September  07                Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)
Friday-Saturday              September  18-19          Family Weekend
Friday                               October  09                      Mid-term Grades Due
Monday-Friday               October 12-16                Fall Break
Friday-Saturday            November 06-07             Homecoming
Monday                            November 09                   Last Day to Drop a Class or Withdraw (Day Classes)
Monday-Friday                November 09-13             Advising & Registration (Jr. & Sr.) for Spring 2010
Monday-Friday                November 16-20             Advising & Registration (Fr & So) for Spring 2010
Thursday-Friday            November 26-27             Thanksgiving Holiday (No Classes)
Friday                               December 04                   Last Day of Classes (Day)
Monday-Friday                December  07-11            Final Exams (Day)
Friday                               December 11                  Senior Grades Due 11:00)
Friday                               December 11                   Fall 2009 Term Ends
Saturday                          December 12                   Fall 2009 Commencement (10:30 CST
Monday                            December  14                  Final Grades Due

MWF - 42 DAYS @ 50 MINUTES + 90 MINUTE EXAM = 43.8 CONTACT HOURS
TR - 28 DAYS @ 75 MINUTES + 90 MINUTE EXAM = 43.8 CONTACT HOURS

WINTER TERM - (12 possible instruction days if Saturday's are included)

Spring 2010

Monday                          January 18                         Martin Luther King Holiday 
Tuesday                         January 19                         Advising
Wednesday                   January  20                        Classes Begin (Day)
Tuesday                         January  26                        Last Day to Register or Add a Class (Day or Evening)
Friday                              March 12                            Mid-term Grades Due
Monday-Friday             March 15-19                     Spring Break
Monday-Friday              March 29- April 1               Advising & Registration (Jr. & Sr.) for Fall 2010
Friday                             April 02                               Holiday (Good Friday)
Monday-Friday              April 5-9                               Advising & Registration (Fr. & So.) for Fall 2010 Monday                          April 05                                Last day to Drop or Withdraw (Day classes)  
Thursday                       April 22                                Founder's Day and Honor's Convocation
Friday                             April 30                                Last Day of Classes (Day classes)
Monday-Friday              May 03-07                          Final Exams (Day)
Friday                             May 07                                Spring Term 2010 Ends
Friday                             May 07                               Senior Grades Due (11:00)
Friday                             May 07                                Baccalaureate Service
Saturday                        May  08                               Spring 2010 Commencement (10:00 CDT)
Monday                          May  10                               Final Grades Due
                                                               
 

MWF - 40 DAYS @ 50 MINUTES + 90 MINUTE FINAL EXAM = 41.8 CONTACT HOURS
TR - 27 DAYS @ 75 MINUTES + 90 MINUTE FINAL EXAM = 42.3 CONTACT HOURS

Summer 2010
Full-Term              May 10 - August 13 (14 weeks)
Part of Term 2      May 10 - May 28 (3 weeks)
Part of Term 3      May 31 - June 11 (3 weeks)
S1 - AIM                 May 10 - June 25 (7 weeks)
S2 - AIM                 June 28 - August 12 (7 weeks)

Monday            May                       31                           Memorial Day Holiday (No Classes)
Friday               July                        05                           Independence Day Holiday (No Classes