Alyssa King '13: Hometown: Twinsburg, OH; Major: Intervention specialist; I was shy. My mom thought the First Year Experience (FYE) program would help me break out of my shell and make my transition to college easier.

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Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2011

August 27-28	Sat.-Sun.	Fall Orientation
August 29	Monday	First day of classes
September 5	Monday	Labor Day, Classes in session
September 9	Friday	Last day to withdraw without ‘W’
October 14	Friday	Fall Break, Classes not in session
October 17	Monday	Fall Break, Classes not in session
October 21	Friday	Last day to change from Credit to ‘S/U’
November 7	Monday	Last day to withdraw without penalty
November 18	Friday	Last day to petition to change an exam
November 22	Tuesday	Thanksgiving recess begins at 11:00 p.m.
November 28	Monday	Classes resume
December 9	Friday	Last day of classes
December 11	Sunday	Reading Day
December 12-16	Mon-Fri	Final exam period
December 16	Friday	Semester ends at 11:00 p.m.

Spring Semester 2012
January 9	Monday	First day of classes
January 16	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Classes not in session
January 20	Friday	Last day to withdraw without "W"
March 2	Friday	Last day to change from Credit to 'S/U'
March 3	Saturday	Spring recess begins
March 12	Monday	Classes resume
March 26	Monday	Last day to withdraw without penalty
April 6	Friday	Good Friday, Classes not in session
April 9	Monday	Last day to petition to change an exam
April 17	Tuesday	SCHOLAR Day/Honors Convo
April 23	Monday	Last day of classes
April 24	Tuesday	Reading Day
April 25-27	Wed.-Fri.	Final exam period
April 30-May 1	Mon.-Tues.	Final exam period
May 1	Tuesday	Semester ends at 11:00 p.m.
May 5	Saturday	Commencement

August 25-26	Sat-Sun	Fall Orientation
August 27	Monday	First day of classes
September 3	Monday	Labor Day, Classes in session
September 7	Friday	Last day to withdraw without ‘W’
October 19	Friday	Fall Break, Classes not in session
October 19	Friday	Last day to change from Credit to ‘S/U’
October 22	Monday	Fall Break, Classes not in session
November 5	Monday	Last day to withdraw without penalty
November 16	Friday	Last day to petition to change an exam
November 20	Tuesday	Thanksgiving recess begins at 11:00 p.m.
November 26	Monday	Classes resume
December 7	Friday	Last day of classes
December 9	Sunday	Reading Day
December 10-14	Mon-Fri	Final exam period
December 14	Friday	Semester ends at 11:00 p.m.

January 14	Monday	First day of classes
January 21	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Classes not in session
January 25	Friday	Last day to withdraw without ‘W’
March 8	Friday	Last day to change from Credit to ‘S/U’
March 9	Saturday	Spring recess begins
March 18	Monday	Classes resume
March 29	Friday	Good Friday, Classes not in session
April 1	Monday	Last day to withdraw without penalty
April 12	Friday	Last day to petition to change an exam
April 23	Tuesday	SCHOLAR Day/Honors Convo
April 29	Monday	Last day of classes
April 30	Tuesday	Reading Day
May 1 - 3	Wed-Fri	Final exam period
May 6 - 7	Mon-Tue	Final exam period
May 7	Tuesday	Semester ends at 11:00 p.m.
May 11	Saturday	Commencement