Spring 2008 Academic Calendar
| December 6, 2007 | Final date for graduate and undergraduate students to apply for Spring 2008 graduation |
| January 1 | New Year’s Day Holiday-Administrative offices closed-No classes |
| January 9 | Academic Standards Committee meeting, 2:00 p.m. |
| January 10 | Residence hall check-in, 12:00 noon at the Residence Halls |
| January 11 | Academic Standards Committee meeting, 9:00 a.m. |
| January 11 | New Student Orientation and Registration, Russell Union, 8:00 a.m. NOTE: Enrolled and former students should refer to WINGS (http://students.georgiasouthern.edu/registrar) for specific registration times. |
| January 14 | Fee payment deadline for Spring Semester 2008 (First Day of University Classes) |
| January 14 | Classes begin |
| January 14-17 | Drop/Add |
| January 14-18 | Attendance Verification must be completed on the first class meeting day |
| January 15 | Application deadline for Doctor of Psychology applicants for Fall 2008 admission (Domestic & International) |
| January 18 | $100 Late Registration Fee begins |
| January 21 | Martin Luther King Holiday Administrative offices closed - No classes |
| January 28 | Fee payment deadline for final SOAR registration, or changing registration during Drop/Add period |
| February 1 | Final deadline for international graduate students to apply for Summer 2008 admission |
| February 25 | Early Registration for Summer Semester 2008 and Fall Semester 2008 begins (Students should view WINGS for individual date and time.) |
| February 29 | Mid-term grades for Freshmen due |
| March 1 | Priority deadline for international graduate students to apply for Fall 2008 admission |
| March 1 | Priority deadline for domestic graduate students to apply for Fall 2008 admission |
| March 1 | Deadline for receipt of Graduate Assistantship Applications to have priority consideration for Fall Semester 2008 |
| March 10 | Last day to withdraw without academic penalty |
| March 15 | Priority deadline for domestic graduate students to apply for Summer 2008 Admission |
| March 17-21 | Spring break for students - Administrative offices open - Residence halls open |
| March 22 | Application deadline for MED Counselor Education applicants for Summer 2008 and Fall 2008 admission (no Spring 2008 admission) |
| April 1 | Application deadline for undergraduate students to apply for Summer 2008 Admission |
| April 1 | Final deadline for domestic graduate students to apply for Summer 2008 admission |
| April 1 | Application deadline for MS Kinesiology-Coaching applicants for Summer 2008 (no fall or spring admission) |
| April 2 | Honors Day, Nessmith-Lane Building 8:30 a.m. Classes beginning at 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. will be canceled |
| April 3 | Academic Standards Committee meeting, 2:00 p.m. |
| April 5 | Annual Alumni Awards Dinner |
| April 9 | Final date to hold terminal or comprehensive examination, theses or dissertation defenses |
| April 16 | Deadline to submit electronic theses and dissertations to College of Graduate Studies for final format review |
| May 5 | Last day of classes |
| May 6-9 | Final exams |
| May 9 | Deadline to submit final verified (approved) electronic theses or dissertations to College of Graduate Studies |
| May 9 | Final date for graduate and undergraduate students to apply for Summer 2008 graduation |
| May 10 | Residence halls close, 12:00 noon at the residence halls |
| May 10 | Commencement |
| May 11 | Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon for students participating in Commencement activities (permission required) |
| May 15 | Employee Tuition Assistance Program Registration for Summer 2008, via the web beginning at 8:30 a.m. |
NOTE: Though the University will try to adhere to dates published here, it may become necessary to make changes in the published calendar. The Office of the Registrar will maintain updates to the calendar and any updates may be viewed at "Calendars" on our web site, http://students.georgiasouthern.edu/registrar. |