Academic Calendar
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SUMMER DAY & EVENING CLASSES - 2015
1st Term- 5/26 - 6/23; Classes Begin 5/26, Registration: 5/21-22
Exams: Day Exams- 6/24; M/W Exams- 6/24; T/R Exams- 6/25
M/W Night Sat. Classes: 5/30 & 6/13; T/R Night Sat. Classes: 6/6
2nd Term- 6/29 - 7/28; Classes Begin 6/29; Registration: 6/25-26
Exams: Day Exams- 7/29; M/W Exams- 7/29; T/R Exams- 7/30
M/W Night Sat. Classes: 7/11; T/R Night Sat. Classes: 7/18
(Sat. classes meet from 8-11:30a.m.)
ADVANCE REGISTRATIONS
June 19, 2015 Freshman Pre-Registration
July 17, 2015 Transfer Pre-Registration
SPRING SEMESTER 2015 |
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| Jan. 11, Sun. | Residence Halls open at 1 p.m. |
| Jan. 12, Mon. | New Student Orientation |
| Jan. 12-13, Mon.-Tues. | Advising & Registration |
| Jan. 14, Wed. | Day and Evening Classes Begin |
| Jan. 19, Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. College-Wide Service Day; Night Classes Meet as Scheduled |
| Jan. 20, Tues. | Last day to enter a course or change enrollment status to pass/fail, audit, etc. |
| Jan. 20, Tues. | Last day to drop a course without a grade |
| Feb. 6, Fri. | Application deadline for August 2015 Graduation (Traditional, MAT/MED, Virtual, Aspire) |
| Feb. 10, Tues. | Last day to drop a course with a grade of W |
| Mar. 6, Fri. | Mid-semester grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m. |
| Mar. 7, Sat. | Spring Recess begins at 1 p.m. |
| Mar. 16, Mon. | Spring Recess ends at 8 a.m. |
| Mar. 16, Mon. | Open Registration begins for Jackson Graduate Education Studies |
| Mar. 19, Thurs. | Last day to drop a course with a grade of WP or WF; Grade of F for course drops after March 19 |
| Mar. 23-27, Mon - Fri. | Advising and advance registration for May Term, Summers I & II, & Fall 2015 (Jackson Traditional) |
| Apr. 3-7, Fri. - Tues. | Easter Break begins at 8 a.m., April 3 and ends at 8 a.m., April 7 |
| Apr. 10, Fri. | Application deadline for December 2015 Graduation (Traditional, MAT/MED, Virtual, Aspire) |
| Apr. 29, Wed. | Last regular class meeting |
| Apr.29-May 5, Wed.- Tues. | Final Examinations - Begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday April 29 |
| May 1, Fri. | Commencement for Houston campus |
| May 5, Tues. | Graduating seniors' grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m.; All grades to be posted by 3:00 p.m. |
| May 7, Thurs. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (all residents with the exception of commencement participants) |
| May 8, Fri. | Graduation Reception |
| May 9, Sat. (a.m.) | Commencement for May and Aug. graduates, Jackson, MS (Traditional only) |
| May 9, Sat. (p.m.) | Commencement for May and Aug. graduates, Jackson, MS (Adult Studies/Graduate/Online Only) |
| May 9, Sat. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (commencement participants) |
| TBD, Fri. | Commencement for Atlanta Campus |
| TBD, Fri. | Commencement for Memphis Campus |
FALL SEMESTER 2015 |
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| Aug. 12, Wed. | Service of Dedication for the School Year |
| Aug. 13-14, Thurs.-Fri. | Faculty Workshop |
| Aug. 15, Sat. | Residence Halls open for new students- 9 a.m. |
| Aug, 16, Sun. | Residence Halls open for all students – 1p.m. |
| Aug. 15-18, Sat.– Tues. | Welcome Week: New Student Orientation |
| Aug. 17, Mon. | Open Registration continues for Graduate Education Studies |
| Aug. 17-18, Mon.-Tues. | Advising & Registration |
| Aug. 19, Wed. | Traditional day and evening classes begin |
| Aug. 25, Tues. | Last day to enter a course or change enrollment status to pass/fail, audit, etc. |
| Aug. 25, Tues. | Last day to drop a course without a grade |
| Sept. 7, Mon. | Labor Day Holiday |
| Sept. 15, Tues. | Last day to drop a course with a grade of W |
| Sept. 18, Fri. | Application deadline for May 2016 Graduation (Traditional, Graduate, Online, Adult Studies) |
| Sept. 25-26, Fri.-Sat. | Family Weekend |
| Oct. 10, Sat. | Mid-semester holiday begins 1:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 14, Wed. | Mid-semester holiday ends 8:00 a.m. |
| Oct. 15, Thurs. | Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar by 8:30 a.m. |
| Oct. 17, Sat. | Homecoming |
| Oct. 20, Tues. | Last day to drop a course with a grade of WP or WF; grade of F for course drops after Oct. 21. |
| Oct. 26-30 Mon-Fri. | Advising and Registration for Jackson Traditional students |
| Nov. 2, Mon. | Open Registration begins for Graduate Education Studies |
| Nov. 25, Wed. | Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 8:00 a.m. |
| Nov. 30, Mon. | Thanksgiving Holiday ends at 8:00 a.m. |
| Dec. 2, Wed. | Last regular class meeting |
| Dec. 2-8, Wed. – Tues. | Final Examinations – Begin 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evening Dec. 2 |
| Dec. 4-5, Fri. - Sat. | Singing Christmas Tree (Begins at 7:30 p.m. each evening) |
| Dec. 9, Wed. | Graduating seniors’ grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m. ; All grades to be posted by 12:00 p.m. (noon) |
| Dec. 10, Thurs. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (all residents with the exception of commencement participants) |
| Dec. 12, Sat. | Commencement for Aug. & Dec. graduates, Jackson (Adult Studies, Graduate, & Online Only) |
| Dec. 12, Sat. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (for commencement participants) |
| TBD | Commencement for Chattanooga graduates |
| TBD | Commencement for Orlando graduates |
SPRING SEMESTER 2016 |
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| Jan. 10, Sun. | Residence Halls open at 1 p.m. |
| Jan. 11, Mon. | New Student Orientation |
| Jan. 11-12, Mon.-Tues. | Advising & Registration |
| Jan. 13, Wed. | Traditional day and evening classes begin |
| Jan. 18, Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. College-Wide Service Day; Night Classes Meet as Scheduled |
| Jan. 19, Tues. | Last day to enter a course or change enrollment status to pass/fail, audit, etc. |
| Jan. 19, Tues. | Last day to drop a course without a grade |
| Jan. 26, Tues. | Last day to drop a course with a grade of W |
| Feb. 5, Fri. | Application deadline for August 2016 Graduation (Traditional, Graduate, Online, Adult Studies) |
| Mar. 4, Fri. | Mid-semester grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m. |
| Mar. 5, Sat. | Spring Recess begins at 1 p.m. |
| Mar. 14, Mon. | Spring Recess ends at 8 a.m. |
| Mar. 14, Mon. | Open Registration begins for Graduate Education Studies |
| Mar. 23, Wed. | Last day to drop a course with a grade of WP or WF; Grade of F for course drops after March 23 |
| Mar. 25-29, Fri. – Tues. | Easter Break begins at 8 a.m., March 25 and ends at 8 a.m., March 29 |
| Apr. 4-8, Mon – Fri. | Advising and Registration for Jackson Traditional students |
| Apr. 8, Fri. | Application deadline for December 2016 Graduation (Traditional, Graduate, Online, Adult Studies) |
| Apr. 27, Wed. | Last regular class meeting |
| Apr. 27-May 3, Wed. – Tue. | Final Examinations – Begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday April 27 |
| May 3, Tues. | Graduating seniors’ grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m.; All grades to be posted by 12:00 p.m. (noon) |
| May 5, Thurs. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (all residents with the exception of commencement participants) |
| May 6, Fri. | Graduation Reception |
| May 7, Sat. (a.m.) | Commencement for May and Aug. graduates, Jackson (Traditional only) |
| May 7, Sat. (p.m.) | Commencement for May and Aug. graduates, Jackson (Adult Studies/Graduate/Online Only) |
| May 7, Sat. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (commencement participants) |
| TBD | Commencement for Houston campus |
| TBD | Commencement for Memphis Campus |
| TBD | Commencement for Atlanta graduates |
