2008-2009 Academic Calendar

University Holiday Schedule

Dates	Days of Week	Description
August 20-22, 2008	Wednesday - Friday	Faculty Orientation
August 23	Saturday	Saturday classes begin
August 25	Monday	First official day of classes
September 1	Monday	Labor Day Holiday; campus closed
November 10	Monday	No classes; campus open
November 11	Tuesday	Veteran鈥檚 Day Holiday; campus closed
November 27-29	Thursday - Saturday	Thanksgiving Recess; campus closed
December 6	Saturday	Last day of formal instruction.
December 8-13	Monday - Saturday	Final examinations
December 15-16	Monday 鈥� Tuesday	Department meetings and conferences
December 17	Wednesday	Evaluation Day
December 19	Friday	Instructors鈥� grades due
December 19	Friday	Last day of the Fall 2008 semester
December 25-January 1	罢丑耻谤蝉诲补测鈥揟丑耻谤蝉诲补测	*CAMPUS CLOSED

Dates	Days of Week	Description
January 15-16, 2009	Thursday - Friday	Faculty Orientation
January 17	Saturday	Saturday classes begin
January 19	Monday	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; campus closed
January 20	Tuesday	First official day of classes
March 23-28	Monday-Saturday	Spring Recess; no instruction
March 30	Monday	No classes; campus open
March 31	Tuesday	C茅sar Ch谩vez Holiday; campus closed
May 1	Friday	Honors Convocation
May 8	Friday	Last day of formal instruction
May 9-15	Saturday-Friday	Final examinations
May 16	Saturday	Commencement
May 18	Monday	Evaluation Day
May 22	Friday	Instructors鈥� grades due
May 22	Friday	Last day of Spring 2009 semester
May 25	Monday	Memorial Day Holiday; all offices closed

Dates	Days of Week	Description
May 25, 2009聽	Monday	Memorial Day Holiday; campus closed
May 26	Tuesday	Session I (5 weeks) officially begins
June 26	Friday	Session I ends
June 29	Monday	Session II (6 weeks) officially begins
July 3	Friday	Independence Day Holiday observed; campus closed
August 7	Friday	Session II ends