Academic Calendar

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018

Summer Term, 2017

First Summer Session, 2017
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
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 Intersession, 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 17	Wednesday	Final date for adding 1st 8-week courses for credit
Jan 19	Friday	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.

Maymester Intersession, 2018
May 14	Monday	Intersession classes begin
May 15	Tuesday	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.