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2015-2016 College Catalog 
    
2015-2016 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar 2016 - 17



Summer 2016 

May 22 Summer Session I Residence Halls Open
May 23 Summer Session I Classes Begin
May 30 Memorial Day - No Classes, Faculty/Staff Holiday
June 24 Summer Session I Classes End
June 25 Summer Session I Residence Halls Close at Noon
June 26 Summer Session for Visiting College Students Registration and Orientation
June 27 Summer Session II/Summer Session for Visiting College Students Begins
July 4 Independence Day - No Classes, Faculty/Staff Holiday
July 8 High School Summer Program Social Pragmatics Registration and Orientation
July 10 High School Summer Program Traditional Track Registration and Orientation
July 11 High School Summer Program Classes Begin
July 15 Transition to College Program Registration and Orientation
July 18 Transition to College Program Classes Begin
July 29 High School/Transition/Summer II/Visiting College Students Classes End
July 30 High School/Transition/Summer II/Visiting College Students Residence Halls Close at Noon
August 1 Intensive Workshop Begins (Berkeley, California)
August 5 Intensive Workshop Ends

Fall 2016

August 22 Early Orientation
August 25 New Students Arrive; New Student & Family Orientation Begins
August 26 New Student & Family Orientation Continues
August 27 Convocation; New Student Orientation Continues; Returning Students Arrive
August 28 New Student Orientation Continues
August 29 Classes Begin at 8:30 a.m.
September 5 Labor Day; No Classes; Faculty and Staff Holiday
September 6 Last day to add courses or change audit to regular course enrollment
September 23 Family Weekend; No Classes
September 24 Family Weekend Continues
September 26 Last day to drop courses, change regular course enrollment to audit or select the pass/low pass/fail option
September 27 First day to withdraw from courses with a W (withdraw)
October 10 Columbus Day; No Classes; Faculty and Staff Holiday
October 11 Student Long Weekend Continues; No Classes
October 19  Mid-semester grades due by 5 p.m.
October 24 Last day to withdraw from courses with a W (withdraw)
October 25 First day to withdraw from courses with a WP (withdraw-pass) or WF (withdraw-fail)
October 31 Course registration for January Term 2017 begins
November 14 Course registration for Spring 2017 semester begins
November 23 Thanksgiving Break Begins; No Classes
Noember 24 Thanksgiving Day; No Classes; Faculty and Staff Holiday
November 25 Day After Thanksgiving; No Classes; Faculty and Staff Holiday
December 2 Last Day of Classes
December 5  Reading Day
December 6 Final Exams Begin
December 8 Grades for graduating students due by 3 p.m.
December 9 Final Exams End
December 10 Graduation
December 11 Residence Halls close at noon
December 13 All grades due by 5 p.m.

January Term 2017

January 2 New & Returning January Term Students Arrive; Jump Start Orientation Begins
January 3 January Term Classes Begin
January 19 Last Day of January Term

Spring 2017

January 19 New Students Arrive, New Student & Family Orientation Begins; “Welcome Back Faculty” Meeting
January 20 New Student & Family Orientation Continues
January 21 Convocation; New Student Orientation Continues
January 22 Returning Students Arrive; New Student Orientation Continues
January 23 New Student Orientation Continues
January 24 Classes Begin at 8:30 a.m.
January 24 All grades for January Term due by 5 p.m.
February 1 All grades for January Term due by 5 p.m.
February 17 Family Weekend; No Classes
February 18 Family Weekend Continues
February 20 Last day to drop courses, change regular course enrollment to audit or select the pass/low or pass/fail option
February 21 First day to withdraw from courses with a W (withdraw)
March 10 Spring Break Begins at 5 p.m.
March 20 Classes Resume at 8:30 a.m.
March 22 Mid-semester grades due by 5 p.m.
March 27 Last day to withdraw from courses with a W (withdraw)
March 28  First day to withdraw from courses with a WP (withdraw-pass) or WF (withdraw-fail)
April 10 Faculty Professional Development Day; No Classes
April 11 Faculty Professional Development Day; No Classes
April 12 Course registration for Summer 2017 semester begins
April 24 Course registration for Fall 2017 begins
May 5 Last Day of Classes
May 8 Reading Day
May 9 Final Exams Begin
May 11 Grades for graduating students due by 3 p.m.
May 12 Final Exams End
May 13 Graduation
May 14 Residence Halls close at noon
May 16 All grades due by 5 p.m.