/Institutions/Messiah-College/json/2018-2019/Undergraduate-Catalog-local.json
/Institutions/Messiah-College/json/2018-2019/Undergraduate-Catalog.json
Academic Calendar 2019–2020
| FALL SEMESTER |
August 27 |
Tuesday |
Community Day |
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August 28 |
Wednesday |
Community of Educators’ Retreat |
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August 30-Sept. 5 |
Friday-Friday |
Welcome/Orientation |
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September 3 |
Tuesday |
Classes begin |
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October 10-13 |
Thursday-Sunday |
Fall break |
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October 14 |
Monday |
Classes resume |
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October 19 |
Saturday |
Homecoming |
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November 26 |
Tuesday |
Follows Thursday course schedule |
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November 27-29 |
Wednesday-Sunday |
Thanksgiving break |
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December 2 |
Monday |
Classes resume |
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December 13 |
Friday |
Last day of classes |
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December 16-19 |
Monday-Thursday |
Final exams |
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December 20-Jan. 7 |
Friday-Tuesday |
Winter break |
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| SPRING SEMESTER |
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| January Term |
January 8 |
Wednesday |
Classes begin |
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January 20 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No classes) |
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January 29 |
Wednesday |
Term ends |
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January 30-Feb. 2 |
Thursday-Sunday |
January Term break |
| Spring term |
February 3 |
Monday |
Classes begin |
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March 14-22 |
Saturday-Sunday |
Spring break |
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March 23 |
Monday |
Classes resume |
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April 10-13 |
Friday-Monday |
Easter break |
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April 14 |
Tuesday |
Classes resume |
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April 16 |
Thursday |
Service Day (no day classes) (Rain date April 16) |
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May 5 |
Tuesday |
Last day of classes (Follows Thursday course schedule) |
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May 6 |
Wednesday |
Reading Day |
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May 7-12 |
Thursday-Tuesday |
Final exams |
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May 15-16 |
Friday-Saturday |
Commencement Weekend |
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May 18-22 |
Monday-Friday |
Faculty: May Development Week |
| May Term |
May 25-June 12 |
Monday-Friday |
Approved cross-cultural courses |
| Summer Session |
June 1-July 24 |
Tuesday-Monday |
Undergraduate on-line courses |