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Summer Term 2016
Fall Semester 2016

Winter Session 2016-2017
Spring Semester 2017

ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017

Summer Term, 2016

First Summer Session, 2016
May 31	Tuesday	Residence halls open for students - 1st Summer Session
June 1	Wednesday	Classes begin - 1st Summer Session
June 2	Thursday	Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes - 1st Summer Session
June 13-17	Monday-Friday	Preliminary examinations for doctoral students
June 14	Tuesday	Final date for removing “I” grades
June 15	Wednesday	Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate Advisory Committee
June 17	Friday	Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 1st Summer Session; a “W” grade is issued
June 28	Tuesday	Final Examinations - 1st Summer Session
June 30	Thursday	Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate School - 1st Summer Session
June 30	Thursday	Final grading for 1st Summer Session; grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Session ends at 3:00 p.m.

Second Summer Session, 2016
July 1	Friday	Residence halls open for students - 2nd Summer Session
July 4	Monday	Independence Day Holiday (observed)
July 5	Tuesday	Classes begin - 2nd Summer Session
July 6	Wednesday	Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for 2nd Summer Session
July 12	Tuesday	Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 10 Week Summer Session; a “W” grade is issued
July 15	Friday	Final date for making application for comprehensive examination and application for degree for December commencement
July 11-15	Monday-Friday	Comprehensive examinations for graduate students
July 18	Monday	Final date for removing “I” grades
July 21	Thursday	Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 2nd Summer Session; a “W” grade is issued
Aug 1	Monday	Final Examinations for 2nd Summer Session
Aug 3	Wednesday	Final grading for 2nd Summer Session; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Summer Term ends 3:00 p.m.

Fall Semester, 2016

Aug 15-19	Monday-Friday	Faculty Development Activities
Aug 22	Monday	Classes begin for Fall full term and 1st 8-week session
Aug 23	Tuesday	Final date for adding 1st 8-week courses for credit
Aug 26	Friday	Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for Fall full-term and 2nd 8-week session
Sept 5	Monday	Labor Day Holiday
Sept 6	Tuesday	Classes resume
Sept 16	Friday	Final date for removing “I” grades
Sept 16-20	Friday-Tuesday	Mid Term Grading for 1st 8-week classes; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. - Tuesday
Sept 26	Monday	Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 1st 8-week Session; a “W” grade is issued
Oct 6-12	Thursday-Wednesday	Mid-Term Grading for Fall full-term classes; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday
Oct 6-12	Thursday-Wednesday	Preliminary examinations for doctoral students
Oct 7	Friday	Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate Advisory Committee
Oct 12	Wednesday	Final examinations for 1st 8-week classes
Oct 13	Thursday	Classes begin for 2nd 8-week session
Oct 14	Friday	Final date for adding 2nd 8-week courses for credit
Oct 17	Monday-Friday	Final grading for 1st 8-week classes; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m.
Oct 20-21	Thursday-Friday	Fall Break
Oct 24	Monday	Classes resume
Oct 26	Wednesday	Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Fall full-term; a “W” grade is issued
Oct 27	Thursday	Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate School
Oct 31-Nov 4	Monday-Friday	Comprehensive examinations for graduate students
Nov 8-14	Tuesday-Monday	Mid-Term grading for 2nd 8-weeks; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday
Nov 15	Tuesday	Final date for making application for comprehensive examination and application for May commencement
Nov 21	Monday	Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 2nd 8-week session; a “W” grade is issued
Nov 23-25	Wednesday-Friday	Thanksgiving Holidays; Classes close at 12:00 Noon on Wednesday
Nov 28	Monday	Classes resume
Nov 28-Dec 2	Monday-Friday	Final examinations for graduating students
Dec 5	Monday	Final grading for graduating students for Fall full-term and 2nd 8-week session; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m.
Dec 5-6	Monday-Tuesday	Final examinations for non-graduating students
Dec 7	Wednesday	Student Study Day
Dec 8-9	Thursday-Friday	Final examinations for non-graduating students
Dec 9	Friday	Final examinations for 2nd 8-week classes
Dec 10	Saturday	Commencement 10:00 a.m.
Dec 12	Monday	Final grading for non-graduating students for Full full-term and 2nd 8-week session; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Semester ends 3:00 p.m.
Dec 22 - Jan 3	Thursday-Tuesday	University Offices closed (beginning Thursday, December 22, 2016 at until 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017)

Winter Session, 2016-2017

Dec 12	Monday	Classes begin
Dec 13	Tuesday	Final date for adding Wintersession courses for credit or making course changes
Dec 26-30	Monday-Friday	Wintersession Break (no classes)
Jan 1	Sunday	New Year’s Day (observed)
Jan 2	Monday	Wintersession classes resume
Jan 3	Tuesday	Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Wintersession; a “W” grad is issued
Jan 6	Friday	Final examinations for Wintersession classes
Jan 9	Monday	Final grading for Wintersession; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Monday; Session ends at 3:00 p.m.

Spring Semester, 2017

Jan 3	Tuesday	University Offices Open
Jan 9-13	Monday-Friday	Faculty Development Activities
Jan 16	Monday	Martin Luther King Day holiday
Jan 17	Tuesday	Classes begin for Spring full-term and 1st 8-week session
Jan 18	Wednesday	Final date for adding 1st 8-week courses for credit
Jan 20	Friday	Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for Spring full-term
Feb 13	Monday	Final date for removing “I” grades
Feb 13-15	Monday-Wednesday	Mid-term grading for 1st 8-week classes; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday
Feb 20	Monday	Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 1st 8-Week session; a “W” grade is issued
Feb 27- Mar 1	Monday-Wednesday	Mardi Gras holidays
Mar 1-10	Wednesday-Friday	Mid-term grading for Spring full-term classes; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Friday
Mar 2	Thursday	Classes resume
Mar 2	Thursday	Preliminary examinations for doctoral students
Mar 10	Friday	Final examinations for 1st 8-week classes
Mar 13	Monday	Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate Advisory Committee
Mar 13	Monday	Classes begin for 2nd 8-week session
Mar 13	Monday	Final grading for 1st 8-week classes; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Monday
Mar 14	Tuesday	Final date for adding 2nd 8-week courses for credit
Mar 22	Wednesday	Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Spring full-term; a “W” grade is issued
Mar 27	Monday	Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate School
Apr 4-6	Tuesday-Thursday	Comprehensive examinations for graduate students Spring Break
Apr 4-10	Tuesday-Monday	Mid-Term grading for 2nd 8-week classes; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Monday
Apr 13	Thursday	Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 2nd 8-week session; a “W” grade is issued
Apr 14	Friday	Final date for making application for comprehensive examination and application for August commencement
Apr 14-20	Friday-Thursday	University Offices closed (Friday, April 14 until 7:30 a.m., Thursday, April 20)
Apr 14-21	Friday-Friday	Spring Break Holiday
Apr 24	Monday	Classes resume
May 1-5	Monday-Friday	Final examinations for graduating students
May 8	Monday	Final grading for graduating students for Spring full-term and 2nd 8-week session; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m.
May 8-9	Monday-Tuesday	Final examinations for non-graduating students
May 10	Wednesday	Student Study Day
May 11-12	Thursday-Friday	Final examinations for non-graduating students
May 12	Friday	Final examinations for 2nd 8-week classes
May 13	Saturday	Commencement, 10:00 a.m.
May 15	Monday	Final grading for non-graduating students for Spring full-term and 2nd 8-week session; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Semester ends at 3:00 p.m.

NOTE: The cafeterias, dining halls, and residence halls will be closed during the Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Mardi Gras, Spring, and Fourth of July Holidays, and other periods when classes are not in session.