Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2017
Academic Calendar 2017-2018
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| August 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Thursday | Residence halls open for new students, 9:00 a.m. |
| 24 | Thursday | New students' orientation begins |
| 26 | Saturday | Residence halls open, 10:00 a.m., for returning students |
| 28 | Monday | Classes begin |
| September 2017 | ||
| 4 | Monday | Labor Day, no classes |
| 5 | Tuesday | Last day to add or drop a course without a "W" on transcript or select audit status |
| 11 | Monday | Census day snapshot, 5:00 p.m. |
| 15 | Friday | Last day to designate a course as Pass/Fail |
| 17 | Sunday | Mass of the Holy Spirit, 7:00 p.m., Cathedral of St. Helena |
| 18 | Monday | 0% tuition refund for any class dropped after this date |
| 29 | Friday | Thesis Applications for 2017-2018 due in Registrar's Office Graduation Applications for 2017-2018 due in Registrar's Office |
| October 2017 | ||
| 6-8 | Friday - Sunday | Homecoming and Family Weekend |
| 16-17 | Monday - Tuesday | Fall Break, no classes |
| 18 | Wednesday | Classes resume |
| 19 | Thursday | Mid-semester grades due from faculty, 12:00 noon |
| 20 | Friday | Advising for spring semester begins |
| November 2017 | ||
| TBA | Selection of spring classes begins | |
| 21 | Tuesday | Last day to withdraw from a class (This date pertains to semester-long courses. For any course of shorter duration, consider the mid-point the last day to withdraw from one or several classes. In other words, to partially, not totally withdraw.) |
| 22-24 | Wednesday-Friday | Thanksgiving break, no classes |
| 27 | Monday | Classes resume |
| 29 | Wednesday | Alpha Conference (required of all first-year students) |
| December 2017 | ||
| 11 | Monday | Last day of classes (This is also the last date a student may totally withdraw from all of their classes.) |
| 12 | Tuesday | Reading day, no classes |
| 13-16 | Wednesday - Saturday | Final Examinations |
| 17 | Sunday | Residence halls close, 12:00 noon |
| 21 | Thursday | Final fall grades due from faculty, 12:00 noon |
| January 2018 | ||
| 14 | Sunday | Residence halls re-open for new and returning students, 9:00 a.m. |
| 15 | Monday | Martin Luther King Day, no classes New Student Orientation |
| 16 | Tuesday | Spring Semester classes begin |
| 23 | Tuesday | Last day to add & drop a course or select audit status |
| 29 | Monday | Census day snapshot, 5:00 p.m. |
| February 2018 | ||
| 2 | Friday | Last day to designate a course as Pass/Fail |
| 5 | Monday | 0% tuition refund for any class dropped after this date |
| March 2018 | ||
| 5-9 | Monday - Friday | Spring Break |
| 12 | Monday | Classes resume |
| 13 | Tuesday | Mid-semester grades due from faculty, 12:00 noon |
| 14 | Wednesday | Advising for fall semester begins |
| 30 | Friday | Good Friday, no classes |
| April 2018 | ||
| 1 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 2 | Monday | Easter Monday, no classes |
| 3 | Tuesday | Classes resume, with Monday classes held on Tuesday this week (meaning classes will run on a M W Th F schedule this week) |
| TBA | Selection of fall classes begins | |
| 12 | Thursday | Last day to withdraw from a class (This date pertains to semester-long courses. For any course of shorter duration, consider the mid-point the last day to withdraw from one or several classes. In other words, to partially, not totally withdraw.) |
| 20 | Friday | Student Undergraduate Research Festival and Honors Convocation - SURF sessions held in lieu of traditional classes |
| May 2018 | ||
| 1 | Tuesday | Final senior honors theses due to library |
| 3 | Thursday | Last day of classes (This is also the last date a student may totally withdraw from all of their classes.) |
| 4 | Friday | Reading day, no classes |
| 7-10 | Monday - Thursday | Final Examinations |
| 11 | Friday | Residence Halls close, 12:00 noon, for non-graduates |
| 12 | Saturday | Baccalaureate and Commencement |
| 13 | Sunday | Residence Halls close, 12:00 noon, for graduates |
| 17 | Thursday | Final spring grades due from faculty, 12:00 noon |
| Summer Session - May 2018 (cont.) | ||
| 16 | Wednesday | Final day to drop a Session 1 class for 100% refund |
| 21 | Monday | Session I courses begin - 50% refund through first day |
| 28 | Monday | Memorial Day, no classes |
| June 2018 | ||
| 6 | Wednesday | Final day to drop a Session II or Session III class for 100% refund |
| 8 | Friday | Session I courses end |
| 11 | Monday | Session II and Session II courses begin - 50% refund through first day |
| July 2018 | ||
| 4 | Wednesday | Fouth of July, no classes |
| 6 | Friday | Session II classes end |
| 13 | Friday | Session III classes end |
| 19 | Thursday | Final summer grades due from faculty, 12:00 noon |