2011-2012 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Fall Semester 2011 August 2011 19 Residence Halls Open 19–21 Getting Started Weekend (meal contract starts at 5 p.m. on Saturday) 22–25 Fall Bible Conference 24 Instruction Begins (Convocation) September 2011 5 Labor Day (no classes) 21 Day of Prayer (classes begin at 1 p.m.) 30 Homecoming October 2011 1 Homecoming 13–14 Fall Break (residence halls open; limited dining hours) 17 Instruction Resumes 20 Majors Assemblies 18–19 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Seniors 20–21 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Juniors 25–26 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Sophomores November 2011 4 Grandparents Day 4–5 Parents Weekend 8–10 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Freshmen 23 Thanksgiving Break Begins at 1 p.m. (residence halls open; dining hall closed) 29 Instruction Resumes December 2011 13–16 Final Exams* 17 Christmas Break Begins (residence halls close at 5 p.m.) Spring Semester 2012 January 2012 8 Residence Halls Open 9 New Student Orientation and Registration (meal contract starts at 5 p.m.) 10 Instruction Begins 10–12 Missions Conference February 2012 2 Majors Assemblies 10–11 Li’l Sibs Weekend March 2012 5–9 Spring Break (residence halls open; dining hall closed) 12 Instruction Resumes 20–21 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Seniors 22–23 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Juniors 26–27 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Sophomores 28–30 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Freshmen April 2012 6–9 Easter Break (residence halls open; limited dining hours) 10 Instruction Resumes 16 Academic Honors Day May 2012 1–4 Final Exams* 5 116th Annual Commencement (residence halls close at 5 p.m. for undergraduates, 8 p.m. for walking seniors) *Final exam schedules are published at the beginning of each semester. Please be sure that your travel arrangements do not confl ict with your final exams. Summer Sessions 2012 Session I: May 8–June 22, 2012 (residence halls open May 7 and close June 23 at 12 p.m.) Session II: July 2–27, 2012 (residence halls open June 30 and close July 28 at 12 p.m.) Online: May 29–August 17, 2012 (online only) ACADEMIC CALENDAR