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Nov 23, 2024
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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Academic Calendar
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ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018
Summer Term, 2017
First Summer Session, 2017
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| June 1 |
Thursday |
Classes begin - 1st Summer Session |
| June 2 |
Friday |
Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes - 1st Summer Session |
| June 12-15 |
Monday-Thursday |
Preliminary examinations for doctoral students |
| June 19 |
Monday |
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 1st Summer Session; a “W” grade is issued |
| June 20 |
Tuesday |
Final date for removing “I” grades |
| June 21 |
Wednesday |
Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate Advisory Committee |
| June 28 |
Wednesday |
Final Examinations - 1st Summer Session |
| June 30 |
Friday |
Final grading for 1st Summer Session; grading ends at 11:00 a.m.; Session ends at 11:00 a.m. |
Second Summer Session, 2017
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| July 4 |
Tuesday |
Independence Day Holiday (observed) |
| July 5 |
Wednesday |
Classes begin - 2nd Summer Session |
| July 5 |
Wednesday |
Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate School |
| July 6 |
Thursday |
Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for 2nd Summer Session |
| July 10 |
Monday |
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 10 Week Summer Session; a “W” grade is issued |
| July 10-14 |
Monday-Friday |
Comprehensive examinations for graduate students |
| July 14 |
Friday |
Final date for making application for comprehensive examination and application for degree for December commencement |
| July 18 |
Tuesday |
Final date for removing “I” grades |
| July 24 |
Monday |
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 2nd Summer Session; a “W” grade is issued |
| Aug 1 |
Tuesday |
Final Examinations for 2nd Summer Session |
| Aug 3 |
Thursday |
Final grading for 2nd Summer Session; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Summer Term ends 3:00 p.m. |
Fall Semester, 2017
| Aug 14-18 |
Monday-Friday |
Faculty Development Activities |
| Aug 14-28 |
Monday-Monday |
Late Application Period for December commencement |
| Aug 21 |
Monday |
Classes begin for Fall full term and 1st 8-week session |
| Aug 22 |
Tuesday |
Final date for adding 1st 8-week courses for credit |
| Aug 25 |
Friday |
Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for Fall full-term |
| Sept 4 |
Monday |
Labor Day Holiday |
| Sept 5 |
Tuesday |
Classes resume |
| Sept 5-Nov 15 |
Tuesday-Wednesday |
Regular Application Period for May commencement |
| Sept 15 |
Friday |
Final date for removing “I” grades |
| Sept 15-19 |
Friday-Tuesday |
Mid Term Grading for 1st 8-week classes; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. - Tuesday |
| Sept 25 |
Monday |
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 1st 8-week Session; a “W” grade is issued |
| Oct 5-11 |
Thursday-Wednesday |
Mid-Term Grading for Fall full-term classes; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday |
| Oct 5-11 |
Thursday-Wednesday |
Preliminary examinations for doctoral students |
| Oct 6 |
Friday |
Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate Advisory Committee |
| Oct 13 |
Friday |
Final examinations for 1st 8-week classes |
| Oct 16 |
Monday |
Final grading for 1st 8-week classes; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. |
| Oct 16 |
Monday |
Classes begin for 2nd 8-week session |
| Oct 17 |
Tuesday |
Final date for adding 2nd 8-week courses for credit |
| Oct 19-20 |
Thursday-Friday |
Fall Break |
| Oct 23 |
Monday |
Classes resume |
| Oct 25 |
Wednesday |
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Fall full-term; a “W” grade is issued |
| Oct 26 |
Thursday |
Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate School |
| Nov 7-13 |
Tuesday-Monday |
Mid-Term grading for 2nd 8-weeks; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Monday |
| Nov 15 |
Wednesday |
Final date for making application for degree for May commencement |
| Nov 20 |
Monday |
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 2nd 8-week session; a “W” grade is issued |
| Nov 22-24 |
Wednesday-Friday |
Thanksgiving Holidays; Classes close at 12:00 Noon on Wednesday |
| Nov 27 |
Monday |
Classes resume |
| Nov 27-Dec 1 |
Monday-Friday |
Final examinations for graduating students |
| Dec 4 |
Monday |
Final grading for graduating students for Fall full-term and 2nd 8-week session; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. |
| Dec 4-5 |
Monday-Tuesday |
Final examinations for non-graduating students |
| Dec 6 |
Wednesday |
Student Study Day |
| Dec 7-8 |
Thursday-Friday |
Final examinations for non-graduating students |
| Dec 8 |
Friday |
Final examinations for 2nd 8-week classes |
| Dec 9 |
Saturday |
Commencement 10:00 a.m. |
| Dec 11 |
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 21 - Jan 2 |
Thursday-Tuesday |
University Offices closed (beginning Thursday, December 21, 2017 at until 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2018) |
Winter Session, 2017-2018
| Dec 11 |
Monday |
Classes begin |
| Dec 12 |
Tuesday |
Final date for adding Wintersession courses for credit or making course changes |
| Dec 21 |
Thursday |
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Wintersession; a “W” grad is issued |
| Dec 25-29 |
Monday-Friday |
Wintersession Break (no classes) |
| Jan 1 |
Monday |
New Year’s Day (observed) |
| Jan 2 |
Tuesday |
Wintersession classes resume |
| Jan 5 |
Friday |
Final examinations for Wintersession classes |
| Jan 8 |
Monday |
Final grading for Wintersession; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Monday; Session ends at 3:00 p.m. |
Spring Semester, 2018
| Jan 2 |
Tuesday |
University Offices Open |
| Jan 8-12 |
Monday-Friday |
Faculty Development Activities |
| Jan 8-22 |
Monday-Monday |
Late Application Period for May commencement |
| Jan 15 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King Day holiday |
| Jan 16 |
Tuesday |
Classes begin for Spring full-term and 1st 8-week session |
| Jan 19 |
Friday |
Final date for adding 1st 8-week courses for credit |
| Jan 23 |
Tuesday |
Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for Spring full-term |
| Feb 9 |
Friday |
Final date for removing “I” grades |
| Feb 12-14 |
Monday-Wednesday |
Mardi Gras holidays |
| Feb 15 |
Thursday |
Classes resume |
| Feb 15-19 |
Thursday-Monday |
Mid-term grading for 1st 8-week classes; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Monday |
| Feb 20 |
Tuesday |
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 1st 8-Week session; a “W” grade is issued |
| Feb 28-Mar 9 |
Wednesday-Friday |
Mid-term grading for Spring full-term classes; Grading ends at 11:00 a.m. Friday |
| Mar 1 |
Thursday |
Preliminary examinations for doctoral students |
| Mar 5-Apr 16 |
Monday-Monday |
Regular Application Period for August degree conferral |
| Mar 9 |
Friday |
Final examinations for 1st 8-week classes |
| Mar 12 |
Monday |
Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate Advisory Committee |
| Mar 12 |
Monday |
Classes begin for 2nd 8-week session |
| Mar 12 |
Monday |
Final grading for 1st 8-week classes; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. |
| Mar 13 |
Tuesday |
Final date for adding 2nd 8-week courses for credit |
| Mar 19 |
Monday |
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Spring full-term; a “W” grade is issued |
| Mar 26 |
Monday |
Final date for filing field study, thesis, or dissertation with Graduate School |
| Mar 30-Apr 5 |
Friday-Thursday |
University Offices closed (Friday, March 30 until 7:30 a.m., Thursday, April 5) |
| Mar 30-Apr 6 |
Friday-Friday |
Spring Break Holiday |
| Apr 9 |
Monday |
Classes resume |
| Apr 9-11 |
Monday-Wednesday |
Mid-Term grading for 2nd 8-week classes; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday |
| Apr 12 |
Thursday |
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for 2nd 8-week session; a “W” grade is issued |
| Apr 16 |
Monday |
Final date for making application for degree August degree conferral |
| Apr 23-July 16 |
Monday-Monday |
Regular Application Period for December commencement |
| Apr 30-May 4 |
Monday-Friday |
Final examinations for graduating students |
| May 7 |
Monday |
Final grading for graduating students for Spring full-term and 2nd 8-week session; Grading ends at 3:00 p.m. |
| May 7-8 |
Monday-Tuesday |
Final examinations for non-graduating students |
| May 9 |
Wednesday |
Student Study Day |
| May 10-11 |
Thursday-Friday |
Final examinations for non-graduating students |
| May 11 |
Friday |
Final examinations for 2nd 8-week classes |
| May 12 |
Saturday |
Commencement, 10:00 a.m. |
| May 14 |
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. |
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| May 14 |
Monday |
Intersession classes begin |
| May 18 |
Friday |
Final date for adding courses for credit or making course changes for Intersession |
| May 25 |
Friday |
Final date for dropping courses or resigning from the University for Summer Intersession; a “W” grade is issued |
| May 28 |
Monday |
Memorial Day Holiday |
| May 29 |
Tuesday |
Classes resume |
| May 29-Jun 11 |
Monday-Monday |
Late Application Period for August degree conferral |
| Jun 1 |
Friday |
Final Examinations |
| Jun 4 |
Monday |
Final grading for Intersession; grading ends at 3:00 p.m.; Session ends at 3:00 p.m. |
| Jun 4 |
Monday |
Final date for making application for comprehensive examination |
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.
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