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FALL 2002
IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES

Aug. 24 – Sept. 3  - No adds or drops allowed

Sept. 3  -                  Registration

Sept. 4  -                   Classes Begin - Day and Night
                                  Late Registration Fee Starts

Sept. 4 - 5   -             Fee Payment - Sept. 4 morning A-K  Sept. 4  afternoon L-Z -
                                  Sept. 5 Anybody who has not paid

Sept. 5 - 13               May Add and Drop Classes
                                  (must have instructor's permission to add)

Sept. 6  -                   Last day to drop a 1st half semester (9 week) class and get a refund

Sept. 9  -                    Late Fee for Fee Payment

Sept. 13  -                  Last day to add a class with instructor permission
                                   Last day to drop a standard length class and receive a full refund
                                   Last day to withdraw from a class or school and receive 100% refund
                                        (for standard length classes)

Oct. 11                       Progress reports due (midterm grade information)

Oct. 14-                      Native American Day Holiday

Oct. 23  -                    First half semester ends
                                    Last day to withdraw from class without instructor permission

Oct. 24  -                    Second half semester classes begin
                                    Drop slips (orange) required to drop a course with a "W" or "F"

Oct. 28 -                     Last day to drop second-half semester (9 week) class and receive a refund

Nov. 5  -                     Proficiency Exam and Senior Exit Exams

Nov. 6 -                     Last day to withdraw from school and receive any refund
                                  (for standard length classes)

Nov. 8  -                    Last day to apply for graduation - 4:30 p.m.

Nov. 11 -                   Veteran's Day Holiday

Nov. 12                     Last day to withdraw from a class or school -
                                        students who don't withdraw before the deadline will receive an "F"
                                        for the class
                                  Last day to add extra curricular class

Nov. 28-29 -            Thanksgiving Holiday        

Dec. 14  -                  Commencement - 10 a.m.

Dec. 16 - 20 -            Final Exams

Dec. 26 -                    Grades due - 4 p.m.


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SPRING 2003
IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES

Dec. 28, 2002 -
Jan 8, 2003-         No adds or drops allowed

Jan. 9 -                 Classes Begin - Day and Night
                              Fee Payment L-Z morning; A-K afternoon

Jan. 10 -               Fee payment for anyone who has not paid

Jan.  13 -              Last day to drop a 1st-half semester (9 week) class and get a refund
                             Late fee for fee payment

Jan. 17 -               Last day to drop a standard length class and get a refund
                             Last day to add a class with instructor permission

Jan. 20 -               Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday - no classes

Feb. 14  -              Progress reports due (midterm grade information)

Feb. 17 -               President's Day holiday - no classes

Mar. 3-7 -             Spring Break
 
Mar. 11 -              Last day to drop a class without instructor permission
                              End of 1st half semester

Mar. 12 -              2nd half semester begins

Mar. 14                Last day to drop 2nd - half semester (9 week) class and get a refund

Mar. 18 -              Proficiency Exam and Senior Exit Exams

Mar. 19 -               Retest Proficiency Exam

Mar. 25                 Last day to withdraw and receive a refund

Mar. 28 -              Last day to apply for May graduation

Mar. 31-                Last day to withdraw from class or school
                               Students who don't withdraw before the deadline will receive an "F"
                                    for the class
                               Last day to add an extra curricular class

Apr.  7 - 17           Summer/Fall 2003 registration for current students (tentative)

Apr. 18 - 21          Easter Holiday - no classes

May 5 - 9             Final exams

May 10                Spring Commencement, 10:00 am

May 14                Grades due, 4:00 pm
 


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2002-03 Testing Schedule

                                    Date                         Test

                                     Aug.   17                       MCAT

                                    Sept.   21                       PPST, PRAXIS II

                                    Oct.     5                         LSAT

                                    Nov.    9                        GRE (subject test)

                                              23                         PPST, PRAXIS II

                                    Dec.     7                         LSAT

                                    Jan.     11                        PPST, PRAXIS II

                                    Feb.     8                         LSAT

                                    March   8                        PPST,  PRAXIS II

                                    April   12                         GRE (subject test)

                                               26                         PPST, PRAXIS

                                               26                         MCAT

                                    June    25                          PPST, PRAXIS II

Information and/or registration packets for each of the tests may be picked up in the Student Affairs Office, Student Center Room 201, 626-2530.  Most tests require about six-eight weeks advance pre-registration.

    TOEFL, GMAT and GRE General exams are offered as computer-based tests only.

    Test descriptions:

    GMAT - Graduate Management Admission Test (Computer-based testing only)
    GRE - Graduate Record Examination
    LSAT - Law School Admission Test
    MCAT - Medical College Admission Test
    NTE - National Teachers Examination (All education students must take this exit exam to
                complete graduation requirements.)
    PPST - Pre-Professional Skills Test (This test is needed for admission to teacher education.
                 Students must pass this test prior to entering their block courses.)
    TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language (Computer-based testing only)
    *Miller Analogies Test (MAT) and the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) test
    can be scheduled on an individual basis. Contact the Student Affairs Office for more information.


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