Fall 2011                                                              

Monday-Tuesday                 August                  15-16                      Advising
Monday                                  August                  15                            AIM Classes Begin
Wednesday                          August                   17                           Day Classes Begin
Tuesday                                August                   23                           Last Day to Register or Add a Class (Day Classes)
Monday                                 September           05                           Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)
Friday-Saturday                   September           16-18                      Family Weekend
Monday                                  October                  10                          Mid-term Grades Due (8:00 a.m.)
Monday-Friday                    October                 10-14                     Fall Break
Friday-Saturday                  October                 21-22                     Homecoming
Monday                                  November             07                           Last Day to Drop a Class or Withdraw (Day Classes)
Monday-Friday                      November             07-11                     Advising & Registration (Jr & Sr) for Spring 2012
Monday-Friday                      November             14-18                     Advising & Registration (Fr & So) for Spring 2012
Thursday-Friday                  November             24-25                     Thanksgiving Holiday (No Classes)
Friday                                     December             02                           Last Day of Classes (Day)
Monday-Friday                      December             05-09                     Final Exams (Day)
Friday                                     December             09                          Senior Grades Due (11:00)
Friday                                     December             09                           Fall 2011 Term Ends
Saturday                                December             10                           Fall 2011 Commencement (10:30 CST)Monday                                  December             12                           Final Grades Due 

MWF - 42 DAYS @ 50 MINUTES + 120 MINUTE EXAM = 44.4 CONTACT HOURS
TR - 28 DAYS @ 75 MINUTES + 120 MINUTE EXAM = 44.4 CONTACT HOURS

WINTER TERM  2011

Monday                                December            12                           Winter Term Begins
Friday                                    January                 13                           Winter Term Ends

Spring 2012

Monday                                  January                  16                            Martin Luther King Holiday (No Classes)Tuesday                                January                  17                            AIM Classes Begin
Tuesday                                January                  17                            Advising
Wednesday                          January                  18                            Classes Begin (Day)
Tuesday                                January                  24                            Last Day to Register or Add a Class (Day or Evening) Monday                                  March                     12                            Mid-term Grades Due (8:00 a.m.)
Monday-Friday                     March                    12-16                     Spring Break
Monday-Friday                      March                     26-30                      Advising & Registration (Jr. & Sr.) for Fall 2012
Monday                                   April                        02                            Last day to Drop a Class or Withdraw (Day Classes)
Monday-Thursday                April                        02-05                      Advising & Registration (Fr & So) for Fall 2012
Friday                                     April                       06                            Good Friday Holiday (No Classes)
Thursday                                April                       26                            Founder's Day and Honor's Convocation
Friday                                      May                        04                            Last Day of Classes (Day Classes)
Monday-Friday                       May                        07-11                       Final Exams (Day)
Friday                                      May                        11                             Spring Term 2012 Ends
Friday                                     May                        11                            Senior Grades Due (11:00 a.m.)
Friday                                      May                        11                             Baccalaureate Service
Saturday                                 May                        12                             Spring 2012 Commencement (10:00 CDT)Monday                                   May                        14                             Final Grades Due                                                                                                 

MWF - 43 DAYS @ 50 MINUTES + 120 MINUTE FINAL EXAM = 45.4 CONTACT HOURS
TR - 29 DAYS @ 75 MINUTES + 120 MINUTE FINAL EXAM = 45.9 CONTACT HOURS

Summer 2012

Full-Term                          May 14 - August 17 (14 weeks)
Part of Term 2                  May 14 - June 01 (3 weeks)
Part of Term 3                  June 04 - June 22 (3 weeks)
S1 - AIM                             May 14 - June 29 (7 weeks)
S2 - AIM                             July 02  - August 17 (7 weeks)
Monday                             May                        28                           Memorial Day Holiday (No Classes)
Wednesday                     July                        04                           Independence Day Holiday (No Classes)

Registrar's Office - 02/16/11 - Approved by Academic Affairs Council