SUMMER SESSION I 2018 (Undergraduate courses, online and face-to-face, May 14 - June 14) Day Time Periods 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM 10:10 AM - 12:10 PM 12:30 PM - 02:30 PM 02:40 PM - 04:40 PM (Night courses vary individually) MAY 2018 14 Mon.---------- Classes begin for Summer Session I courses 18 Fri.------------ Last day to drop a course with no penalty Summer Session I courses 25 Fri..----------- Final day to submit thesis outline to Graduate Dean for December 2018 graduation 28 Mon.---------- Memorial Day. No classes. Administrative offices closed. JUNE 1-3 Fri-Sun.------ Alumni Reunion Weekend 2018 5 Tues.---------- Last day to withdraw from a Summer Session I class with a W grade 8/9 Fri-Sat-------- Board of Trustees Meeting (campus) 16 Fri.------------ Final day for presentation of completed thesis to major advisor for August 2018 graduation. 19 Tues.---------- Final grades due for undergraduate Summer Session I courses SUMMER SESSION II 2018 (Undergraduate courses, online and face-to-face, June 25 - July 26) Day Time Periods 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM 10:10 AM - 12:10 PM 12:30 PM - 02:30 PM 02:40 PM - 04:40 PM (Night courses vary individually) 25 Mon.--------- Classes begin 29 Fri.----------- Last day to drop a course with no penalty JULY 4 Wed. Independence Day observed. No classes. Administrative offices closed. 2018 5 Thurs.------- Grades due for undergraduate Summer Session I courses 6 Fri.----------- Last day for completed thesis to be filed with Graduate Dean for August 2018 graduation 12 Thurs.----------- Last day to withdraw with a grade of W 16 Mon.------- Last day to add/drop for weekend classes with no penalty 26 Thurs.--------- Classes end 31 Tues.--------- Grades due Fall 2018 AUGUST 22 Wed.---------- Fall Convocation 2018 23-26 Thur.-Sun.--- Welcome Days 24 Fri.------------- Earliest date for Buffalo Center classes begin 27 Mon.----------- Classes begin (undergraduate and full-semester graduate) SEPTEMBER 1 Sat. ----------- Deadline for all applications for sabbaticals, tenure and promotion to be 2018 submitted to Dept. Chairs 3 Mon.----------- Final day for any schedule changes with no academic penalties and for late registration (undergraduate and full-semester graduate) 7-8 Fri./Sat.------ Board of Trustees Meeting (campus) 11 Tues.----------- Department Chairs submit final Winter & Spring 2019 schedules to Registrar. 17 Mon.------------ Final day for students to sign up for P/F option (undergraduate and graduate). 17 Mon.----------- Faculty requests to dean for omission of undergraduate final examination and Special Final Exam times. Page 1 of 6
18 Tues.----------- Deans submit final Winter & Spring 2019 schedules to Registrar. Textbook orders for Spring 2019 due to the bookstore. 21 Fri.------------- Honors project proposals due to Honors Director 21-23 Fri-Sun.------ Family Weekend 24 Mon.---------- Deans submit requests for final exam omissions and Special Final Exam times to Registrar 28 Fri.---------- Francis Week begins 28 Fri. ---------- Deadline for sabbaticals, tenure and promotion applications with Chair letters to be submitted to Deans OCTOBER 3 Wed. ------------ Final day for undergraduate & graduate students to apply for December 2018 degree 2018 4 Thurs.------------ St. Francis Feast Day 5 Fri.------------ Final day for graduate student registration for the Foreign Language Examination 6-9 Sat-Tues. ---- Midterm Break 8 Mon.---------- University offices closed 10 Wed.----------- Classes Resume 12 Fri. --------- Deans' recommendations on sabbaticals, promotion and tenure are to be submitted to the Provost 15 Mon.---------- Undergraduate midterm grades due by 10 AM in Records Office 19 Fri.------------ Foreign Language Examination (graduate students) 23 Tues.---------- Final day to present completed graduate thesis to program director for December degree candidates 23 Tues.---------- Final day to register for graduate Comprehensive Examination NOVEMBER 1 Thur.---------- Last day to withdraw from a full-semester class with a W grade 2018 2 Fri.----------- Registration begins for Winter/Spring 2019 9 Fri.------------ Final day to submit graduate thesis outline & title for May 2019 graduation 9 Fri. ---------- Provost s recommendations for sabbaticals, tenure and promotion are to be submitted to the Faculty Recommendations Committee 13 Tues.---------- Final day for completed and corrected graduate thesis to be filed with the graduate dean for December graduation 16 Fri.------------ Last day to finish I grades from the Spring and Summer 2018 sessions (undergraduate and graduate) 21-25 Wed.-Sun.--- Thanksgiving Recess. No classes. University offices closed. 26 Mon.----------- Classes Resume DECEMBER Thurs.-Sat.-- Board of Trustees Meeting (TBD) 2018 7 Fri.------------ Last day of classes 8 Sat.----------- Reading Day 9 Sun.----------- Non-Examination Day 10-14 Mon-Fri.----- Graduate Final Examinations. 10 Mon.--------- Undergraduate Final Examinations. 8:00 AM-10:30AM MWF 1:30 PM 10:35 AM-1:05 PM MWF 12:30 PM 1:10 PM-3:40 PM 11 Tues.--------- Undergraduate Final Examinations. MWF 10:30 AM 8:00 AM-10:30 AM MWF 8:30 AM 10:35 AM-1:05 PM TTH 1:00 PM 1:10 PM-3:40 PM Page 2 of 6
12 Wed.--------- Undergraduate Final Examinations. MWF 9:30 AM 8:00 AM 10:35 AM-1:05 PM TTH 2:30 PM 1:10 PM-3:40 PM 13 Thur.--------- Undergraduate Final Examinations. MWF 3:30 PM 8:00 AM-10:30 AM MWF 11:30 AM 10:35 AM-1:05 PM TTH 10:00 AM 1:10 PM-3:40 PM 14 Fri.----------- Undergraduate Final Examinations. TTH 8:30 AM 8:00 AM-10:30 AM MWF 2:30 PM 10:35 AM-1:05 PM 14 Fri.----------- Christmas recess begins after last examination 15 Sat.----------- DECEMBER RECOGNITION CEREMONY 17 Mon.--------- Final grades due by 10 AM in the Records Office 19 Mon.--------- Winter term classes begin 24-Jan. 1 Mon.-Tues. University offices closed Due Dates for online, 5-week and 7-week graduate classes and 5-week undergraduate classes Class Format and Length/Activity Classes begin Last day to drop or add a course Last date to withdraw Session End Date meeting, Session I 8/27 9/3 9/17 9/27 meeting, Session II meeting, Session III Saturday meetings, Session I 8/24 8/31 9/8 9/22 Saturday meetings, Session II Saturday meetings, Session III 11/9 11/16 12/1 12/15 7-week online courses, Session I 8/27 9/3 9/27 10/14 7-week online courses, Session II 10/22 10/29 11/22 12/9 7-week face-to-face or hybrid courses, Session I 8/24 9/3 10/1 10/19 7-week face-to-face or hybrid courses, Session II Special considerations 10/1 10/8 10/22 11/8 No class meetings 10/8 10/9 11/12 11/19 12/3 12/13 No class meetings 11/21 11/25 9/28 10/5 10/20 11/3 No class meetings 10/5 10/6 10/22 10/29 11/16 12/15 No class meetings 10/6 10/9; please consult class schedule for exact meeting dates No class meetings 11/21 11/25; please consult class schedule for exact meeting dates Final grades for 5-week Session III courses and 7-week Session II classes must be submitted by Monday, December 17 th at 10 am. Final grades for all other classes must be submitted within 7 days of the session end date. Page 3 of 6
JANUARY 18 Fri.----------- Earliest date for Buffalo Center classes begin 2019 18 Fri.----------- Winter term classes end 21 Mon. ---------- Final day for undergraduate and graduate students to apply for August 2019 and December 2019 degree 22 Tues.--------- Classes begin (undergraduate and full-semester graduate) 22 Tues.--------- Faculty Recommendations Committee's preliminary letters on sabbaticals, tenure, sabbaticals, and promotion 22 Tues.--------- Department Chairs submit to the Dean their Summer and Fall 2019 schedule 28 Mon.--------- Final day for any schedule changes with no penalties and for late registration (undergraduate and full- semester graduate) 29 Tues.---------- Deans submit Summer and Fall 2019 scheduled to the Registrar Textbook orders for Summer and Fall 2019 due to the bookstore 31 Thurs.--------- Any applicant for sabbaticals, tenure and promotion, or Department Chair, Dean or Academic Vice President, who would like to schedule a hearing with the Recommendation's Committee (in accordance with the Committee s by laws) must submit a written request for a hearing by this date FEBRUARY 1 Fri.--------- Faculty self-evaluations due to Dept. Chairs. 2019 8 Fri.----------- All individual hearings on sabbaticals, tenure and promotion decisions completed. 8 Fri. --------- Final day for students to sign up for P/F option (undergraduate and graduate) 12 Tues.--------- Final day for graduate students to submit thesis outline and title to Graduate Dean for August 2019 graduation 15 Fri.---------- Deadline for Faculty Recommendations Committee to send all sabbaticals, tenure, and promotion applications, with the Committee's recommendations, to the President 28 Thurs.--------- Last day for the Faculty Recommendations Committee to meet with the President and Provost to discuss applications for sabbaticals, tenure and promotion MARCH 1 Fri.---------- Department Chairs submit faculty evaluations to Deans 2019 1 Fri.----------- Faculty requests to appropriate Dean for omission of undergraduate final examinations and Special Exam Times. 2-10 Sat.-Sun.----- Spring Break for undergraduate students and full-semester graduate courses Residence halls close Sat., March 2, 10:00 AM & re-open on Sun., March 10, 1:00 PM 11 Fri. ------------ Deans submit requests for omission of undergraduate final examinations and Special Exam Times to the Registrar 11 Mon.------------- President communicates to applicants decisions on sabbaticals, tenure and promotion requests. 11 Mon.---------- Final day to register for Graduate Comprehensive Examination with program director 13 Wed.---------- Midterm grades for undergraduate students due by 10AM in the Records Office 15 Fri.---------- Final day for graduate students registration for Foreign Language Examination 15 Fri.----------- Final day for presentation of completed graduate thesis to major advisor to complete requirements for May 2019 graduation 22-23 Fri./Sat.----- Board of Trustees Meeting (campus) 29 Fri.----------- Registration begins for Summer/Fall 2019 APRIL 2 Tues.----------- Last day to withdraw from a class with a W grade (undergraduate and full-semester 2019 graduate courses) 3 Wed. ----------- Last day for completed thesis to be filed with the Graduate Dean for May 2019 graduation 3 Wed.----------- Final date for graduate students to take Foreign Language Examination 15 Mon.---------- Faculty evaluations due to the Vice President for Academic Affairs 16 Tues.----------- Last day to finish I grades given in the Fall 2018 semester 18-22 Thur. Mon. Easter Break 23 Tues.----------- Classes Resume 23 Tues.----------- MONDAY classes will be held (undergraduate & full-semester graduate courses) Page 4 of 6
MAY 8 Wed.---------- Friday classes will be held 2019 9 Thurs.----------- Last day of classes. 10 Fri. ----------- Reading Day for undergraduate courses only 11 Sat.------------- Undergraduate Final Examinations TTH 2:30 PM 8:00 AM-10:30AM MWF 11:30 AM 10:35 AM-1:05 PM TTH 8:30 AM 1:10 PM-3:40 PM 12 Sun.----------- Non-Examination Day. 13 Mon.------------ Undergraduate Final Examinations. MWF 12:30 PM 8:00 AM-10:30 AM MWF 9:30 AM 10:35 AM-1:0 5 PM MWF 2:30 PM 1:10 PM-3:40 PM 14 Tues.---------- Undergraduate Final Examinations. 8:00 AM-10:30AM MWF 8:30 AM 10:35 AM-1:05 PM TTH 10:00 AM 1:10 PM-3:40 PM 15 Wed.---------- Undergraduate Final Examinations. MWF 10:30 AM 8:00 AM-10:30 AM 10:35 AM-1:05 PM MWF 1:30 PM 1:10 PM-3:40 PM 16 Thurs.---------- Undergraduate Final Examinations. MWF 3:30PM 8:00 AM-10:30 AM TTH 1:00 PM 10:35 AM-1:05 PM 16-17 Thurs.-Fri/.---- Senior Days (Thurs. night after last exam). 17 Fri. --------- Final grades for degree candidates and commencement participants due by 10AM in the Records Office. 18 Sat.----------- Honors Ceremony 11:30AM 18 Sat.----------- Baccalaureate Mass 4:30PM 19 Sun.---------- Commencement 10:30AM 20 Mon.--------- All final grades due by 10AM in the Records Office Due Dates for online, 5-week and 7-week graduate classes and 5-week undergraduate classes Class Format and Length/Activity Classes begin Last day to drop or add a class Last date to withdraw Session End Date Notes meeting, Session I 1/21 1/28 2/11 2/21 Page 5 of 6
meeting, Session II meeting, Session III Saturday meetings, Session I Saturday meetings, Session II Saturday meetings, Session III 2/25 3/4 3/11 4/4 No class meetings 3/4 3/8 4/8 4/15 4/29 5/16 No class meetings 4/18 and 4/22 1/18 1/25 2/2 2/16 2/22 3/1 3/9 3/30 No class meetings on 3/8 and 3/9 4/5 4/12 4/20 5/11 No class meetings on 4/19 and 4/20 7-week courses, all formats Session I 1/21 1/28 20/20 3/10 7-week courses, all formats, Session II 3/18 3/25 4/7 5/5 For face-to-face and hybrid classes consult class schedule for exact meeting dates. For face-to-face and hybrid classes consult class schedule for exact meeting dates Final grades for degree candidates and commencement participants must be submitted by 10am on Friday, May 17 th. All other final grades for 5- week Session III classes and 7-week Session II classes must be submitted within 7 days of the session end date. Page 6 of 6