Academic Calendar

For the 2019–2020 academic calendar, please click here.

Fall 2018

August

17 Friday  Early arrival check-in for student-athletes (women's volleyball, soccer, and field hockey)
19 Sunday  New residential and commuter students arrive (both first-year and transfer)
19–22 Sunday–Wednesday  Orientation
21–22 Tuesday–Wednesday All returning residential students arrive
23 Thursday  Classes begin, 8 a.m.; Opening Convocation, 7:30 p.m.

October

6–9 Saturday–Tuesday  Fall break (classes end Friday, Oct. 5 at 4:20 p.m., and resume Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 8 a.m.)

November

21–25 Wednesday–Sunday  Thanksgiving break (classes end Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 9:50 p.m., and resume Monday, Nov. 26 at 8 a.m.)

December

5 Wednesday  Last day of classes
6–9 Thursday–Sunday  Study period
10–13 Monday–Thursday  Final examination period

Intersession 2018-2019

Dec. 14 – Jan. 16 

Spring 2019

January

16 Wednesday  Returning and new students arrive
17 Thursday  Classes begin, 8 a.m. (following a Monday schedule); Spring Convocation, 4:45 p.m.
21 Monday  Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No classes; offices closed)

March

9–17 Saturday–Sunday  Spring break (classes end Friday, March 8 at 4:20 p.m., and resume Monday, March 18 at 8 a.m.)

May

1 Wednesday  Honors Convocation
2 Thursday  Last day of classes
3–5 Friday–Sunday  Study period
6–10 Monday–Friday  Final examination period
18 Saturday  Commencement