Academic Calendar 2017 -18

Summer 2017

June 4	Summer Session I residence halls open at noon
June 5	Summer Session I classes begin
June 26	ELO-STEM Session 1 program begins
June 30	ELO-STEM Session 1 program ends
July 3	ELO-STEM Session 2 program begins
July 4	Independence Day - No Classes, Faculty & Staff Holiday
July 7	ELO-STEM Session 2 program ends
July 7	Summer Session 1 classes end
July 7	High School Summer Program Social Pragmatics Track Registration and Orientation
July 8	Summer Session I residence halls close at noon, students remaining on campus for Summer Session II can move into their housing assignment
July 8	Visiting College Students registration & orientation
July 9	High School Program Traditional Track registration & orientation
July 10	High School, Summer Session II/ Visiting College Students classes begin
July 21	Transition to College registration & orientation
July 24	Transition to College classes begin
July 28	High School Program classes end
July 29	High School Program residence halls close at noon
July 31	Intensive Workshop begins (Berkeley, CA)
Aug 4	Transition to College & Intensive Workshop classes end
Aug 5	Transition to College residence halls close at noon
Aug 11	Summer II, Visiting College Student classes end
Aug 12	Summer II, Visiting College Student residence halls close at noon

Aug 28	Early Orientation
Aug 31	New Students Arrive; New Student & Family Orientation Begins
Sept 1	New Student & Family Orientation Continues
Sept 2	Convocation; New Student Orientation Continues
Sept 3	New Student Orientation Continues; Returning Students Arrive after 12 p.m.
Sept 4	Labor Day, No Classes, Faculty & Staff Holiday
Sept 5	Classes begin at 8:30 a.m.
Sept 13	Last day to add courses or change audit to regular course enrollment
Sept 22	Family Weekend; No Classes
Sept 23	Family Weekend Continues
Oct 2	Last day to drop courses, change regular course enrollment to audit or select the pass/low pass/fail option
Oct 3	First day to withdraw from courses with a W (withdraw)
Oct 9	Columbus Day; No Classes, Faculty & Staff Holiday
Oct 10	Student Long Weekend Continues; No Classes
Oct 25	Mid-semester grades due by 5 p.m.
Oct 30	Last day to withdraw from courses with a W (withdraw)
Oct 31	First day to withdraw from courses with a WP (withdraw-pass) or WF (withdraw-fail)
Nov 2	Course registration for January Term 2018 begins
Nov 15	Course registration for Spring 2018 semester begins
Nov 22	Thanksgiving Break Begins; No Classes
Nov 23	Thanksgiving Day; No Classes, Faculty & Staff Holiday
Nov 24	Day After Thanksgiving; No Classes, Faculty & Staff Holiday
Nov 26	Residence Halls re-open at noon
Dec 8	Last Day of Classes
Dec 11	Reading Day
Dec 12	Final Exams Begin
Dec 14	Grades for graduating students due by 3 p.m.
Dec 15	Final Exams End
Dec 16	Graduation
Dec 17	Residence Halls close at noon
Dec 19	All grades due by 5 p.m.

Jan 7	New & Returning January Term Students Arrive; Jump Start Orientation Begins
Jan 8	January Term classes begin
Jan 25	Last Day of January Term

Jan 25	New Students Arrive, New Student & Family Orientation Begins; “Welcome Back Faculty” Meeting
Jan 26	New Student & Family Orientation Continues
Jan 27	Convocation; New Student Orientation Continues
Jan 28	Returning Students Arrive; New Student Orientation Continues
Jan 29	New Student Orientation Continues
Jan 30	Classes Begin at 8:30 a.m.
Jan 30	All grades for January Term due by 5 p.m.
Feb 7	Last day to add courses or change audit to regular course enrollment
Feb 23	Family Weekend; No Classes
Feb 24	Family Weekend Continues
Feb 26	Last day to drop courses, change regular course enrollment to audit or select the pass/low or pass/fail option
Feb 27	First day to withdraw from courses with a W (withdraw)
March 16	Spring Break Begins at 5 p.m.
March 26	Classes Resume at 8:30 a.m.
March 28	Mid-semester grades due by 5 p.m.
April 2	Last day to withdraw from courses with a W (withdraw)
April 3	First day to withdraw from courses with a WP (withdraw-pass) or WF (withdraw-fail)
April 16	Faculty Professional Development Day - No Classes
April 17	Faculty Professional Development Day - No Classes
April 18	Course registration for Summer 2018 begins
April 30	Course registration for Fall 2018 begins
May 11	Last Day of Classes
May 14	Reading Day
May 15	Final Exams Begin
May 17	Grades for graduating students due by 3 p.m.
May 18	Final Exams End
May 19	Graduation
May 20	Residence Halls close at noon
May 22	All grades due by 5 p.m.