2017-2018 Academic Calendar
| FIRST SEMESTER - FALL 2017: | ||
|---|---|---|
New Student Convocation (First-Year and Transfer Students) Student Teaching Orientation (Scheduled by Education Department) | Tue | Sep 05 |
| Classes & Student Teaching Begin | Wed | Sep 06 |
| Last Day to Add/Drop a Semester Course | Wed | Sep 13 |
| Last Day to Take a Course Pass/Fail | Wed | Sep 13 |
| Last Day to Make up an Incomplete from Spring 2017 | Fri | Sep 29 |
| Columbus Day Observed (No Day School Classes) | Mon | Oct 09 |
| Veterans Day Observed (No Day School Classes) | Fri | Nov 10 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Semester Course with a 'W' | Wed | Nov 15 |
| Thanksgiving Recess (Begins @ 4:30pm on Wed, Nov 22) | Thu, Fri | Nov 23, 24 |
| Semester Classes End | Fri | Dec 15 |
| Final Exam Period | Mon-Fri | Dec 18-22 |
| Examination Snow Day | Sat | Dec 23 |
| End of First Semester | Sat | Dec 23 |
| SECOND SEMESTER - SPRING 2018: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Advising; Registration; Orientation (New Students Only) | Thu | Jan 11 |
| Student Teaching Orientation | Fri | Jan 12 |
| Martin Luther King Day (No Classes) | Mon | Jan 15 |
| Classes & Student Teaching Begin | Tue | Jan 16 |
| Last Day to Add/Drop a Semester Course | Tue | Jan 23 |
| Last Day to Take a Course Pass/Fail | Tue | Jan 23 |
| Presidents' Day (No Day School Classes) | Mon | Feb 19 |
| Spring Vacation (After Classes) | Fri | Mar 09 |
| Last Day to Make up an Incomplete from Fall 2017 and Wintersession 2018 | Mar 18 | |
| Classes Resume | Mon | Mar 19 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Semester Course with a 'W' | Tue | Apr 03 |
| Patriots' Day (No Day School Classes) | Mon | Apr 16 |
| Semester Classes End | Fri | May 04 |
| Final Exam Period | Mon-Fri | May 07-11 |
| End of Second Semester | Fri | May 11 |
| Spring Commencement | Sun | May 20 |
| Orientations for New Transfer Students | Wed | May 30 |