Academic Calendar 2016 - 17

Summer 2016
Fall 2016
January 2017
Spring 2017

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.