Academic Calendar

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2017-2018 Academic Calendar

Fall 2017
New Student Orientation	August 24-27	Thursday-Sunday
Classes Begin	August 28	Monday
Labor Day (Classes held)	September 4	Monday
Last Day to Add a Course	September 5	Tuesday
Family and Alumni Weekend	September 15-17	Friday-Sunday
Rosh Hashanah Begins	September 20	Wednesday
Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel (Classes as usual)	September 29	Friday
Yom Kippur Starts at Sundown	September 29	Friday
Last Day to make Up "I" Grades from Spring and Summer Terms	October 6	Friday
Columbus Day (Classes as usual)	October 9	Monday
No Classes	October 16-17	Monday & Tuesday
Mid-Term Warnings Due	October 20	Friday
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course	November 3	Friday
Veterans Day (Classes as usual)	November 11	Saturday
Feast of Saint Edmund (Classes as usual)	November 16	Thursday
Thanksgiving Recess Begins after Last Class	November 21	Tuesday
Classes Resume	November 27	Monday
Last Day of Classes	December 8	Friday
Study Days	December 9-10	Saturday & Sunday
Final Exams	December 11-15	Monday-Friday

Spring 2018
Spring Semester Classes Begin; Martin Luther King, Jr Day	January 15	Monday
Last Day to Add a Course	January 23	Tuesday
No Classes	February 9	Friday
Ash Wednesday (Classes as usual)	February 14	Wednesday
Presidents Day (Classes as usual)	February 19	Monday
Last Day to Make Up "I" Grades from Fall Semester	February 23	Friday
Mid-Term Warnings Due	March 9	Friday
Spring Recess Begins after Last Class	March 9	Friday
Classes Resume	March 19	Monday
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course	March 29	Thursday
Easter Recess Begins after Last Class	March 29	Thursday
Passover Begins at Sundown	March 30	Friday
Classes Resume	April 3	Tuesday
Arts and Honors Weekend	April 20-22	Friday-Sunday
Academic Symposium	April 27-28	Friday-Saturday
Last Day of Classes	May 4	Friday
Final Exams	May 5-9	Saturday-Wednesday
Baccalaureate	May 12	Saturday
Commencement	May 13	Sunday

Fall 2018
New Student Orientation	August 24-26	Friday-Sunday
Classes Begin	August 27	Monday
Labor Day (Classes held)	September 3	Monday
Last Day to Add a Course	September 4	Tuesday
Rosh Hashanah Begins	September 9	Sunday
Yom Kippur Starts at Sundown	September 18	Tuesday
Family and Alumni Weekend	September 21-23	Friday-Sunday
Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel (Classes as usual)	September 29	Saturday
Last Day to make Up "I" Grades from Spring and Summer Terms	October 5	Friday
Columbus Day (Classes as usual)	October 8	Monday
No Classes	October 15-16	Monday & Tuesday
Mid-Term Warnings Due	October 19	Friday
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course	November 2	Friday
Veterans Day	November 11	Sunday
Feast of Saint Edmund (Classes as usual)	November 16	Friday
Thanksgiving Recess Begins after Last Class	November 20	Tuesday
Classes Resume	November 26	Monday
Last Day of Classes	December 7	Friday
Study Days	December 8-9	Saturday & Sunday
Final Exams	December 10-14	Monday-Friday

Spring 2019
Spring Semester Classes Begin	January 14	Monday
Martin Luther King, Jr Day (Classes as usual)	January 21	Monday
Last Day to Add a Course	January 22	Tuesday
No Classes	February 7-8	Thursday & Friday
Ash Wednesday (Classes as usual)	March 6	Wednesday
Presidents Day (Classes as usual)	February 18	Monday
Last Day to Make Up "I" Grades from Fall Semester	February 22	Friday
Ash Wednesday (Classes as usual)	March 6	Wednesday
Mid-Term Warnings Due	March 8	Friday
Spring Recess Begins after Last Class	March 15	Friday
Classes Resume	March 25	Monday
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course	March 29	Friday
Easter Recess Begins after Last Class	April 18	Thursday
Passover Begins at Sundown	April 19	Friday
Classes Resume	April 23	Tuesday
Last Day of Classes	May 3	Friday
Final Exams	May 4-8	Saturday-Wednesday
Baccalaureate	May 11	Saturday
Commencement	May 12	Sunday

Range of Class Starting Times	Exam Day	Exam Time
M W F 8:00 - 9:35	Wednesday, May 9	9:00 - 11:30
M W F 9:45 - 10:50	Sunday, May 6	9:00 - 11:30
M W F 11:00 - 12:05	Tuesday, May 8	9:00 - 11:30
M W F 12:15 - 1:20	Monday, May 7	9:00 - 11:30
M W F 1:30 - 3:05	Tuesday, May 8	1:00 - 3:30
M W F 3:15 - 4:50	Sunday, May 6	1:00 - 3:30
T TH 8:30 - 10:05	Monday, May 7	1:00 - 3:30
T TH 10:15 - 11:50	Saturday, May 5	1:00 - 3:30
T TH 12:00 - 1:35	Saturday, May 5	9:00 - 11:30
T TH 1:45 - 3:20	Wednesday, May 9	1:00 - 3:30
T TH 3:30 - 5:05	Monday, May 7	5:00 - 7:30

Undergrad Classes Beginning at 5:00 pm or After
Monday - Friday	Tuesday, May 8	5:00 - 7:30

Students with 3 exams on any one day may take the *third* exam scheduled for that day (See teacher of that class.)	Wednesday, May 9	5:00 - 7:30