Academic Catalog 2023-2024

Academic Calendars

(calendar dates are subject to change)

2023-24

First Semester

Date Event
Aug. 17-18 Faculty/Staff Workshop
Aug. 19-22 Orientation
Aug. 23 Classes begin
Sept. 4 Labor Day Holiday
Sept. 20 Symposium
Oct. 13 Midsemester point; end of Part of Term 2
Oct. 16 Part of Term 3 classes begin
Oct. 17 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
Oct. 20 Classes close at the end of the academic day
Oct. 21-29 Fall interim
Oct. 30 Classes resume
Nov. 21 Thanksgiving recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Nov. 27 Classes resume
Dec. 11 Last class day
Dec. 12 Study day
Dec. 13-15 Final examinations
Dec. 19 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Second Semester

Date Event
Jan. 10 Orientation
Jan. 11 Classes begin
Jan. 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)
Jan. 31 Classes close at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Feb. 1-4 Winter Wellness Weekend
March 1 Midsemester point; end of Part of Term 2
Classes close at the end of the academic day
March 2-10 Spring interim
March 11 Classes resume; Part of Term 3 classes begin
March 12 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
March 28 Easter recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
March 29-April 1 Easter recess
April 2 Classes resume
April 17 Celebration of Student Scholarship (COSS)
April 29 Last class day
April 30 Study day
May 1-3 Final examinations
May 5 Commencement
May 7 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Full Summer Term: May 6-Aug. 16, 2024
First Summer Term: May 13-June 7, 2024
Second Summer Term: June 10-July 5, 2024
Third Summer Term: July 22-Aug. 16, 2024

2024-25

First Semester

Date Event
Aug. 22-23 Faculty/Staff Workshop
Aug. 24-27 Orientation
Aug. 28 Classes begin
Sept. 2 Labor Day Holiday
Oct. 18 Mid-semester; end of Part of Term 2
Classes close at the end of the academic day
Oct. 19-27 Fall interim
Oct. 28 Classes resume; Part of Term 3 classes begin
Oct. 29 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
Nov. 26 Thanksgiving recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Dec. 2 Classes resume
Dec. 13 Last class day
Dec. 16-18 Final examinations
Dec. 20 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Second Semester

Date Event
Jan. 8 Orientation
Jan. 9 Classes begin
Jan. 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)
Feb. 5 Classes close at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Feb. 6-9 Winter Wellness Weekend
Feb. 28 Midsemester point; end of Part of Term 2
Classes close at the end of the academic day
March 1-9 Spring interim
March 10 Classes resume; Part of Term 3 classes begin
March 11 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
April 9 Celebration of Student Scholarship (COSS)
April 17 Easter recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
April 18-21 Easter recess
April 22 Classes resume
April 28 Last class day
April 29 Study day
April 30-May 2 Final examinations
May 4 Commencement
May 6 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Full Summer Term: May 5-Aug. 15, 2025
First Summer Term: May 12-June 6, 2025
Second Summer Term: June 9-July 3, 2025
Third Summer Term: July 21-Aug. 15, 2025

2025-26

First Semester

Date Event
Aug. 21-22 Faculty/Staff Workshop
Aug. 23-26 Orientation
Aug. 27 Classes begin
Sept. 1 Labor Day Holiday
Oct. 17 Mid-semester; end of Part of Term 2
Classes close at the end of the academic day
Oct. 18-26 Fall interim
Oct. 27 Classes resume; Part of Term 3 classes begin
Oct. 28 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
Nov. 25 Thanksgiving recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Dec. 1 Classes resume
Dec. 12 Last class day
Dec. 15-17 Final examinations
Dec. 19 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Second Semester

Date Event
Jan. 7 Orientation
Jan. 8 Classes begin
Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)
Feb. 4 Classes close at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Feb. 5-8 Winter Wellness Weekend
Feb. 9 Classes resume
Feb. 27 Midsemester point; end of Part of Term 2
Classes close at the end of the academic day
Feb. 28-March 8 Spring interim
March 9 Classes resume; Part of Term 3 classes begin
March 10 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
April 2 Easter recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
April 3-6 Easter recess
April 7 Classes resume
April 15 Celebration of Student Scholarship (COSS)
April 27 Last class day
April 28 Study day
April 29-May 1 Final examinations
May 3 Commencement
May 5 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Full Summer Term: May 4-Aug. 14, 2026
Two-month Summer Term: May 11-July 2, 2026
First Summer Term: May 11-June 5, 2026
Second Summer Term: June 8-July 2, 2026
Third Summer Term: July 13-Aug. 7, 2026

2026-27

First Semester

Date Event
Aug. 20-21 Faculty/Staff Workshop
Aug. 22-25 Orientation
Aug. 26 Classes begin
Sept. 7 Labor Day Holiday
Oct. 16 Mid-semester; end of Part of Term 2
Classes close at the end of the academic day
Oct. 17-25 Fall interim
Oct. 26 Classes resume; Part of Term 3 classes begin
Oct. 27 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
Nov. 24 Thanksgiving recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Nov. 30 Classes resume
Dec. 11 Last class day
Dec. 14-16 Final examinations
Dec. 19 Grades due at 6 p.m.

Second Semester

Date Event
Jan. 6 Orientation
Jan. 7 Classes begin
Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)
Feb. 3 Classes close at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Feb. 4-7 Winter Wellness Weekend
Feb. 8 Classes resume
Feb. 26 Midsemester point; end of Part of Term 2
Classes close at the end of the academic day
Feb. 27-March 7 Spring interim
March 8 Classes resume; Part of Term 3 classes begin
March 9 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
March 25 Easter recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
March 26-29 Easter recess
March 30 Classes resume
April 14 Celebration of Student Scholarship (COSS)
April 26 Last class day
April 27 Study day
April 28-30 Final examinations
May 2 Commencement
May 4 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Full Summer Term: May 3-Aug. 13, 2027
Two-month Summer Term: May 10-July 2, 2027
First Summer Term: May 10-June 4, 2027
Second Summer Term: June 7-July 2, 2027
Third Summer Term: July 12-Aug. 6, 2027