SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2003-2004

FALL SEMESTER 2003

AUGUST

6 Wednesday New Faculty Orientation

7

Thursday

Faculty & Staff Institute

8 Friday Meetings by Colleges/Departments
9 Saturday Residence halls open for new students
10-13 Sun-Wed New Student Orientation
11 Monday Last day to pay tuition & fees for students pre-registered for fall 2003

13

Wednesday

Residence halls open for returning students

14-15

Thur-Fri

Advisement and registration – 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Graduate registration – 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Jordan Hall)

18

Monday

First day of classes
Graduate Council meeting

18-19

Mon-Tues

Late registration

Drop/Add 

19

Tuesday

Last day to add a course

24 Sunday Scholarship Pinning ceremony - 4:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER

1

Monday

HOLIDAY- Labor Day

2 Tuesday Faculty Senate meeting
10 Wednesday President's assembly with students 6:00 p.m.
17 Wednesday University faculty meeting
19 Friday Vice President for Academic Affairs notifies deans/director of faculty eligible for promotion and/or tenure

OCTOBER

2 Thursday Deans/Director notify faculty eligible for promotion and/or tenure
7 Tuesday Faculty Senate meeting
8 Wednesday President's assembly with students 1:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.

13

Monday

Mid-term

Last day to withdraw/drop a course without academic penalty

20-24 Mon-Fri Early registration for spring 2004
27 Monday Deans/Director notify college personnel committee of faculty to be reviewed for promotion and/or tenure

NOVEMBER

4 Tuesday Faculty Senate meeting
7 Friday Founders' Day

8

Saturday

HOMECOMING

12 Wednesday President's assembly with students 1:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.
18 Tuesday College personnel committee promotion and/or tenure recommendations due to deans
25 Tuesday Deans/Director notify Vice President for Academic Affairs of faculty promotion and/or tenure recommendations

26

Wednesday

Thanksgiving Holiday (students only)

27-28

Thur-Fri

Thanksgiving Holidays (students, faculty and staff)

DECEMBER

5

Friday

Last day of classes

6

Saturday

Final exams for Saturday classes

8-12

Monday

Final exams begin

10

Wednesday

Final grades due in Registrar's Office by 2:00 p.m. for graduating seniors 

12

Friday

Final exams end

13 Saturday COMMENCEMENT

15

Monday

Final grades due in Registrar's Office by 2:00 p.m.