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Academic Calendar

2018 - 2019​​ | 2019 - 2020​

This c​alendar shows academic events of note for the college campus. Please visit the administrative calendar for administrative information.

FALL SEMESTER 2018
August
16 Thursday Fall registration begins for non-degree undergraduate students
22 Wednesday Opening coffee hour
24 Friday First-Year Convocation
24 Friday Fall waiver registration for National Guard (STEP Program), senior citizens, and students with unemployment waivers
27 Monday Fall classes begin
September
3 Monday Labor Day (college closed, library closed)
3 Monday Last day to add without permission from department; students may still drop classes without permission.
10 Monday Last day for add/drop
October
8 Monday Columbus Day (college closed, library open--holiday hours)
10 Wednesday Monday classes meet
13 Saturday Emergency make-up day (if needed and so designated by administration)
24 Wednesday Mid-semester grades due by noon
November
2 Friday Last day to withdraw from courses without permission
6 Tuesday Election day – (college closed, library closed)
12 Monday Veterans Day (college closed, library open--holiday hours)
13 Tuesday Spring registration begins for degree students
22 Thursday Thanksgiving recess begins
26 Monday Classes resume
26 Monday Early Spring registration begins for non-degree students
December
1 Saturday Emergency make-up day (if needed and so designated by administration)
3 Monday Spring registration begins for non-degree graduate students
10 Monday Fall semester classes end
11 Tuesday Reading Day
12 Wednesday Final examinations begin
18 Tuesday Final examinations end
19 Wednesday Make-up date for final examinations
25 Tuesday Christmas Day observed (college closed, library closed)
27 Thursday Fall grades due by noon
EARLY SPRING 2019
31 Monday Early Spring classes begin
SPRING SEMESTER 2019
January
1 Tuesday New Year’s Day observed (college closed, library closed)
3 Thursday New student orientation begins
14 Monday Spring registration begins for non-degree undergraduate students
18 Friday

Early Spring classes end; Spring waiver registration for National Guard (STEP Program), senior citizens, and students with unemployment waivers
21 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (college closed, library closed)
22 Tuesday Spring classes begin
28 Monday Last day to add without permission from department; students may still drop classes without permission
February
4 Monday Last day to add/drop
23 Saturday Emergency make up day (if needed and so designated by administration)
25 Monday Summer registration begins for degree students
March
4 Monday Summer registration begins for non-degree students
11 Monday Spring recess begins
18 Monday Classes resume
20 Wednesday Mid-semester grades due
29 Friday Last day to withdraw from courses without permission
April
8 Monday Fall registration begins for degree students
24 Wednesday Cap and Gown Convocation
27 Saturday Emergency make up day (if needed and so designated by administration)
29 Monday Fall registration begins for non-degree graduate students
30 Tuesday Last day of classes
May
1 Wednesday Final examinations begin
7 Tuesday Final examinations end
8 Wednesday Senior grades due by 4:00 p.m.
10 Friday All other grades due by 4:00 p.m.
10 Friday Summer Session I waiver registration for National Guard (STEP Program), senior citizens, and students with unemployment waivers
11 Saturday Graduate/Undergraduate Commencement
SUMMER SESSIONS 2019
13 Monday Summer Session I begins
17 Friday Last day for adding courses or dropping a course without a charge (Summer Session I)
27 Monday Memorial Day (college closed, library closed)
June
21 Friday Summer Session I ends;  Summer Session II waiver registration for National Guard (STEP Program), senior citizens, and students with unemployment waivers
24 Monday Summer Session II begins
25 Tuesday Summer Session I grades are due by 4:00 p.m.
28 Monday Last day for adding or dropping courses without a charge (Summer Session II)
July
4 Thurs​day Independence Day (college closed, library closed)
August
2 Friday Summer Session II ends
6 Tuesday Summer Session II grades due by 4:00 p.m.
12 Monday Victory Day (college closed, library closed)
NOTE: Calendar subject to change
PEC Approved – as amended​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Page last updated: January 17, 2019