2012-2013 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Fall Semester 2012 August 2012 17 Residence Halls Open 17–19 Getting Started Weekend (meal contract starts at 5 p.m. on Friday) 20–23 Fall Bible Conference 22 Instruction Begins 27 Convocation (10 a.m.) September 2012 3 Labor Day (no classes) October 2012 5–6 Homecoming 18–19 Fall Break (residence halls open; limited dining hours) 22 Instruction Resumes 24 Majors Assemblies 23–24 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Seniors 25–26 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Juniors 30–31 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Sophomores November 2012 1 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Sophomores 2 Grandparents Day 2–3 Parents Weekend 13–15 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Freshmen 21–26 Thanksgiving Break Begins at 1 p.m. (residence halls open; dining hall closed) 27 Instruction Resumes December 2012 11–14 Final Exams* 15 Christmas Break Begins (residence halls close at 5 p.m.) Spring Semester 2013 January 2013 6 Residence Halls Open 7 New Student Orientation and Registration (meal contract starts at 5 p.m.) 8 Instruction Begins 8–10 Missions Conference February 2013 7 Majors Assemblies March 2013 4–8 Spring Break (residence halls open; dining hall closed) 11 Instruction Resumes 14–15 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Seniors 18–19 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Juniors 20–22 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Sophomores 25–27 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Freshmen 29 Easter Break (residence halls open; limited dining hours) April 2013 1 Easter Break (residence halls open; limited dining hours) 2 Instruction Resumes 15 Academic Honors Day 30 Final Exams May 2013 1–3 Final Exams* 4 117th 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 2013 Session I: May 7–June 21, 2013 (residence halls open May 6 and close June 22 at 12 p.m.) Session II: July 1–26, 2013 (residence halls open June 29 and close July 27 at 12 p.m.) Session III: May 28–August 16, 2013 (online only) Session IV: July 8–August 16, 2013 ACADEMIC CALENDAR