2005-06 Academic Year Calendar

FALL SEMESTER 2005

• Thursday-Sunday, August 18-21 New Student Orientation
• Thursday, August 18, 8:45 a.m. Residence Halls open to new students
• Sunday, August 21, 10:00 a.m. Residence Halls open to returning students
• Monday, August 22 Classes begin
• Friday, August 26 Last day to add classes
• Monday, September 5 Labor Day Holiday
• Monday, October 10 Fall Break
• Saturday, October 15 (game w/ John Carroll) Homecoming
• Wednesday, October 19 Westheimer Peace Symposium
• Monday, October 17 Last day to drop classes
• Tuesday, November 22 Classes beginning at 6:00 p.m. or later do not meet
• Wednesday-Friday, November 23-25 Thanksgiving Vacation
• Friday, December 9 Last day of classes
• Monday-Thursday, December 12-15 Final Exams
• 9:30 p.m., Thursday, December 15 Residence Halls close
• 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 20 Final Grades due in Academic Records

SPRING SEMESTER 2006

• Monday, January 16 Martin Luther King Jr Day-Residence Halls open at noon
• Tuesday, January 17 Classes begin
• Monday, January 23 Last day to add classes
• Monday-Friday, March 13-17 Spring Break
• Monday, March 20 Last day to drop classes
• Thursday, April 13 Classes beginning 6:00 p.m. or later do not meet
• Friday, April 14 Good Friday Holiday
• Friday, May 5 Last day of classes
• Monday-Thursday, May 8-11 Final Exams
• 9:30 p.m., Thursday, May 11 Residence Halls close for all students not graduating
• May ? Baccalaureate
• Sunday, May 14 Commencement
• 5:00 p.m., Sunday, May 14 Residence Halls close for graduating seniors
• 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 16 Final Grades due in Academic Records

SUMMER TERMS 2006 (1 eight-wk term)

• Monday, June 5 Classes begin
• Friday, June 9 Last day to add classes
• Tuesday, July 4 Independence Day Holiday
• Tuesday, July 11 Last day to drop classes
• Thursday, July 27 Last day of classes/exams
• 9:00 a.m., Monday, July 31 Final grades due in Academic Records