Academic Calendar

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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.

Summer 2014

March 1 (Mon.)

Transfer application deadline for summer and fall sessions

May 1 (Wed.)

Freshman confirmation deadline

May 12 (Mon.)

Maymester begins

May 26 (Mon.)

Memorial Day holiday; campus closed

May 30 (Fri.)

Final exams for Maymester

June 2 (Mon.)

Classes begin for terms A, C, and D; 7:30 a.m.

July 3 (Thurs)

Final examinations for Term A (first five-week term)

July 4 (Fri.)

Independence Day holiday; campus closed

July 8 (Tues.)

Classes begin for term B (second five-week term)

July 25 (Fri.)

Final examinations for term C (eight-week term)

Aug. 8 (Fri.)

Final examinations for terms B and D (second five-week and 10-week terms)

Aug. 9 (Sat.)

Official graduation date. No summer ceremony.

Fall 2014

Aug. 25 (Mon.)

Classes begin; 8:00 a.m.

Sept. 1 (Mon.)

Labor Day holiday; campus closed

Oct. 1 (Mon.)

Freshman and transfer application deadline for spring semester

TBD (Fri.–Sun.)

Family Weekend

Nov. 15 (Sat.)

Freshman non-binding early action application deadline for fall and summer sessions

Nov. 24–26 (Mon.–Wed.)

Fall break; no classes

Nov. 27–28 (Thurs.–Fri.)

Thanksgiving holiday; campus closed

Dec. 12 (Fri.)

Last day of classes

Dec. 13 (Sat.)

Reading Day

Dec. 14–18 (Sat.–Thurs.)

Final examinations (begins at 4:30 p.m. Saturday)

Dec. 20 (Sat.)

Commencement

Spring 2015

Jan. 12 (Mon.)

Classes begin; 8:00 a.m.

Jan. 15 (Wed.)

Freshman application deadline for summer and fall sessions

Jan. 19 (Mon.)

Martin Luther King Jr. holiday; campus closed

Mar. 1 (Mon.)

Transfer application deadline for fall and summer sessions

Mar. 23–27 (Mon.–Fri.)

Spring break (campus closed Friday, March 27)

May 1 (Wed.)

Freshman confirmation deadline

May 1 (Fri.)

Last day of classes

May 2 (Sat.)

Reading Day

May 3–7 (Sun.–Thurs.)

Final examinations (begins at 4:30 p.m. Sunday)

May 9 (Sat.)

Commencement

Summer 2015

May 11 (Mon.)

Maymester begins

May 25 (Mon.)

Memorial Day holiday; campus closed

May 29 (Fri.)

Final exams for Maymester

June 1 (Mon.)

Classes begin for terms A, C, and D; 7:30 A.M.

July 2 (Thurs.)

Final examinations for term A (first five-week term)

July 3 (Fri.)

Independence Day holiday; campus closed

July 7 (Tues.)

Classes begin for term B (second five-week term)

July 24 (Fri.)

Final examinations for term C (eight-week term)

Aug. 7 (Fri.)

Final examinations for terms B and D (second five-week and 10-week terms)

Aug. 8 (Sat.)

Official graduation date. No summer ceremony.

The university requests that make-up time be provided to students absent for religious reasons.