Fall 2014 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 Fri, Aug 22
Classes begin
(16-week semester and 1st 8-week term)
Mon, Aug 25
Instructor-initiated drop
(16-week semester and 1st 8-week term)
Fri, Aug 29
Declaration of Major is due
(B.A./B.S. students only)
Tue, Sep 23
Student course evaluations (1st 8-week term) Wed, Oct 1 Sun, Oct 12
Fredericksburg campus textbook orders for
upcoming SPRING semester are due
Fri, Oct 10
Last day of classes (1st 8-week term) Fri, Oct 10
Fall Break (16-week semester) Sat, Oct 11 Tue, Oct 14
Final examinations (1st 8-week term) Mon, Oct 13 Fri, Oct 17
Mid-semester Deficiency Reports due
(16-week semester)
Thu, Oct 16 (12 noon)
Classes begin (2nd 8-week term) Mon, Oct 20
Grades due (1st 8-week term) Wed, Oct 22 (12 noon)
Instructor-initiated drop
(2nd 8-week term)
Fri, Oct 24
Stafford campus textbook orders for
upcoming SPRING semester are due
Mon, Nov 10
Student course evaluations (16 week semester and 2nd 8-week term) Wed, Nov 21 Sun, Dec 7
Last day of classes
(16-week semester and 2nd 8-week term)
Fri, Dec 5
Grade change forms for Incompletes
(for Spring semester and Summer term)
Fri, Dec 5
Final examinations
(16-week semester and 2nd 8-week term)
Mon, Dec 8 Fri, Dec 12
Grades due
(16-week semester and 2nd 8-week term)
Tue, Dec 16 (12 noon)