Academic Calendar

Event Fall term Winter term Spring term Summer term
First day of classes September 23 January 6 March 31 June 23
Tuition deadline and end 100% refund period1 October 4 January 17 April 11 July 3
Begin late registration ($30 fee) October 7 January 21 April 14 July 7
Last day to change from audit or drop classes with no grade on transcript1 November 8 February 21 May 16 August 8
Last day to drop classes, receive a W grade1 December 4 March 12 June 4 August 20
Holidays - (college closed) November 11 - Veterans Day
November 28-29 - Thanksgiving		 December 16 - January 3 - Winter Break
January 20 - Martin Luther King Day		 May 26 - Memorial Day July 4 - Independence Day
Final exams December 9-13 March 17-21 June 9-13 Varies
Commencement June 14
Last day of term December 15 March 23 June 15 August 31
Grades posted online December 21 March 28 June 21 September 5
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These dates apply to full-term courses; proportional (or earlier) deadlines apply to part-term courses.

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