Duke Calendar System

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences for Undergraduates


August 2008
19 August 2008 12:00AM
New Student Orientation begins
20 August 2008 11:00AM
Convocation for new students
25 August 2008 8:00AM
Classes begin
29 August 2008 5:00PM
Fall wait lists erased
Following this deadline, all course waitlists in ACES will be deleted. Check your ACES Web schedule to determine your course status.
29 August 2008 5:00PM
Permission number needed to add a course
During this one-week period you must have the instructor's permission number to add a course through ACES Web.

September 2008
1 September 2008 8:00AM
Labor Day
Classes in session.
5 September 2008 5:00PM
Drop/Add ends
No course may be added after this date, nor may any changes be made involving P/F grading or audit status in a course. Between this date and November 7th, students may withdraw from a course with permission from their respective academic dean only if they are carrying a course overload or for other compelling reasons. A mark of W will be recorded when a withdrawal is authorized.
5 September 2008 5:00PM
Deadline for requesting a Writing (W) code
for Research Independent Study course in which you are enrolled this semester. Request form available on T-Reqs.
12 September 2008 5:00PM
Deadline for making course corrections
Any corrections in course enrollments require documentation of attendance history from the instructor and approval by your academic dean. Instructors are not permitted to make changes to a student's record.
26 September 2008 5:00PM
Last date to submit work for Spring or Summer 2008 Incompletes

October 2008
5 October 2008 8:00AM
Founders' Day
10 October 2008 8:00AM
Last day to report midsemester grades
10 October 2008 7:00PM
Fall break begins
15 October 2008 8:00AM
Classes resume
29 October 2008 7:00AM
Registration for Spring 2009 semester begins for undergraduates

November 2008
7 November 2008 5:00PM
Deadline for withdrawing from a course with a W mark
See note on September 5.
12 November 2008 5:00PM
Spring 2009 registration ends
13 November 2008 5:00PM
Drop/Add begins
14 November 2008 5:00PM
Last day to petition for relief from 3 final exams that begin and end within a 24 hour period
forms are available on the Registrar's website.
25 November 2008 10:00PM
Thanksgiving recess begins

December 2008
1 December 2008 8:00AM
Classes resume
5 December 2008 5:00PM
Declaration of intention to take a Personal Leave of Absence in Spring 2009
If you intend to take a personal leave of absence in Spring 2009, you are expected to request permission from your academic dean by this date.
5 December 2008 10:00PM
Undergraduate classes end
6 December 2008 8:00AM
Reading period begins
8 December 2008 11:00PM
Reading period ends
9 December 2008 9:00AM
Final examinations begin
14 December 2008 10:00PM
Final examinations end; Winter recess begins