University Calendars and Final Examination Schedules

Fall Semester 2012

Date Event
March 19Monday, Academic Advising for Fall 2012 begins. Contact Academic Advising Services (required for all students with less than 45 hours) or your major department.
April 2Monday, Registration for Fall 2012 begins. For more information, see Class Schedule.
April 2 - August 29December 2012 Graduation Application Period for Commencement Participation.
April 15Priority date for completing student financial aid folder for first consideration for Fall 2012 financial aid programs.

Texan Orientation Conferences:

Date Event
April 28Saturday- Scholars (Invitation Only)
June 8Friday- Scholars (Invitation Only)
June 15Friday
June 22Friday
June 29Friday
July 20Friday
July 27Friday

Date Event
July 8-10Sunday-Tuesday, Duck Camp 1
August 1Priority date for submitting credentials for first-time enrollment at Tarleton for Fall 2012.
August 3-5Friday-Sunday, Duck Camp 2
August 11-13Saturday-Monday, Duck Camp 3
August 14-17Tuesday-Friday, Service and maintenance of electronic systems like Blackboard.
August 19Sunday, New Student Move In (8 am- 2 pm)
August 19-26Texan Transition Week
August 24Friday, Tuition and Fee Payment Deadline.
August 25Saturday, Upper-Division/Returning Student Move-In
August 26Sunday, Freshman Convocation.
August 27Monday, Classes begin. (16 week & 1st 8 week classes)
August 27-29Monday-Wednesday, ADD/DROP/LATE registration. ($25 late fee will be assessed for late registrants.)
August 29Wednesday, Last day to register for university credit.
September 3Monday, Labor Day, NO CLASSES.
September 4Tuesday, Last day to drop 1st 8 week classes with no record.
September 12Wednesday, Last day to drop courses with no record. (16 week classes)
September 28Friday, Last day to drop a 1st 8 week class with a “Q” or withdraw with a “W”.*
October 15Last day to apply for student teaching in Fall 2013.
October 15-20Homecoming Week
October 17Wednesday, Midterm Grades entered into student information system by 5:00 PM. (16 week classes)
October 22Monday, 2nd 8 week classes begin.
October 22Monday, Academic advising for Spring 2013 begins. Contact Academic Advising Services (required for all students with less than 45 hours) or your major department.
October 29Monday, Last day to drop 2nd 8 week classes with no record.
November 2Friday, Last day to drop a course with a “Q” or withdraw with a “W.” (16 week classes)
November 5Monday, Registration for Spring 2013 begins. For more information, see Class Schedule.
November 5Monday, Deadline for thesis/dissertation defense and submission of final committee-edited theses and dissertations with committee approval signatures to the Graduate College Office for fall graduation.
November 5 - January 16May 2013 Graduation Application Period for Commencement Participation.
November 14Wednesday, Comprehensive Exam results due in Graduate Office.
November 15Priority date for completing student financial aid folder for first consideration for Spring 2013 financial aid programs.
November 21Wednesday, Classes are dismissed at noon. Holiday period begins 5:00 PM; University closes.
November 21Wednesday, Residence Halls close at 5:00 PM.
November 22-23Thanksgiving Holiday. UNIVERSITY CLOSED.
November 25Sunday, Residence Halls open at 1:00 PM.
November 26Monday, Last day drop a 2nd 8 week class with a “Q” or withdraw with a “W.”*
December 1Application deadline for all Spring 2013 scholarships administered by University Scholarship Committee.
December 3Monday, Deadline for bindery-ready copies of theses and dissertations to the Graduate College Office for fall graduation.
December 4Tuesday, Restricted Activities period begins 8 AM.
December 5Wednesday, Last class day; last day to withdraw from university.
December 6Thursday, Study Day. Finals begin 6:30 PM.
December 10December 2012 Graduation Application deadline for degree conferral only.
December 13Thursday, Last day of final examinations.
December 13Restricted Activities period ends at 9:00 PM.
December 14Friday, Last day to apply for $1,000 Tuition Rebate for Fall 2012 graduation. (5:00 PM)
December 15Saturday, Residence Halls close at 10:00 AM.
December 15-16Saturday-Sunday, Commencement (TBA).
December 17Monday, Grades from faculty due by 4:00 PM.
December - January MinimesterClasses meet over three weeks: First Week: 12/18 is First Class Day, 12/19, 12/20 and 12/21. Second Week: 01/02, 01/03, and 01/04. Third Week: 01/07, 01/08, 01/09, 01/10 is last class day and Final. Grades are due for December - January Minimester 4:00 PM on 01/11.
December 22-23Saturday-Sunday, Service and maintenance of electronic systems like Blackboard.

*

 Note: Extraordinary situations may occur for students enrolled in multiple part of terms (i.e. 1st 8 week, 16 week, 2nd 8 week) classes who wish to drop or withdraw from the university. These students should contact the Registrar’s Office for additional information regarding drop policies and before submitting drop requests.

Fall Semester 2012- Final Examination Schedule - Stephenville

Exam Time 8-10:30am 11:30am-2pm 3:00-5:30pm 6:30-9:00pm
Thursday Dec. 6All Freshman English, EDU 404 and 430
Friday Dec. 7All Freshman ChemistryMWF 11MWF 3:00 and other times not listed on exam scheduleM-F 5pm or later
Monday Dec. 10MWF 9MWF 2MWF 8M 5 pm or later; MW 6 pm
Tuesday Dec. 11TR 8All Math 107TR 2:25T 5pm or later; TR 7:30pm
Wednesday Dec. 12MWF 12MWF 1MWF 10W 5pm or later; MW 7:30pm
Thursday Dec 13TR 9:25TR 1TR 10:50R 5pm or later; TR 3:50; TR 6pm

Final Examinations are to be given only on scheduled examination days as printed on the Final Examination Schedule. At other locations and online courses, the final examination will be given at a time designated by the instructor.

Any student with three or more final examinations on the same day may request of his/her instructors to take one of the final examinations on another day during the Final Examination Schedule.

*

Classes having starting times not listed on the table (or within an hour of that starting time) will have their exam on Friday, December 7 from 3:00-5:30 PM or at a time designated by the instructor during the Final Exam period from December 6 - December 13.

Spring Semester 2013

Date Event
November 5, 2012Monday, Registration for Spring 2013 begins. For more information, see Class Schedule.
November 5 - January 16May 2013 Graduation Application Period for Commencement Participation.
November 15, 2012Priority date for completing student financial aid folder for first consideration for Spring 2013 financial aid programs.
December - January MinimesterClasses meet over three weeks: First Week: 12/18 is First Class Day, 12/19, 12/20 and 12/21. Second Week: 01/02, 01/03, and 01/04. Third Week: 01/07, 01/08, 01/09, 01/10 is last class day and Final. Grades are due for December - January Minimester 4:00 PM on 01/11.
January 2, 2013Wednesday, Priority date for submitting credentials for first-time enrollment at Tarleton for Spring 2013.
January 11Friday, Tuition and Fee Payment Deadline.
January 13Sunday, Residence Halls open at 9 AM.
January 14Monday, Classes begin. (16 week classes & 1st 8 week classes.)
January 14-16Monday-Wednesday, ADD/DROP/LATE registration. ($25 late fee will be assessed for late registrants.)
January 16Wednesday, Last date to register for university credit.
January 21Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, UNIVERSITY CLOSED.
January 22Tuesday, Last day to drop 1st 8 week classes with no record.
January 30Wednesday, Last day to drop courses with no record. (16 week classes)
February 15Application deadline for all Fall 2013 scholarships administered by University Scholarship Committee.
February 15Last day to apply for student teaching in Spring 2014.
February 15Friday, Last day to drop a 1st 8 week class with a “Q” or withdraw with a “W.”*
March 1Priority date for completing student financial aid folders for first consideration for Summer School 2013.
March 6Wednesday, Midterm Grades entered in student information system by 5:00 PM. (16 week classes)
March 8Friday, Residence Halls close at 5 PM.
March 11-15Spring Break.
March 17Sunday, Residence Halls open at 1:00 PM.
March 18Monday, 2nd 8 week classes begin.
March 18Monday, Academic Advisement for Summer and Fall 2013. Contact Academic Advising Services (required for all students with less than 45 hours) or your major department.
March 25Monday, Last day to drop 2nd 8 week classes with no record.
March 29Friday, Last day to drop a course with a “Q” or withdraw with a “W.” (16 week classes)
March 29No classes.
April 1Monday, Deadline for thesis/dissertation defense and submission of final committee-edited theses and dissertations with committee approval signatures to the Graduate College Office for spring graduation.
April 1Monday, Registration for Summer and Fall 2013 begins. For more information see Class Schedule.
April 1 - June 3August 2013 Application Period for Commencement Participation.
April 1 - August 28December 2013 Application Period for Commencement Participation.
April 15Priority date for completing student financial aid folder for first consideration for Fall semester 2013.
April 19Friday, Last day to drop a 2nd 8 week class with a “Q” or withdraw with a “W.”*
April 26Friday, Comprehensive Exam results due in Graduate Office.
April 30Tuesday, Restricted Activities period begins at 8:00 AM.
May 1Wednesday, Last class day; last day to withdraw from university.
May 2Thursday, Study Day. Final Examinations begin at 6:30 PM.
May 6Monday, Deadline for bindery-ready copies of theses and dissertations to the Graduate College Office for spring graduation.
May 6May 2013 Graduation Application deadline for degree conferral only.
May 9Thursday, Last day of final examinations. Restricted Activities period ends at 9:00 PM.
May 10Friday, Residence Halls close at 10:00 AM.
May 10Friday, Last day to apply for $1,000 Tuition Rebate for Spring 2012 graduation. (5:00 PM)
May 10-12Friday-Sunday, Commencement (TBA).
May 11-12Saturday-Sunday, Service and maintenance of electronic systems like Blackboard.
May 13Monday, All Grades from faculty due by 4:00 PM.
May-June MinimesterClasses meet over three weeks: First Week: 05/14, 05/15, 05/16, and 05/17. Second Week: 05/20, 05/21, 05/22, 05/23, and 05/24. Third Week: 05/28, 05/29, 05/30, and 05/31 is last class day and Final. Grades are due for May-June Minimester 4:00 PM on 06/03.

*Note: Extraordinary situations may occur for students enrolled in multiple part of terms (i.e. 1st 8 week, 16 week, 2nd 8 week) classes who wish to drop or withdraw from the university. These students should contact the Registrar’s Office for additional information regarding drop policies and before submitting drop requests.

Spring Semester 2013 - Final Examination Schedule - Stephenville

Exam Time 8-10:30am 11:30am-2pm 3:00-5:30pm 6:30-9:00pm
Thursday May 2All Freshman English, EDU 404 and 430
Friday May 3All Freshman ChemistryMWF 8MWF 3:00 and other times not listed on exam scheduleM-F 5pm or later
Monday May 6MWF 9MWF 10MWF 11M 5 pm or later; MW 6 pm
Tuesday May 7TR 8All Math 107TR 2:25T 5pm or later; TR 7:30pm
Wednesday May 8MWF 12MWF 1MWF 2W 5pm or later; MW 7:30pm
Thursday May 9TR 9:25TR 1TR 10:50R 5pm or later; TR 3:50; TR 6pm

Final Examinations are to be given only on scheduled examination days as printed on the Final Examination Schedule. At other locations and online courses, the final examination will be given at a time designated by the instructor.

Any student with three or more final examinations on the same day may request of his/her instructors to take one of the final examinations on another day during the Final Examination Schedule.

*Classes having starting times not listed on the table (or within an hour of that starting time) will have their exam on Friday, May 3 from 3:00-5:30 PM or at a time designated by the instructor during the Final Exam period from May 2- May 9.

Summer Sessions 2013

10 week session (June 4-August 8) (All classes meeting regularly from Monday-Thursday meet for one hour.)

Date Event
March 1Priority date for completing student financial aid folder for first consideration for Summer 2013 financial aid programs.
March 18Monday, Academic Advisement for Summer and Fall 2013 begins. Contact Academic Advising Services (required for all students with less than 45 hours) or your major department.
April 1Monday, Registration for Summer and Fall 2013 begins. For more information see Class Schedule.
April 1 - June 3August 2013 Application Period for Commencement Participation.
April 1 - August 28December 2013 Application Period for Commencement Participation.
May - June MinimesterClasses meet over three weeks: First Week: 05/14, 05/15, 05/16 and 05/17. Second Week: 05/20, 05/21, 05/22, 05/23 and 05/24. Third Week: 05/28, 05/29, 05/30, and 05/31 is last class day and Final. Grades are due for May - June Minimester 4:00 PM on 06/03.
June 3Sunday, Residence Halls open at 9:00 AM.
June 4Tuesday, Classes begin.
June 4Tuesday, ADD/DROP/LATE registration. ($25.00 late fee will be assessed for late registrants.)
June 12Wednesday, Last day to drop 10- week courses with no record.
July 4Thursday, Independence Day. UNIVERSITY CLOSED.
July 5Friday, Deadline for thesis/dissertation defense and submission of final committee-edited theses and dissertations with committee approval signatures to the Graduate College Office for summer graduation
July 12Friday, Last day to drop a 10 week course with a “Q” or withdraw with a “W.”*
July 12Friday, Comprehensive Graduate Exam results due in Graduate office.
July 31Wednesday, Deadline for bindery-ready copies of theses and dissertations to the Graduate College Office for summer graduation.
August 5August 2013 Graduation Application deadline for degree conferral only.
August 7Wednesday, Last class day. Last day to withdraw from university.
August 8Thursday, Final Examinations will be held during normal class time. Finals for evening classes must be administered between August 5th -August 12th at the instructor’s discretion.
August 9Friday, Residence Halls close at 10:00 AM.
August 9Friday, Last day to apply for $1,000 Tuition Rebate for Summer 2013 graduation. (5:00 PM)
August 10-11Saturday-Sunday, Commencement (TBA).
August 12Monday, All grades entered by faculty into student information system by 4:00 PM.
August 13-16Tuesday-Friday, Service and maintenance of electronic systems like Blackboard.

 

5 week Session I (June 4-July 3) (All classes meeting regularly from Monday-Thursday meet for two hours.)

Date Event
March 1Priority date for completing student financial aid folder for first consideration for Summer 2013 financial aid programs.
March 18Monday, Academic Advisement for Summer and Fall 2013. Contact Academic Advising Services (required for all students with less than 45 hours) or your major department.
April 1Monday, Registration for Summer and Fall 2013 begins. For more information see Class Schedule.
April 1 - August 28December 2013 Application Period for Commencement Participation.
June 2Sunday, Residence Halls open at 9:00 AM.
June 4Tuesday, Classes begin.
June 4Tuesday, ADD/DROP/LATE registration. ($25.00 late fee will be assessed for late registrants.)
June 7Friday, Last day to drop 1st 5 week courses with no record.
June 21Friday, Last day to drop a 1st 5 week course with a “Q” or withdraw with a “W.”*
July 2Tuesday, Last class day; last day to withdraw from university. (Session I)
July 3Wednesday, Final Examinations will be held during normal class time. Finals for evening classes must be administered between July 1st –July 8th at the instructor’s discretion.
July 3Wednesday, Residence Halls close at 5:00 PM for students enrolled Summer Session I only.
July 4Thursday, Independence Day. UNIVERSITY CLOSED.
July 5Friday, All grades entered by faculty in student information system by 4:00 PM.
July 5Friday, Deadline for thesis/dissertation defense and submission of final committee-edited theses and dissertations with committee approval signatures to the Graduate College Office for summer graduation
July 12Friday, Comprehensive Graduate Exam results due in Graduate Office.
July 31Wednesday, Deadline for bindery-ready copies of theses and dissertations to the Graduate College for summer graduation
August 5August 2013 Graduation Application deadline for degree conferral only.
August 9Friday, Residence Halls close at 10:00 AM.
August 9Friday, Last day to apply for $1,000 Tuition Rebate for Summer 2013 graduation. (5:00 PM)
August 10-11Saturday-Sunday, Commencement (TBA).
August 12Monday, All grades entered by faculty into student information system by 4:00 PM.
August 13-16Tuesday-Friday, Service and maintenance of electronic systems like Blackboard.

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Classes meeting on Friday or Saturday will have final examinations on July 5.

 

5 week Session II* (July 8-August 8) (All classes meeting regularly from Monday-Thursday meet for two hours.)

Date Event
March 1Priority date for completing student financial aid folder for first consideration for Summer 2013 financial aid programs.
March 18Monday, Academic Advisement for Summer and Fall 2013. Contact Academic Advising Services (required for all students with less than 45 hours) or your major department.
April 1Monday, Registration for Summer and Fall 2013 begins. For more information see Class Schedule.
April 1 - August 28December 2013 Application Period for Commencement Participation.
July 4Thursday, Independence Day. UNIVERSITY CLOSED.
July 5Friday, Deadline for thesis/dissertation defense and submission of final committee-edited theses and dissertations with committee approval signatures to the Graduate College Office for summer graduation
July 7Sunday, Residence Halls open at 9:00 AM for Students enrolled for Summer Session II only.
July 8Monday, Classes begin.
July 8Monday, ADD/DROP/LATE registration. ($25.00 late fee will be assessed for late registrants.)
July 11Thursday, Last day to drop 2nd 5 week courses with no record.
July 12Friday, Comprehensive Graduate Exam results due in Graduate Office.
July 26Friday, Last day to drop a 2nd 5 week course with a “Q” or withdraw with a “W.” *
July 31Wednesday, Deadline for bindery-ready copies of theses and dissertations to the Graduate College Office for summer graduation.
August 5August 2013 Graduation Application deadline for degree conferral only.
August 7Wednesday, Last class day. Last day to withdraw from university.
August 8Thursday, Final Examinations will be held during normal class time. Finals for evening classes must be administered between August 5th -August 12th at the instructor’s discretion.*
August 9Friday, Residence Halls close at 10:00 AM.
August 9Friday, Last day to apply for $1,000 Tuition Rebate for Summer 2013 graduation. (5:00 PM)
August 10-11Saturday-Sunday, Commencement (TBA).
August 12Monday, All grades entered by faculty in student information system by 4:00 PM.
August 13-16Tuesday-Friday, Service and maintenance of electronic systems like Blackboard.

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Classes meeting on Friday or Saturday will have final examinations on August 10.