2017-2018 Academic Calendar Fall : August 23 December 9, 2017 Registration Begins April 10 Late Registration Begins August 16 New Student Orientation August 19-22 Fall Begins August 23 Deadline: Submit December 2017 Graduation Application August 30 Campus Holiday: Labor Day September 4 Deadline: Add Fall Classes September 6 Deadline: Drop Fall Classes with 100% Refund Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Fall September 7-10 Deadline: Drop Fall Classes with 50% Refund September 13 Convocation September 20 Undergraduate Advising Begins - Spring 2018 October 2 Core Festival (Tentative) October 4 Fall Census Date October 12 Mid-Season Holiday (Traditional Undergraduates) October 13 October 12-15 October 19-22 Deadline: Withdraw from Fall Classes Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Fall November 8 November 9-12 Registration Begins - Spring 2018 November 13 November 16-19 Campus Holiday: Thanksgiving Break (Classes meet Mon-Wed except Fall Term 2 classes, which do not meet this week.) Deadline: Submit May 2018 Graduation Application Fall Classes End Study Day Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Fall November 23-26 December 1 December 4 Final Examinations - Fall December 5-9 Student Holiday: Winter Break December 10-January 7
Campus Holiday: Christmas Break TBD Grades Due December 12 Grades Available December 16 Degree Date December 9 Fall Term 1: August 23 October 10, 2017 Fall Term 1 Begins (Accelerated 7 Weeks) August 23 Deadline: Add Fall Term 1 Classes August 30 Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Fall Term 1 Campus Holiday: Labor Day September 4 Deadline: Drop Fall Term 1 Classes with 100% Refund September 6 Deadline: Withdraw from Fall Term 1 Classes September 27 Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Fall Term 1 Fall Term 1 Ends October 10 Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Term 1 Fall Term 2: October 16 December 9, 2017 Fall Term 2 Begins (Accelerated 7 Weeks) October 16 Deadline: Add Fall Term 2 Classes October 23 Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Fall Term 2 Deadline: Drop Fall Term 2 Classes with 100% Refund October 30 Thanksgiving Break: Term 2 Classes do not meet this week November 20-26 Deadline: Withdraw from Fall Term 2 Classes November 27 Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Fall Term 2 Fall Term 2 Ends December 9 Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Fall Term 2 Spring : January 8 May 8, 2018 Registration Begins November 13 Late Registration Begins - Spring 2018 January 2 New Student Orientation January 5 Spring Begins January 8 January 11-14 Campus Holiday: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 15 Deadline: Add Spring Classes January 22 Deadline: Drop Spring Classes with 100% Refund Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Spring Deadline: Drop Spring Classes with 50% Refund January 29 February 1-4 Campus Holiday: Presidents Day February 19
February 22-25 Undergraduate Advising Begins Summer & Fall 2018 February 26 Spring Census Date February 28 Deadline: Submit Graduation Applications to participate in March 1 Commencement 2018 Ceremony March 1-4 Student Holiday: Spring Break March 5-11 March 22-25 Campus Holiday: Good Friday and Easter (Classes meet Mon- March 30-April 1 Thu except Spring Term 4 classes, which do not meet this week.) Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Spring April 2 Deadline: Withdraw from Spring Classes Registration Begins - Summer & Fall 2018 April 9 April 19-22 Founders Day Observed April 25 Spring Classes End April 30 Deadline: Submit August 2018 Graduation Application May 1 Study Day Final Examinations - Spring (Excludes Saturday) May 2-8 (Approved to run 1 day after May 3-6 Spring Term 4 ends.) Founders Day May 10 Commencement Ceremony - Graduate Students May 11 Commencement Ceremony - Undergraduate Students May 12 Grade Due May 11 Grades Available May 15 Degree Date May 8 Spring Term 3: January 8 February 26, 2018 Spring Term 3 Begins (Accelerated 7 Weeks) January 8 Campus Holiday: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 15 Deadline: Add Spring Term 3 Classes January 16 Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Spring Term 3 Deadline: Drop Spring Term 3 Classes with 100% Refund January 22 Deadline: Withdraw from Spring Term 3 Classes February 12 Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Spring Term 3 Campus Holiday: Presidents Day February 19 Spring Term 3 Ends February 26
Term 3 Spring Term 4: March 12 May 5, 2018 Spring Term 4 Begins (Accelerated 7 Weeks) March 12 Deadline: Add Spring Term 4 Classes March 19 Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Spring Term 4 Deadline: Drop Spring Term 4 Classes with 100% Refund March 26 Easter Break: Term 4 Classes do not meet this week March 26 April 1 Campus Holiday: Good Friday and Easter (offices closed) March 30 April 1 Deadline: Withdraw from Spring Term 4 Classes April 23 Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Spring Term 4 Spring Term 4 Ends May 5 Term 4 Summer : May 14 August 18, 2018 Registration Begins April 9 Late Registration Begins - Summer 2018 May 7 Summer Begins May 14 Campus Holiday: Memorial Day May 28 Deadline: Add Summer Classes May 29 Deadline: Drop Summer Classes with 100% Refund Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Summer Deadline: Drop Summer Classes with 50% Refund June 4 AD to June 7-10 Summer Census Date July 2 Campus Holiday: Independence Day July 4 AD to July 5-8 Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Summer July 30 Deadline: Withdraw from Summer Classes AD to August 2-5 Late Registration Begins - Fall 2018 August 15 Summer Ends August 18 Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Summer Deadline: Submit December 2018 Graduation Application August 31 Grades Due August 21 Grades Available August 25 Degree Date August 18
Summer Term 5: May 14 June 30, 2018 Summer Term 5 Begins (Accelerated 7 Weeks) May 14 Deadline: Add Summer Term 5 Classes May 21 Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Summer Term 5 Campus Holiday: Memorial Day May 28 Deadline: Drop Summer Term 5 Classes with 100% Refund May 29 Deadline: Withdraw from Summer Term 5 Classes June 18 Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Summer Term 5 Summer Term 5 Ends June 30 Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Term 5 Summer Term 6: July 2 August 18, 2018 Summer Term 6 Begins (Accelerated 7 Weeks) July 2 Campus Holiday: Independence Day July 4 Deadline: Add Summer Term 6 Classes July 9 Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Summer Term 6 Deadline: Drop Summer Term 6 Classes with 100% Refund July 16 Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Summer July 30 Term 6 Deadline: Withdraw from Summer Term 6 Classes Summer Term 6 Ends Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Summer Term 6 August 18