Undergraduate Academic Calendar

Fall 2023

August 14: Fall semester payment/payment plan due
August 14-17: Student Leadership Workshop
August 15-16: Faculty Workshop
August 18: New Student Check-In (required)
August 18: New Students move into residence halls
August 18-21: Welcome Week
August 21: New Student Late Arrivals Check-In begins ($50 penalty)
August 21: Continuing Student Check-In (required)
August 22: Continuing Student Late Arrivals Check-In begins ($50 penalty)
August 22: Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. for Fall semester
August 23: Opening Convocation at 10:00 a.m.
August 29: Last day to add/drop a course for Fall semester
August 30: Course withdrawal period begins for Fall semester
September 4: Labor Day holiday (College closed)
September 5: Census Day
September 30: Last day to apply for December graduation
October 6-7: Homecoming and Family Weekend
October 6-18: Midterm Period (Assignments for grade determination; grade reporting)
October 9: Academic Advising Begins (for Spring)
October 16: Registration for Spring opens for seniors/honors students
October 17: Registration for Spring open for juniors
October 18: Registration for Spring opens for sophomores
October 18: Midterm grades due, 5:00 p.m
October 19: Registration for Spring opens for freshmen
October 19-20: Board of Trustees meeting
October 23-24: Fall Break (no classes; offices open)
November 17: Course withdrawal period ends for Fall semester
November 21: Residence halls close at 5:00 p.m.
November 22-24: Thanksgiving break (college closed)
November 27: Classes resume
December 8: Last day of classes for Fall semester
December 11-14: Final exams
December 14: Residence halls close at 5:00 p.m.
December 14: Deadline to apply for spring graduation
December 15: Christmas break begins
December 18: Final grades due, 5:00 p.m.
December 21-January 1: College offices closed for Christmas holidays
December 31: Degree Conferral: Fall graduates

Spring 2024

January 1: Spring semester payment/payment plan due
January 8: Spring New Student Check-In (required)
January 8-9: Faculty Workshop
January 8-9: Spring New Student Orientation (required)
January 9: Continuing Student Check-In (required)
January 9: New Student Late Arrivals Check-in begins ($50 penalty)
January 10: Continuing Student Late Arrivals Check-in begins ($50 penalty)
January 10: Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. for Spring semester
January 10: Opening Convocation at 10:00 a.m.
January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (college closed)
January 17: Last day to add/drop a class for Spring semester
January 18: Course withdrawal period begins for Spring
January 19: Fall grades of Incomplete (I) convert to contracted grade
January 23: Census Day
TBA: Board of Trustees meeting
February 26: Advising Begins
February 26-March 8: Midterm Period (Assignments for grade determination; grade reporting)
March 4: Registration for Fall opens for Seniors and Honors Students
March 5: Registration for Fall opens for Juniors
March 6: Registration for Fall opens for Sophomores
March 7: Registration for Fall opens for freshmen
March 8: Midterm Grades due by 5:00 p.m.
March 8: Residence halls close for break at 5:00 p.m.
March 11-15: Spring Break (no classes)
March 17: Residence halls reopen at 7:00 p.m.
March 18: Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
March 28: Easter break begins after last class
March 28: Food services closes after lunch
March 29: College Offices closed for Easter holiday
April 2: Food Services resumes with breakfast
April 2: Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
April 26: Course withdrawal period ends for Spring semester
April 29: Senior Awards Convocation
TBA: Board of Trustees meeting
May 3: Last day of class for Spring semester
May 6-10: Final Exams Week
May 11: Spring Commencement at 2:00 p.m.
May 13: Final spring grades due, 5:00 p.m.
May 13: Faculty Academic Assessment Day
May 31: Degree Conferral: Spring graduates
June 14: Spring grades of Incomplete (I) convert to contracted grade

Summer 2024

April 26: Summer internship registration/ payment due
May 13: Summer Term Begins
May 17: Last day to drop a May Term class
May 27: Memorial Day (college closed)
May 31: Last Day to Apply for August graduation
August 13: Summer Term Ends
August 16: Final summer grades due, 5:00 p.m.
August 31: Degree Conferral: Summer graduates
September 24: Summer grades of Incomplete (I) convert to contracted grade