| FALL SEMESTER |
August 27 |
Tuesday |
Messiah employee Community Day |
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August 28 |
Wednesday |
Community of Educators’ Retreat |
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August 30-Sept. 5 |
Friday-Friday |
Orientation for 1st year & transfer students |
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September 3 |
Tuesday |
Classes begin |
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September 9 |
Monday |
Last day to add/drop a Fall 2019 course without fee
Last day to declare pass/fail/audit for Fall 2019 course
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September 16 |
Monday |
Last day to add a course ($25 fee) |
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October 3 |
Thursday |
Last day to drop a course ($25 fee) |
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October 10-11 |
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 4-8 |
Monday-Friday |
Academic advising begins for Spring 2020 |
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November 8-20 |
Friday-Wednesday |
Spring 2019 registration appointments |
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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 |
Move-in/orientation (no classes) |
| Spring term |
February 3 |
Monday |
Classes begin |
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February 7 |
Friday |
Last day to add/drop Spring 2020 course without fee |
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Last day to declare pass/fail/audit for Spring 2020 course |
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February 14 |
Friday |
Last day to add Spring 2020 course ($25 fee) |
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February 28 |
Friday |
Last day to drop a Spring 2020 course ($25 fee) |
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March 14-22 |
Saturday-Sunday |
Spring break |
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March 23 |
Monday |
Classes resume |
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March 30-April 3 |
Monday-Friday |
Academic advising begins for Fall 2020 |
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April 3 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from a Spring 2020 course ($25 fee) |
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April 3-20 |
Friday-Monday |
Fall 2020 registration appointments |
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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) |
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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 |
Educators: May Development week |
| May Term |
May 25-June 12 |
Monday-Friday |
Approved cross-cultural courses |
| Summer Session |
June 1-July 24 |
Monday-Friday |
Undergraduate summer online courses |