SPRING 1997 January 9-10 (Thursday-Friday) - Graduate Registration January 12 (Sunday) - Commencement January 13 (Monday) - Undergraduate Registration January 14 (Tuesday) - Classes begin, last day for graduate registration January 27 (Monday) - Last day for spring registration and adding courses February 3 (Monday) - Last day to select or cancel pass/fail grading February 8-11 (Saturday-Tuesday)- Pacing Break February 12 (Wednesday) - Classes resume, Monday classes meet February 19 (Wednesday) - Four o'clock quizzes February 20 (Thursday) - Four o'clock quizzes February 25 (Tuesday) - Four o'clock quizzes February 26 (Wednesday) - Four o'clock quizzes February 28 (Friday) - Last day for filing applications for June graduation March 8-16 (Saturday-Sunday) - Spring Break March 17 (Monday) - Midsemester reports due March 27-30 (Thursday-Sunday)- Easter Break April 1 (Tuesday) - Four o'clock quizzes April 2 (Wednesday) - Four o'clock quizzes April 3 (Thursday) - Four o'clock quizzes April 8 (Tuesday) - Four o'clock quizzes April 11 (Friday)- Last day to withdraw from a course with a "W" April 14-18 (Monday-Friday) - Preregistration for Summer 1997 and Fall 1997 April 21-23 (Monday-Wednesday) - Passover April 23 (Wednesday) Last day for May doctoral candidates to deliver approved dissertation drafts to the appropriate college dean's office April 25 (Friday) - Last day for hourly exams May 2 (Friday) - Last day of classes May 3-4 (Saturday-Sunday) - Review-consultation-study period May 5 (Monday) - Final exams begin May 7 (Wednesday)- Last day for May master's candidates to submit unbound thesis copies to the Registrar's Office May 9 (Friday) - Last day for May doctoral candidates to complete all degree requirements May 13 (Tuesday) - Final exams end May 16 (Friday) - 8:30 a.m. Faculty grades due to Registrar's Office May 17 (Saturday) - Student grade rosters to be mailed to home address June 1 (Sunday) - University Day FALL 1997 August 20-21 (Wednesday-Thursday)- Graduate Registration August 22-24 (Friday-Sunday)- Freshman Orientation, Freshman Registration August 25 (Monday) - Undergraduate Registration August 26 (Tuesday) - Classes begin, last day for graduate registration September 8 (Monday) - Last day for fall registration and adding courses September 15 (Monday) - Last day to select or cancel pass/fail grading September 24 (Wednesday) - Four o'clock quizzes September 25 (Thursday) - Four o'clock quizzes September 29 (Monday)- Four o'clock quizzes September 30 (Tuesday) - Four o'clock quizzes October 2-3 (Thursday-Friday) - Rosh Hashanah October 2-5 (Thursday-Sunday) - Pacing Break October 7 (Tuesday) - Thursday Classes meet October 8 (Wednesday) - Friday Classes meet October 11 (Saturday) - Yom Kippur October 16, 17 (Thursday, Friday) - Succoth October 20 (Monday) - Midsemester reports due November 4 (Tuesday) - Four o'clock quizzes November 5 (Wednesday) - Four o'clock quizzes November 6 (Thursday) - Four o'clock quizzes November 10 (Monday) - Last day for January doctoral candidates to deliver approved dissertation drafts to the appropriate college dean's office November 11 (Tuesday) - Four o'clock quizzes November 12 (Wednesday) - Last day to withdraw from a course with a "W" November 17-21 (Monday-Friday) - Preregistration for Spring, 1998 November 26 (Wednesday) - Last day for hourly exams November 27-30 (Thursday-Sunday) - Thanksgiving Vacation December 1 (Monday) - Last day to file applications for conferred January degree December 4 (Thursday) - Last day for January master's degree candidates to submit unbound thesis copies to the Registrar's Office December 5 (Friday) - Last day of classes December 6 (Saturday) Review-consultation-study period for Tuesday classes December 8 (Monday) - Review-consultation-study period for Monday classes December 8 (Monday) Last day for January doctoral degree candidates to complete all degree requirements December 9 (Tuesday) Final exams begin December 17 (Wednesday) - Final exams end December 22 (Monday) - 8:30 a.m. Faculty grades due to Registrar's Office December 23 (Tuesday) - Student grade rosters to be mailed to home address SPRING 1998 January 8-9 (Thursday-Friday) - Graduate Registration January 11 (Sunday) - Commencement January 12 (Monday) - Undergraduate Registration January 13 (Tuesday) - Classes begin, last day for graduate registration January 26 (Monday) - Last day for spring registration and adding courses February 2 (Monday) - Last day to select or cancel pass/fail grading February 10 (Tuesday) - Four o'clock quizzes February 11 (Wednesday)-Four o'clock quizzes February 12 (Thursday) - Four o'clock quizzes February 14-17 (Saturday-Tuesday)- Pacing Break February 18 (Wednesday) - Classes resume, Monday classes meet February 19 (Thursday)- Four o'clock quizzes March 2 (Monday)- Last day for filing applications for June graduation March 9 (Monday) - Midsemester reports due March 14-22 (Saturday-Sunday) - Spring Break March 25 (Wednesday) - Four o'clock quizzes March 26 (Thursday)- Four o'clock quizzes March 31 (Tuesday)- Four o'clock quizzes April 1 (Wednesday) - Four o'clock quizzes April 8 (Wednesday)-Last day to withdraw from a course with a "W" April 9-13 (Thursday-Monday) - Easter Break April 11-12 (Saturday-Sunday) - Passover April 14 (Tuesday) Classes resume April 14-20 (Tuesday-Monday) - Preregistration for Summer 1998 and Fall 1998 April 22 (Wednesday) Last day for May doctoral candidates to deliver approved dissertation drafts to the appropriate college dean's office April 24 (Friday) - Last day for hourly exams May 4 (Monday) - Last day of classes May 5 (Tuesday) - Review-consultation-study period for Tuesday classes May 6 (Wednesday) - Review-consultation-study period for Monday classes May 6 (Wednesday)- Last day for May master's candidates to submit unbound thesis copies to the Registrar's Office May 7 (Thursday) - Final exams begin May 8 (Friday) - Last day for May doctoral candidates to complete all degree requirements May 15 (Friday) - Final exams end May 19 (Tuesday) - 8:30 a.m. Faculty grades due to Registrar's Office May 20 (Wednesday) - Student grade rosters to be mailed to home address May 31 (Sunday) - University Commencement Day (tentative) .