Academic Calendar

Fall 2017

August 28	Early Orientation
August 31	New Students Arrive; New Student & Family Orientation Begins
September 1	New Student & Family Orientation Continues
September 2	Convocation; New Student Orientation Continues
September 3	Returning Students Arrive after Noon, New Student Orientation Continues
September 4	Labor Day - No Classes; Faculty and Staff Holiday
September 5	Classes Begin at 8:30 am
September 13	Last day to add courses or change audit to regular course enrollment
September 22	Family Weekend - No Classes
September 23	Family Weekend - No Classes
October 2	Last day to drop courses, change regular course enrollment to audit option or select the pass/low pass/fail option
October 3	First day to withdraw from courses with a W
October 9	Columbus Day - No Classes; Faculty and Staff Holiday
October 10	Student Long Weekend Continues - No Classes
October 25	Mid-semester grades due by 5:00 p.m.
October 30	Last day to withdraw from courses with a W
October 31	First day to withdraw from courses with a WP (pass) or WF (fail)
November 2	Course registration for January Term 2018 begins
November 15	Course registration for Spring 2018 begins
November 22	Thanksgiving Break Begins - No Classes
November 23	Thanksgiving Day - No Classes; Faculty and Staff Holida
November 24	Day After Thanksgiving - No Classes; Faculty and Staff Holiday
November 26	Residence Halls re-open at noon.
December 8	Last Day of Classes
December 11	Reading Day
December 12	Final Exams Begin
December 14	Grades for graduating students due by 3:00 p.m.
December 15	Final Exams End
December 16	Graduation
December 17	Residence Halls Close at 12 Noon
December 19	All grades due by 5:00 p.m.

January Term 2018

January 7	New & Returning Jterm Students Arrive; Jump Start Orientation Begins
January 8	Jterm Classes Begin
January 15	MLK day - CLASSES WILL BE HELD - (faculty/staff holiday)
January 25	Last Day of Jterm; New Students Arrive, New Student & Family Orientation Begins

Spring Term 2018

January 26	New Student & Family Orientation Continues
January 27	Convocation; New Student Orientation Continues
January 28	Returning Students Arrive; New Student Orientation Continues
January 29	New Student Orientation Continues
January 30	Classes Begin at 8:30 am
January 30	Grades for January Term due by 5:00 p.m.
February 7	Last day to add courses or change audit to regular course enrollment
February 23	Family Weekend - No Classes
February 24	Family Weekend Continues
February 26	Last day to drop courses, change enrollment status
February 27	First day to withdraw from courses with a WMarch 16
March 16	Spring Break Begins at 5:00 pm
March 26	Classes Begin at 8:30 am
March 28	Mid-semester grades due by 5:00 p.m
April 2	Last day to withdraw from courses with a W
April 3	First day to withdraw from courses with a WP (pass) or WF (fail)
April 16	Faculty Professional Development Day - No Classes
April 17	Faculty Professional Development Day - No Classes
April 18	Course registration for Summer 2018 begins
April 30	Course registration for Fall 2018 begins
May 11	Last Day of Classes
May 14	Reading Day
May 15	Final Exams Begin
May 17	Grades for graduating students due by 5:00 p.m
May 18	Final Exams End
May 19	Graduation
May 20	Residence Halls Close at 12 Noon
May 22	Grades due by 5:00 p.m.