Fall 2013 – Dates for Instructional Faculty

N.B. – In addition to what is shown below, and the listing of pre-semester dates, there are other calendars containing important date/deadline information for the upcoming academic year.  These are:  the Academic Calendar, Grant Application Deadlines, Annual Evaluation, Student Course Evaluation Calendar, and Promotion and Tenure Calendar.
ACTIVITY DATE  
Honor Convocation Sun, Aug 25
Classes begin
(16-week semester and 1st 8-week term)
Mon, Aug 26
Instructor-initiated drop
(16-week semester and 1st 8-week term)
Fri, Aug 30
Declaration of Major is due
(B.A./B.S. students only)
Tue, Sep 24
Student course evaluations (1st 8-week term) Tue, Oct 1 Sun, Oct 13
Fredericksburg campus textbook orders for
upcoming SPRING semester are due
Fri, Oct 11
Last day of classes (1st 8-week term) Fri, Oct 11
Fall Break (16-week semester) Sat, Oct 12 Tue, Oct 15
Final examinations (1st 8-week term) Mon, Oct 14 Fri, Oct 18
Mid-semester Deficiency Reports due
(16-week semester)
Thu, Oct 17 (12 noon)
Classes begin (2nd 8-week term) Mon, Oct 21
Grades due (1st 8-week term) Wed, Oct 23 (12 noon)
Instructor-initiated drop
(2nd 8-week term)
Fri, Oct 25
Stafford campus textbook orders for
upcoming SPRING semester are due
Mon, Nov 11
Student course evaluations (16 week semester and 2nd 8-week term) Mon, Nov 25 Sun, Dec 08
Last day of classes
(16-week semester and 2nd 8-week term)
Fri, Dec 06
Grade change forms for Incompletes
(for Spring semester and Summer term)
Fri, Dec 06
Final examinations
(16-week semester and 2nd 8-week term)
Mon, Dec 9 Fri, Dec 13
Grades due
(16-week semester and 2nd 8-week term)
Tue, Dec 17 (12 noon)