Academic Calendar 2015–2016
Fall Semester 2015
August
| 20 |
Thursday |
Fall registration begins for nondegree students |
| 26 |
Wednesday |
Opening Coffee Hour |
| 28 |
Friday |
Registration for senior citizens and students with waivers |
| 31 |
Monday |
Fall classes begin |
September
| 2 |
Wednesday |
First-Year Convocation |
| 7 |
Monday |
Labor Day (college closed, library closed) |
| 14 |
Monday |
Last day for adding courses or dropping a course without a charge |
October
| 12 |
Monday |
Columbus Day (college closed, library open—holiday hours) |
| 13 |
Tuesday |
Monday classes meet |
| 26 |
Monday |
Spring registration begins for degree candidates |
| 28 |
Wednesday |
Midsemester grades due by noon |
November
| 2 |
Monday |
Spring/Early Spring registration begins for degree candidates |
| 4 |
Wednesday |
Last day to withdraw from courses without permission |
| 11 |
Wednesday |
Veterans Day (college closed, library open—holiday hours) |
| 26 |
Thursday |
Thanksgiving recess begins |
| 30 |
Monday |
Classes resume. Early spring registration begins for nondegree students (contact Records office) |
December
| 5 |
Saturday |
Emergency make up day (if needed and so designated by administration) |
| 12 |
Saturday |
Fall semester classes end |
| 14 |
Monday |
Final examinations begin |
| 19 |
Saturday |
Final examinations end |
| 21 |
Monday |
Snow date for final examinations |
| 25 |
Friday |
Christmas Day (college closed, library closed) |
| 28 |
Monday |
Grades due by noon. Early spring classes begin |
Note: Calendar subject to change
Spring Semester 2016
January
|
1
|
Friday
|
New Year's Day (college closed, library closed)
|
|
11
|
Monday
|
New student orientation begins
|
|
13
|
Wednesday
|
Spring registration begins for nondegree students
|
|
15
|
Friday
|
Registration for senior citizens and students with waivers.
|
|
|
|
Early spring classes end
|
|
18
|
Monday
|
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (college closed, library closed)
|
|
19
|
Tuesday
|
Spring classes begin
|
February
|
1
|
Monday
|
Last day for adding courses or dropping a course without a charge
|
|
15
|
Monday
|
President's Day (classes will be held)
|
|
22
|
Monday
|
Summer registration begins for degree students
|
| 29 |
Monday |
Summer registration begins for nondegree students |
March
| 3 |
Tuesday |
3.5 Society Induction |
|
7
|
Monday
|
Spring recess begins
|
|
14
|
Monday
|
Classes resume
|
|
23
|
Wednesday
|
Midsemester grades due
|
|
30
|
Wednesday
|
Last day to withdraw from courses without permission
|
April
| 4 |
Monday |
Fall registration begins |
|
27
|
Wednesday
|
Cap and Gown Convocation
|
| 30 |
Saturday |
Emergency make up day (if needed and so designated by administration) |
May
|
2
|
Monday
|
Spring semester classes end
|
|
3
|
Tuesday
|
Final examinations begin
|
|
9
|
Monday
|
Final examinations end
|
|
10
|
Tuesday
|
Grades due by 4 p.m. for degree recipients
|
|
11
|
Wednesday
|
All other grades due by 4 p.m.
|
|
13
|
Friday
|
Summer session I registration for senior citizens and students with waivers
|
|
14
|
Saturday
|
Undergraduate Commencement/Graduate Commencement
|
|
16
|
Monday
|
Summer session I begins
|
|
20
|
Friday
|
Last day for adding courses or dropping a course without a charge
|
|
30
|
Monday
|
Memorial Day (college closed, library closed)
|
June
|
24
|
Friday
|
Summer session I ends: Summer session II registration for senior citizens and students with waivers
|
|
27
|
Monday
|
Summer session II begins
|
July
|
4
|
Monday
|
Independence Day (college closed, library closed)
|
| 5 |
Tuesday |
Last day for adding or dropping courses without a charge (Summer Session II) |
August
|
5
|
Friday
|
Summer session II ends
|
|
8
|
Monday
|
Victory Day (college closed, library closed)
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Note: Calendar subject to change