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2007 - 2008 Academic Calendar

All dates are inclusive. A more detailed Academic Calendar is published by the Registrar’s Office in August of each academic year. Additional information concerning dates for changes in registration appears in the Schedule of Classes.

Fall Semester, 2007
August 23, Thursday Residence halls open at 9 a.m. for new students. Check-in is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
August 24, Friday Residence halls open at 9 a.m. for all students.
Convocation begins at 10 a.m. in Cordiner Auditorium
August 28, Tuesday Fall semester classes begin.
September 10, Monday Last day to add classes.
October 8-9 Mid-semester break; no classes.
October 10, Wednesday Last day to withdraw from classes or the college without record.
October 19-21 Family Weekend.
November 2, Friday Final day to withdraw from classes or the college with W grades.
Close of P-D-F registration period.
November 2-9 Spring semester registration period.
November 16, Friday Thanksgiving vacation begins at 6 p.m., Friday and ends at 8 a.m., Monday, November 26. All residence halls remain open.
December 7, Friday Last day of classes, fall semester.
December 10-14 Final examination period.
December 14, Friday Fall semester ends. All residence halls close at noon Saturday, December 15.

Spring Semester, 2008
January 11, Friday Orientation for new students and parents begins.
January 13, Sunday Residence halls open at 9 a.m. for returning students.
January 14, Monday Spring semester classes begin.
January 21, Monday
 Martin Luther King Day; no classes 
January 25, Friday Last day to add classes.
February 18, Monday Presidents’ Day; no classes.
February 22, Friday Last day to withdraw from classes or the college without record.
March 7, Friday Spring vacation begins at 6 p.m., Friday (all residence halls close at 9 a.m., Saturday, March 8) and ends at 8 a.m., Monday, March 24 (all residence halls open at noon, Sunday, March 23).
April 4, Friday Final day to withdraw from classes or the college with W grades.
Close of P-D-F registration period.
April 11-18 Registration period for the fall semester 2008-09.
April 15, Tuesday Whitman Undergraduate Conference; no classes.
May 6, Tuesday Last day of classes, spring semester.
May 7, Wednesday Reading day; no classes.
May 8-13 Final examination period.
May 18, Sunday Commencement. Residence halls close at 6 p.m.