| March 31-Aug. 26 |
Fall registration. |
| Aug. 24, Wednesday |
International students arrive. |
| Aug. 25, Thursday |
Residence hall check-in for new students. |
| Aug. 25-26, Thursday-Friday |
Final registration and payment. |
| Aug. 26, Friday |
Residence halls open for continuing students, 9 a.m. |
| Aug. 29, Monday |
Classes begin. |
| Aug. 31, Wednesday |
Last day to drop/add first 7-week classes with 100% tuition credit. Last day to declare pass/fail or audit for first 7-week classes. |
| Sept. 1, Thursday |
Schedule change fee ($25) instituted for withdrawing from first 7-week classes; withdrawals (“W”) appear on transcripts. |
| Sept. 2, Friday |
Drop/add for 14-week classes with 100% tuition credit ends at 3 p.m. Last day to declare pass/fail or audit for 14-week classes. |
| Sept. 5, Monday |
No classes, Labor Day. |
| Sept. 6, Tuesday |
Schedule change fee ($25) instituted for withdrawing from 14-week classes; withdrawals (“W”) appear on transcript. |
| Sept. 16, Friday |
Last day to withdraw from 7- and 14-week classes with 50% tuition credit (fees non-refundable). |
| Sept. 27, Tuesday |
Last day to withdraw from first 7-week classes. |
| Sept. 30-Oct. 1, Friday-Saturday |
Family Weekend. |
| Oct. 17, Monday |
First 7-week classes end. |
| Oct. 19, Wednesday |
Second 7-week classes begin. |
| Oct. 21, Friday |
Spring 2016 and summer 2016 incomplete (“I”) grades not resolved become “F”s. |
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Last day to add and drop second 7-week classes with 100% tuition and fee credit. |
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Last day to declare pass/fail or audit for second 7-week classes. |
| Oct. 31, Monday |
Last day for federal financial aid return of funds. |
| Nov. 1, Tuesday |
Last day to withdraw from second 7-week classes with 50% tuition and fee credit (fees non-refundable). |
| Nov. 3, Thursday |
Registration for spring begins for continuing students. |
Nov. 4, Friday
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Deadline for graduation candidate names to appear in the December Commencement program. |
| Nov. 7, Monday |
Last day to withdraw from 14-week classes. |
| Nov. 15, Tuesday |
Last day to withdraw from second 7-week classes. |
| Nov. 23-Nov. 27, Wednesday-Sunday |
Thanksgiving vacation (begins after last evening class on Tuesday, Nov. 22). |
| Nov. 28, Monday |
Classes resume. |
| Dec. 10, Saturday |
Last day of classes. |
| Dec. 12-15, Monday-Thursday |
Final exams. |
| Dec. 15, Thursday |
Semester ends. |
| Dec. 16, Friday |
Residence halls close for all students except graduating seniors, 11 a.m. |
| Dec. 17, Saturday |
Commencement. |
| Dec. 18, Sunday |
Residence halls close for graduating seniors, 11 a.m. |
| Dec. 19, Monday |
Fall semester final grades are due from faculty before midnight. |