Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2017 - Main Campus

August 17	Final registration
August 19	Graduate Classes Begin
August 21	All Other Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
August 28	Last Day to Add/Drop FULL semester classes - 5:00 p.m.
September 4	Labor Day - no classes, University closed
September 14	Convocation
October 9	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)
October 16-17	Fall Break
October 18	Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
October 21	Fall Graduate Comprehensive Examination Administration
November 7	Advising and Registration Begins for Spring & Winter Intersession 2017
November 22-24	Thanksgiving holiday - no classes, University closed
November 27	Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
December 1	Undergraduate Classes end, All Graduate Incompletes Due for Spring and Summer 2017
December 3	Reading day and Graduate Classes end
December 4-8	Final Examinations
December 11	All grades due at 8:30 a.m.
December 18-31	University Closed

WINTER INTERSESSION December 9, 2017 - January 13, 2018

Spring Semester 2018 - Main Campus

January 2	University Reopens
January 13	Graduate Classes begin
January 15	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - no classes, University closed
January 16	Final registration
January 17	All Other Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
January 24	Last Day to Add/Drop FULL semester classes - 5:00 p.m.
March 3	Spring Graduate Comprehensive Examination Administration
March 5-9	SPRING BREAK - University Closed March 7th
March 12	Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
March 13	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)
March 15	Advising and Pre-Registration Begins for Fall 2018, Registration Begins for Summer 2018
May 1	Undergraduate Classes end, All Graduate Incompletes Due for Fall 2017
May 2	Reading day
May 3-4	Final Examinations
May 5	Reading Day and Graduate Classes end
May 7-9	Final Examinations
May 14	All Grades Due at 8:30 a.m.
May 18	Graduate Commencement 5:30 p.m.
May 19	Undergraduate Commencement 9:30 a.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.