2018-2019 UNDERGRADUATE Accelerated Courses follow their specific calendars shown below. Graduate and non-traditional faculty, staff, and students may follow program specific calendars. Fall Semester 2018 (16-week semester, 2018FFA) 17-20, Friday-Monday... Welcome Week 17, Friday... Residence Complexes Open for New Students Only 19, Sunday... Residence Complexes Open for Returning Students 21, Tuesday...Registration Day Classes and 16-Week Evening Classes Begin 22-28, Wednesday-Tuesday... *Late Registration 24, Friday...Convocation 28, Tuesday... *Last Day to Add a Class September 3, Monday... Labor Day Holiday 4, Tuesday... *Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 12, Wednesday... Assessment Day 25, Tuesday... *Academic Progress Reports Due October 11-12, Thursday-Friday... Fall Holiday 23, Tuesday... *Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with DR ) November 1, Thursday...Priority Registration Begins for Winter and Spring 2019 6, Tuesday... Campus and Community: A Day of Remembrance and Service 16, Friday...**Residence Complexes Close 17-25, Saturday-Sunday...Thanksgiving Holidays 25, Sunday...Residence Complexes Open 30, Friday...*Last Day to Withdraw from All Fall Classes% December 7, Friday... Reading/Review Day 10-13, Monday Thursday...*Final Examinations 13, Thursday...**Residence Complexes Close 15, Saturday... Graduation Winter Term 2019 (4-week accelerated semester, 2019FWI) 2018-2019 1, Tuesday...Residence Complexes Open 2, Wednesday... Day Registration Classes Begin 3, Thursday...Registration Closes for Monday/Thursday Accelerated Classes 3, Thursday... Late Registration for Day Classes, Last Day to Add a Class 8, Tuesday... Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 11, Friday... Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with DR ) 21, Monday...Martin Luther King Day Holiday 23, Wednesday...Last Day to Withdraw from All Winter Classes in Progress% 28, Monday...Final Examinations 28, Monday...**Residence Complexes Close 8
Spring Semester 2019 (16-week semester, 2019FSP) 28, Monday... Residence Complexes Open for Students with Monday February Accelerated Classes 29, Tuesday...Residence Complexes Open for New/Returning Students 30, Wednesday...Registration Day Classes and 16-Week Evening Classes Begin 31-Feb.7, Thursday Wednesday... *Late Registration February 6, Wednesday... *Last Day to Add a Class 13, Wednesday... *Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 20, Wednesday... Assessment Day March 12, Wednesday... *Academic Progress Reports Due 22, Friday...*Residence Complexes Close 23-31, Saturday Sunday... Spring Holidays April 3, Wednesday... *Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with DR ) 4, Thursday... *Priority Registration Begins for Summer and Fall 2019 22, Monday... Easter Holiday 23, Tuesday...Union University Scholarship Symposium May 3, Friday...Last Day to Withdraw from All Spring Classes% 13-16, Monday Thursday...*Final Examinations 16, Thursday...**Residence Complexes Close 18, Saturday... Graduation Final Examinations Fall & Spring Semesters Hours for Exam 1st Day 2nd Day 3rd Day 4th Day 8-10 am 8:00 MWF 8:00 TR 9:00 MWF 10:50 TR 11 am - 1 pm 1:00 MWF 12:15 TR 12:00 MWF 1:40 TR 2-4 pm 11:00 MWF 9:25 TR 2:00 MWF 3:05 TR Classes which meet at other times will be scheduled by the instructor and the College/School Dean. See Academic Programs section of the Catalogue for policies regarding Final Examinations. Summer Terms, 2019 First Term/ (4-week accelerated semester, 20191S) 2, Sunday...Residence Complexes Open 3, Monday...Registration Day and Evening Classes Begin 4, Tuesday... Late Registration; Last Day to Add a Class 10, Monday... Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 14, Friday... Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with DR ) 25, Tuesday... Last Day to Withdraw from All Term I Classes 28, Friday...Final Examinations 28, Friday...**Residence Complexes Close 9
Second Term/ (4-week accelerated semester, 20192S) 30, Sunday...Residence Complexes Open 1, Monday... Registration--Day and Evening Classes Begin 2, Tuesday... Late Registration; Last Day to Add a Class 4, Thursday...Independence Day Holiday 8, Monday... Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 12, Friday... Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with DR ) 22, Monday... Last Day to Withdraw from all Term II Classes 25, Thursday...Final Examinations 25, Thursday...**Residence Complexes Close 27, Saturday...Adult Studies and Graduate Studies Summer Graduation Third Term/ (3-week accelerated semester, 20193S) 29, Monday.. Registration, Classes Begin and Last Day to Add 31, Wednesday... Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 8, Thursday... Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with DR ) 14, Wednesday...Last Day to Withdraw from Term III Classes 16, Friday...Final Examinations Extended Term/ (8-week accelerated semester, 2019XS) See 8-week calendars following * Refers to both evening and day classes which meet the full Fall and Spring Semester. ** Residents will not be housed between terms and during holidays without permission of the Director of Residence Life. % Excludes accelerated and cohort classes already completed. Accelerated 8-Week Calendars Full Semester Courses will follow the same academic calendar as regular day courses shown above. Graduate and non-traditional faculty, staff, and students may follow program specific calendars. Fall Semester 2018 Accelerated Courses 8-Week Accelerated Semester, 2018 (2018AFA) 20, Monday...Registration Closes for Monday Accelerated/Classes Begin 21, Tuesday....Registration Closes for Tuesday Accelerated/Classes Begin 23, Thursday...Registration Closes for Thursday Accelerated/Classes Begin 24, Friday... Registration Closes for Saturday Accelerated Classes 25, Saturday...Saturday Accelerated Classes Begin 27, Monday... Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 29, Wednesday...Additional Monday Evening Accelerated September 3, Monday... Labor Day Holiday 5, Wednesday...Additional Thursday Evening Accelerated 14, Friday... Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with DR ) 21, Friday... Last Day to Withdraw from Accelerated Class 10
October 4-9, Thursday-Tuesday... Final Exams for Accelerated Classes October 8-Week Accelerated Semester, 2018 (2018OFA) October 15, Monday...Registration Closes for Monday Accelerated/Classes Begin 16, Tuesday... Registration Closes for Tuesday Accelerated/Classes Begin 18, Thursday...Registration Closes for Thursday Accelerated /Classes Begin 19, Friday... Registration Closes for Saturday Accelerated Classes 20, Saturday...Saturday Accelerated Classes Begin 22, Monday... Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) November 1, Thursday...Priority Registration Begins for Winter and Spring 2019 9, Friday... Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with DR ) 19-25, Monday Sunday...Thanksgiving Holidays 30, Friday... Last Day to Withdraw from October Accelerated Classes December 8-13, Saturday-Thursday...Final Exams for October Accelerated Classes 15, Saturday... Graduation Winter Term, 2019 (4-week Accelerated Semester, 2019FWI) 2, Wednesday... Evening Classes Begin/Registration Closes with the 1st Meeting of Each Class 4, Friday...Registration for Saturday Classes Closes 5, Saturday... Saturday Classes Begin 8, Tuesday... Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 11, Friday... Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with DR ) 16, Wednesday...Additional Class for Tuesday Accelerated Classes 21, Monday...Martin Luther King Day Holiday 21, Monday... Last Day to Withdraw from Winter Accelerated Classes 23, Wednesday... Additional Class for Monday Accelerated Classes 22-28, Tuesday-Monday... Final Exams for Winter Accelerated Classes Special Projects Winter Term, 2019 (11-week Semester for approved projects, 2019CWI) November 4, 2018...Registration Closes and Winter Special Projects Classes May Begin Between December 26 and 31... When applicable, Class Tour or Study Abroad occurs as announced 30, 2019...Deadline for Project completion Spring Semester, 2019 Accelerated Courses February Accelerated 8-Week Semester, 2019 (2019BSP) 29, Tuesday... Registration Closes for Tuesday Accelerated/Classes Begin 31, Thursday...Registration Closes for Thursday Accelerated/Classes Begin February 1, Friday... Registration Closes for Saturday Accelerated Classes 2, Saturday...Saturday Accelerated Classes Begin 4, Monday...Registration Closes for Monday Classes/Classes Begin 6, Wednesday....Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 20, Wednesday... Additional Class for Monday Accelerated Classes 22, Friday...Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with "DR") 11
March 1, Friday...Last Day to Withdraw from February Accelerated Classes 16-21, Saturday-Thursday... Final Exams for February Accelerated Session April 8-Week Accelerated Semester, 2019 (2019ASP) April 1, Monday...Registration Closes for Monday Accelerated/Classes Begin 2, Tuesday... Registration Closes for Tuesday Accelerated/ Classes Begin 4, Thursday...Registration Closes for Thursday Accelerated/Classes Begin 4, Thursday... Priority Registration Begins for Summer and Fall, 2019 6, Saturday...Registration Closes for Saturday Accelerated/Classes Begin 8, Monday... Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 10, Wednesday... Additional Class for Monday Accelerated Classes 17, Wednesday...Additional Class for Tuesday Accelerated Classes 22, Monday...Monday Evening Classes meet 24, Wednesday... Additional Class for Thursday Accelerated Classes 26, Friday... Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with DR ) May 3, Friday... Last Day to Withdraw from April Accelerated Classes 11-16, Saturday-Thursday... Final Exams 18, Saturday... Graduation Extended Summer 8-Week Accelerated Semester, 2019 (2019XS) (see above for 4-Week Summer Terms, Term and Term) 3, Monday...Registration Closes for Monday Accelerated/Classes Begin 4, Tuesday... Registration Closes for Tuesday Accelerated/Classes Begin 6, Thursday...Registration Closes for Thursday Accelerated/Classes Begin 7, Friday... Registration Closes for Saturday Accelerated Classes 8, Saturday...Saturday Accelerated Classes Begin 10, Monday... Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 19, Wednesday... Additional Class for Thursday Accelerated Classes 28, Friday... Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with DR ) 4, Thursday...Independence Day Holiday 12, Friday... Last Day to Withdraw from Summer Extended Classes 20-25, Saturday-Thursday...Final Examinations 27, Saturday...Summer Graduation (Graduate and non-traditional adult programs only) Special Projects Summer Term, 2019 (11-week Semester for approved projects, 2019CS) April 15... Registration Closes and Special Projects Classes May Begin Between May 18 and 9... When applicable, Class Tour or Study Abroad occurs as announced 10...Deadline for Project completion 12