Academic Calendar

Fall 2019

August

22 Thursday  New residential and commuter students arrive (both first-year and transfer)
22–25 Thursday–Sunday  Orientation
25 Sunday All returning residential students arrive
26 Monday  Classes begin, 8 a.m.; Opening Convocation, 7:30 p.m.

October

5–8 Saturday–Tuesday  Fall break (classes end Friday, Oct. 4 at 4:20 p.m., and resume Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 8 a.m.)
25–27 Friday–Sunday  Friends and Family Weekend 2019

November

27–Dec. 1 Wednesday–Sunday  Thanksgiving break (classes end Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 9:50 p.m., and resume Monday, Dec. 2 at 8 a.m.)

December

6 Friday  Last day of classes
7–9 Saturday–Monday  Study period
10–13 Tuesday–Friday  Final examination period

Intersession 2019–2020

Dec. 14 – Jan. 15

Spring 2020

January

15 Wednesday  Returning and new students arrive
16 Thursday  Classes begin, 8 a.m. (following a Monday schedule)
20 Monday  Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No classes; offices closed)

March

7–15 Saturday–Sunday  Spring break (classes end Friday, March 6 at 4:20 p.m., and resume Monday, March 16 at 8 a.m.)

APRIL

29 Wednesday  Honors Convocation
30 Thursday  Last day of classes

May

1–3 Friday–Sunday  Study period
4–8 Monday–Friday  Final examination period
16 Saturday  Commencement