Academic Calendar 2019–2020

FALL SEMESTER August 27 Tuesday Messiah employee Community Day
August 28 Wednesday Community of Educators’ Retreat
August 30-Sept. 5 Friday-Friday Orientation for 1st year & transfer students
September 3 Tuesday Classes begin
  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
  September 16 Monday Last day to add a course ($25 fee)
  October 3 Thursday Last day to drop a course ($25 fee)
October 10-11 Thursday-Sunday Fall break
October 14 Monday Classes resume
  October 19 Saturday Homecoming
  November 4-8 Monday-Friday Academic advising begins for Spring 2020
  November 8-20 Friday-Wednesday Spring 2019 registration appointments
November 26 Tuesday Follows Thursday course schedule
November 27-29 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving break
December 2 Monday Classes resume
December 13 Friday Last day of classes
December 16-19 Monday-Thursday Final exams
December 20-Jan. 7 Friday-Tuesday Winter break
SPRING SEMESTER
January Term January 8 Wednesday Classes begin
January 20 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes)
January 29 Wednesday Term ends
January 30-Feb. 2 Thursday-Sunday Move-in/orientation (no classes)
Spring term February 3 Monday Classes begin
  February 7 Friday Last day to add/drop Spring 2020 course without fee
      Last day to declare pass/fail/audit for Spring 2020 course
  February 14 Friday Last day to add Spring 2020 course ($25 fee)
  February 28 Friday Last day to drop a Spring 2020 course ($25 fee)
March 14-22 Saturday-Sunday Spring break
March 23 Monday Classes resume
  March 30-April 3 Monday-Friday  Academic advising begins for Fall 2020
  April 3 Friday Last day to withdraw from a Spring 2020 course ($25 fee)
  April 3-20 Friday-Monday Fall 2020 registration appointments
April 10-13 Friday-Monday Easter break
April 14 Tuesday Classes resume
April 16 Thursday Service Day (no day classes)
May 5 Tuesday Last day of classes (Follows Thursday course schedule)
May 6 Wednesday Reading Day
May 7-12 Thursday-Tuesday Final exams
May 15-16 Friday-Saturday Commencement Weekend
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