Academic Calendar

ACADEMIC CALENDAR SPRING 2010
Jan 4	Mon	Staff Return
Jan 7	Thu	Residence Halls Open – All Students
Jan 7	Thu	Faculty Members Return
Jan 7 – 8	Thu – Fri	Placement Testing, Advising, Registration – New Students; Late Registration – Continuing Students
Jan 11	Mon	Classes Begin – Schedule Changes Allowed
Jan 15	Fri	Last Day for Adding or Dropping Classes Without a Fee
Jan 18	Mon	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Jan 19	Tue	Classes Resume/Students Can only Drop Classes
Jan 26	Tue	Official Twelfth Class Day
Jan 29	Fri	Final Day to Withdraw from the University or Drop Classes with Tuition Adjustment
Feb 19	Fri	Final Date for Filing for May 2010 Graduation
Mar 8-11	Mon– Thu	Midterm Examinations Administered
Mar 12	Fri	Midterm Grades Entered in www.my.htu.edu
Mar 15-19	Mon– Fri	Spring Break
Mar 22	Mon	Classes Resume
Mar 26	Fri	Final Day to Drop a Class
Apr 2	Fri	Good Friday Holiday
Apr 5	Mon	Classes Resume
Apr 5 – 9	Mon-Fri	Academic Advising
Apr 12 – 28	Mon–Wed	Registration for Summer and Fall 2010
Apr 15	Thu	Final Day to Withdraw from the University
Apr 28 – 30	Wed – Fri	Final Examinations Administered for Seniors Only
Apr 29	Thu	Last Class Day
Apr 30	Fri	Reading Day
May 3	Mon	Senior Grades Entered into my.htu.edu by noon
May 3 – 6	Mon–Thu	Final Examinations for Non Seniors
May 7	Fri	Honors Convocation
May 8	Sat	Commencement Convocation – 8:30 a.m.
May 9	Sun	Residence Halls Close
May 11	Tue	Final Grades Entered in www.my.htu.edu

ACADEMIC CALENDAR SUMMER 2010

May 29

Sat

Residence Halls Open – All Students

May 31

Mon

Summer School Registration

Jun 1

Tue

Classes Begin – Schedule Changes Allowed

Jun 7

Mon

Last Day for Adding or Dropping Classes Without a Fee

Jun 18

Fri

Emancipation Day Observance; No Classes

Jun 21

Mon

Final Date to Drop a Class

Jun 21

Mon

Final Day to Withdraw from the University

Jul 2

Fri

Independence Day Holiday Celebrated
No Classes; University Closed

Jul 14

Wed

Last Class Day

Jul 15 – 16

Thu – Fri

Final Examinations

Jul 20

Tue

Final Grades Entered in www.my.htu.edu

ACADEMIC CALENDAR FALL 2010

Aug 14

Sat

Residence Halls Open – New Students

Aug 14-19

Sat-Thu

Orientation – New Students

Aug 15

Sun

Matriculation Ceremony – New Students

Aug 15

Sun

Placement Testing Begins

Aug 16

Mon

Faculty return

Aug 16-19

Mon-Tue

Placement Testing Continues/Advising Begins – New Students

Aug 18

Wed

Residence Halls Open – All Students

Aug 18-19

Wed-Thu

Late Registration – Continuing Students

Aug 20

Fri

Faculty-Staff Institute (8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.)
Faculty Meetings (3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.)

Aug 23

Mon

Classes Begin – Schedule Changes Allowed
Distance Learning Classes Begin

Aug 26

Thu

Last Day for Adding or Dropping Classes Without a Fee

Sept 2

Thu

President’s Opening Convocation

Sept 6

Mon

Labor Day Holiday

Sept 8

Wed

Official Twelfth Class Day

Sept 9

Thu

Final Day to Withdraw from the University or Drop Classes with Tuition Adjustment

Sept 30

Thu

Final Date for Filing for December 2010 Graduation

Oct 4-7

Mon-Thu

Midterm Examinations Administered

Oct 8

Fri

Fall Break – Students and Faculty Only

Oct 11

Mon

Classes Resume

Oct 12

Tue

Midterm Grades Entered in www.my.htu.edu

Oct 21

Thu

Final Day to Drop a Class

Oct 22

Fri

Charter Day Observance
135^th Anniversary Celebration

Oct 25-Nov 5

Mon-Fri

Academic Advising

Oct 29

Fri

Final Day to Withdraw from the University

Nov 8-12

Mon-Fri

Registration for Spring 2011 Begins

Nov 23

Tue

Thanksgiving Holiday – Begins after the last class session

Nov 29

Mon

Classes Resume on Monday

Dec 3

Fri

Last Class Day

Dec 6

Mon

Final Examinations Begin

Dec 9

Thu

Final Examinations End

Dec 10

Fri

Final Grades Entered in www.my.htu.edu

Dec 11

Sat

Residence Halls Close

Dec 23

Thu

Christmas Holiday –Campus Closed

Dec 31

Fri

New Year’s Holiday – Campus Closed