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2012-2013 Academic Calendar
Revisions Approved by the Faculty April 2012
Approved by the Board of Trustees May 2012
Fall 2012
| First Semester | |||
| August | 25 | Saturday | Freshmen and Transfers report |
| 27 | Monday | All other students report | |
| 28 | Tuesday | Classes begin | |
| September | 4 | Tuesday | Convocation Day (no classes or athletics) |
| 5 | Wednesday | Last day of Add Period | |
| October | 10 | Wednesday | Deficiency reports due in Registrar's Office |
| 19 | Friday | Last day of Drop Period | |
| 22 | Monday | No classes* | |
| 23 | Tuesday | No classes* | |
| 30 | Tuesday | Rhetoric Proficiency Examination | |
| November | 1 | Thursday | Beginning of registration for the spring semester |
| 16 | Friday | Close of registration for spring courses | |
| 20 | Tuesday | Thanksgiving break begins after classes | |
| 26 | Monday | Classes resume | |
| December | 11 | Tuesday | Last day of classes |
| 12 | Wednesday | Study day** | |
| 13 | Thursday | Study day | |
| 14 | Friday | First day of final examinations | |
| 16 | Sunday | Study day | |
| 19 | Wednesday | Last day of final examinations | |
Spring 2013 |
Second Semester | ||
| January | 13 | Sunday | New and transfer students report |
| 15 | Tuesday | All students report | |
| 16 | Wednesday | Classes begin | |
| 23 | Wednesday | Last day of Add Period | |
| February | 27 | Wednesday | Deficiency reports due in Registrar's Office |
| March | 8 | Friday | Last day of Drop Period |
| 8 | Friday | Spring break begins after classes | |
| 18 | Monday | Classes resume | |
| 21 | Thursday | Beginning of registration for the fall semester | |
| 26 | Tuesday | Rhetoric Proficiency Examination | |
| April | 2 | Tuesday | Close of registration for fall courses |
| 30 | Tuesday | Last day of classes | |
| May | 1 | Wednesday' | Study day** |
| 2 | Thursday | Study day | |
| 3 | Friday | First day of final examinations | |
| 5 | Sunday | Study day | |
| 8 | Wednesday | Last day of final examinations | |
| 12 | Sunday | Graduation |
* For students who wish to remain on campus on October 22 through 23, residence halls will remain open and meals will be provided.
** Rhetoric 100, 101, and 102 editing examinations will be scheduled on the first study day each semester.