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# 2017 – 2018 Academic Calendar

## Fall Semester

## August

Saturday, August 12

Residence halls open for new students

New students complete registration

• Sunday, August 13 – Sunday, August 20

Welcome Week

Monday, August 14 -- Tuesday, August 15

○ Faculty and Staff Institute

Wednesday, August 16

Residence halls open for continuing students

○ New Student Orientation (Make-up)

Wednesday, August 16 – Friday, August 18

Continuing students register or complete registration

Saturday, August 19

Classes begin

Friday, August 25

Last day of late registration

Last day to add/change registration

o Fall payment deadline

Monday, August 28

Students dropped for non-payment

## September

Monday, September 4

○ Academic holiday (Labor Day)

Friday, September 8

Last day for students to submit an Application for Degree to departments for the Spring 2018 semester

Friday, September 15

Last day for departments to submit Applications for Degree to the Office of the University Registrar for the Spring 2018 semester

• Saturday, September 30 – Friday, October 6

○ Mid-term Examination Week

## October

Monday, October 9 and Tuesday, October 10

○ Fall Break (No classes)

Wednesday, October 11

○ All midterm grades to be input by faculty no later than 5:00 pm

• Friday, October 13

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Last day for students to submit work for an incomplete grade received in Spring and/or Summer 2017 semester/session

• Friday, October 20

Founder's Day

• Saturday, October 21

Homecoming

Monday, October 23

All grade changes for incomplete work from Spring and/or Summer sessions 2017 due in the Office of the University Registrar

Monday, October 23—Friday, October 27

Rising Junior Assessment

Friday, October 27

Last day to drop classes or withdraw from the University with a “W” Monday. October 30

Monday, October 30

Last day for Registrar to notify Spring 2018 graduates and advisors of deficiencies in Application for Degree

- Monday, October 30 – Friday, December 8

  ○ Student evaluations of faculty

## November

Wednesday, November 1 – Thursday, November 30

- Faculty advisement period for student course selection for the Spring 2018 semester

Wednesday, November 22 – Saturday, November 25

Thanksgiving holiday

• Monday, November 27

Classes resume

## December

- Friday, December 8

    - Last day of classes

Saturday, December 9 – Friday, December 15

○ Final examinations

Wednesday, December 13

Reading Day (No exams except for Wednesday evening classes)

- Friday, December 15

  ○ Fall semester ends

Saturday, December 16

○ Graduation & Commencement

Monday, December 18

○ All grades to be input by faculty no later than 5:00 pm