The 2015-16 Calendar

FALL TERM 2015
Friday	Aug. 7th	Fall tuition due
Sunday	Sept. 6th	Residence halls open for First Year and New Transfer students only
Sunday-Tuesday	Sept. 6th-8th	First Year and Transfer student orientation
Tuesday	Sept. 8th	First Year and Transfer student advising and schedule adjustments
Tuesday	Sept. 8th	Residence halls open for returning Upper Class students
Wednesday	Sept. 9th	Fall term classes begin; add/drop starts
Wednesday-Friday	Sept. 9th-11th	Off-campus and commuter student registration data verification
Tuesday	Sept. 15th	Last day to add an open course without instructor’s written approval
Tuesday	Sept. 15th	Last day to add/drop without a late fee
Tuesday	Sept. 22nd	Last day to drop a course without a “W” and to finalize fall term class schedule
Tuesday	Sept. 29th	Last day to declare a course “Pass-Fail”
Friday	Oct. 9th	Winter term course prescheduling materials available online
Friday-Sunday	Oct. 9th-11th	Homecoming and Family Weekend
Monday-Friday	Oct. 12th-30th	Academic advising for winter term courses; students must consult with faculty advisors
Monday	Nov. 2nd	Graduation application due for Class of 2016
Monday-Thursday	Nov. 2nd-5th	Winter term prescheduling appointments
Tuesday	Nov. 3rd	Last day to drop a course with a “W”
Tuesday	Nov. 17th	Fall term classes end
Wednesday	Nov. 18th	Reading period
Thursday-Tuesday	Nov. 19th-24th	Fall term final exam period
Wednesday	Nov. 25th	Residence halls and houses close
Wednesday	Dec. 2nd	Fall term grades due

WINTER TERM 2016
Friday	Dec. 4th	Winter tuition due
Sunday	Jan. 3rd	Residence halls and houses open
Monday	Jan. 4th	Winter term classes begin; add/drop starts
Monday-Wednesday	Jan. 4th-6th	Off-campus and commuter student registration data verification
Friday	Jan. 8th	Last day to add an open course without instructor’s written approval
Friday	Jan. 8th	Last day to add/drop without a late fee
Friday	Jan. 15th	Last day to drop a course without a “W” and to finalize winter class schedule
Friday	Jan. 22nd	Last day to declare a course “Pass-Fail”
Friday	Feb. 5th	Spring term prescheduling materials available online
Monday-Friday	Feb. 8th-26th	Academic advising for spring term courses; students must consult with faculty advisors
Friday	Feb. 26th	Last day to drop a course with a “W”
Monday-Thursday	Feb. 29th-Mar.3rd	Spring term prescheduling appointments
Friday	Mar. 11th	Last day of winter term classes
Monday-Thursday	Mar. 14th-17th	Winter term final exam period
Friday	Mar. 18th	Residence halls and houses close
Monday	Mar. 21st	Winter term grades due

SPRING TERM 2016
Friday	Mar. 25th	Spring tuition due
Sunday	Mar. 27th	Residence halls and houses open
Monday	Mar. 28th	Spring term classes begin; add/drop starts
Monday-Wednesday	Mar. 28th-30th	Off campus and commuter student registration data verification
Friday	Apr. 1st	Last day to add an open course without instructor’s written approval
Friday	Apr. 1st	Last day to add/drop without a late fee
Friday	Apr. 8th	Last day to drop a course without a “W” and to finalize spring class schedule
Friday	Apr. 15th	Last day to declare a course “Pass-Fail”
Friday	Apr. 29th	Fall term prescheduling materials online
Monday-Friday	May 2nd-20th	Academic advising for fall term courses; students must consult faculty advisors
Friday	May 6th	Steinmetz Symposium
Saturday	May 7th	Prize Day
Monday	May 9th	Registration for summer classes begins
Friday	May 20th	Last day to drop a course with a “W”
Friday-Sunday	May 20th-22nd	Alumni Weekend - ReUnion 2016
Monday-Wednesday	May 23rd-25th	Fall term prescheduling appointments
Friday	Jun. 3rd	Last day of spring term classes
Monday-Thursday	Jun. 6th-9th	Spring term final exam period
Friday	Jun. 10th	Residence halls and houses close at 3 p.m. for students not involved in Commencement
Sunday	Jun. 12th	Commencement
Sunday	Jun. 12th	Residence halls and houses close at 6 p.m.
Monday	Jun. 13th	Registration for summer classes ends
Wednesday	Jun. 15th	Spring term grades due
Monday	Jun. 20th	Summer classes begin