SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

SPRING 2008

DECEMBER

20

Thursday

Deadline to apply for Spring 2008 readmission

JANUARY

6

Sunday

Residence halls open - 8:00 A.M

6

Sunday

Spring meal plan begins - 10:30 A.M.

7-25

Mon – Fri

Period to use book vouchers in the bookstore

7-8

Monday-Tuesday

Advisement and registration 8:30 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

9

Wednesday

Faculty senate meeting

9

Wednesday

First day of classes

9-10

Wed-Thurs

Late registration, add/drop

12

Saturday

PRAXIS

15

Tuesday

Dean confers with applicants who are not positively recommended for promotion and/or tenure

16

Wednesday

CLEP -- 9:00 AM

17

Thursday

Deadline to report non-attendance (NA)

21

Monday

HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Day (No Classes, Offices Closed)

22

Tuesday

Pre-tenure/Post-tenure portfolios due to departmental promotion and tenure committee

23

Wednesday

DANTES -- 9:00 A.M

26

Saturday

SAT

28

Monday

First financial aid disbursement (excludes first-time borrowers)

FEBRUARY

5

Tuesday

Faculty senate meeting

5

Tuesday

Departmental promotion and tenure committee submits pre-tenure/ post-tenure portfolios to department chairs

6

Wednesday

First financial aid refund (excludes first-time borrowers)

8

Friday

First financial aid disbursement (first-time borrowers only)

9

Saturday

ACT

12

Tuesday

Department Chairs submit portfolios to Personnel Committee

14

Thursday

New Programs and Curriculum Committee meeting

15

Friday

Financial aid refund (first-time borrowers only)

20

Wednesday

CLEP – 9:00 A.M.

26

Tuesday

Personnel Committee submit pre-tenure/ post-tenure portfolios to Deans/Directors

27

Wednesday

DANTES – 9:00 A.M

MARCH

1

Saturday

SAT

3

Monday

Mid Term
Last day to withdraw from the University, or drop courses without academic penalty.
Deadline to report Mid-Term Grades (including IWs)

4

Tuesday

Faculty Senate meeting

7

Friday

Second financial aid disbursement (all students)

7

Friday

Regents Test (see course schedule for details)

8

Saturday

Regents Test (see course schedule for details)

10-15

Monday-Saturday

SPRING BREAK (No Classes)

11

Tuesday

Deans/Director transmit pre-tenure/ post-tenure portfolios to Vice President of Academic Affairs

14

Friday

Second financial aid refund (all students)

15

Saturday

PRAXIS

17

Monday

Advisement and Early Registration for Summer 2008 and Fall 2008 begins

19

Wednesday

CLEP – 9:00 A.M.

21

Friday

HOLIDAY: Good Friday (No Classes, Offices Closed)

26

Wednesday

DANTES – 9:00 A.M.

APRIL

1

Tuesday

Faculty Senate meeting

9

Wednesday

University faculty meeting

12

Saturday

ACT

16

Wednesday

CLEP – 9:00 AM

17

Thursday

New Programs and Curriculum Committee meeting

21

Monday

Exit Essay (Learning Support)

23

Wednesday

DANTES – 9:00 AM

26

Saturday

PRAXIS

28

Monday

Faculty Senate meeting

29

Tuesday

COMPASS Exit Exams (Learning Support)

30

Wednesday

COMPASS Exit Exams (Learning Support)

MAY

1

Thursday

COMPASS Exit Exams (Learning Support)

2-8

Friday-Thursday

Final Exams

6

Tuesday

Senior grades due in the Registrar's Office – 9:00 A.M.

9

Friday

Final grades due in the Registrar's Office - 9:00 A.M.

9

Friday

Commencement Rehearsal - 10:00 A.M

10

Saturday

COMMENCEMENT

11

Sunday

Spring meal plan ends - After dinner

12

Monday

Residence Halls close - 1:00 P.M.

13

Tuesday

Deadline for financial aid appeals for Summer 2008 financial aid reinstatement

21

Wednesday

CLEP – 9:00 AM

26

Monday

HOLIDAY: Memorial Day (No Classes, Offices Closed)

28

Wednesday

DANTES – 9:00 A.M