Important Dates
Calendar subject to change.
| Fall 2009 | |
| August 21 & 22 | New student arrival; see welcome for details |
| August 22 & 23 | Returning student arrival; see welcome for details |
| August 24 | Classes begin |
| September 7 | Labor Day Holiday |
| September 26 | Turfgrass Management student arrival |
| October 2-4 | Parents & Families Weekend |
| October 30 | Last day to process a Direct Room Change for fall semester |
| November 9-13 | Reservations for Thanksgiving break housing accepted in the Assignment Office |
| November 16 | Housing contract process begins for students interested in campus housing for fall 2010 - spring 2011 (please review timeline for additional dates and deadlines) |
| November 21 | Residence halls close at noon for Thanksgiving |
| November 29 | Residence halls open at 10 a.m. after Thanksgiving |
| December 2-4 | Open Room Change for students in supplemental housing (if space permits) |
| December 7-8 | Open Room Change for all students (if space permits) |
| December 7 | First day to request a Direct Room Change for spring 2010 (student must have an active housing contract for spring 2010) |
| December 7-11 | Reservations for semester break housing accepted in the Assignment Office |
| December 11 | Classes End |
| December 12-13 | Study Days |
| December 14-18 | Final exams |
| December 19 | Commencement |
| December 19 | Residence halls close at 4 p.m. for semester break |
| Spring 2010 | |
| January 9, 8:00 a.m. | New student arrival/residence halls open after semester break |
| January 11 | Classes begin |
| January TBA | Check in for Turfgrass Management students |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Day - no classes |
| January TBA | Open room change begins (if space permits) |
| January 21, noon | Contract request period for 2010-2011 residence hall space ends for general students |
| January 21, 5:00 p.m. | First round of residence hall contract offers made on eLiving |
| January 25, noon | First round of residence hall contract offers expires |
| January 25, 5:00 p.m. | Second round of residence hall contract offers made on eLiving |
| January 28, noon | Second round of residence hall contract offers expires |
| January 28, 5:00 p.m. | Third round of residence hall contract offers made (if needed) |
| January 30 | Housing Fair at the HUB-Robeson Center |
| February 1, noon | Third round of residence hall contract offers expire |
| February 5 | Waitlist opens for 2010-2011 housing contracts |
| February 5, noon | Deadline to enter a University Park housing lottery (single rooms and suites) |
| February TBA | Open room change ends |
| February 8 | First day for upper class students to request housing contract for summer 2009 |
| February 15-19 | Requests for special housing over spring break accepted in the Assignment Office |
| March TBA | Last day to process a Direct Room Change |
| March 5 | Deadline for returning students to modify their 2010-2011 housing contracts |
| March 6, noon | Residence halls close for spring break |
| March TBA, noon | Check out for Turfgrass Management students |
| March 14, 10:00a.m. | Residence halls reopen after spring break |
| April 12-16 | Requests for special housing for senior week accepted in the Assignment Office |
| April 30 | Last day of classes - last day to complete your spring semester registration |
| April 30 | Summer Session I assignments posted in eLiving |
| May 3-7 | Finals week |
| May 8, 4:00p.m. | Residence halls close after spring semester |
| May 15 | Deadline for incoming first year students to modify their 2010-2011 housing contracts |
| May 14-16 | Commencement |
