Academic Calendar for Fall 2015

Please note that the academic calendar dates are subject to change.
Description Date Additional Info
Monday-Sunday Fall registration period for continuing students April 20 - April 26  
Last day to pay tuition and fees without a late fee for continuing students August 3  
Friday Last day to apply for fall admission August 14  
Sunday Housing move in August 16  
Friday Last day to pay tuition and fees without a late fee August 21  
Monday CLASSES BEGIN August 24  
Monday-Friday Change of program period August 24 - August 28  
Monday Labor Day holiday September 7  
Last day to drop classes or withdraw from school without grades of W September 8  
Tuesday TWELFTH CLASS DAY September 8  
Friday Opening Convocation - FOUNDERS’ DAY September 10  
Monday Deadline for December graduation September 14  
Last day to pay tuition and fees with a late fee September 17  
Purge of all unpaid course selections September 17  
Thursday TWENTIETH CLASS DAY September 17  
Saturday-Friday MID-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS October 10 - October 16  
Wednesday-Saturday Homecoming October 21 - October 24  
Friday Last day to drop classes or withdraw from school with grades of W November 6  
Wednesday – Veterans’ Day holiday November 11  
Thursday-Saturday Thanksgiving holidays November 26 - November 28  
Monday Classes resume November 30  
Friday Last day of classes December 4  
Saturday-Friday FINAL EXAMINATIONS December 5 - December 11  
Friday Official closing of semester December 11  
Saturday Commencement Exercises, 9:30 a.m. December 12  
Residence Halls close December 12