August 2017 1 2 3 4 5 UG Tuition Due Wed Grad Class Thurs Grad Class Cultural Transition Program: Graduate International Students 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Mon Grad Class Tues Grad Class UG Summer II Ends 14 Cultural Transition Program: Graduate International Students 15 16 17 18 19 Regular Office Hours Resume Cultural Transition Program: Graduate International Students 20 21 22 23 UG Convocation 24 25 26 Orientation: New Grad Students 27 UG Dorms Open for Returning Students 28 All Grad & UG Fall Begin Graduate Tuition Due 29 30 31 Eid-al-Adha begins at sundown, ends Sep 4 Orientation: New UG Students
September 2017 1 2 3 4 Labor Day College Closed No 5 6 7 8 9 Last day to add first half and full semester courses Full Semester 80% Refund 10 11 12 14 15 16 Last Day to Declare UG Pass/Fail Withdrawal period begins Study Abroad Fair 17 Full Semester 80% Refund 18 19 20 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown, ends Sep 22 Deadline to Sign-Up for Fall Payment Plan Full Semester 60% Refund 21 Al-Hijra begins at sundown, ends Sep 22 22 23 Homecoming 24 Full Semester 60% Refund Fall Open House Full Semester 40% Refund 25 26 27 28 29 Yom Kippur begins at sundown, ends Sep 30 30 Full Semester 40% Refund Full Semester 20% Refund
October 2017 1 2 No refund after this date for full semester classes 3 4 Sukkot begins at sundown, ends Oct 11 5 6 7 Full Semester 20% Refund Fall Mini Break: No 8 9 Columbus Day University Closed 10 11 Shemini Atzeret begins at sundown Final Deferred Payment Due for Grad/UG Eve 12 Simchat Torah begins at sundown Graduation petition due for UG students finishing in Fall 14 Fall Mini Break: No Grad & UG Parents Weekend 15 16 17 18 19 Diwali 20 21 Parents Weekend UG Transfer/Advanced Standing Credit Due 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 October degree conferral 29 30 31
November 2017 1 All Saints Day 2 3 UG Wintersession 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Veteran s Day UG Spring Senior UG Spring Junior Full Semester 12 14 15 16 17 18 UG Spring Sophomore UG Spring Freshman May 2018 Graduation Petition due for Graduate Students 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Thanksgiving Break: University Closed No 26 27 Thanksgiving Break: College Closed;No Graduate Wintersession & Spring Begins 28 29 30
December 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bodhi Day and Feast of the Immaculate Conception Pre-session for Wintersession 9 10 11 17 Snow Make-Up for Dec 12 16 Last day of UG Day 18 Mon Grad & Eve UG 12 Hanukkah begins at sundown, ends Dec 20 UG Reading Day Tues Grad & UG Eve Wed Grad & UG Eve 19 20 21 UG Day Exams 14 Thurs Grad & UG Eve UG Day Exams Snow Make-Up for Dec 18 20 15 16 22 23 Winter Break University Closed 24 25 Christmas 26 27 28 29 30 UG Common Exams for AC311, AC312, GB112, & GB212, GB410 31 Winter Break University Closed Winter Break University Closed
January 2018 1New Year s Day 2 3 4 5 6 College Reopens Day UG Tuition Due New Undergraduate Winter Break College Closed 7 Orthodox Christmas Last Day for 100% Refund for Wintersession 8 Last Day to Declare UG Pass/Fail for WS WS: 80% Refund 9 10 Wintersession 11 12 14 15 Martin Luther King Day College Closed UG Dorms Open for Returning Students 16 All Grad & UG Spring Begin Grad & UG Eve Tuition Due Wintersession (WS) Meets 17 18 19 20 WS Snow Make-Up 21 22 Last Day to Add a Full Semester Class 23 24 25 26 27 Full Semester 80% Refund 28 29 30 31 Last Day to Declare UG Pass/Fail Withdrawal period begins Full Semester 80% Refund Full Semester 60% Refund
February 2018 1 2 Graduation petition due for UG students finishing in Spring 3 Full Semester 60% Refund 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Full Semester 60% Refund Full Semester 40% Refund 11 12 14 Ash Wednesday 15 16 17 18 19 President s Day 25 Full Semester 40% Refund Meet. Most Admin No refund after this date for full semester classes Full Semester 20% Refund 20 Last Day to Sign-Up for Spring Payment Plan 26 27 28 Purim begins at sundown Full Semester 20% Refund 21 22 23 February Degree Conferral 24
March 2018 1 2 3 Holi Final Deferred Payment Due for Grad/UG Eve Spring Break 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Spring Break 11 12 14 15 Spring Break UG Transfer/Advanced Standing Credit Due 16 October 2018 Graduation Petition due for Graduate Students 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Palm Sunday 26 Graduate Summer for October 2018 Petitioners 27 PhD, Continuing and New Graduate Student Summer 28 29 Maundy Thursday 30 Passover begins at sundown, ends Apr 7 Good Friday 31 Magha Puja Day
April 2018 1 Easter Sunday Orthodox Holy Week begins 2 Undergraduate Summer 3 UG Fall Senior 4 5 6 UG Fall Junior 7 from Full Semester Class 8 Pascha: Orthodox Easter 9 10 11 Yom HaShoah begins at sundown, ends April 12 UG Fall Sophomore and Freshman 12 14 Open House for UG Accepted Students 15 16 Patriot's Day 17 18 19 20 21 College Closed, No Meet All Monday Meet No Tuesday Meet Pre-session for A Week (May 14 18) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Pre-session for B Week (May 21-25) Spring Day 29 30
May 2018 6 7 Mon Grad & UG Eve 1 Last Day UG Day 8 Tues Grad & UG Eve 2 UG Reading Day Wed Grad & UG Eve 3 Thurs Grad & UG Eve UG Day Exams 4 5 9 10 11 12 UG Common Exams for AC311, AC312, GB112, GB112 Last Day for 100% Refund for A Week 20 Last Day for 100% Refund for B Week 14 Last Day to Declare UG Pass/Fail for A Week A Week: 80% Refund 21 UG Summer First Half Begins/Tuition Due B Week: 80% Refund 27 28Memorial Day College Closed No Meet/Makeup on Friday, June 1st 15 Ramadan begins at sundown, ends Jun 15 16 22 23 29 Grad 10-Week Begin/Tuition Due UG Day Exams A Week Summer A Week Intensive Grad & UG B Week Summer B Week Intensive Grad 30 31 17 18 24 25 Baccalaureate UG Summer First Half: 80% Refund 19 Shavout begins sundown, ends April 21st Commencement 26 UG Summer First Half: 80% Refund UG Summer First Half: 60% Refund UG Summer First Half: 40% Refund
June 2018 1 All Monday Meet 2 3 No refund after this date for UG First Half UG Summer First Half: 40% Refund Reunion Weekend 4 Graduation petition due for UG students finishing in Summer 5 6 7 Final Deferred Payment Due for UG SUI Grad Summer 80% Refund UG Summer First Half: 40% Refund 8 Reunion Weekend 9 10 11 Graduate Withdrawal Period Begins 12 14 UG Summer First Half Class 15 Eid-al-Fitr begins at sundown, ends Jun 17 16 Grad 80% Refund Grad Summer 60% Refund 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Grad 60% Refund Grad Summer 40% Refund 24 No refund after this date for GR 10-Week 25 Graduate Fall for February 2019 Petitioners 26 PhD, Continuing and New Graduate Student Fall 27 28 UG Summer First Half Ends 29 30 Grad 40% Refund
July 2018 1 2 UG Summer Second Half Begins/Tuition Due 3 4 Independence Day University Closed No Meet/Makeup on Friday, July 6th 5 6 Final Deferred Payment Due for Grad. Most Admin All Wednesday Meet 7 UG Summer Second Half: 80% Refund 8 UG Summer Second Half Last day to Drop without a W UG Summer Second Half: 80% Refund 9 UG Summer Second Half Pass/Fail Deadline UG Summer Second Half: 60% Refund 10 11 12 from Grad Summer Class UG Summer Second Half: 40% Refund 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 No refund after this date for UG Summer II Course UG Summer Second Half: 40% Refund Final Deferred Payment Due for UG Summer Second Half Class 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 UG Summer Second Half 29 30 Mon Grad Class 31 Tues Grad Class
August 2018 1 2 3 4 Wed Grad Class UG Fall Tuition Due Thurs Grad Class 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 UG Summer Second Half Ends 12 14 15 16 17 18 Regular Office Hours Resume 19 20 21 Eid-al-Adha begins 22 23 24 25 at sundown, ends Aug 24th Convocation 26 UG Dorms Open for Returning Students UG Orientation 27 All Fall Begin Graduate Tuition Due Orientation: New UG Students 28 29 30 31