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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Academic Calendar


Fall Semester 2009

April-August
New student and family orientation sessions
August 17-21, Monday-Friday
Department, college, and university faculty meetings
August 24, Monday
Beginning of classes
August 30, Sunday
Last day for an undergraduate to add or drop a first-half-semester or full-semester course via self-service
September 2, Wednesday
Last day to request no release of directory information at the Office of Registration and Records
September 4, Friday
Last day for an undergraduate to add or drop a first-half semester or full-semester course with approval of major college
September 7, Monday
Labor Day (no classes)
September 8, Tuesday
Last day to change a full-semester course from credit to audit or from audit to credit
September 11, Friday
Last day to change a first-half-semester course from credit to audit or from audit to credit
September 18, Friday
Last day to withdraw from a first-half-semester course
October 16, Friday
Last day for an undergraduate to withdraw from a full-semester course or from the university
October 18, Sunday
End of the first half of the semester
October 19, Monday
Beginning of second half of semester
October 25, Sunday
Last day to add or drop a second-half-semester course via self-service
October 26, Monday
Last day to add or drop a second-half-semester course with approval of major college
November 6, Friday
Last day to change a second-half-semester course from credit to audit or from audit to credit
November 13, Friday
Last day to withdraw from a second-half-semester course
November 20, Friday
Last day to change or declare a major for the fall semester
November 24, Tuesday
Last day for an undergraduate to make up a mark of incomplete from spring semester 2009
November 25, Wednesday
Beginning of Thanksgiving break
November 30, Monday

Resumption of classes
December 1, Tuesday
Last day to apply for spring 2010 graduation
December 5, Saturday
Classes end
December 7-12, Monday-Saturday
Final examinations
December 13, Sunday
End of fall semester
Undergraduate commencement

Spring Semester 2010

October-January
New student and family orientation sessions
January 4-8, Monday-Friday
Department and college faculty meetings
January 11, Monday
Beginning of classes
January 17, Sunday
Last day for an undergraduate to add or drop a first-half-semester or full-semester course via self-service
January 18, Monday
Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday (no classes)
January 20, Wednesday
Last day to request no release of directory information at the Office of Registration and Records
January 22, Friday
Last day for an undergraduate to add or drop a first-half-semester or full-semester course with approval of major college
January 25, Monday
Last day to change a full-semester course from credit to audit or from audit to credit
January 29, Friday
Last day to change a first-half-semester course from credit to audit or from audit to credit
February 5, Friday
Last day to withdraw from a first-half-semester course
February 23, Tuesday
Last day for an undergraduate to make up a mark of incomplete from summer session 2009
March 5, Friday
Last day for an undergraduate to withdraw from a full-semester course or from the university
March 6, Saturday
End of the first half of semester
March 7, Sunday
Beginning of spring break
March 15, Monday
Resumption of classes and beginning of second half of semester
March 21, Sunday
Last day to add or drop a second-half-semester course via self-service
March 22, Monday
Last day to add or drop a second-half-semester course with approval of major college
April 2, Friday

Last day to change a second-half-semester course from credit to audit or from audit to credit
April 9, Friday
Last day to withdraw from a second-half-semester course
April 16, Friday
Last day to change or declare a major for the spring semester
April 30, Friday
Reading Day
May 1, 3-7, Saturday, Monday-Friday
Final examinations
May 1, Saturday
Last day to apply for summer 2010 graduation
May 8, Saturday
End of spring semester
Undergraduate commencement

Summer Session 2010

June 14, Monday
Beginning of classes
June 16, Wednesday
Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a first-half-session or full-session course via self-serve
June 17, Thursday
Last day for undergraduates to change a first-half-session course from credit to audit or audit to credit
June 22, Tuesday
Last day for undergraduates to change a full-session course from credit to audit or audit to credit
June 23, Wednesday
Last day to request no release of directory information at the Office of Registration and Records
June 29, Tuesday
Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a first-half-session course
Last day for undergraduates enrolled only in first-half-session courses to withdraw from the university
June 30, Wednesday
Last day for undergraduates to make up a mark of incomplete from fall 2009
July 1, Thursday
Last day to apply for fall 2010 graduation
July 5, Monday
Independence Day Holiday (no classes)
July 8, Thursday
Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a full-session course
Last day for undergraduates enrolled only in full-session courses to withdraw from the university
July 11, Sunday
End of the first-half-session
July 12, Monday
Beginning of last-half-session
July 14, Wednesday
Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a last-half-session course via self-service
July 15, Thursday
Last day for undergraduates to change a last-half-session course from credit to audit or audit to credit
Last day for undergraduates to declare a major for the summer session
July 27, Tuesday
Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a last-half-session course
Last day for undergraduates enrolled only in last-half-session courses to withdraw from the university
August 8, Sunday
Summer session ends