Academic Calendar 2019-2020 (PDF)
Fall Semester 2019
Thursday, August 1
Tuition, room, board, and other charges are due and payable to avoid $100 late payment fee.
Friday, August 16
Returning students arrive on campus.
Saturday, August 17
New students arrive on campus.
Matriculation ceremony, 4:00PM
Sunday, Monday, August 18 & 19
Orientation and Week of Welcome events
Tuesday, August 20
Work Program training day
Wednesday, August 21
Classes begin.
Thursday, August 29
Last day to register, add a course, declare a course to
be taken pass/fail, or drop a course without a “W”.
Monday, September 2
Labor Day holiday
Friday, September 27 – Sunday, September 29
Homecoming Weekend
Friday, October 11
Fall midterm break begins at 5 p.m.
Monday, October 14
Midterm grade rosters due.
Wednesday, October 16
Course instruction resumes at 8 a.m.
Wednesday, October 23
Last day to drop a class with a “W” grade.
Monday, October 28
Early registration of currently registered students begins for the Spring 2020 semester.
Friday, November 8
Last day of early registration for Spring 2020 semester.
Monday, November 11
Veteran’s Day Convocation, 11:00 a.m.
Friday, November 22
Last day to withdraw passing from a class.
Tuesday, November 26
Thanksgiving vacation begins at 9 p.m.
Monday, December 2
Course instruction resumes at 8 a.m.
Tuesday, December 10
Study Day; classes cancelled.
Wednesday, December 11
Double instruction periods begin.
Saturday, December 14
Double instruction periods end and course instruction ends.
Spring Semester 2020
Monday, January 6
Tuition, room, board, and other charges are due and payable to avoid $100 late payment fee.
Monday, January 13
All students arrive on campus.
Monday & Tuesday, January 13 – 14
Work Program training and academic advising.
Wednesday, January 15
Classes begin.
Monday, January 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, classes cancelled
Friday, January 23
Last day to register, add a course, or declare a course to be taken pass/fail.
Friday, March 6
Spring break begins at 5:00 p.m
Tuesday, March 10
Midterm grade rosters due.
Monday, March 16
Course instruction resumes at 8 a.m.
Friday, March 20
Last day to drop a class with a “W” grade.
Monday, March 23
Early registration of currently registered students begins for the Fall 2020 semester.
Friday, April 3
Last day of early registration for Fall 2020 semester.
Monday, April 13
Easter Holiday
Friday, April 17
Last day to withdraw passing from a course.
Monday, April 20
Honors Night
Tuesday, April 21
Student Worker Appreciation Day; classes cancelled
Thursday, May 7
Study Day; classes cancelled
Wednesday, May 8
Double course instruction periods begin.
Tuesday, May 12
Double instruction periods end and course instruction ends.
Friday, May 15
Baccalaureate
Saturday, May 16
151st Annual Commencement