Academic Calendar
Spring Semester 2024
| January 14 | Residences open at noon for all students - First contract meal Dinner |
| January 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday - No classes |
| January 16 | First day of Classes |
| January 24 | Last day to Drop and/or Add a course |
| March 1 | Last day to change academic advisor prior to academic advising Mid-term grades due, Mid-semester Spring Break begins at 5 p.m. |
| March 1 | Recommended FAFSA deadline for currently enrolled students |
| March 11 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| March 15 | Last day to remove an Incomplete grade from Fall Semester 2023 |
| March 18 - 29 | Class Schedule Advising and Pre-Registration for Fall Semester 2024 |
| March 25 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of "W" |
| March 29 | Classes End at 1 p.m. |
| April 1 - 4 | Registration for Fall Semester 2024 |
| April 18 | Honors Convocation & Elkin Isaac Research Symposium |
| April 25 | Last day of classes Last day to apply for CR/NC grading option |
| April 26 | Reading Day |
| April 27 - May 1 | Final Exams |
| May 1 | Residence halls close for all underclass students at 9 p.m.; last contract meal for underclass students - DINNER |
| May 2 | Final Grades due at 12 noon for graduating seniors |
| May 4 | Commencement; Residence halls close to all students at 8 p.m. |
| May 7 | Final grades due at 12 noon for all other students |
| May 10 | Final grades viewable to students on ACIS at 5 p.m. |
Summer Session 2024
| May 12 | Residences open for summer college residents at 12 noon |
| May 13 | First day of classes for Summer Session 1 |
| May 15 | Last day to Drop and/or Add a course for Summer Session 1 |
| June 10 | Last Day to withdraw from a class with a grade of "W" for Summer Session 1 |
| June 28 | Last day of classes for Summer Session 1; Last day to register for CR/NC grading option for Summer Session 1 |
| July 1 | First day of classes for Summer Session 2 |
| July 3 | Last day to drop and/or Add a course for Summer Session 2; Final grades due at 12 noon for Summer Session 1 |
| July 4 - 5 | Independence Day, no classes |
| July 29 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of "W" for Summer Session 2 |
| August 20 | Last day of classes for Summer Session 2; Last day to register for CR/NC grading option for Summer Session 2 |
| August 25 | Final grades due at 12 noon for Summer Session 2 |
*Fall Semester 2024
| August 1 | Final deadline for registered students to notify college of intention not to return |
| August 21 | Residences open for all first-year and new transfer students at 10 a.m. Check-in will be open until 3 p.m. First contract meal for new students - LUNCH |
| August 24 | Residences open for all upper class students at 12 p.m. Check-in will be open until 7 p.m. First contract meal - DINNER |
| August 26 | First day of classes |
| September 1 | Degrees Awarded for end of Summer Session 2 graduates (no commencement ceremony) |
| September 2 | Labor Day - no classes |
| September 4 | Last day to Drop and/or Add a course |
| October 1 | FAFSA opens (deadline is March 1) |
| October 11 | Mid-term grades due, Mid-semester |
| October 18 | Last day to change academic advisor prior to academic advising |
| October 14 - 15 | Fall Break |
| October 21 | Last day to remove an Incomplete Grade from Spring 2024 or Summer Session 2024 |
| October 21 - November 1 | Class Schedule Advising and Pre-Registration for Spring Semester 2025 |
| November 4 | Last day to withdraw from class with a grade of "W" |
| November 4 - 8 | Registration for classes for Spring Semester 2025 |
| November 27 | No classes. Residence halls close for Thanksgiving at 10 a.m. Last contract meal - BREAKFAST |
| December 1 | Residence halls open at noon; first contract meal - DINNER |
| December 2 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| December 6 | Last day to register for CR/NC option |
| December 6 | Last day of classes Final deadline for registered students to notify college of intention not to return for the Spring Semester 2025 |
| December 7 - 8 | Reading Day |
| December 9 - 12 | Final Exams |
| December 12 | Residence Halls Close - 7 p.m.; last contract meal - DINNER |
| December 16 | Final Grades due at 5 p.m. |
| December 20 | Final Grades viewable by students at 5 pm. |
| December 31 | Degrees Awarded for December graduates (no commencement ceremony) |
Spring Semester 2025
| January 11 | Residences open at noon for all students - First contract meal Dinner |
| January 13 | First day of Classes |
| January 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday - No classes |
| January 22 | Last day to Drop and/or Add a course |
| February 28 | Last day to change academic advisor prior to academic advising Mid-term grades due, Mid-semester Spring Break begins at 5 p.m.; last contract meal - DINNER Residences close at 7 p.m. |
| March 1 | Recommended FAFSA deadline for currently enrolled students |
| March 1 - 9 | Spring Break |
| March 9 | Residence halls open at 10 a.m.; first contract meal - DINNER |
| March 10 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| March 10 | Last day to remove an Incomplete grade from Fall Semester 2025 |
| March 17 - 28 | Class Schedule Advising and Pre-Registration for Fall Semester 2025 |
| March 24 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of "W" |
| March 31 - April 4 | Registration for Fall Semester 2025 |
| April 10 | Honors Convocation & Elkin Isaac Research Symposium |
| April 18 | Classes End at 1 p.m. |
| April 24 | Last day of classes Last day to apply for CR/NC grading option |
| April 25 | Reading Day |
| April 26 - 30 | Final Exams |
| April 30 | Residence halls close for all underclass students at 9 p.m.; last contract meal for underclass students - DINNER |
| May 1 | Final Grades due at 12 noon for graduating seniors |
| May 3 | Commencement; Residence halls close to all students at 8 p.m. |
| May 7 | Final grades due at 12 noon for all other students |
| May 9 | Final grades viewable to students at 5 p.m. |
Summer Sessions 2025
| May 11 | Residences open for summer college residents at 12 noon |
| May 12 | First day of classes for Summer Session 1 |
| May 14 | Last day to Drop and/or Add a course for Summer Session 1 |
| June 9 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of "W" for Summer Session 1 |
| June 16 | Last day to remove an Incomplete grade from Spring Semester 2025 |
| June 27 | Last day to register for CR/NC option for Summer Session 1 |
| June 27 | Last day of classes for Summer Session 1 |
| June 30 | First day of classes for Summer Session 2 |
| July 2 | Last day to drop and/or Add a course for Summer Session 2; Final grades due at 12 noon for Summer Session 1 |
| July 4 | Independence Day, no classes |
| July 28 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of "W" for Summer Session 2 |
| August 15 | Last day to register for CR/NC option for Summer Session 2 |
| August 15 | Last day of classes for Summer Session 2 |
| August 20 | Final grades due at 12 noon for Summer Session 2 |
| August 22 | Final grades viewable by students at 5 pm for Summer Session 2 |
Fall Semester 2025
| August 1 | Final deadline for registered students to notify college of intention not to return |
| August 20 | Residences open for all first-year and new transfer students at 10 a.m. Check-in will be open until 3 p.m. First contract meal for new students - LUNCH |
| August 23 | Residences open for all upper class students at 12 p.m. Check-in will be open until 7 p.m. First contract meal - DINNER |
| August 25 | First day of classes |
| September 1 | Degrees Awarded for end of Summer Session 2 graduates (no commencement ceremony) |
| September 1 | Labor Day - no classes |
| September 3 | Last day to Drop and/or Add a course |
| October 1 | FAFSA opens (deadline is March 1) |
| October 10 | Mid-term grades due, Mid-semester |
| October 13 - 14 | Fall Break |
| October 17 | Last day to change academic advisor prior to academic advising |
| October 20 | Last day to remove an Incomplete Grade from Spring 2024 or Summer Session 2024 |
| October 20 - October 31 | Class Schedule Advising and Pre-Registration for Spring Semester 2025 |
| November 3 | Last day to withdraw from class with a grade of "W" |
| November 3 - 6 | Registration for classes for Spring Semester 2025 |
| November 26 | No classes. Residence halls close for Thanksgiving at 10 a.m. Last contract meal - BREAKFAST |
| November 30 | Residence halls open at noon; first contract meal - DINNER |
| December 1 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| December 5 | Last day to register for CR/NC option |
| December 5 | Last day of classes Final deadline for registered students to notify college of intention not to return for the Spring Semester 2025 |
| December 6 - 7 | Reading Day |
| December 8 - 11 | Final Exams |
| December 11 | Residence Halls Close - 7 p.m.; last contract meal - DINNER |
| December 17 | Final Grades due at 5 p.m. |
| December 23 | Final Grades viewable by students at 5 pm. |
| December 30 | Degrees Awarded for December graduates (no commencement ceremony) |
Spring Semester 2026
| January 10 | Residences open at noon for all students - First contract meal Dinner |
| January 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday - No classes |
| January 20 | First day of Classes |
| January 28 | Last day to Drop and/or Add a course |
| February 27 | Last day to change academic advisor prior to academic advising |
| March 6 | Mid-term grades due, Mid-semester |
| March 7 | Spring Break begins at 5 p.m.; last contract meal - DINNER |
| March 7 - 15 | Spring Break |
| March 15 | Residence halls open at 10 a.m.; first contract meal - DINNER |
| March 16 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| March 16 | Last day to remove an Incomplete grade from Fall Semester 2023 |
| March 16 - 27 | Class Schedule Advising and Pre-Registration for Fall Semester 2026 |
| March 30 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of "W" |
| March 30 - April 2 | Registration for Fall Semester 2026 |
| April 3 | Classes End at 1 p.m. |
| April 16 | Honors Convocation & Elkin Isaac Research Symposium |
| April 30 | Last day of classes Last day to apply for CR/NC grading option |
| May 1 | Reading Day |
| May 2 - 6 | Final Exams |
| May 7 | Final Grades due at 12 noon for graduating seniors |
| May 9 | Commencement; Residence halls close to all students at 8 p.m. |
| May 13 | Final grades due at 12 noon for all other students |
| May 15 | Final grades viewable to students at 5 p.m. |
Summer Sessions 2026
| May 12 | Residences open for summer college residents at 12 noon |
| May 13 | First day of classes for Summer Session 1 |
| May 15 | Last day to Drop and/or Add a course for Summer Session 1 |
| June 8 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of "W" for Summer Session 1 |
| June 26 | Last day to register for CR/NC option for Summer Session 1 |
| June 26 | Last day of classes for Summer Session 1 |
| June 29 | First day of classes for Summer Session 2 |
| July 1 | Last day to drop and/or Add a course for Summer Session 2; Final grades due at 12 noon for Summer Session 1 |
| July 27 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of "W" for Summer Session 2 |
| August 14 | Last day to register for CR/NC option for Summer Session 2 |
| August 14 | Last day of classes for Summer Session 2 |
| August 19 | Final grades due at 12 noon for Summer Session 2 |
| August 21 | Final grades viewable by students at 5 pm for Summer Session 2 |
*Denotes current semester