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Fall 2008 Information

Dates and Deadlines

Registration Procedures

Registration Appointments

Dates and Deadlines

Advanced Registration for Fall 2008

Open Registration Period

Undergraduate (by appointment time only) and Graduate: April 1-18

Undergraduate, Graduate, Doctoral:

April 19-June 1, July 28-September 2

Registration Begins for Non-degree Seeking "Special Students":  August 18

Classes Begin

Semester/First Block

Monday, August 25

Second Block

Monday, October 13

Fee Payment Deadline:  Friday, August 29

End of Drop Period - "W" Grade will apply after this Date

Semester/First Block

Tuesday, September 2

Second Block

Monday, October 20

End of Add Period - Instructor/Dept. Head Signatures required after this date

Semester/First Block

Tuesday, September 2

Second Block

Monday, October 20

Last Day to Add a Class with Signatures

Semester/First Block

Thursday, September 11

Second Block

Monday, November 3

Tuition Refund Deadline for Withdrawal from the University:  Friday, September 12

Deadline for withdrawing with "W" grade or changing course credit options (Course withdrawals or credit option changes will not be processed after the end of the course adjustment period)

Semester

Thursday, October 23

First Block

Tuesday, September 23

Second Block

Thursday, November 13

Classes End

Semester/Second Block

Friday, December 5

First Block

Friday, October 10

Final Examination

Semester

December 8-12

First Block

Last Class Meeting

Second Block

December 8-12

Thanksgiving Vacation:  November 22-30

Deadlines for Submission of Grades to Registrar's Office

Mid-semester grades (for new freshman)

Thursday, October 16 by 5 p.m.

First Block Grades

Tuesday, October 28 by 5 p.m.

Final Grades

Monday, December 15 by 5 p.m.

Spring 2009 semester advance registration begins:  Monday, October 27

Incomplete Grades

Last day for students to complete 2008 Spring semester and 2008 Summer session "incomplete" grades

Monday, December 1

Last day for faculty to turn in removal of incomplete grades for 2008 Spring semester and 2008 Summer session to the Office of the Registrar

Friday, December 5

Completion of Graduation Requirements deadline

Friday, December 12 (All requirements including final semester for undergraduate, masters and Educational Specialist and doctoral must be completed by this date)

Commencement exercises:  Saturday, December 13, 10 a.m.

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Registration Procedures

Registration for Fall Semester 2008 will begin on April 1, 2008. Graduate students may register through the deadline anytime after 8:00 a.m. on April 1, 2008. Undergraduate students will be assigned a registration appointment time according to the cumulative hours earned as of the beginning of the 2008 spring semester. A chart giving the appointment window per range of credit hours is listed. Students will need to check the web to find their appointment window. Appointments are assigned by credit hours earned in 15 minute increments. Students may register any time during their assigned registration window but not before or after. For example, a student with 108 hours completed at the beginning of the Spring 2008 semester will have an appointment window from 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 1 to 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 3. The student may use the web to adjust their spring schedule any time they have access to the system until the drop/add and course adjustment deadlines for that session. Non-degree Seeking "Special Students" can register beginning August 18. Students will also have access weekends following their appointment time.


Initial Registration Preparation

Work out your schedule. Discuss your schedule with your adviser and clear all debts or other obligations that may hold your registration. Obtain needed permission to enroll before attempting to register (see Override, Audit and Overload Approval and Academic Advising information in the Registration and Student Records Handbook).

Course Adjustment (Grading Basis Changes, Drop/Add, Withdrawal)

Registered students may adjust their schedules according to the deadlines stated in Dates and Deadlines. No adjustments will be permitted after the Thursday, October 23 deadline for semester classes, Tuesday, September 23 for first block classes, or Thursday, November 13 for second block classes.

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Registration Appointments

Undergraduate students will register according to assigned enrollment appointments during advanced registration in April. Each enrollment appointment is 48 hours long. Students can also access e-campus for registration during the weekends following their appointment window. Students will need to check e-campus to see their specific appointment start and end time. The window will allow the student to register and make as many course adjustments as they wish.

Students must check e-campus to see their specific appointment start time, but generally the appointment start times will fall within the following dates:

Level

Window

Seniors

April 1

Juniors

April 1 - 7

Sophomores

April 7 - 11

Freshmen

April 11 - 16

Graduate Students may register through the deadlines anytime the system is available beginning April 1, 2008.

Open enrollment for Undergraduate Students begins on April 19, 2008.

Non-degree Seeking "Special Students" may register through the deadlines anytime the system is available beginning August 18, 2008.

The deadlines can be found in the Dates and Deadlines section.

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