Florida State University Graduate Bulletin 2007-2009

University Calendar

Opening and Closing Dates

  2007 2008 2009
Fall August 27—December 14 August 25—December 12 August 24—December 11
Homecoming October 26 TBA TBA
  2008 2009 2010
Spring January 7—April 25 January 6—May 1 January 6—April 30
Spring Break March 10—14 March 9—13 March 8—March 12
Summer 2008 2009 2010
13 Week Session (A) May 12—August 8 May 11—August 7 May 10—August 6
 First 6 Week Session (B) May 12—June 20 May 11—June 19 May 10—June 18
 First 8 Week Session (F–Law) May 12—July 3 May 11—July 2 May 10—July 1
 Second 8 Week Session (D) June 16—August 8 June 15—August 7 June 15—August 6
 Second 6 Week Session (C) June 30—August 8 June 29—August 7 June 28—August 6

Legal Holidays (no classes)

  2007 2008 2009
New Year's Day Mon., January 1 Tues., January 1 Thurs., January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Mon., January 15 Mon., January 21 Mon., January 19
Memorial Day Mon., May 28 Mon., May 26 Mon., May 25
Independence Day Wed., July 4 Fri., July 4 Fri., July 3 (observed)
Labor Day Mon., September 3 Mon., September 1 Mon., September 7
Veteran's Day Mon., November 12 (observed) Tues., November 11 Wed., November 11
Thanksgiving Day Thurs., November 22 Thurs., November 27 Thurs., November 26
Friday after Thanksgiving Fri., November 23 Fri., November 28 Fri., November 27
Christmas Day Tues., December 25 Thurs., December 25 Fri., December 25

For registration dates, see the Registration Guide available online at http://registrar.fsu.edu.

Admission/Readmission/Special/Transient Application Deadlines

  Fall Spring Summer
Undergraduate      
 Freshman1 February 14 November 1 February 14
 Transfer July 1 November 1 March 1
Graduate2 July 1 November 1 March 1
Readmission      
 Undergraduate July 1 November 1 March 1
 Graduate2 July 1 November 1 March 1
Special Student      
 Undergraduate July 1 November 1 March 1
 Graduate2 July 1 November 1 March 1
Transient Student      
 Undergraduate3 July 1 November 1 March 1
 Graduate July 1 November 1 March 1

1 Subject to change each year.

2 Many graduate programs have earlier deadlines than the University-wide published dates. Contact the individual program or department for the applicable admission deadline. Programs that use the University-wide dates may have earlier deadlines for consideration for financial awards.

3 Includes the Tallahassee Community College/Florida State University Cooperative Program.

All information used to make an admission decision must be received by the published deadline. In addition, the University reserves the right to close earlier, if warranted by enrollment limitations.