Academic Calendar
Undergraduate Bulletin
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar - 2018-2019: Fall Semester
Monday, August 6 |
E-Z Arts opens for late registration and schedule changes |
Thursday, August 9 |
New High School students arrive for orientation |
Saturday, August 11 |
Returning High School students arrive for orientation |
Monday, August 13 |
High School classes begin |
Tuesday, August 14 |
New College students arrive for orientation |
Wednesday, August 15 |
High School academic classes held |
Thursday, August 16 |
Returning College students arrive for orientation |
Friday, August 17 |
Students check in at their Art School |
Monday, August 20 |
College classes begin; Special Student registration |
Friday, August 24 |
Last day to add or drop a class |
Friday, August 31 |
Census |
Monday, September 3 |
Labor Day; no classes held; offices closed |
Wednesday, October 3 |
Mid-semester |
Friday, October 5 |
Last day to withdraw from a class (with a grade of "W") |
Saturday-Tuesday, October 6-9 |
Fall Break; no classes held; offices remain open Monday and Tuesday |
Wednesday, October 10 |
Classes resume |
Monday-Friday, October 22-26 |
Spring semester course planning |
Friday, October 26 |
Deadline to apply for Spring graduation |
Monday-Friday, October 29-Nov. 9 |
Online registration for Spring classes |
Wednesday-Sunday, November 21-25 |
Thanksgiving Holiday; no classes held; offices remain open Wednesday |
Tuesday, November 27 |
Last day of all classes |
Wednesday-Saturday, November 28-Dec. 1 |
Exam period (Liberal Arts, High School and Arts classes) |
Monday-Friday, December 3-14* |
Intensive Arts; *Nutcracker students follow production schedule |
High School and College Residence Halls close at noon on Sunday, December 16 (Apartments remain open over break).
Academic Calendar - 2018-2019: Spring Semester
Wednesday, January 2 |
E-Z Arts opens for late registration and schedule changes |
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Sunday, January 6 |
High School and College Residence Halls open at noon |
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Monday, January 7 |
Classes begin; Special Student registration |
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Monday-Tuesday, January 7-8 |
Students check in at their Art Schools |
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Friday, January 11 |
Last day to add or drop a class |
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Friday, January 18 |
Census |
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Monday, January 21 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day; No classes held; offices closed |
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Friday, February 22 |
Last day to withdraw from a class (with a grade of "W") |
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Wednesday, February 27 |
Midterm (HS) |
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Saturday-Sunday, March 2-10 |
Spring Break; no classes held; offices remain open Monday-Friday |
High School and College Residence Halls close at noon on Saturday, March 2, and reopen at noon on Sunday, March 10 (Apartments remain open).
Monday, March 11 |
Classes resume |
Monday-Friday, March 25-29 |
Fall semester course planning |
Monday-Friday, April 1-12 |
Online Registration |
Monday, April 29 |
College classes end |
Tuesday-Thursday, April 30-May 2 |
College Arts exam period |
Wednesday, May 1 |
High School academic classes held |
Saturday, May 4 |
Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement at 10 a.m. |
College Residence Halls/Apartments close at 6 p.m. on May 4 (non-graduating).
College Residence Halls/Apartments close at noon on May 5 (graduating students).
Friday, May 10 |
High School academic classes end |
Thursday, May 10 |
High School academic exam review day |
Monday-Wednesday, May 13-15 |
High School final exam period |
Thursday, May 16 |
High School exam makeup day |
Friday, May 18 |
High School Commencement at 10 a.m. |
For non-graduating high school students, the High School Residence Halls close at
6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16.
For graduating high school students, the High School Residence Halls close at 4 p.m.
on Friday, May 18 .