| Wed. Aug. 26 | New students arrive and orientation begins. |
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| Thurs. Aug. 27 | Registration for new students |
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| Mon. Aug. 31 | Classes begin
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| Fri. Sept. 4 | Last day to add a semester long class without instructor’s permission |
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| Mon. Sept. 7 | Labor Day, no classes |
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| Fri. Sept. 11 | Language Examinations |
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| Mon. Sept. 14 | Last day to add a semester long class with instructor’s signature, to change P/U option, Enroll from Wait List or drop a semester long class without a “W” (Note: No reduction in charges for any reduced load after this date.)
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| Mon. Sept. 28 | Yom Kippur, no classes |
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Mon. Oct. 5
| Ph.D/D.Litt./D.M.H. Dissertation defense copy due for December degree candidates.
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| Mon. Oct. 12 | M.A. thesis defense copies due for December degree candidates.
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| Th.-F. Oct. 15-16 | Reading days, no classes (Caspersen School Optional) |
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| Mon. Oct. 19 | Language Examinations |
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| Th.-F. Oct. 29-30 | MHL & English Ph.D comprehensive examinations |
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| Fri. Nov. 6 | Last day to drop semester long course with a “W.” (Courses discontinued after this date earn a grade of “F”) |
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| Wed. Nov. 25 | Thanksgiving recess begins, no classes |
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| Mon. Nov. 30 | Classes resume |
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| M.-Th. Dec. 1-4 | Registration for Spring 2010 semester (Materials available 2 weeks before, clear accounts required to register) |
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Fri. Dec. 4
| Final dissertation and thesis copies due for December degree candidates. (Ph.D/D.Litt/D.M.H. and M.A./ M.Litt / M.M.H.)
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| Tue. Dec. 8 | Thursday Classes Meet |
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| Wed. Dec. 9 | Friday Classes Meet. Last Classes Meet |
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| Fri. Dec. 18 | Semester ends |
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