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2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
2017-18 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. 30 – Dec. 19 |
| Fall Session 02: Courses span the first half of the fall term |
Aug. 30 – Oct. 17 |
| Fall Session 03: Courses span the second half of the fall term |
Oct. 18 – Dec. 19 |
| Fall Semester |
Date(s) |
| Fall semester class dates |
Aug. 30 – Dec.11 |
| Labor Day–All classes canceled |
Sept. 2 – 4 |
| Course changes-drop/add* |
Aug. 30 – Sept.12 |
| Undergraduate course withdrawal with adviser’s approval (w) |
Sept. 13 – Oct.24 |
| Undergraduate pass/fail course request deadline |
Sept. 19 |
| Undergraduate sixth week evaluations due |
Oct. 10 |
| Mid-semester |
Oct. 18 |
| Undergraduate course withdrawal with dean’s approval (wp/wf) |
Oct. 25 – Nov. 21 |
| Deadline for removal of pass/fail option |
Oct. 30 |
| Priority registration for Spring 2018 |
Nov. 6 – 17 |
| Thanksgiving vacation |
Nov. 22 – 26 |
| Undergraduate course withdrawal not permitted |
Nov. 28 – Dec. 19 |
| Summer 2018 Registration opens to all students |
Dec. 11 |
| Reading day (8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.) - no classes or final examinations |
Dec. 12 |
| Final Examinations |
Dec. 12 (4 p.m.) – Dec. 19 (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. 16 – May 8 |
| Spring Session 02: Courses span the first half of the spring term |
Jan. 16 – Mar. 5 |
| Spring Session 03: Courses span the second half of the spring term |
Mar. 6 – May 8 |
| Spring Semester |
Date(s) |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Classes are canceled if holiday occurs during semester) |
Jan. 15 |
| Spring semester class dates |
Jan. 16 – April 30 |
| Course changes-drop/add* |
Jan. 16 – 29 |
| Undergraduate course withdrawal with adviser’s approval (w) |
Jan. 30 – Mar. 19 |
| Undergraduate pass/fail course request deadline |
Feb. 5 |
| Undergraduate sixth week evaluations due |
Feb. 26 |
| Mid-semester |
Mar. 6 |
| Spring vacation/Preview |
Mar. 10 – 18 |
| Deadline for removal of pass/fail option |
Mar. 19 |
| Undergraduate course withdrawal with dean’s approval (wp/wf) |
Mar. 20 – Apr. 16 |
| Honors Convocation |
Apr. 14 |
| Priority registration for Fall 2018 (moved earlier due to holiday scheduling) |
Apr. 9 – Apr. 20 |
| Undergraduate course withdrawal not permitted |
Apr. 17 – May 8 |
| Thesis Day - Reserved for thesis presentations; no undergraduate instruction scheduled |
Apr. 27 |
| Reading Day (8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.) - no classes or final examinations |
May 1 |
| Final Examinations |
May 1 (4 p.m.) – May 8 (4 p.m.) |
| Undergraduate Commencement |
May 18 |
| Summer |
Date(s) |
| Session 01 - Entire Summer |
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| Courses in Session 01 typically span the entire summer. Please verify each course’s specific start and end dates. |
May 21 – Aug. 17
(No class May 26 - 28, July 4) |
| Session 02 - First Half of Summer (previously identified as ‘Summer I’) |
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| Undergraduate Session |
May 21 – Jun. 27
(no class May 26 – May 28) |
| Undergraduate Science (BI, CH, ID, PH) |
May 29 – Jun. 28 |
| Session 03 - Second Half of Summer (previously identified as ‘Summer II’) |
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| Undergraduate Session |
Jul. 1 – Aug. 8
(No class July 4) |
| Undergraduate Science (BI, CH, ID, PH) |
Jul. 1 – Aug. 1
(No class July 4) |
| Accelerated Online Summer Programming |
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| First half of Summer |
May 21 – July 5
(No class May 26 – 28, July 4) |
| Second half of Summer |
July 9 – Aug. 21 |
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