IMPORTANT DATES FOR
GRADUATE STUDENTS
2008- 2009

SPRING 2008
January 2, 2008	University reopens
January 10, 2008	Registration for new, transfer and readmit day students
January 11, 2008	Registration for continuing students
January 21, 2008	University CLOSED for Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 14, 2008	Spring term begins at 8:00am
January 14-18, 2008	Add/drop and late registration (changed)
January 25, 2008	Last day for Spring degree candidates to submit graduation applications to their advisers for May 2008 degrees
March 9-16, 2008	SPRING VACATION
March 24, 2008	Advance registration begins for Summer semester
March 21, 2008	Last day to WITHDRAW from a course with a grade of “W”
March 31, 2008	Advance registration begins for Fall semester for all Continuing students
April 25, 2008	MPH RESEARCH DAY
May 2, 2008	Last day for classes, Spring Semester
May 5-9, 2008	FINAL EXAMINATIONS
Graduation – 2008	Saturday May 17, 2008 VCU Commencement Convocation (morning) Biostatistics and Epidemiology Diploma Ceremony and Reception (afternoon)