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2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Calendar

2016-2017

Fall Semester 2016

Term I classes begin

Aug. 22

Classes begin

Aug. 22

Last day to add classes

Aug. 28

Labor Day holiday

Sept. 5

Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term)

Sept. 16

Last day to drop classes (Term I)

Sept 23.

Fall break

Oct. 14

Term II classes begin

Oct. 17

Advising

Oct. 24-Nov. 4

Last day to drop classes (full term)

Oct. 28

Preregistration

Nov. 7-10

Last day to drop classes (Term II)

Nov. 18

Thanksgiving holidays (Residence halls closed)

Nov. 21-25

Study day - undergrads

Dec. 8

Final examinations - grad students

Dec. 8-14

Commencement

Dec. 17

Christmas Holidays

Dec. 18-Jan. 8

Wintermester 2017

Dec. 16-Jan. 8

 

 

Spring Semester 2017

Term I classes begin

Jan. 9

Classes begin

Jan. 9

Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday

Jan. 16

Last day to add classes 

 Jan. 16

Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term)

Feb. 3

Last day to drop classes (Term I)

Feb. 10

Term II classes begin

March 6

Spring break (residence halls closed)

March 13-17

Last day to drop classes (full term)

March 24

Preregistration

April 10-14

Last day to drop classes (Term II)

April 14

Study Day - undergrads

April 27

Final examinations - grad students

April 27-May 3

Commencement

May 6

 
 

Summer Session 2017

Maymester registration and classes begin

May 8

Last day to drop Maymester classes w/partial refund

May 11

Maymester final examinations

May 26

Memorial Day holiday

May 29

Summer session, Term I, Junemester classes begin

May 30

Last day to add classes (Term I)

June 1

Last day - drop Junemester classes w/partial refund

June 2

Last day to add classes (full term)

June 14

Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (Term I)

June 16

Junemester final examinations

June 22

First term final examinations

June 29

Julymester and Summer Term II classes begin

July 3

Holiday

July 4

Last day to drop classes (full term)

July 6

Last day to add classes (Term II)

July 7

Last day to drop classes with partial refund (Term II)

July 21

Julymester final examinations

July 27

Full and Term II final examinations

Aug. 3

 

2017-2018 *

Fall Semester 2017

Term I classes begin

Aug. 21

Classes begin

Aug. 21

Last day to add classes

Aug. 21

Labor Day holiday

Sept. 4

Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term)

Sept. 15

Last day to drop classes (Term I)

Sept 22

Fall break

Oct. 13

Term II classes begin

Oct. 16

Advising

Oct. 23-Nov. 3

Last day to drop classes (full term)

Oct. 27

Preregistration

Nov. 6-10

Last day to drop classes (Term II)

Nov. 17

Thanksgiving holidays (Residence halls closed)

Nov. 20-24

Study day - undergrads

Dec. 7

Final examinations - grad students

Dec. 7-13

Commencement

Dec. 16

Christmas Holidays

Dec. 17-Jan. 7

Wintermester 2018

Dec. 15-Jan. 7

 

 

Spring Semester 2018

Term I classes begin

Jan. 8

Classes begin

Jan. 8

Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday

Jan. 15

Last Day to add classes

Jan. 15

Last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term)

Feb. 2

Last day to drop classes (Term I)

Feb. 9

Term II classes begin

March 5

Spring break (residence halls closed)

March 12-16

Last day to drop classes (full term)

March 23

Preregistration

April 9-13

Last day to drop classes (Term II)

April 13

Study Day - undergrads

April 26

Final examinations - grad students

April 26-May 2

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

Summer session, Term I, 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 5

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 29

Julymester and Summer Term II classes begin

July 2

Holiday

July 4

Last day to drop classes (full term)

July 6

Last day to add classes (Term II)

July 6

Last day to drop classes with partial refund (Term II)

July 10

Julymester final examinations

July 26

Full and Term II final examinations

Aug. 2

*The dates in 2017-18 are subject to change and should be regarded as tentative projections.