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2018-2019 Academic Calendar 
2019-2020 Academic Calendar 

Spring 2019

January 7MondayLate Registration and Advising
January 8TuesdayLate Registration and Advising
January 9WednesdayLate Registration with penalty
January 9WednesdayClasses begin
January 11FridayLast date to apply for May graduation
January 16WednesdayLast date of entrance and course additions
January 21MondayMartin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
March 4Monday – 10:00 amMid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar
March 18-22Monday – FridaySpring vacation
March 25MondayClasses resume
March 27WednesdayLast date for dropping courses
March 27WednesdayLast date for withdrawing from the University without punitive grade
April 22MondayLast date to change I grades in the Office of the Registrar
April 29MondayFinal examinations begin
May 2ThursdaySemester ends
May 3FridayCommencement
May 6Monday – 10:00 amFinal grades due to Registrar
May 8WednesdayLast date to register for spring intersession classes

Spring Intersession 2019

May 13MondaySpring intersession classes begin
May 16ThursdayLast date for dropping courses
May 16ThursdayLast date for withdrawing from the University without punitive grade
May 24FridaySpring intersession classes end
May 27Monday – 10:00 amFinal grades due to Registrar

Summer 2019

First Term

May 27MondayMemorial Day
May 28TuesdayAdvising and registration
May 29WednesdayClasses begin
May 29WednesdayLast date of entrance and course additions
May 30ThursdayLast date to apply for August graduation
May 31FridayClasses meet (make up for Memorial Day)
June 12WednesdayLast date for dropping courses
June 12WednesdayLast date for withdrawing from the University without punitive grade
June 27ThursdayFirst summer term ends
July 1Monday – 10:00 amFinal grades due to Registrar

Summer 2019

Second Term

July 1MondayAdvising and registration
July 2TuesdayClasses begin
July 3WednesdayLast date of entrance and course additions
July 4ThursdayIndependence Day Holiday
July 12FridayClasses meet to make-up for Independence Day
July 24WednesdayLast date for dropping courses
July 24WednesdayLast date for withdrawing from the University without punitive grade
August 1ThursdaySecond summer term ends
August 2FridayCommencement
August 5Monday – 10:00 amFinal grades due to Registrar

Fall 2019

August 19MondayLate Registration, Advising, and Mulerider Round Up
August 20TuesdayLate Registration, Advising, and Mulerider Round Up
August 21WednesdayLate Registration with penalty
August 21WednesdayClasses begin
August 23FridayLast date to apply for December graduation
August 28WednesdayLast date of entrance and course additions
September 2MondayLabor Day Holiday
October 10-11Thursday-FridayFall Break
October 14Monday – 10:00 a.m.Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar
October 30WednesdayLast date for dropping courses
October 30WednesdayLast date for withdrawing from the University without punitive grade
November 4MondayLast date to change I grades in the Office of the Registrar
November 26Tuesday – 9:00 p.m.Thanksgiving holiday begins
December 2MondayClasses resume
December 9MondayFinal examinations begin
December 12ThursdaySemester ends
December 13FridayCommencement
December 15Sunday – 11:59 p.m.Final grades due to Registrar

Fall Intersession 2019

December 12ThursdayLast date to register for fall intersession classes
December 16MondayFall intersession classes begin
December 19ThursdayLast date for dropping courses
December 19ThursdayLast date for withdrawing from the University without punitive grade
December 27FridayWinter Intersession classes end
December 30Monday – 10:00 a.m.Final grades due to Registrar

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