Academic Calendars

Fall 2017 Semester

August 13, Sunday

Residence Halls Open

August 14-18, Monday - Friday

New Student Orientation Week

August 14-15, Monday - Tuesday

Registration of New Undergraduate Students

August 16-17, Wednesday - Thursday

Registration of New Graduate Students

August 18-25, Friday - Friday

Late Registration (late fee of $100.00 applies)

August 21, Monday

Classes Begin

August 25, Friday

Last Day to Register or Add Courses

September 4, Monday

Labor Day Holiday

September 8, Friday

Final Day for Academic Departments to Submit Applications for 2017 Fall Graduation

September 26, Tuesday

Founder's Day

October 9-13, Monday - Friday

Mid Semester Examinations

October 16, Monday

Rising Junior Exam (RJE)

October 17, Tuesday

Mid Semester Grades Due

November 2, Thursday

Last Day to Drop Courses for Fall Term

November 2, Thursday

Deadline for Faculty Submission of "I" Grade Work from Spring

November 6-10, Monday-Friday

Registration of Continuing Students for 2018 Spring Semester

November 13-17, Monday – Friday

Applications for Spring 2018 Graduation Due in Academic Departments

November 22, Wednesday, 12:00 Noon

Thanksgiving Holidays Begin

November 27, Monday, 8:00 A.M.

Thanksgiving Holidays End

November 29, Wednesday

Last Day of Classes for Fall Semester

November 30-December 1, Thursday - Friday

Reading Period

December 4-5, Monday - Tuesday

Final Examinations for Candidates for Graduation

December 4-8, Monday - Friday

FINAL EXAMINATIONS

December 8, Friday

Deadline for Submission of Grades for Candidates for Graduation

December 12, Tuesday

Deadline for Submission of Final Grades

December 15, Friday

FALL COMMENCEMENT

December 15, Friday

Fall Semester Ends

 

Spring 2018 Semester

January 3, Wednesday

Holiday Break Ends

January 4, Thursday

Residence Halls Open

January 4-5, Thursday-Friday

New Student Orientation

January 4-5, Thursday-Friday

Registration of All Students

January 8, Monday

Classes Begin

January 8-12, Monday -Friday

Late Registration (late fee of $100.00 applies)

January 12, Friday

Last Day to Register or Add Classes

January 15, Monday

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

January 16, Tuesday

Classes Resume

February 2, Friday

Final Day for Departments to Submit Applications for Spring 2018 Graduation

February 12-14, Monday - Wednesday

Mardi Gras Holidays

February 15, Thursday

Classes Resume

March 5-9, Monday - Friday

Mid Semester Examinations

March 12, Monday

Rising Junior Exam

March 13, Tuesday

Mid-Semester Grades Due

March 13, Tuesday

Deadline for Faculty Submission of "I" Grade Work from Fall

March 23, Friday

Spring Break Begins at the End of the Day

April 3, Tuesday (8:00 a.m.)

Spring Break Ends

April 5, Thursday

Last Day to Drop Classes or Withdraw with "W" Grades

April 9-13, Monday - Friday

Registration of Continuing Students for 2018 Fall Semester

April 16-20, Monday - Friday

Registration of Continuing Students for 2018 Summer Terms

April 25, Wednesday

Last Day of Classes

April 26-27, Thursday - Friday

Reading Period

April 30-May 1, Monday - Tuesday

Final Examinations for Candidates for Graduation

April 30-May 4, Monday - Friday

Final Examinations

May 4, Friday

Deadline for Submission of Grades for Candidates for Graduation

May 8, Tuesday

Deadline for Submission of Final Grades

May 11, Friday

COMMENCEMENT

May 11, Friday

Spring Semester Ends

 

Summer 2018 Session I

May 21, Monday

Registration

May 22, Tuesday

Classes Begin

May 22-24, Tuesday-Thursday

Late Registration (late fee of $100 applies)

May 24, Thursday

Last Day to Register for Session I

June 7, Thursday

Last Day to Drop Courses or Withdraw

June 19, Tuesday

Last Day of Classes

June 20-21, Wednesday-Thursday

FINAL EXAMINATIONS

June 22, Friday

Final Grades Due

 

Summer 2018 Session II

June 25, Monday

Registration

June 26,Tuesday

Classes Begin

June 26-28, Tuesday - Thursday

Late Registration (late fee of $100 applies)

June 28, Thursday

Last Day to Register for Session II

July 4, Wednesday

Independence Day Holiday

July 12, Thursday

Last Day to Drop Courses or Withdraw

July 13, Friday

Final Day for Submiting Applications for 2018 Summer Graduation

July 24, Tuesday

Last Day of Classes

July 25-26, Wednesday - Thursday

FINAL EXAMINATIONS

July 27, Friday

Final GradesDue

July 27, Friday

Summer Term Ends

August 3, Friday

Summer Degrees Conferred

 

2018 Fall Semester

August 12, Sunday

Residence Halls Open

August 13-17, Monday-Friday

New Student Orientation Week

August 13-14, Monday-Tuesday

Registration of New Undergraduate Students

August 15-16, Wednesday-Thursday

Registration of New Graduate Students

August 17-24, Friday-Friday

Late Registration (late fee of $100 applies)

August 20, Monday

Classes Begin

August 24, Friday

Last Day to Register or Add Classes

September 3, Monday

Labor Day Holiday

September 7, Friday

Final Day for Submitting Application for 2018 Fall Graduation

September 25, Tuesday

Founder’s Day

October 8-12, Monday-Friday

Mid-Semester Examinations

October 15, Monday

Rising Junior Examination

October 16, Tuesday

Mid-Semester Grades Due

October 16, Tuesday

Deadline for Faculty Submission of "I" Grade Work from Spring

November 1, Thursday

Last Day to Drop Classes for Fall Term

November 5-9, Monday-Friday

Registration of Continuing Students for 2018 Spring Semester

November 12-16, Monday-Friday

Application for 2019 Spring Graduation Due

November 21, Wednesday, 12:00 noon

Thanksgiving Holiday Begins

November 26, Monday-8:00 a.m. 

Thanksgiving Holiday Ends

November 28, Wednesday

Last Day of Classes

November 29-30, Thursday-Friday

Reading Period

December 3-4, Monday-Tuesday

Final Examinations for Candidates for Graduation

December 3-7, Monday-Friday

Final Examinations

December 7, Friday

Deadline for Submitting Grades for Candidates for Graduation

December 11, Tuesday

Deadline for Submission of Final Grades

December 14, Friday

COMMENCEMENT

December 14, Friday

Fall Semester Ends

 

2019 Spring Semester

January 3, Thursday

Holiday Break Ends

January 3, Thursday

Residence Halls Open

January 4, Friday

New Student Orientation Week

January 4, Friday

Registration of All Students

January 7, Monday

Classes Begin

January 7-11, Monday-Friday

Late Registration (late fee of $100 applies)

January 21, Monday

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

January 22, Tuesday

Classes Resume

February 1, Friday

Final Day for Submitting Application for 2019 Spring Graduation

March 4-6, Monday-Wednesday

Mardi Gras Holidays

March 11-15, Monday-Friday

Mid-Semester Examinations

March 18, Monday

Rising Junior Examination

March 19, Tuesday

Mid-Semester Grades Due

March 19, Tuesday

Deadline for Faculty Submission of "I" Grades Work from Fall

March 21, Thursday

Last Day to Drop Classes for Spring Term

March 22, Friday

Spring Break Begins at the End of the Day

April 1, Monday (8:00 a.m.)

Spring Break Ends

April 8-12, Monday-Friday

Registration for Continuing Students for 2019 Fall Semester

April 15-18, Monday-Thursday

Registration for Continuing Students for 2019 Summer School

April 24, Wednesday

Last Day of Classes

April 25-26, Thursday-Friday

Reading Period

April 29-30, Monday-Tuesday

Final Examinations for Candidates for Graduation

April 29-May 3, Monday-Friday

Final Examinations

May 3, Friday

Deadline for Submitting Grades for Candidates for Graduation

May 7, Tuesday

Deadline for Submission of Final Grades

May 10, Friday

COMMENCEMENT

May 10, Friday

Spring Semester Ends

  

2019 Summer Session I

May 20, Monday

Registration

May 21, Tuesday

Classes Begin

May 21-23, Tuesday-Thursday

Late Registration (late fee of $100 applies)

May 23, Thursday

Last Day to Register for Session I

June 6, Thursday

Last Day to Drop Classes

June 18, Tuesday

Last Day of Classes

June 19-20, Wednesday-Thursday

Final Examinations

June 21, Friday

Final Grades Due

 

2019 Summer Session II

June 24, Monday

Registration

June 25, Tuesday

Classes Begin

June 25-27, Tuesday-Thursday

Late Registration (late fee of $100 applies)

June 27, Thursday

Last Day to Register for Summer Session II

July 4, Thursday

Independence Day Holiday

July 11, Thursday

Last Day to Drop Classes

July 12, Friday

Final Day for Submitting Application for 2019 Summer Graduation

July 23, Tuesday

Last Day of Classes

July 24-25, Wednesday-Thursday

Final Examinations

July 26, Friday

Final Grades Due

July 26, Friday

Summer School Closes

August 2, Friday

Summer Degrees Conferred

 

Fall 2019 Semester

August 11, Sunday

Residence Halls Open

August 12-16, Monday - Friday

New Student Orientation Week

August 12-13, Monday - Tuesday

Registration of New Undergraduate Students

August 14-15, Wednesday - Thursday

Registration of New Graduate Students

August 16-23, Friday - Friday

Late Registration (late fee of $100.00 applies)

August 19, Monday

Classes Begin

August 23, Friday

Last Day to Register or Add Courses

September 2, Monday

Labor Day Holiday

September 6, Friday

Final Day for Academic Departments to Submit Applications for 2017 Fall Graduation

September 24, Tuesday

Founder's Day

October 7-11, Monday - Friday

Mid Semester Examinations

October 14, Monday

Rising Junior Exam (RJE)

October 15, Tuesday

Mid Semester Grades Due

October 15, Tuesday

Deadline for Faculty Submission of "I" Grade Work from Spring

November 7, Thursday

Last Day to Drop Courses for Fall Term or Withdraw with "W" Grades

November 11-15, Monday-Friday

Registration of Continuing Students for 2020 Spring Semester

November 18-22, Monday – Friday

Applications for Spring 2020 Graduation Due in Academic Departments

November 27, Wednesday, 12:00 Noon

Thanksgiving Holiday Begins & Last Day of Classes

December 2-3, Monday - Tuesday

Final Examinations for Candidates for Graduation

December 2-6, Monday - Friday

FINAL EXAMINATIONS

December 6, Friday

Deadline for Submission of Grades for Candidates for Graduation

December 10, Tuesday

Deadline for Submission of Final Grades

December 13, Friday

FALL COMMENCEMENT

December 13, Friday

Fall Semester Ends