2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Calendars

2016-17 Academic Calendar

2017-18 Academic Calendar (Tentative)

2016-17 Academic Calendar for Traditional Undergraduate Programs*

Fall Semester 2016
Aug. 29	Mon.	Classes Begin
Sept. 5	Mon.	Labor Day Holiday
Sept. 6	Tues.	Classes Resume
Sept. 20	Tues.	Last Day to Drop a Term-A Class
Oct. 7-8	Fri.-Sat.	Homecoming
Oct. 14	Fri.	Midpoint of the Semester
Oct. 20-21	Thurs.-Fri.	Fall Midsemester Break
Oct. 24	Mon.	Classes Resume; Term-B Classes Begin
Oct. 27 - Nov. 2	Thurs.-Wed.	Faculty Advising
Oct. 31	Mon.	Last Day to Drop a Full-Semester Class
Nov. 3-7	Thurs.-Mon.	Registration for Spring 2017
Nov. 15	Tues.	Last Day to Drop a Term-B Class
Nov. 23-27	Wed.-Sun.	Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 28	Mon.	Classes Resume
Dec. 9	Fri.	Classes End
Dec. 12-15	Mon.-Thurs.	Final Examinations

Spring Semester 2017
Jan. 9	Mon.	Classes Begin
Jan. 16	Mon.	Martin Luther King Day Observance - No Classes
Feb. 1	Wed.	Last Day to Drop a Term-A Class
Feb. 27 - July 17		Open Registration for Summer 2017
Feb. 28	Fri.	Midpoint of the Semester
Mar. 6-10	Mon.-Fri.	Spring Break Week
Mar. 13	Mon.	Classes Resume; Term-B Classes Begin
Mar. 15-22	Wed.-Wed.	Faculty Advising
Mar. 20	Mon.	Last Day to Drop a Full-Semester Class
Mar. 23-27	Thurs.-Mon.	Registration for Fall 2017
Apr. 6	Thurs.	Last Day to Drop a Term-B Class
Apr. 10-11	Mon.-Tues.	HLC Year-4 Visit for Monitoring Progress
April 13	Thurs.	Fri. Class Schedule Runs on Thurs. (traditional programs only)
Apr. 14-17	Fri.-Mon.	Easter Break
Apr. 18	Tues.	Classes Resume
Apr. 28	Fri.	Classes End
May 1-4	Mon.-Thurs.	Final Examinations
May 5-6	Fri.-Sat.	Baccalaureate/Commencement

Summer Sessions 2017
May 8 - Aug. 11		Summer Semester (14 weeks)
May 8 - June 9		Summer Session I (5 weeks)
May 29	Mon.	Memorial Day
June 12 - July 14		Summer Session II (5 weeks)
July 4	Tues.	Independence Day
July 17 - Aug. 11		Summer Session III (4 weeks)
Aug. 28	Mon.	Fall 2017 Classes Begin

*Calendars/schedules for graduate and degree-completion programs and online courses may vary from this calendar.

2017-18 Academic Calendar for Traditional Undergraduate Programs (tentative)

Fall Semester 2017
Aug. 28	Mon.	Classes Begin
Sept. 4	Mon.	Labor Day Holiday
Sept. 5	Tues.	Classes Resume
Oct. 13-14	Fri.-Sat.	Homecoming
Oct. 13	Fri.	Midpoint of the Semester (Day 34 of 69)
Oct. 19-20	Thurs.-Fri.	Fall Midsemester Break
Oct. 23	Mon.	Classes Resume; Term-B Classes Begin
Oct. 26 - Nov. 1	Thurs.-Wed.	Faculty Advising
Oct. 30	Mon.	Last Day to Drop a Full-term Class
Nov. 2-10	Thurs.-(following) Fri.	Registration for Spring 2018
Nov. 22-26	Wed.-Sun.	Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 27	Mon.	Classes Resume
Dec. 8	Fri.	Classes End
Dec. 11-14	Mon.-Thurs.	Examinations

Spring Semester 2018
Jan. 8	Mon.	Classes Begin
Jan. 15	Mon.	Martin Luther King Day Observance - No Classes
Feb. 26 - July 16		Open Registration for Summer 2018
Feb. 27	Tues.	Midpoint of the Semester (Day 36 of 72)
Mar. 5-9	Mon.-Fri.	Spring Break Week
Mar. 12	Mon.	Classes Resume; Term-B Classes Begin
Mar. 14-21	Wed.-Wed.	Faculty Advising
Mar. 19	Mon.	Last Day to Drop a Full-term Class
Mar. 22-29	Thurs.-Thurs.	Registration for Fall 2018
Mar. 29	Thurs.	Fri. class schedule runs on Thurs. (traditional programs only)
Mar. 30 - Apr. 2	Fri.-Mon.	Easter Break
Apr. 3	Tues.	Classes Resume
Apr. 27	Fri.	Classes End
Apr. 30 - May 3	Mon.-Thurs.	Final Examinations
May 4	Fri.	Baccalaureate
May 5	Sat.	Commencement

Summer Sessions 2018
May 7 - Aug. 10		Summer Semester (14 weeks)
May 7 - June 8		Summer Session I (5 weeks)
May 28	Mon.	Memorial Day
June 11 - July 13		Summer Session II (5 weeks)
July 4	Wed.	Independence Day (Observed)
July 16 - Aug. 10		Summer Session III (4 weeks)
Aug. 27	Mon.	Fall 2018 Classes Begin

**Calendars/schedules for graduate and degree-completion programs and online courses may vary from this calendar.