Academic Calendar for 2012-2013

Fall Semester 2012

August 8 Wednesday Student Affairs Workshop
August 9-10 Thursday-Friday Faculty/Staff Institute
August 10 Friday Student Leadership Retreat
August 11 Saturday Residence halls open for new students
Freshman Orientation begins
August 15 Wednesday Registration for freshmen
August 16 Thursday Residence halls open for Continuing Students and Transfer students
Clearing of student accounts and issuing of registration permits
August 17 Friday Registration for continuing and transfer students
August 20 Monday Classes begin
Late registration begins
August 23 Thursday Last day to register or add courses
September 3 Monday Labor Day Holiday
September 6 Thursday Annual Fall Convocation
September 7 Friday Last day to drop a course without penalty
September 26 Wednesday (Afternoon) Institutional Service Activities
October 1-4 Monday-Thursday Mid-semester examinations
October 5 Friday Mid-semester grades due in Office of Admissions and Records
October 13 Thursday Fall Semester Honors Day Convocation
October 16 Tuesday Graduate and Professional School Information Day
October 25 Thursday (Afternoon) Institutional Service Activities
October 29 -November 9 Monday-Friday Academic planning, advisement and pre-registration for Spring Semester
November 12-16 Monday-Friday American Education Week
November 17 Saturday Annual Fall Harvest Worship Service/Rally Parade
November 21 Wednesday Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:00 p.m.
November 26 Monday Thanksgiving recess ends at 8:00 a.m.
November 27 Tuesday Posttests for freshmen
November 29 Thursday Last day of classes for Fall Semester
November 30 Friday Final examinations in selected courses for freshmen
December 2 Sunday Annual Christmas Concert
December 3 Monday Final examinations begin
December 6 Thursday Final examinations end
Residence halls close
December 11 Tuesday Fall Semester grades due in Office of Admissions and Records

Spring Semester 2013

January 2 Monday Faculty and staff return
Faculty/Staff Mid-Year Conference
January 3 Tuesday Residence halls open for new and continuing students
Clearing of student accounts and issuing of registration permits
January 4 Wednesday Registration for Spring Semester
January 7 Thursday Classes begin
Late registration begins
January 9 Monday Last day to register of add courses
January 17 Thursday President's Informational Session
January 18 Friday Last day to drop a course without penalty
January 21 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Observance
January 23 Wednesday (Afternoon) Institutional Service Activities
January 20-26 Sunday-Saturday Homecoming Week
February 6 Wednesday Middle School Visitation Day
February 4-8 Monday - Friday African-American History Week
February 7 Thrusday Spring Semester Honors Day Convocation
February 12-15 Tuesday-Friday Science in Action Week
February 13 Wednesday High School Visitation Day
February 19-22 Tuesday-Friday Religious Emphasis Week
February 22 Friday Mid-Winter Banquet and Rally
February 25 - February 28 Monday-Thursday Mid-semester examinations
March 1 Friday Mid-semester grades due in Office of Admissions and Records
Spring Break begins after 5:00 p.m. classes
March 11 Monday Spring Break ends at 8:00 a.m.
March 11-22 Monday-Friday Academic Planning, Advisement, and Pre-Registration for Fall Semester
March 13-15 Wednesday-Friday Career Fest
March 19 Tuesday Prizes and Awards Night
March 19-22 Tuesday-Friday Honors Week
March 21 Thursday (Afternoon) Institutional Service Activities
March 25-29 Monday-Friday Fine Arts Festival
March 28 Thursday Annual Easter Worship Service
March 29 Friday Easter recess begins at 5:00 p.m.
April 2 Tuesday Easter recess ends at 8:00 a.m.
Posttests for Freshmen
April 22-25 Tuesday - Friday Final Examinations for graduating seniors
April 25 Thursday Last day of classes for Spring Semester
April 26 Friday Final examinations in selected courses for freshmen
April 26 Friday Final grades for graduating seniors due in Office of Admissions and Records

April 29

Monday Final examinations begin

April 29 - May 3

Monday-Friday Senior Week activities
May 2 Thursday Final examinations end
May 4 Saturday Annual Commencement Convocation
Residence halls close
May 7 Tuesday Spring Semester grades due in Office of Admissions and Records
Last day of academic year for faculty

2013 Summer School

Dates to be determined