College Calendar

2019-2020 Undergraduate College Calendar*

Fall Semester 2019

August
24	New Students Arrive, Orientation Begins
25-27	Residence Halls Open for Returning Students
27	Convocation (Lewis Auditorium)
27	Registration for Part-Time Students (8:00am – 4:00pm)
28	Fall Semester Classes Begin
September
3	Last Day to Add and/or Drop Courses Without Grade
27-29	Saints Weekend (Formerly Family Weekend)
October
4-17	Available Dates for Academic Advisement for Spring Semester 2020
14-15	Fall Break (Classes Canceled)
19	Campus Visitation for Prospective Students & Their Parents
21-28	Online Registration for Spring Semester 2020
31	Last Day to Drop a Course with a W
November
9	Campus Visitation for Prospective Students & Their Parents
27-29	Thanksgiving Holiday (Classes Canceled)
December
6	Reading Day (No Classes Held)
9-12	Final Examinations
12	Fall Semester Ends
13	Residence Halls Close at 11:00am
13	Commencement Rehearsal at 4:00pm (Graduating Seniors)
14	Fall Commencement Ceremony at 9:00am (Gymnasium)
18	Fall Semester Grades Due at 10:00am
23-Jan.3	College Closed

Spring Semester 2020

January
6	College Opens
10	New Students Arrive
10	Registration for Part-Time Students (8:00am - 4:00pm)
10-12	New Student Orientation
11-12	Returning, Boarding and Non-Boarding Students Arrive (8:00am - 4:00pm)
13	Spring Semester Classes Begin
17	Last Day to Add and/or Drop Courses Without Grade
20	Martin Luther King Day (College Closed)
February
17	Admitted Student Day
29	Campus Visitation for Prospective Students & Their Parents
March
16-20	Spring Break (Classes Canceled)
23-Apr.3	Available dates for Academic Advisement for Fall Semester 2020
26	Last Day to Drop a Course with a W (Student-Initiated Withdrawal Only)
April
13-19	Online Registration for Fall Semester 2020
14	Honors Day
24	Reading Day (No Classes Held)
27-30	Final Examinations
30	Spring Semester Ends
30	Commencement Rehearsal (Graduating Seniors)
May
1	Residence Halls Close at 4:00pm
2	Spring Commencement Ceremony at 9:00am (Amphitheater)
6	Spring Semester Grades Due at 10:00am

Summer Term 2020

May
8	Summer Residence Hall Opens at 11:00am
11	Maymester Term Classes Begin
11	Summer Term Session A Classes Begin
13	Last Day to Add Courses
14-17	Alumni Weekend
25	Memorial Day (Classes Canceled)
29	Maymester Term Ends
30	Maymester Residence Hall Move-Out
June
11	Last Day to Drop a Course with a W (Student-Initiated Withdrawal Only)
12	Student Onboarding and Registration Day
26	Summer Term Session A Ends
26	Summer Resident Hall Closes at 5:00pm
July
1	Summer Term Session A Grades Due at 10:00am
3	Fourth of July (Observed) - College Closed
6	Summer Term Session B Classes Begin
9	Last Day to Add Summer Term Session B Courses
10	Student Onboarding and Registration Day
17	Summer Sneak Peek for Prospective Students
30	Last Day to Drop a Course with a W (Student-Initiated Withdrawal Only)
August
14	Summer Term Session B Ends
19	Summer Term Session B Grades Due at 10:00am

2019-2020 Public Administration Program Calendar

Fall Semester 2019

July
12	Last day to submit an application for the Fall semester
26	All documents, including transcripts, must be received for Fall applications
August
2	Last day to submit Fall semester deposit and enrollment confirmation form
8	Orientation for new students at 6:00pm (Ringhaver Student Center)
19	First week of classes begins (Session A)
September
6	Last day to drop a course without a grade
20	Last day to drop a course in Session A and receive a grade of W
October
11	End of Session A Fall Semester
21	First week of classes begins (Session B)
November
1	Last day to drop a course without a grade
15	Last day to drop a course in Session B and receive a grade of W
22	Last day to submit an application for Spring Semester 2020
December
6	All documents, including transcripts, must be received for Spring applications
11	Last day to submit Spring Semester deposit and enrollment confirmation form**
12	End of Session B Fall Semester
14	Fall Commencement Ceremony at 4:00pm (Lewis Auditorium)
17	New Student Orientation for Spring Semester at 6:00pm (Ringhaver Student Center)
20	College closes until January 6, 2020

Spring Semester 2020

January
6	First Week of classes begins (Session A)
17	Last day to drop a course in Session A without a grade
February
7	Last day to drop a course in Session A and receive a grade of W
28	End of Session A Spring Semester
March
9	First week of classes begins (Session B)
20	Last day to drop a course in Session B without a grade
April
10	Last day to drop a course in Session B and receive a grade of W
29	End of Session B Spring Semester
May
2	Spring Commencement Ceremony at 4:00pm (Lewis Auditorium)

**Late Spring deposits and enrollment forms cannot be accepted due to required internal processing timer prior to the holiday closure on December 20 and start of Spring Public Administration classes on January 6.

2019-2020 Graduate Program Calendar

Fall Semester 2019

Fall Session 1 - August 19 - October 13 (Last day to add and/or drop courses without grade: August 20)

Fall Session 2 - October 14 - December 8 (Last day to add and/or drop courses without grade: October 15)

December 9 - January 5 Winter break - no classes

Spring Semester 2020

Spring Session 1 - January 6 - March 1 (Last day to add and/or drop courses without grade: January 7)

Spring Session 2 - March 2 - April 26 (Last day to add and/or drop courses without grade: March 3)

Summer Session 2020

Summer Session 1 - April 27 - June 21 (Last day to add and/or drop courses without grade: April 28)

Summer Session 2 - June 22 - August 16 (Last day to add and/or drop courses without grade: June 23)

* Summer Practicum Dates TBD