Academic Calendar (2008 - 2009) - Gonzaga University

Fall Semester 2008
Law School Classes Begin	Monday, August 25
New Faculty Conference	Tuesday, August 26
Fall Faculty Conference	Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28
Residence Halls Open (New Students)	Friday, August 29 and Saturday, August 30
Residence Halls Open (Returning Students)	Sunday, August 31
New Student Orientation	Sunday, August 31 - Monday, September 15
President's Reception	Sunday, August 31
Academic Convocation	Monday, September 1
New Students Meet with Assigned Advisors	Monday, September 1
Fall Validation Day	Monday, September 1
Classes Begin	Tuesday, September 2
Last Day to Add	Wednesday, September 10
Last Day to Drop	Friday, September 12
Mass of the Holy Spirit (11:00am & Noon classes canceled)	Wednesday, September 17
Labor Day Observed	Friday, September 26
Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades	Friday, October 3
Student Learning Outcomes Day (Morning classes cancelled)	Thursday, October 9
Founder’s Day Holiday	Monday, October 20
Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar's Office	Tuesday, October 21
Fall Family Weekend	Friday, October 24 – Sunday, October 26
Last Day to Withdraw	Friday, November 14
Thanksgiving Holiday	Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28
Prep Week	Monday, December 8 - Friday, December 12
Semester Examinations	Monday, December 15 - Thursday, December 18
Christmas Holiday Begins	Friday, December 19
Grades Due in Registrar's Office	Tuesday, December 23

Spring Semester 2009
Residence Halls Open	Sunday, January 11
New Student Orientation	Monday, January 12
Spring Faculty Conference	Monday, January 12
Spring Validation Day	Monday, January 12
Classes which meet on Mondays ONLY begin	Monday, January 12
Undergraduate, Graduate and Law Classes Begin	Tuesday, January 13
Martin Luther King Holiday	Monday, January 19
Last Day to Add	Wednesday, January 21
Last Day to Drop	Friday, January 23
Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades	Friday, February 13
President's Day Holiday	Monday, February 16
Spring Vacation	Monday, March 9 - Friday, March 13
Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar's Office	Tuesday, March 10
Last Day to Withdraw	Friday, March 27
Good Friday Holiday	Friday, April 10
Easter Holiday	Monday, April 13
Academic Honors Convocation (classes canceled 3:15-4:45 pm)	Tuesday, April 21
Prep Week	Monday, April 27 - Friday, May 1
Semester Examinations (100/200 classes)	Monday, May 4 - Friday, May 8
Semester Examinations (300/400 classes)	Monday, May 4 - Wednesday, May 6
Senior Week Activities	Wednesday, May 6 - Friday, May 8
Graduate School Commencement	Saturday, May 9
Baccalaureate Mass	Saturday, May 9
Graduate School Mass	Saturday, May 9
Undergraduate Commencement	Sunday, May 10
Grades Due in Registrar’s Office	Tuesday, May 12
Law School Commencement	Saturday, May 16