ACADEMIC
CALENDAR
FALL 2017
August 21
Fall Semester and Virtual Session 1, Classes Begin, Payment Due
August 25
Last Day to Drop Classes for Virtual Session 1
August 28
Last Day to Drop/Add Classes
September 4 Labor Day
September 13 Prayer Day
October 12-13 Fall Break for Residential Students
October 13
Virtual Session 1 Ends
October 16
Virtual Session 2 Classes Begin, Payment Due
October 20
Last Day to Drop Classes for Virtual Session 2
October 24
Prayer Day
November 1 Spring Registration Opens
November 3-4 Homecoming
November 14 Prayer Day
November 22-24 Thanksgiving Break
December 8
Semester Ends (Fall Semester, Virtual Session 2)
Commencement Ceremony
December 9
Fall Semester Housing Closes
SPRING 2018
January 6
Spring Semester Housing Opens
January 8
Spring Semester and Virtual Session 1, Classes Begin, Payment Due
January 12
Last Day to Drop Classes for Virtual Session 1
January 15
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 16
Last Day to Drop/Add Classes
January 24
Prayer Day
February 22
Prayer Day
March 1
Summer Registration Opens
March 2
Virtual Session 1 Classes End
March 5
Virtual Session 2 Classes Begin, Payment Due
March 9
Last Day to Drop Classes for Virtual Session
March 5-9
Spring Break for Residential Students
March 20
Prayer Day
April 1
Fall Registration Opens
April 27
Semester Ends (Spring Semester, Virtual Session 2)
April 28
Commencement Ceremony
Spring Semester Housing Closes
SUMMER 2018
April 30
Summer Semester and Virtual Session 1 Begins, Payment Due
May 4
Last day to drop for Virtual Session 1
May 7
Last day to drop/add for Full-term Summer Studies
May 28
Memorial Day
June 22
Virtual Session 1 ends
June 25
Virtual Session 2 begins, payment due
July 4
Independence Day
August 17
Semester Ends (Summer Semester, Virtual Session 2)
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