| FALL SEMESTER 2017 |
| Welcome Week for first time college students |
August 22-27 |
| Residence halls open for new students |
August 22 |
| Fall Semester/Session A begins |
August 26 |
| Residence halls open for returning students |
August 27 |
| Academic Convocation |
August 29 |
| Labor Day (no classes) |
September 4 |
| Census date for Traditional Program |
September 8 |
| Last day for class withdrawal for Session A courses |
September 29 |
| Fall graduation application deadline |
October 1 |
| Mid-term examinations for Traditional Program |
October 16-20 |
| Fall Session A ends |
October 20 |
| Fall Session B begins |
October 21 |
| Homecoming |
October 21 |
| Last day for class withdrawal for semester courses |
November 6 |
| Thanksgiving Break—Traditional Program (no classes) |
November 20-24 |
| Thanksgiving Break—Accelerated Program (no classes) |
November 22-25 |
| Last day for class withdrawal for Session B courses |
November 27 |
| Fall Academic Symposium |
December 8 |
| Final examinations for Traditional Program |
December 11-15 |
| Fall semester/Session B ends |
December 15 |
| Graduates’ Breakfast/Fall Commencement |
December 16 |
| Residence halls close |
December 16 |
| Grades due |
December 19 |
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| SPRING SEMESTER 2018 |
| Spring Semester/Session A begins |
January 6 |
| Residence halls open |
January 7 |
| Martin Luther King Day (no classes) |
January 15 |
| Census date for Traditional Program |
January 19 |
| Spring graduation application deadline |
February 1 |
| Last day for class withdrawal for Session A courses |
February 9 |
| Celebration |
February 22-24 |
| Mid-term examinations for Traditional Program |
February 26-March 2 |
| Spring Session A ends |
March 2 |
| Spring Session B begins |
March 3 |
| Spring Break for Traditional Program (Residence halls closed) |
March 5-9 |
| Registration opens for 2018-2019 |
March 12 |
| Last day for class withdrawal for semester courses |
March 26 |
| Easter holiday (no classes) |
March 30-31 |
| Last day for class withdrawal for Session B courses |
April 6 |
| Spring Academic Symposium (traditional classes suspended) |
April 17 |
| Final examinations for Traditional Program |
April 23-27 |
| Spring semester/Session B ends |
April 27 |
| Graduates’ Breakfast/Spring Commencement |
April 28 |
| Residence halls close |
April 28 |
| Grades due |
May 1 |
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| SUMMER SEMESTER 2018 |
| Summer Session A begins |
April 28 |
| Memorial Day (no classes) |
May 28 |
| Last day for class withdrawal from Session A courses |
June 1 |
| Summer Session A ends |
June 22 |
| Summer Session B begins |
June 23 |
| Independence Day observed (no classes) |
July 4 |
| Last day for class withdrawal from Session B courses |
July 27 |
| Summer graduation application deadline |
August 1 |
| Summer Session B ends |
August 17 |
| Grades due |
August 21 |