FALL SEMESTER 2014 International Student Orientation August 12, Tuesday Freshman Orientation Begins August 17, Sunday Transfer Student Orientation August 21, Thursday Open Registration Ends August 24, Sunday Fall semester opens 8:00 a.m. August 25, Monday Classwork begins 8:00 a.m. August 25, Monday Labor Day Holiday September 1, Monday Homecoming October 10/11, 17,18 Fri/Sat Mid-Semester October 18, Saturday Thanksgiving vacation begins 8:00 a.m. November 23, Sunday Thanksgiving vacation ends 8:00 a.m. December 1, Monday Last Class Day December 12, Friday Final Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. December 15, Monday Final Examinations end 6:00 p.m. December 19, Friday December Commencement- Non-Engineering Undergraduate & All Graduate Students December 19, Friday December Commencement – Engineering Undergraduate Students December 20, Saturday Open House dates to be added in 2013-14 Change HC dates proposed Nov 2013
SPRING SEMESTER 2015 International Student Orientation January 12, Monday Open Registration Ends January 18, Sunday Martin Luther King, Jr. Recognition Holiday January 19, Monday Spring semester opens 8:00 a.m. January 20, Tuesday Classwork begins 8:00 a.m. January 20, Tuesday Spring Recess begins 8:00 a.m. March 12, Thursday Mid-Semester March 14, Saturday Spring Recess ends 8:00 a.m. March 16, Monday Spring Break begins 8:00 a.m. March 22, Sunday Spring Break ends 8:00 a.m. March 30, Monday Last Class Day May 8, Friday Final Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. May 11, Monday Final Examinations end 6:00 p.m. May 15, Friday Spring Semester closes 6:00 p.m. May 15, Friday May Commencement- Non-Engineering Undergraduate & All Graduate Students May 15, Friday May Commencement – Engineering Undergraduate Students May 16, Saturday Open House dates to be added in 2013-14
SUMMER SEMESTER 2015 Open Registration Ends June 7, Sunday Summer session opens 8:00 a.m. June 8, Monday Classwork begins 8:00 a.m. June 8, Monday Independence Day Holiday (observed) July 3, Friday Final Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. July 30, Thursday Final Examinations end 12:30 p.m. July 31, Friday Summer Sessions closes 12:30 p.m. July 31, Friday
Same as for the last two academic years. CLASS SESSIONS (EXCLUDING FINAL EXAMINATIONS) M TU W TH F S Fall Semester 14 15 15 15 15 14 Spring Semester 14 15 15 14 14 14 Summer Semester 8 8 8 8 7 7
FALL SEMESTER 2013 International Student Orientation August 6, Tuesday Freshman Orientation Begins August 11, Sunday Transfer Student Orientation August 15, Thursday Open Registration Ends August 18, Sunday Fall semester opens 8:00 a.m. August 19, Monday Classwork begins 8:00 a.m. August 19, Monday Labor Day Holiday September 2, Monday Open House September 28, Saturday Homecoming (had been Oct 11/12) October 18/19, Fri/Sat Mid-Semester October 12, Saturday Open House November 2, Saturday Thanksgiving vacation begins 8:00 a.m. November 24, Sunday Thanksgiving vacation ends 8:00 a.m. December 2, Monday Last Class Day December 6, Friday Final Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. December 9, Monday Final Examinations end 6:00 p.m. December 13, Friday Fall Semester closes 6:00 p.m. December 13, Friday December Commencement December 14, Saturday
SPRING SEMESTER 2014 International Student Orientation January 13, Monday Open Registration Ends January 19, Sunday Martin Luther King, Jr. Recognition Holiday January 20, Monday Spring semester opens 8:00 a.m. January 21, Tuesday Classwork begins 8:00 a.m. January 21, Tuesday Open House(Presidents’ Day) February 17, Monday Spring Recess begins 8:00 a.m. March 13, Thursday Mid-Semester March 15, Saturday Spring Recess ends 8:00 a.m. March 17, Monday Spring Break begins 8:00 a.m. March 23, Sunday Spring Break ends 8:00 a.m. March 31, Monday Open House (Good Friday) April 18, Friday Last Class Day May 9, Friday Final Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. May 12, Monday Final Examinations end 6:00 p.m. May 16, Friday Spring Semester closes 6:00 p.m. May 16, Friday May Commencement – Graduate Ceremony May 16, Friday May Commencement - Undergraduate Ceremony May 17, Saturday
SUMMER SEMESTER 2014 Open Registration Ends June 1, Sunday Summer session opens 8:00 a.m. June 2, Monday Classwork begins 8:00 a.m. June 2, Monday Independence Day Holiday (Observed) July 4, Friday Final Examinations begin 8:00 a.m. July 24, Thursday Final Examinations end 12:30 p.m. July 25, Friday Summer Sessions close 12:30 p.m. July 25, Friday