Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2018 - Main Campus

August 18	Graduate Classes Begin
August 27	Last Day to Add/Drop FULL semester classes - 5:00 p.m.
September 3	Labor Day - no classes, University closed
September 13	Convocation
October 15-16	Fall Break
October 17	Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
October 20	Fall Graduate Comprehensive Examination Administration
October 30	Advising and Registration Begins for Winter Intersession & Spring 2019
October 31	5:00 p.m. Deadline to Withdraw from a Class with a “W” (on-campus, traditional course schedule; see catalog for non-traditional course policy)
November 21-23	Thanksgiving holiday - no classes, University closed
November 26	Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
December 3-8	Final Examinations
December 8	All Graduate Incompletes due for Spring and Summer 2018
December 8	Last day of Graduate Classes
December 11	All grades due at 8:30 a.m.
December 17-31	University Closed

WINTER INTERSESSION December 10, 2018 - January 12, 2019

Spring Semester 2019 - Main Campus

January 2	University Reopens
January 12	Graduate Classes begin
January 21	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - no classes, University closed
January 23	Last Day to Add/Drop FULL semester classes - 5:00 p.m.
March 2	Spring Graduate Comprehensive Examination Administration
March 4-8	Undergraduate Spring Break - Graduate classes MAY be held - University Closed March 4th
March 11	Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
March 19	Advising and Pre-Registration Begins for Summer & Fall 2019
April 2	5:00 p.m. Deadline to Withdraw from a Class with a “W” (on-campus, traditional course schedule; see catalog for non-traditional course policy)
April 23	Campus Wide Research/Showcase Day - No Graduate classes 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
May 2-3	Final Examinations
May 6-9	Final Examinations
May 9	All Graduate Incompletes Due for Fall 2018
May 11	Last day of Graduate Classes
May 13	All grades due at 8:30 a.m.
May 17	Graduate Commencement 5:30 p.m.

Please review individual course listing information for specific add/drop and withdrawal deadlines. Fall, Winter Intersession, and Spring sessions course offerings have a VARIETY of start and end deadlines.