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2008-2009 UWA ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Fall Semester 2008
  August 13 New Faculty Orientation
  August 14 General Faculty/Staff Meeting
  August 15 Orientation & Registration
  August 18 Classes commence at 8:00 a.m. First meeting of evening graduate classes. $20 late registration fee in effect.
  August 22 Last day of adding courses. Last day for 80% refund of basic tuition and fees.
  August 29 $20 deferment fee added to all accounts not paid in full by 3:15 p.m. Last day for 50% refund of basic tuition and fees. Last day for dropping courses or withdrawing without 100% fees due.
  September 1 Labor Day Holiday
  October 10 Last day for dropping courses or withdrawing without academic penalty
  October 17 Last day for filing application for a degree to be completed at end of Spring Semester
  October 21 Assessment Day
  October 31 Last day for final payment of deferred fees without $20 penalty.
  November 3-11 Pre-registration by appointment for the Spring Semester
  November 24-28 Thanksgiving Holidays
  December 1 Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
  December 4 Last day of classes
  December 5-11 Final Examinations
  December 13 Fall Commencement
Spring Semester 2009
January 9 Registration
  January 12 Classes commence at 8:00 a.m. First meeting of evening graduate classes. $20 late registration fee in effect.
  January 16 Last day for adding courses. Last day for 80% refund of basic tuition and fees.
  January 19 Martin Luther King Holiday (Evening classes do not meet.)
  January 23 $20 deferment fee added to all accounts not paid in full by 3:15 p.m. Last day for 50 % refund of basic tuition and fees. Last day for dropping courses or withdrawing without 100% fees due.
  March 6 Last day for dropping courses or withdrawing without academic penalty
  March 10 Assessment Day
  March 13 Last day for filing application for a degree to be completed at end of Summer Semester
  March 16 - 20 Spring Break
  March 23 Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
  March 23 - April 3 Pre-registration by appointment for the Summer and Fall Semesters.
  March 27 Last day for final payment of deferred fees without $20 penalty.
  April 1 Honors Day
  April 30 Last day of classes
  May 1-7 Final Examinations
  May 9 Spring Commencement
Summer Semester 2009
  May 26 Registration for all three summer sessions 
  May 27 Classes commence at 8:00 a.m. for the first 4-week session and the 8-week session. First meeting of evening graduate classes. $20 late registration fee in effect.
  May 29 Last day for adding courses for first 4-week session. Last day for 80% refund of basic tuition and fees (first 4-week session).
  June 2 Last day for adding courses for full 8-week session. Last day for 80% refund of basic tuition and fees (8-week session).
  June 3 Last day for 50% refund of basic tuition and fees (first 4-week session). Last day for dropping courses or withdrawing without 100% fees due (first 4-week session)
  June 9 $20 deferment fee added to all accounts not paid in full by 3:15 p.m. Last day for 50% refund of basic tuition and fees (8-week session). Last day for dropping courses or withdrawing without 100% fees due (8-week session). Last day for withdrawing during first 4-week session without academic penalty.
  June 25 Last day for dropping courses or withdrawing during 8-week session without academic penalty
  June 26 Last day of classes for first 4-week session
  June 29 Classes commence at 8:00 a.m. for second 4-week session.
  July 1 Last day for adding courses for second 4-week session. Last day for 80% refund of basic tuition and fees (second 4-week session).
  July 6 Independence Day Holiday
  July 9 Last day for 50% refund of basic tuition fees (second 4-week session). Last day for dropping courses or withdrawing without 100% fees due (second 4-week session).
  July 13-17 Pre-registration by appointment for the Fall Semester
  July 16 Orientation Registration (Classes do not meet)
Last day for withdrawing during second 4-week session without academic penalty. Last day for final payment of deferred fees without $20 penalty.
  July 17 Last day for filing application for a degree to be completed at end of Fall Semester
  July 28 Last day of classes for 8-week session
  July 31 Last day of classes for second 4-week session
  July 29-31 Final Examinations for 8-week session classes
 
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