Fall 2009 Academic Calendar
| August 21 |
Registration |
| August 24 |
Advance Drop/Add |
| August 25 |
First day of classes |
| August 31 |
Last day to drop or add a class |
| September 7 |
State Holiday |
| September 8 |
UNC "Census" date: last day to drop a class without the course being counted in the calculation of the "twenty-five percent surcharge" mandates by North Carolina statute |
| September 10 |
Convocation |
| September 24 |
Last day to drop a first half course |
| October 14 |
First-half semester ends |
| October 15-16 |
University Break |
| October 19 |
Second-half semester begins |
| October 28 |
Last day to drop a full semester course; last day to withdraw without academic penalty |
| November 17 |
Last day to drop a second half course |
| November 25 |
University Break (For students only) |
| November 26-27 |
State holidays |
| December 7 |
Last day of formal class meeting pattern |
| December 8 |
Reading Day |
| December 9-16 |
Final examination period (excluding Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13) |
| December 13 |
Commencement |
| December 17 |
Faculty grading period |
| December 18 |
Last day to submit final grades |
