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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Calendar

2017-18

Fall Semester 2017  
Residence halls open  
  Freshmen Aug. 13-14
  Upperclassmen Aug. 19-20
Term I classes begin Aug. 21
Classes begin Aug. 21
Last day to add classes Aug. 27
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (term I) Sept. 2
Labor Day holiday Sept. 4
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term) Sept. 16
Last day to drop classes (Term I) Sept. 23
Mid-term grades due Oct. 10-12
Fall break Oct. 13
Term II classes begin Oct. 16
Advising Oct. 23- Nov. 3
Last day to drop classes (full term) Oct. 27
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (term II) Oct. 28
Preregistration Nov. 6-10
Last day to drop classes (Term II) Nov. 17
Thanksgiving holidays (Residence halls closed) Nov. 20-24
Study day Dec. 7
Final examinations Dec.8 -13
Commencement Dec. 16
Christmas holidays (Residence halls closed) Dec. 18-Jan. 7

 

Wintermester 2018 Dec. 15-Jan. 7

 

Spring Semester 2018  
Residence halls open Jan. 7
Term I classes begin Jan. 8
Classes begin Jan. 8
Last day to add classes Jan. 15
Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday Jan. 15
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (Term I) Jan. 20
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term) Feb. 3
Last day to drop classes (Term I) Feb. 10
Mid-term grades due Feb. 28-March 2
Term II classes begin March 6
Spring break (Residence halls closed) March 12-16
Last day to drop classes (full term) March 23
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (Term II) March 24
Advising March 26-April 6
Preregistration April 9-13
Last day to drop classes (Term II) April 13
Study day April 26
Final examinations April 27-May 2
Residence halls close  
  Underclassmen check-out by 1 p.m. May 3
  Graduating seniors check-out by 6 p.m. May 5
Commencement May 5

 

Summer Session 2018  
Maymester registration and classes begin May 7
Last day to drop Maymester classes w/ partial refund May 10
Maymester final examinations May 25
Memorial Day holiday May 28
Residence halls open May 29
Summer session, Summer Term I, and Junemester classes begin May 29
Last day to add classes (Term I) May 31
Last day to drop Junemester classes w/partial refund June 1
Last day to add classes (full term) June 1
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (Term I) June 5
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term) June 13
Last day to drop classes (Term I) June 15
Junemester final examinations June 21
First term final examinations June 28
Julymester & Summer Term II classes begin July 2
Holiday July 4
Last day to drop classes (full term) July 5
Last day to add classes (Term II) July 6
Last day to drop classes with partial refund (Term II) July 10
Last day to drop classes (Term II) July 20
Julymester final examinations July 26
Full and Term II final examinations August 2

2018-19*

Fall Semester 2018  
Residence halls open  
  Freshmen Aug. 12-13
  Upperclassmen Aug. 19
Term I classes begin Aug. 20
Classes begin Aug. 20
Last day to add classes Aug. 26
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (Term I) Sept. 1
Labor Day holiday Sept. 3
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term) Sept. 15
Last day to drop classes (Term I) Sept. 21
Mid-term grades due Oct. 9-11
Fall break Oct. 12
Term II classes begin Oct. 15
Advising Oct. 22-Nov.2
Last day to drop classes (full term) Oct. 26
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (Term II) Oct. 27
Preregistration Nov. 5-9
Last day to drop classes (Term II) Nov. 16
Thanksgiving holidays (Residence halls closed) Nov. 19-23
Study day Dec. 6
Final examinations Dec. 7-12
Commencement Dec. 15
Christmas holidays (Residence halls closed) Dec. 17-Jan. 6

 

Wintermester 2019 Dec. 14-Jan. 6

 

Spring Semester 2019  
Residence halls open Jan. 6
Term I classes begin Jan. 7
Classes begin Jan. 7
Last day to add classes Jan. 13
Last day to drop class w/partial refund (Term I) Jan 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday Jan. 21
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term) Feb. 1
Last day to drop classes (Term I) Feb. 8
Mid-term grades due Feb. 27-March 1
Term II classes begin March 4
Last day to drop classes (full term) March 15
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (Term II) March 16
Spring break (Residence halls closed) March 18-22
Advising March 25-April 5
Preregistration April 8-12
Last day to drop classes (Term II) April 12
Study day April 25
Final examinations April 26-May 1
Residence halls close  
  Underclassmen check-out by 1 p.m. May 2
  Graduating seniors check-out by 6 p.m. May 3
Commencement May 4

 

Summer Session 2019  
Maymester registration and classes begin May 6
Last day to drop Maymester classes w/ partial refund May 10
Maymester final examinations May 24
Memorial Day holiday May 27
Residence halls open May 28
Summer session, Summer Term I, and Junemester classes begin May 28
Last day to add classes (Term I) May 30
Last day to drop Junemester classes w/partial refund May 31
Last day to add classes (full term) May 31
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (Term I) June 4
Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term) June 12
Last day to drop classes (Term I) June 14
Junemester final examinations June 20
First term final examinations June 27
Julymester and Summer Term II classes begin July 1
Last day to drop classes (full term) July 3
Holiday July 4
Last day to add classes (Term II) July 5
Last day to drop classes with partial refund (Term II) July 9
Last day to drop classes (Term II) July 19
Julymester final examinations July 25
Full and Term II final examinations Aug. 1

* The dates in 2018-19 are subject to change and should be regarded as tentative projections.

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