The campus operates year round on a semester system, with fall and spring semesters of 16 weeks each, a 10-week summer session, and a three-week “Maymester” academic period between spring semester and summer session.
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Summer Session 2012 |
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April 1 (Sun.) |
Transfer application deadline for summer and fall sessions |
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May 1 (Tues.) |
Freshman enrollment confirmation deadline |
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May 14 (Mon.) |
Maymester begins |
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May 28 (Mon.) |
Memorial Day holiday; campus closed |
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June 1 (Fri.) |
Final exams for Maymester |
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June 4 (Mon.) |
Classes begin for terms A, C, and D; 7:30 a.m. |
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July 4 (Wed.) |
Independence Day holiday; campus closed |
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July 6 (Fri.) |
Final examinations for Term A (first five-week term) |
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July 10 (Tues.) |
Classes begin for term B (second five-week term) |
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July 27 (Fri.) |
Final examinations for term C (eight-week term) |
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Aug. 10 (Fri.) |
Final examinations for terms B and D (second five-week and 10-week terms) |
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Aug. 11 (Sat.) |
Official graduation date. No summer ceremony. |
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Fall Semester 2012 |
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Aug. 27 (Mon.) |
Classes begin; 8:00 a.m. |
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Sept. 3 (Mon.) |
Labor Day holiday; campus closed |
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Oct. 1 (Mon.) |
Freshman and transfer application deadline for spring semester |
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Sept. 28–30 (Fri.–Sun.) |
Family Weekend |
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Nov. 19–21 (Mon.–Wed.) |
Fall break; no classes |
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Nov. 22–23 (Thurs.–Fri.) |
Thanksgiving holiday; campus closed |
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Dec. 1 (Sat.) |
Freshman non-binding early notification application deadline for fall and summer sessions |
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Dec. 14 (Fri.) |
Last day of classes |
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Dec. 15–20 (Sat.–Thurs.) |
Final examinations |
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Dec. 21 (Fri.) |
Commencement |
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Spring Semester 2013 |
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Jan. 14 (Mon.) |
Classes begin; 8:00 a.m. |
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Jan. 15 (Tues.) |
Freshman application deadline for summer and fall sessions |
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Jan. 21 (Mon.) |
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday; campus closed |
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Mar. 25–29 (Mon.–Fri.) |
Spring break |
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April 1 (Mon.) |
Transfer application deadline for fall and summer sessions |
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May 1 (Wed.) |
Freshman enrollment confirmation deadline |
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May 3 (Fri.) |
Last day of classes |
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May 4–9 (Sat.– Thurs.) |
Final examinations |
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May 10 (Fri.) |
Commencement |
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Summer Session 2013 |
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May 13 (Mon.) |
Maymester begins |
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May 27 (Mon.) |
Memorial Day holiday; campus closed |
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May 31 (Fri.) |
Final exams for Maymester |
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June 3 (Mon.) |
Classes begin for terms A, C, and D; 7:30 A.M. |
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July 4 (Thurs.) |
Independence Day holiday; campus closed |
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July 5 (Fri.) |
Final examinations for term A (first five-week term) |
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July 9 (Tues.) |
Classes begin for term B (second five-week term) |
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July 26 (Fri.) |
Final examinations for term C (eight-week term) |
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Aug. 9 (Fri.) |
Final examinations for terms B and D (second five-week and 10-week terms) |
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Aug. 10 (Sat.) |
Official graduation date. No summer ceremony. |
The university’s calendar committee requests that make-up time be provided to students absent for religious reasons.