2011-2012 Academic Calendar
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| Thursday, August 25, 2011 | Residence halls open for first-year students, 8:30 a.m. |
| Saturday, August 27, 2011 | Residence halls open for upperclass students, 9 a.m. |
| Monday, August 29, 2011 | Registration, classes begin, 8:30 a.m. |
| Friday-Sunday, September 23-25, 2011 | Big Red Weekend for parents, alumni and friends |
| Friday-Saturday, October 14-15, 2011 | Fall trustee meetings |
| Monday-Tuesday, October 17-18, 2011 | Fall study break |
| Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | Midsemester grades due |
| Monday-Friday, October 31 - November 18, 2011 | Pre-registration for spring semester |
| Friday, November 18, 2011 | Thanksgiving vacation begins after last class |
| Saturday, November 19, 2011 | Residence halls close, 9 a.m. |
| Sunday, November 27, 2011 | Residence halls reopen, 9 a.m. |
| Monday, November 28, 2011 | Classes resume, 8:30 a.m. |
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 | Classes end, 9 p.m. |
| Wednesday, December 14, 2011 | Reading and study day |
| Thursday-Saturday, December 15-17, 2011 | Final examinations |
| Sunday, December 18, 2011 | Reading and study day |
| Monday, December 19, 2011 | Final examinations |
| Tuesday, December 20, 2011 | Residence halls close, 9 a.m. |
| Saturday, January 14, 2012 | Residence halls reopen, 9 a.m. |
| Monday, January 16, 2012 | Registration, classes begin, 8:30 a.m. |
| Friday-Saturday, January 20-21, 2012 | Winter trustee meetings |
| Monday, January 23, 2012 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed (no classes) |
| Wednesday, March 7, 2012 | Midsemester grades due |
| Friday, March 9, 2012 | Spring break begins after last class |
| Saturday, March 10, 2012 | Residence halls close, 9 a.m. |
| Sunday, March 18, 2012 | Residence halls reopen, 9 a.m. |
| Monday, March 19, 2012 | Classes resume, 8:30 a.m. |
| Monday-Tuesday, April 2-17, 2012 | Pre-registration for fall semester |
| Friday, April 13, 2012 | Academic Awards Convocation, 12:30 p.m. (no classes 12:30-1:30 p.m.) |
| Friday-Saturday, April 13-14, 2012 | Spring trustee meetings |
| Monday, April 30, 2012 | Classes end, 9 p.m. |
| Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | Reading and study day |
| Wednesday-Friday, May 2-4, 2012 | Final examinations |
| Saturday-Sunday, May 5-6, 2012 | Reading and study days |
| Monday-Tuesday, May 7-8, 2012 | Final examinations |
| Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | Residence halls close for all undergraduates, 5 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 12, 2012 | Baccalaureate celebrations, 1:30 and 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, May 13, 2012 | 171st Annual Commencement Exercises, 12:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, May 13, 2012 | Residence halls close for all graduates, 7 p.m. |