Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2015

August
18 21-25 21 24 24 21-Sept. 1 26 31	Fall Faculty Workshop (tentative) Required Orientation and registration for new students Residence halls open for new students only, 10 a.m. Residence halls open for continuing students, 1 p.m. Meal plan begins, 5 p.m. Required registration finalization for all students Classes begin, 8 a.m. Summer grades due from faculty
September
7	Labor Day (school closed)
October
14 15-16 19 26 26-Nov. 9	Quad 1 ends Quad 1 final examinations Quad 2 begins Grades due for spring Incompletes Registration opens for spring semester
November
3 11 25 25-29 29	Day of Prayer (school open; no classes) Veteran’s Day (classes meet) Meal plan ends at dinner Thanksgiving Recess Meal plan resumes, 5 p.m.
December
10 11 14-17 18 18 18-Jan. 12, 2016 28	Last day of classes Reading day Final examinations Meal plan ends at breakfast Residence halls close, 12 noon Christmas Recess Fall grades due from faculty

January
11-12 11 11 11-20 13 18	Required Orientation and registration for new students Meal plan begins, 8 a.m. Residence halls open for continuing students, 1 p.m. Required registration finalization for all students Classes begin, 8 a.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes)
March
2 3-4 4 4 5-13 13 13 14 14 22 25-28	Quad 3 ends Quad 3 final examinations Meal plan ends at dinner Residence halls close, 12 noon Spring Recess Residence halls open, 1 p.m. Meal plan resumes, 5 p.m. Quad 4 begins Grades due for fall Incompletes Deposit due for next year (continuing students) Easter Recess (no classes)
April
4 21	Registration opens for fall semester Symposium (no classes)
May
3 4 5 6, 9-11 13 13 14 15 16 23 30	Thursday classes meet on last Tuesday Last day of classes Reading day Final examinations Meal plan ends at lunch Baccalaureate Commencement Residence halls close, 12 noon Summer Term begins Spring grades due from faculty Memorial Day (no classes)
August
31	Summer Term grades due from faculty