Academic Calendar 2018–2019

FALL SEMESTER August 28 Tuesday Community Day
August 29 Wednesday Community of Educators’ Retreat
August 31-Sept. 6 Friday-Friday Welcome Week/Orientation
September 4 Tuesday Classes begin
September 10 Monday Last day to add/drop a fall 2018 course without fee
Last day to declare pass/fail/audit for fall 2018 course
September 17 Thursday Last day to add a course ($25 fee)
October 4 Thursday Last day to drop a course ($25 fee)
October 11-12 Thursday-Sunday Fall break
October 15 Monday Classes resume
October 20 Saturday Homecoming
November 5-9 Monday-Friday Academic advising begins for spring 2019 registration
November 18-26 Sunday-Monday Spring 2019 registration appointments
November 20 Tuesday Follows Thursday course schedule
November 21-23 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving break
November 26 Monday Classes resume
December 14 Friday Last day of classes
December 17-20 Monday-Thursday Final exams
December 21-Jan. 8 Friday-Tuesday Winter break
SPRING SEMESTER
January Term January 9 Wednesday Classes begin
January 21 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No classes)
January 30 Wednesday Term ends
January 31-Feb. 3 Thursday-Sunday January Term break
Spring Term February 4 Monday Classes begin
February 8 Friday Last day to add/drop spring 2019 course without fee
Last day to declare pass/fail/audit for spring 2019 course
February 15 Friday Last day to add a spring 2019 course ($25 fee)
March 1 Friday Last day to drop a spring 2019 course ($25 fee)
March 16-24 Saturday-Sunday Spring break
March 25 Monday Classes resume
April 1-5 Monday-Friday Academic advising begins for fall 2019 registration
April 5 Friday Last day to withdraw from a spring 2019 course ($25 fee)
April 8-18 Monday-Thursday Fall 2019 registration appointments
  April 11 Thursday Service Day (no day classes)
April 19-22 Friday-Monday Easter break
April 23 Tuesday Classes resume
May 7 Tuesday Last day of classes (Follows Thursday course schedule)
May 8 Wednesday Reading Day
May 9-14 Thursday-Tuesday Final exams
May 17-18 Friday-Saturday Commencement Weekend
May 20-24 Monday-Friday Faculty: May Development Week
May Term May 27-June 14 Monday-Friday Approved cross-cultural courses
Summer Session June 3-July 26 Tuesday-Monday Undergraduate on-line courses