Important Academic Dates: Fall 2009
| August 14 | Fall semester fees accepted with late processing fee. |
| August 17 | Class schedules canceled for all who have not paid fees by 4:00 pm |
| August 24 | Faculty Meetings |
| August 24 | Advising, registration, and schedule adjustments |
| August 25 | Classes begin; late registration; schedule changes. |
| August 31 | Last day for late registration and schedule changes (drop and add) by 5:00 pm |
| September 1 | Last day for schedule changes (add only) by 5:00 pm. |
| September 7 | State holiday (no classes). |
| September 8 | Last day to apply for graduation in December |
| October 6 | Last day for undergraduate students to drop term length courses or withdraw from school without grades by 5:00 pm. Block courses may be dropped only during the first 40 percent of their regularly scheduled class meetings. |
| October 10-13 | Fall Break. |
| October 14 | Classes resume. |
| October 19-23 | Advising for Spring Semester 2010 begins |
| October 26 | Registration for Spring Semester 2010 begins |
November |
Thanksgiving Break |
| November 30 | Undergraduate students last day to remove incompletes given during Spring and/or Summer session 2009. Last day for graduate students to drop courses without grades by 5:00pm |
| December 1 | Last day to submit thesis to the Graduate School for completion of degree in this term. |
| December 8 | Classes end - Last day for submission of grade replacement requests. Last day for graduate students to remove incompletes given during Fall 2008. |
| December 9 | Reading day |
| December 10 | Final examinations begin |
| December 17 | Exams for Fall semester close at 4:30 pm; last day to submit appeals for readmission for Spring semester |
| December 18 | Commencement |