calendar

2018-19

2019-20*

2018-19

fall semester 2018
residence halls open
	freshmen	aug. 12-13
	upperclassmen	aug. 19
term i classes begin		aug. 20
classes begin		aug. 20
last day to add classes		aug. 26
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (term i)		sept. 1
labor day holiday		sept. 3
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term)		sept. 15
last day to drop classes (term i)		sept. 22
mid-term grades due		oct. 9-11
fall break		oct. 12
term ii classes begin		oct. 15
advising		oct. 22-nov.2
last day to drop classes (full term)		oct. 27
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (term ii)		oct. 27
preregistration		nov. 5-9
last day to drop classes (term ii)		nov. 17
thanksgiving holidays (residence halls closed)		nov. 19-23
study day		dec. 6
final examinations		dec. 7-12
commencement		dec. 15
christmas holidays (residence halls closed)		dec. 17-jan. 6

wintermester 2019

dec. 14-jan. 6

spring semester 2019
residence halls open		jan. 6
term i classes begin		jan. 7
classes begin		jan. 7
last day to add classes		jan. 13
last day to drop class w/partial refund (term i)		jan 19
martin luther king jr. day holiday		jan. 21
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term)		feb. 2
last day to drop classes (term i)		feb. 9
mid-term grades due		feb. 27-march 1
term ii classes begin		march 4
last day to drop classes (full term)		march 16
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (term ii)		march 16
spring break (residence halls closed)		march 18-22
advising		march 25-april 5
preregistration		april 8-12
last day to drop classes (term ii)		april 13
study day		april 25
final examinations		april 26-may 1
residence halls close
	underclassmen	check-out by 1 p.m. may 2
	graduating seniors	check-out by 6 p.m. may 4
commencement		may 4

summer session 2019
maymester registration and classes begin	may 6
last day to drop maymester classes w/ partial refund	may 9
maymester final examinations	may 24
memorial day holiday	may 27
residence halls open	may 28
summer session, summer term i, and junemester classes begin	may 28
last day to add classes (term i)	may 30
last day to drop junemester classes w/partial refund	may 31
last day to add classes (full term)	may 31
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (term i)	june 4
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term)	june 12
last day to drop classes (term i)	june 14
junemester final examinations	june 20
first term final examinations	june 27
julymester and summer term ii classes begin	july 1
last day to drop classes (full term)	july 3
holiday	july 4
last day to add classes (term ii)	july 5
last day to drop classes with partial refund (term ii)	july 9
last day to drop classes (term ii)	july 19
julymester final examinations	july 25
full and term ii final examinations	aug. 1

fall semester 2019
residence halls open
	freshmen attending august advance	aug. 12
	transfers attending transfer advance	aug. 12
	freshmen that attended june or july advance	aug. 13
	returning students	aug. 17-18
term i classes begin		aug. 19
classes begin		aug. 19
last day to add classes		aug. 25
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (term i)		aug. 31
labor day holiday		sept. 2
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term)		sept. 14
last day to drop classes (term i)		sept. 21
mid-term grades due		oct. 8-10
fall break		oct. 11
term ii classes begin		oct. 14
advising		oct. 21-nov.1
last day to drop classes (full term)		oct. 26
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (term ii)		oct. 26
preregistration		nov. 4-8
last day to drop classes (term ii)		nov. 16
thanksgiving holidays (residence halls closed)		nov. 25-29
study day		dec. 5
final examinations		dec. 6-11
commencement		dec. 14
christmas holidays (residence halls closed)		dec. 16-jan. 5

wintermester 2020

dec. 13-jan. 5

spring semester 2020
residence halls open		jan. 5
term i classes begin		jan. 6
classes begin		jan. 6
last day to add classes		jan. 12
last day to drop class w/partial refund (term i)		jan 18
martin luther king jr. day holiday		jan. 20
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term)		jan. 20
last day to drop classes (term i)		feb. 8
mid-term grades due		feb. 26-feb. 28
term ii classes begin		march 2
last day to drop classes (full term)		march 14
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (term ii)		march 14
spring break (residence halls closed)		march 16-20
advising		march 23-april 3
preregistration		april 6-10
last day to drop classes (term ii)		april 11
study day		april 23
final examinations		april 24-april 29
residence halls close
	underclassmen	check-out by 1 p.m. april 30
	graduating seniors	check-out by 6 p.m. may 2
commencement		may 2

summer session 2020
maymester registration and classes begin	may 4
last day to drop maymester classes w/ partial refund	may 7
maymester final examinations	may 22
memorial day holiday	may 25
residence halls open	may 26
summer session, summer term i, and junemester classes begin	may 26
last day to add classes (term i)	may 28
last day to drop junemester classes w/partial refund	may 29
last day to add classes (full term)	may 29
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (term i)	june 2
last day to drop classes w/partial refund (full term)	june 10
last day to drop classes (term i)	june 12
junemester final examinations	june 18
first term final examinations	june 25
julymester and summer term ii classes begin	june 29
last day to drop classes (full term)	july 1
holiday	july 3
last day to add classes (term ii)	july 6
last day to drop classes with partial refund (term ii)	july 8
last day to drop classes (term ii)	july 17
julymester final examinations	july 23
full and term ii final examinations	july 30

* the dates in 2019-20 are subject to change and should be regarded as tentative projections.