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| FALL SEMESTER 2019 | |
| Aug. 14 - Wed. | Service of Dedication for the School Year at 7:00 p.m. Kickoff Gathering |
| Aug. 15 - Thurs. | Faculty Workshop |
| Aug. 16 – Fri. | Welcome Week / New Student Orientation |
| Aug. 16 - Fri. | Move-in for new students at 8:30 a.m. |
| Aug. 16 - Fri. | Move-in for returning students at 1:00 p.m. |
| Aug. 16 - Fri. | Advising & Registration for Fall 2019 |
| Aug. 19 - Mon. | Traditional day and evening classes begin |
| Aug. 20 – Tues. | First Chapel Service |
| Aug 23 - Fri. | Last day to add a course, Internship, Independent Study, or change course status to pass/fail, audit |
| Aug. 23 - Fri. | Last day to drop a course without a grade (Monday, Aug. 26 - Start of Grades Given for dropped courses) |
| Aug. 30 - Fri. | Graduation application deadline for fall 2019 and spring 2020 degree completion (Traditional students) |
| Sept. 2 - Mon. | Labor Day Holiday – no classes |
| Sept. 27 – 28 Fri./Sat. | Family Weekend |
| Oct. 12 - Sat. | Mid-semester holiday begins at 1:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 16 - Wed. | Mid-semester holiday ends at 8:00 a.m. |
| Oct. 17 - Thurs. | Mid-semester grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m. |
| Oct. 28 – Nov. 1 – Mon.-Fri. | Advising and Registration for Spring 2020 |
| Nov. 8 - Fri. | Last day to drop a course with a grade of W |
| Nov. 9 - Sat. | Homecoming |
| Nov. 27 - Wed. | Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 8:00 a.m. |
| Dec. 2 - Mon. | Thanksgiving Holiday ends at 8:00 a.m. |
| Dec. 2 - Mon. | Last regular Day-Class meeting |
| Dec. 3 - Tues. | Study Day (No Day-Class Exams – Note: evening course exams begin Tues. Dec. 3) |
| Dec. 3-9 Tue – Mon | Final Evening Examination – for Evening Courses |
| Dec. 4 - Wed. | Day-Class exams begin – see Exam Schedule for Periods and Times |
| Dec. 6 & 7 – Fri. / Sat. | Singing Christmas Tree (Begins at 7:30 p.m. each evening) |
| Dec 10 – Tues. | All grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m. |
| Dec. 12 - Thurs. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (all residents with the exception of commencement participants) |
| Dec. 14 - Sat. | Commencement for Aug. & Dec. graduates, Jackson at 9:30 a.m. |
| Dec. 14 - Sat. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (for commencement participants) |
| SPRING SEMESTER 2020 | |
| Jan. 10 - Fri. | Residence Halls open for ALL students at 8:30 a.m. |
| Jan. 10 - Fri. | New Student Orientation at 9:00 a.m. |
| Jan. 10 - Fri. | Advising & Registration for spring 2020 |
| Jan. 13 - Mon. | Traditional day and evening classes begin |
| Jan. 17 - Fri. | Last day to add a course, Internship, Independent Study, or change course status to pass/fail, audit |
| Jan. 17 - Fri. | Last day to drop a course without a grade |
| Jan. 20 - Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – no day or evening classes |
| Jan. 31 - Fri. | Graduation application deadline for summer 2020 and fall 2020 degree completion (Traditional students) |
| Mar. 5 - Thurs. | 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. 24 – Tues. | Honors Convocation 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. – All other classes from 9:25-12:05 are cancelled. |
| Mar. 23-27 – Mon. – Fri. | Advising and Registration for May term 2020, Summer I&II 2020, and Fall 2020 |
| Apr. 1 - Wed. | Last day to drop a course with a grade of W |
| Apr.10-13 – Fri.-Mon. | Easter Break begins at 8 a.m. Friday April 10 and ends at 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 14 |
| Apr. 27 - Mon. | Last regular Day-class meeting |
| Apr. 28 - Tues. | Study Day (No Day-Class Exams – Tuesday evening-course exams only) |
| Apr. 28 – May 4.Tue. – Mon. | Final Evening Course Exams – Begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday Evening Apr. 28 – Monday Evening, May 4 |
| Apr. 29 – May 4 Wed.–Mon. | Day-Class exams begin and go through Monday, May 4 |
| May 5 – Tues. 8:30 a.m. | All grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m. |
| Apr. 28 – May 1 – Tues.-Fri. | Registration for May term session, Summer I and Summer II sessions |
| May 7, Thurs. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (all residents with the exception of commencement participants) |
| May 8, Fri. | Senior Reception in Billy Kim Center in Jackson at 7:00 p.m. |
| May 9 – Sat. 9:30 a.m. | Commencement for May and Aug. graduates at 9:30 a.m. (Traditional) |
| May 9 - Sat. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (commencement participants) |
| SUMMER SEMESTER 2020 | |
| May 11 - Mon. | May term classes begin |
| May 11 – Mon. | Last day to add or drop a May-term course |
| May 18-22 – Mon. - Fri. | Registration for Summer I and Summer II sessions |
| May 21 – Thurs. | May term classes end |
| May 22 – Fri. | May term exams |
| May 25 - Mon. | Memorial Day Holiday |
| May 26 – Tues. | Summer I session classes begin |
| May 30 & June 6 – Saturdays | Summer I session – Mon/Wed night class Saturday meetings (8:30 a.m. – 12 Noon.) |
| June 5, Fri. | Transfer Orientation |
| June 20 – Sat. | Summer I session – Tue/Thur night class Saturday meeting (8:30 a.m. – 12 Noon) |
| June 11-12, Thurs. – Fri. | Freshmen Orientation |
| Jun. 26 - Fri. | Summer I session classes end – Day and M/W & T/R night classes |
| Jun. 29-30 – Mon. – Tues. | Registration for Summer II session |
| Jun. 29-30 – Mon. - Tues. | Summer I session exams (6/29-Day Course Exams & M/W evening exams; 6/30 – T/Th evening exams) |
| Jul 1 – Wed. | Summer II session classes begin |
| Jul. 3 - Fri. | Independence Day Holiday observed- no classes |
| Jul. 11 - Sat. | Summer II session – Mon/Wed night class Saturday meeting (8:30 a.m. until Noon) |
| Jul. 25 - Sat. | Summer II session – Tue/Thur night class Saturday meeting (8:30 a.m. until Noon) |
| Aug. 4 – Tues. | Summer II session classes end – Day Classes, M/W & T/R night classes |
| Aug. 5-6 – Wed. - Thurs. | Summer II session exams (8/5- Day Course Exams & Wed evening exams; 8/6-Thur evening exams) |
| Aug. 15 - Sat. | Summer term ends |