Academic Calendar 2014-2015 August 8 August 11 August 14-15 August 20-22 August 21 August 22 August 23-24 August 25 August 26 August 29 September 1 September 2 September 10 September 11 FALL SEMESTER 2014 Last day for students to clear all Registration Holds (i.e., Fiscal, Health, or Academic). Student schedules deleted (purged) for holds not satisfied (once deleted, original schedule not guaranteed). Fiscal: Payment of Fall 2014 Tuition. Academic: Paperwork completed for academic sanctions. Web registration via MyDU) closes at 5PM. Web registration re-opens. Late registration fee assessed for Continuing Students. Faculty/Staff Institute and Academic Advising Workshops. Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) activities check-in for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students. Residence halls and cafeteria open for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students with Fiscal, Health and Academic clearance. Residence halls open for Continuing Students. Web Registration (via mydu) ends at 5:00 PM. Student schedules deleted for holds not satisfied. Class of 2015: Last day for departments to complete senior audits. Last day for graduating seniors to apply for graduation. Welcome Weekend. Classes begin. Late registration begins via mydu (Late Fee Assessed) Late registration fee assessed for Continuing and New Students. Last say to admit students for the Fall 2014 semester. Late registration ends. Last day to add a course. mydu closes at 5:00 PM. Student schedules deleted (purged) if Holds are not satisfied. Labor Day Holiday. Classes resume. Official Attendance Rosters administered by faculty in class. Official Attendance Rosters due in the Office of Records and Registration. Administrative purge from courses if student never attended.
September 12 September 15-19 September 17 Enrollment Census. Last day to drop without receiving W. Early Alert (4 th Week Assessment of Students) CIRP administered. Constitution Day. September 16-18 Assessment Day: CLA administered in English 110 and 111. October, 4-10 Mid Term Examinations. October 8 October 13 October, 19 November 7 November 10 November 17-21 November 19 November 26-28 December 1 December 5 December 6-12 December 13 December 15 December 16-17 December 19 Last day for students to submit course work to faculty to remove I grade from Summer Session. Mid-term grades due 12 Noon. Last day for faculty to submit change of I grades for Summer Session (if not submitted, grade becomes an F ). Founders Day. Last day to withdraw from courses and the University with grade of W. Spring 2015 Academic Advising begins. Spring 2015 Registration begins (mydu Opens). Student evaluation of faculty. Student Assessment Day. Thanksgiving Break. Classes Resume. Last Day of Classes. Spring 2015 Registration continues. Last day to withdraw from courses and the University with grade of WF. Final Examinations. Semester ends for students. Residence Halls close (12:00 PM). Cafeteria closes. Final grades due (12:00 PM). Last day for students to remove holds (i.e., Fiscal, Health, or Academic) for Spring 2015. Schedule deleted (purged) If holds are not satisfied. Once deleted, original schedule not guaranteed. Degree conferral for Fall 2014 graduates. Fiscal: Payment of Spring 2015 Tuition. Academic: Paperwork Completed for Academic Sanctions. Institutional Effectiveness/Assessment Meetings and Submissions. Christmas recess begins at 5:00 PM.
January 5 January 6 January 7 January 8-9 January 9 January 12 January 13 January 16 SPRING SEMESTER 2015 Campus reopens Spring 2015 Web Registration resumes for Continuing Students. Late Registration Fee assessed for Continuing Students. Faculty/Staff Institute. College/School/Department Meetings; Faculty Development. Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) activities check-in for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students. Residence halls and cafeteria open (8AM) for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students with fiscal, health and academic clearance. Fiscal: Payment of Spring 2015 Tuition. Academic: Paperwork Completed for Academic Sanctions. Advising and Registration for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students continued. Residence Halls open for Continuing Students. Schedule deleted (purged) if holds are not satisfied (once deleted, original schedule not guaranteed). Web Registration (via mydu) ends at 5:00 PM. Classes begin. Late Registration begins via mydu. Late Registration fee assessed for New and Continuing Students. Official Attendance Rosters administered by Faculty in class. Last day to admit students for the Spring 2015 Semester. Late Registration Ends. mydu closes at 5:00 PM. Last day to add a course. Schedules deleted (purged) if holds are not satisfied. January 19 Martin Luther King Holiday January 20 Classes resume. January 23 Official Attendance Rosters due in the Office of Records & Registration. January 26 January 30 February 12-19 February 13 February 16-18 February 19 Administrative purge from courses if student never attended. Enrollment Census. Early Alert (4 th Week Assessment of Students). Writing Proficiency Examination, 3:00 PM. Mardi Gras Break. Campus reopens.
February 20 February 20-16 February 17 March 9 March 9-11 March 10-12 March 16-20 Last day for students to submit course work to Faculty to remove I grade. Mid-Term Examinations. Midterm Grades Due @ 12:00 PM. Last day for Faculty to submit change of I grades (if change of I g rade is not submitted, grade becomes an F ). Final Official Attendance Rosters due in the Office of Records & Registration. Senior audits by Chairs due to the Office of Records and Registration. Assessment: NSSE Administered in freshman and senior courses. Assessment: CLA Administered in senior courses. Spring Break. March 23-27 Academic Advising Summer and Fall 2015. Summer and Fall 2015 Registration begins. Last day for Department to complete Senior Audits for Class of 2015. March 24 April 3 April 6 April 6-10 April 9 April 13-17 April 14 April 20 April 21-25 April 27 April 29 May 1-7 May 4-8 Honors Convocation. Last day for Graduating Senior to withdraw from courses with a grade of W or to officially withdraw from the University. Easter Holiday. Classes Resume. Undergraduate Research Week. Undergraduate Research and Creative Work Competition. Student evaluation of faculty. Assessment Day. Last day of class for Graduating Seniors. Last day for Continuing Students to withdraw from courses and the University with grade of W. Final examinations for Graduating Seniors. Senior grades due (12:00 PM). Last day of classes for Continuing Students. Last day to withdraw from courses and the University with a grade of WF. Final examinations for Continuing Students. Senior Week.
May 8 May 9 May 10-11 May 11 May 12-14 May 15 May 28-29 Baccalaureate. Commencement. Residence halls close for graduating students (12:00 PM). Cafeteria closes. Final grades due for Continuing Students (12:00 PM). Faculty and Staff Recognition Luncheon (12:30 PM 2:00 PM). Institutional Effectiveness Meetings and Submissions. Last day of Faculty contracts. Summer Session 2015 Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) Check-In for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students. Residence Halls and Cafeteria Open for New, Transfer, and Readmit Students with Fiscal, Health and Academic Clearance. Fiscal: Payment of Summer I 2015 Tuition. Academic: Paperwork Completed for Academic Sanctions. May 29 Last day to admit students for Summer 2015. Last day for students to satisfy payment of summer tuition. Web Registration (via mydu) ends at 5:00 PM. June 1 June 2 June 3 June 5 June 8 June 22 June 30 July 1-2 Classes Begin. Walk-in Registration (Rosenwald 116). Late registration begins via mydu. Late Registration Fee assessed for New and Continuing Students. Late Registration ends. mydu closes at 5:00 PM. Last day to Add/Drop a course without receiving W on transcript (course purged from schedule). Schedules deleted (purged) if students holds are not satisfied. Official Attendance Rosters administered by Faculty in class. Official Attendance Rosters due to the Office of Records & Registration. Enrollment Census. Last day to withdraw from courses with grade of W or to officially w ithdraw from the University. Last day to withdraw from course(s) and the University with grade of WF. Last Day of Classes. Final Examinations Begin.
July 3 July 6 July 7 July 8 Fourth of July Holiday. Last Day of Final Exams. Residence Halls Close (12 PM). Cafeteria Closes. Grades Due (12 PM). Degree Conferral for Summer 2015 Graduates.