The following dates are subject to change and should be confirmed before making travel arrangements. For additional calendar information, visit www.purdue.edu/calendar.

 

Fall Semester 2008

August 16	University Residences open to all students
August 17-22	Boiler Gold Rush first-year student orientation
August 18	Meals begin at an additional charge (meals included for BGR)
August 22	Fall Welcome transfer student orientation; meal service begins for all residents
August 25, 7:30 a.m.	Classes begin
August 29, 5:00 p.m.	Last day for late registration
September 1	Labor Day holiday (No Classes)
September 20	Family/Parents Day
October 13-14	October Break (No Classes)
October 15, 7:30 a.m.	Classes resume
October 25	Homecoming
November 26-29	Thanksgiving vacation
December 1, 7:30 a.m.	Classes resume
December 15	Exam schedule begins
December 20	Semester ends
December 21	Commencement
December 21	University Residences close to residents not involved in commencement

Spring Semester 2009

January 7	University Residences open with no food service
January 9	Winter Welcome orientation program
January 12, 7:30 a.m.	Classes begin; meal service resumes
January 16, 5:00 p.m.	Last day for late registration
January 19	Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (No Classes)
March 16-21	Spring Vacation (No Classes)
March 23, 7:30 a.m.	Classes resume
May 4	Exam Schedule begins
May 9	Semester ends
May 10	University Residences close to residents not involved in commencement
May 15-17	Commencement

Summer Session 2009

May 17	University Residences open
May 18, 7:30 a.m.	First module begins
May 25	Memorial Day holiday (No Classes)
June 10-July 2	Day on Campus
June 12, 5:30 a.m.	First Module ends
June 15, 7:30 a.m.	Second Module beings
July 4	Independence Day holiday
July 10, 5:30 p.m.	Second Module ends
July 13, 7:30 a.m.	Third module begins
August 7, 5:30 p.m.	Third module ends
August 8	Commencement
August 8	University Residences close to residents not involved in commencement