Important Dates: Fall 2004

August
25 – 27	Matriculation – Business Office / Matriculation Express – Union Lounge
27	Residence halls open
27 – 29	Orientation for new students
30	Fall 2004 Classes begin
September
3	Last day to add classes and complete registration for Fall 2004
9	Opening Convocation (modified class schedule)
10	Last day to drop first-seven-weeks courses with no record on transcript
13	W grades begin for dropping first-seven-weeks classes
24	Last day to drop full-semester courses with no record on transcript
27	W grades begin for dropping full-semester courses
October
14	Last day to withdraw from first-seven-weeks courses
15	First-seven-weeks classes end; Fall Break begins (5:00 p.m.)
16-19	Fall Break – no classes
20	Classes resume; second-seven-weeks classes begin
25-30	Pre-Registration for Spring 2005 – Seniors (90+ hours)
26	Last day to add second-seven-weeks courses
November
1-5	Pre-Registration for Spring 2005 – Juniors (60+ hours)
2	Last day to drop second-seven-weeks courses with no record on transcript
3	W grades begin for dropping second-seven-weeks courses
8-12	Pre-Registration for Spring 2005 – Sophomores (25+ hours)
15-19	Pre-Registration for Spring 2005 – First-Year Students
22	Open Pre-Registration Begins
24-28	Thanksgiving Holiday Break
29	Classes resume
December
10	Last day of Fall 2004 classes Last day to withdraw from full-semester and second-seven-weeks courses
13	Finals Preparation Day – no classes
14-17	Final Exams (see Final Exams Schedule for days and times)
17	Semester Break begins (5:00 p.m.)
January 2005
13	Spring 2005 classes begin (see Important Dates – Spring 2005)
March 2005
21-28	Spring Break
May 2005
7	Baccalaureate & Commencement