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2016-17 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
2016-17 Academic Calendar
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| Organization of Sessions |
Typical Date Range
(individual courses may vary) |
| Fall Session 01: Courses span most or all of the fall term (including finals week) |
Aug. 31 - Dec. 20 |
| Fall Session 02: Courses span the first half of the fall term |
Aug. 31 - Oct. 18 |
| Fall Session 03: Courses span the second half of the fall term |
Oct. 19 - Dec. 20 |
| FALL SEMESTER 2016-17 |
DATES |
| Fall semester class dates |
Aug. 31 - Dec.12 |
| Labor Day–All classes canceled |
Sept. 3 - 5 |
| Course changes-drop/add* |
Aug. 31 - Sept.13 |
| Graduate course withdrawal (w) |
Sept. 14 - Oct. 25 |
| Mid-semester |
Oct. 19 |
| Graduate course withdrawal with adviser/instructor approval (wp/wf) |
Oct. 26 - Nov. 22 |
| Deadline for removal of pass/fail option |
Oct. 25 |
| Priority registration for Spring 2017 |
Nov. 7 - 18 |
| Thanksgiving vacation |
Nov. 23 - 27 |
| Graduate course withdrawal not permitted |
Nov. 23 - Dec. 20 |
| Summer 2017 Registration opens to all students |
Dec. 13 |
| Reading day (8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.) - no classes or final examinations |
Dec. 13 |
| Final Examinations |
Dec. 13 (4 p.m.) - Dec. 20 (4 p.m.) |
| Organization of Sessions |
Typical Date Range
(individual courses may vary) |
| Spring Session 01: Courses span most or all of the spring term (including finals week) |
Jan. 17 - May 9 |
| Spring Session 02: Courses span the first half of the spring term |
Jan. 17 - Mar. 6 |
| Spring Session 03: Courses span the second half of the spring term |
Mar. 7 - May 9 |
| SPRING SEMESTER 2016-17 |
DATES |
| Doctor of Physical Therapy Commencement |
Jan. 13 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Classes are canceled if holiday occurs during semester) |
Jan. 16 |
| Spring semester class dates |
Jan. 17 - May 1 |
| Course changes-drop/add* |
Jan. 17 - 30 |
| Graduate course withdrawal (w) |
Jan. 31 - Mar. 20 |
| Mid-semester |
Mar. 7 |
| Spring vacation |
Mar. 11 - 19 |
| Deadline for removal of pass/fail option |
Mar. 20 |
| Graduate course withdrawal with adviser/instructor approval (wp/wf) |
Mar. 21 - April 17 |
| Honors Convocation |
Apr. 1 |
| Priority registration for Fall 2017 (moved earlier due to holiday scheduling) |
Mar. 27 - Apr. 7 |
| Graduate course withdrawal not permitted |
Apr. 18 - May 9 |
| Thesis day - Reserved for thesis presentations |
Apr. 28 |
| Reading day (8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.) - no classes or final examinations |
May 2 |
| Final Examinations |
May 2 (4 p.m.) - May 9 (4 p.m.) |
| Graduate Commencement |
May 18 |
| Summer 2016-17 Session 01 - Entire Summer |
Date(s) |
| Courses in Session 01 typically span the entire summer. Please verify each course’s specific start and end dates. |
May 22 - Aug. 25
(No class May 27 - 29, July 3 - 4) |
| Summer 2016-17 Session 02 - First Half of Summer (previously identified as ‘Summer I’) |
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| Graduate Session |
May 22 - Jun. 28
(no class May 27 - May 29) |
| Summer 2016-17 Session 03 - Second Half of Summer (previously identified as ‘Summer II’) |
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| Graduate Session |
Jul. 5 - Aug. 3
(No class July 3 - July 4) |
| Session 04 - Intensive Programming (previously identified as ‘Summer III’) |
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| Graduate Session |
Aug. 7 - Aug. 25 |
* New courses may not be added after the first week of classes (7 calendar days) without the approval of the instructor or department chair for the course.
** Special Note: Courses less than 15 weeks in length are subject to registration, drop/add, withdrawal, and billing dates that may differ from those appearing in the traditional academic calendar. More information on non-traditional courses.
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