Fall 1996
August28 Wednesday--New undergraduate student orientation begins
September
3 Tuesday, 8:00 A.M.--Fall semester classes begin
16 Monday--Drop/Add ends
October
11- 13 Friday-Sunday--Homecoming
18 Friday--Last day for reporting midsemester grades
18 Friday, 7:00 P.M.--Fall break begins
23 Wednesday, 8:00 A.M.--Classes resume
30 Wednesday--Registration begins for spring semester, 1997
November
1- 3 Friday-Sunday--Parents' Weekend
19 Tuesday--Registration ends for spring semester, 1997
20 Wednesday--Drop/Add begins
27 Wednesday, 12:40 P.M.--Thanksgiving recess begins
December
2 Monday, 8:00 A.M.--Classes resume
12 Thursday, 7:00 P.M.--Fall semester classes end
13- 15 Friday-Sunday--Reading period
15 Sunday--Founders' Day
16 Monday, 9:00 A.M.--Final examinations begin
21 Saturday, 10:00 P.M.--Final examinations end
Spring 1997
January15 Wednesday--Registration and matriculation of new undergraduate students
16 Thursday, 8:00 A.M.--Spring semester classes begin
29 Wednesday--Drop/Add ends
February
28 Friday--Last day for reporting midsemester grades
March
14 Friday, 7:00 P.M.--Spring recess beings
24 Monday, 8:00 A.M.--Classes resume
April
2 Wednesday--Registration begins for fall semester, 1997, and summer, 1997
17 Thursday--Registration ends for fall semester, 1997; summer registration continues
18 Friday--Drop/Add begins
30 Wednesday, 7:00 P.M.--Spring semester classes end
May
1- 4 Thursday-Sunday--Reading period
5 Monday, 9:00 A.M.--Final examinations begin
10 Saturday, 10:00 P.M.--Final examinations end
16 Friday--Commencement begins
18 Sunday--Graduation exercises. Conferring of degrees