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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - FORT SMITH 
CALENDAR 2008-2009
Fall Semester
Classes Begin.................................................................................................... (M) August 25
Holiday (Labor Day).................................................................................... (M) September 1
Fall Break........................... (Campus closes at 5 p.m. November 26) (R-U) November 27-30
Last Day of Classes........................................................................................ (T) December 9
Final Exam Week.............................................................................. (W-T) December 10-16
Commencement........................................................................................... (S) December 20
Spring Semester
Classes Begin................................................................................................... (M) January 12
Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr.).................................................................... (M) January 19
Spring Break............................................................................................ (M-U) March 23-29
Last Day of Classes............................................................................................... (R) April 30
Final Exam Week............................................................................................. (F-R) May 1-7
Commencement...................................................................................................... (S) May 9
Summer international Classes Begin....................................................................................................... (M) May 11
Last Day of Classes............................................................................................... (F) MAY 29
Summer I
Classes Begin......................................................................................................... (M) June 1
Last Day of Classes.................................................................................................. (R) July 2
Summer Classes Begin.......................................................................................................... (M) July 6
Last Day of Classes................................................................................................. (R) Aug. 6