To give you a sense of how our academic year unfolds, our academic calendar shows when semesters begin and end, when final exams are held, which holidays are observed and more.
Additional information can be found at the Registrar's Office web site.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| FALL SEMESTER 2011* | |
| September 6 | New Student Convocation |
| September 7 | Fall Classes Begin |
| October 10 | Columbus Day - No Classes |
| October 25 | End of First Quarter |
| October 26 | Second Quarter Begins |
| November 9 | Friday Class Schedule (Wednesday classes will not meet on 11/9) |
| November 11 | Veterans' Day - No Classes |
| November 23 | Thanksgiving Recess Begins at the close of day classes on Wednesday. Evening classes will not meet on 11/23. |
| November 28 | Classes Resume |
| December 13 | Tuesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 14 | Fall Day Classes End |
| December 15 | Reading Day - Day Classes Thursday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 16 | Final Exams Begin for Day Classes |
| December 19 | Monday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 21 | Wednesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 22 | Final Exams End for Day Classes |
| SPRING SEMESTER 2012** | |
| January 18 | Spring Classes Begin |
| January 27 | Winter Commencement (evening) |
| February 20 | Presidents' Day - No Classes |
| February 22 | Monday Schedule of Classes (Wednesday classes will not meet on 2/22) |
| March 5 | Spring Break Begins |
| March 9 | Spring Break Ends |
| March 13 | End of Third Quarter |
| March 14 | Fourth Quarter Begins |
| April 16 | Patriot's Day - No Classes |
| April 26 | Thursday Evening Class Final Exam |
| April 30 | Spring Day Classes End |
| May 1 | Reading Day - Day Classes Tuesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 2 | Final Exams Begin for Day Classes Wednesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 7 | Monday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 8 | Final Exams End for Day Classes |
| May 9 | Graduate Spring Commencement |
| May12 | Undergraduate Spring Commencement |
| SUMMER SESSIONS 2012*** | |
| May 28 | Memorial Day (observed) - No Classes |
| May 29 | Summer Session I Begins |
| July 2 | Summer Session I Ends |
| July 9 | Summer Session II Begins |
| August 10 | Summer Session II Ends |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| FALL SEMESTER 2012* | |
| September 5 | Fall Classes Begin |
| October 8 | Columbus Day - No Classes |
| October 23 | End of First Quarter |
| October 24 | Second Quarter Begins |
| November 12 | Veterans' Day - No Classes |
| November 14 | Monday Class Schedule (Wednesday classes will not meet on 11/14) |
| November 21 | Thanksgiving Recess Begins at the close of day classes on Wednesday. Evening classes will not meet on 11/21. |
| November 26 | Classes Resume |
| December 11 | Tuesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 12 | Fall Day Classes End |
| December 13 | Reading Day - Day Classes Thursday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 14 | Final Exams Begin for Day Classes |
| December 17 | Monday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 19 | Wednesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 20 | Final Exams End for Day Classes |
| *NOTE: Final Grades are due by Wednesday, December 26. | |
| SPRING SEMESTER 2013** | |
| January 23 | Spring Classes Begin |
| January 25 | Winter Commencement (evening) |
| February 18 | Presidents' Day - No Classes |
| February 20 | Monday Schedule of Classes (Wednesday classes will not meet on 2/20) |
| March 11 | Spring Break Begins |
| March 15 | Spring Break Ends |
| March 19 | End of Third Quarter |
| March 20 | Fourth Quarter Begins |
| April 15 | Patriot's Day - No Classes |
| May 2 | Thursday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 6 | Spring Day Classes End |
| May 7 | Reading Day - Day Classes Tuesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 8 | Final Exams Begin for Day Classes Wednesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 13 | Monday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 14 | Final Exams End for Day Classes |
| May 15 | Graduate Spring Commencement |
| May 18 | Undergraduate Spring Commencement |
| **NOTE: Final grades are due by Friday, May 17. | |
| SUMMER SESSIONS 2013*** | |
| May 27 | Memorial Day (observed) - No Classes |
| May 28 | Summer Session I Begins |
| July 1 | Summer Session I Ends |
| July 8 | Summer Session II Begins |
| August 9 | Summer Session II Ends |
| ***NOTE: Final examinations will be given on the last scheduled meeting of the class. Final grades for Summer I are due by Thursday, July 3. Final grades for Summer II are due by Wednesday, August 13. Final exams must be administered as scheduled, unless the appropriate college dean has granted exemption. |
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| FALL SEMESTER 2013* | |
| September 3 | New Student Convocation |
| September 4 | Fall Classes Begin |
| October 14 | Columbus Day - No Classes |
| October 22 | End of First Quarter |
| October 23 | Second Quarter Begins |
| November 11 | Veterans' Day - No Classes |
| November 13 | Monday Class Schedule (Wednesday classes will not meet on 11/13) |
| November 27 | Thanksgiving Recess Begins at the close of day classes on Wednesday, 11/27 Evening classes will not meet. |
| December 2 | Classes Resume |
| December 10 | Tuesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 11 | Fall Day Classes End |
| December 12 | Reading Day - Day Classes Thursday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 13 | Final Exams Begin for Day Classes |
| December 16 | Monday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 18 | Wednesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 19 | Final Exams End for Day Classes |
| *NOTE: Final Grades are due by Tuesday, December 24. | |
| SPRING SEMESTER 2014** | |
| January 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Classes |
| January 22 | Spring Classes Begin |
| January 31 | Undergraduate Commencement |
| February 17 | Presidents' Day - No Classes |
| February 19 | Monday Schedule of Classes (Wednesday classes will not meet on 2/19) |
| March 10 | Spring Break Begins |
| March 14 | Spring Break Ends |
| March 18 | End of Third Quarter |
| March 19 | Fourth Quarter Begins |
| April 21 | Patriot's Day - No Classes |
| May 1 | Thursday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 5 | Spring Day Classes End |
| May 6 | Reading Day - Day Classes Tuesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 7 | Final Exams Begin for Day Classes Wednesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 12 | Monday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 13 | Final Exams End for Day Classes |
| TBD | Graduate Spring Commencement |
| May 17 | Undergraduate Spring Commencement |
| **NOTE: Final grades are due by Friday, May 16. | |
| SUMMER SESSIONS 2014*** | |
| May 26 | Memorial Day (observed) - No Classes |
| May 27 | Summer Session I Begins |
| June 30 | Summer Session I Ends |
| July 7 | Summer Session II Begins |
| August 8 | Summer Session II Ends |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| FALL SEMESTER 2014* | |
| September 2 | New Student Convocation |
| September 3 | Fall Classes Begin |
| October 14 | Columbus Day - No Classes |
| October 21 | End of First Quarter |
| October 22 | Second Quarter Begins |
| November 11 | Veterans' Day - No Classes |
| November 12 | Tuesday Class Schedule (Wednesday classes will not meet on 11/12) |
| November 26 | Thanksgiving Recess Begins at the close of day classes on Wednesday, 11/26 Evening classes will not meet. |
| December 1 | Classes Resume |
| December 10 | Fall Day Classes End |
| December 11 | Reading Day - Day Classes Thursday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 12 | Final Exams Begin for Day Classes |
| December 15 | Monday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 16 | Tuesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 17 | Wednesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| December 18 | Final Exams End for Day Classes |
| *NOTE: Final Grades are due by Tuesday, December 23. | |
| SPRING SEMESTER 2015** | |
| January 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Classes |
| January 21 | Spring Classes Begin |
| January 30 | Undergraduate Commencement |
| February 16 | Presidents' Day - No Classes |
| February 18 | Monday Schedule of Classes (Wednesday classes will not meet on 2/18) |
| March 9 | Spring Break Begins |
| March 13 | Spring Break Ends |
| March 17 | End of Third Quarter |
| March 18 | Fourth Quarter Begins |
| April 20 | Patriot's Day - No Classes |
| April 30 | Thursday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 4 | Spring Day Classes End |
| May 5 | Reading Day - Day Classes Tuesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 6 | Final Exams Begin for Day Classes Wednesday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 11 | Monday Evening Class Final Exam |
| May 12 | Final Exams End for Day Classes |
| TBD | Graduate Spring Commencement |
| May 16 | Undergraduate Spring Commencement |
| **NOTE: Final grades are due by Friday, May 15. | |
| SUMMER SESSIONS 2015*** | |
| May 25 | Memorial Day (observed) - No Classes |
| May 26 | Summer Session I Begins |
| June 29 | Summer Session I Ends |
| July 6 | Summer Session II Begins |
| August 7 | Summer Session II Ends |
NOTE: Final exams for Summer
Sessions will be given on the last scheduled meeting of the class. Final grades
for Summer I are due by Thursday, July 2. Final grades for
Summer II are due by Wednesday, August 12.
Final exams must be administered as
scheduled, unless the appropriate college Dean has granted an exemption.