Academic Calendar

Event Fall term Winter term Spring term Summer term
First day of classes September 21 January 4 March 29 June 21
Tuition deadline and end 100% refund period1 October 2 January 15 April 9 July 2
Begin late registration ($30 fee) October 5 January 18 April 12 July 6
Last day to change from audit or drop classes with no grade on transcript1 November 6 February 19 May 14 August 6
Last day to drop classes, receive a W grade1 December 2 March 10 June 2 August 18
Holidays - (college closed) November 11 - Veterans Day
November 26-27 - Thanksgiving		 December 21 - December 25 - Winter Break
January 1 - New Year's Day
January 18 - Martin Luther King Day		 May 31 - Memorial Day
June 18 - Juneteenth (observed)		 July 5 - Independence Day (observed)
September 3-6 Labor Day Holiday
Final exams December 7-11 March 15-19 June 7-11 Varies
Commencement June 12
Last day of term December 13 March 21 June 13 August 29
Grades posted online December 17 March 25 June 17 September 2
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These dates apply to full-term courses; proportional (or earlier) deadlines apply to part-term courses.

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