Fall Semester 2008 Residence Halls Open (all incoming students)  8/22/2008 Orientation and Registration 8/26/2008 - 8/27/2008 Semester Classes Begin  8/28/2008 Late Registration Begins  8/28/2008 Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)  9/1/2008 Last Day of Late Registration  9/12/2008 Purchase of Textbook Deadline  9/12/2008 Last Day to Add/Drop Classes  9/12/2008 Last Day to Remove Incomplete  9/12/2008 Last Day to Change from Credit to Audit  9/12/2008 Last Day to Withdraw Without Recording  9/12/2008 College Days Weekend  10/9/2008 - 10/12 /2008 Harvest Days (Monday - Friday; No Classes)  10/20/2008 - 10/24/2008 Spring Graduation Application Deadline  10/31/2008 Last Day to Officially Withdraw  11/14/2008 Thanksgiving Break (Wednesday-Sunday; No Classes)  11/26/2008 - 11/30/2008 Last Day of Classes  12/10/2008 Reading Day 12/11/2008 Final Exams (Exam Schedule)  12/12/2008 - 12/17/2008 Christmas Vacation Begins  12/18/2008 Residence Halls will Close  12/20/2008