Academic Calendar
Download the Academic Calendar for 2013-2014. (PDF)
FALL SEMESTER 2013 |
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| Aug. 14, Wed. | Service of Dedication for the School Year |
| Aug. 15-16, Thurs.-Fri. | Faculty Workshop |
| Aug. 17, Sat. | Residence Halls open for new students – 9 a.m. |
| Aug 18, Sun. | Residence Halls open for all students – 1 p.m. |
| Aug. 17-20, Sat.– Tues. | Welcome Week: New Student Orientation |
| Aug. 19, Mon. | Open Registration continues for Jackson Graduate Education Studies |
| Aug. 19-20, Mon.-Tues. | Advising & Registration |
| Aug. 21, Wed. | Day and Evening classes begin |
| Aug. 27, Tues. | Last day to enter a course or change enrollment status to pass/fail, audit, etc. |
| Aug. 27, Tues. | Last day to drop a course without a grade |
| Sept. 2, Mon. | Labor Day Holiday |
| Sept. 17, Tues. | Last day to drop a course with a grade of W |
| Sept. 20, Fri. | Application deadline for May 2014 Graduation (Traditional, Graduate Studies, Online, Adult Studies) |
| Oct. 12, Sat. | Mid-semester holiday begins 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. (all grades: A-F) |
| Oct. 25-26 | Homecoming |
| Oct. 28-Nov. 1, Mon-Fri. | Advising and Advance Registration for Jackson Traditional students |
| Nov. 4, Mon. | Open Registration begins for Jackson Graduate Education Studies |
| Nov. 18, Mon. | Last day to drop a course with a grade of WP or WF; grade of F for course drops after Nov. 18. |
| 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 class meeting |
| Dec. 3, Tues. | Study Day |
| Dec. 3-10, Tues. – Tues. | Final Examinations – Begin 6:00 p.m. Tuesday evening Dec. 3 |
| Dec. 6, Fri. | Commencement for Orlando graduates (7:00 p.m.) |
| Dec. 10, Tues | Graduating seniors’ grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m.; All grades to be posted by 3:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 12, Thurs. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (all residents with the exception of commencement participants) |
| Dec. 13, Fri. | Commencement for Chattanooga graduates (7:00 pm) |
| Dec. 14, Sat. | Commencement for Aug. & Dec. graduates, Jackson, MS (Adult Studies, Graduate, and Online Only) |
| Dec. 14, Sat. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (for commencement participants) |
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| Jan. 5, Sun. | Residence Halls open at 1 p.m. |
| Jan. 6, Mon. | New Student Orientation |
| Jan. 6-7, Mon.-Tues. | Advising & Registration |
| Jan. 8, Wed. | Day and Evening Classes Begin |
| Jan. 14, Tues. | Last day to enter a course or change enrollment status to pass/fail, audit, etc. |
| Jan. 14, Tues. | Last day to drop a course without a grade |
| Jan. 20, Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. College-Wide Service Day; Night Classes Meet as Scheduled |
| Feb. 4, Tues. | Last day to drop a course with a grade of W |
| Feb. 7, Fri. | Application deadline for August 2014 Graduation (Traditional, Graduate Studies, Online, Adult Studies) |
| Mar. 7, Fri. | Mid-semester grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m. (all grades: A-F) |
| Mar. 8, Sat. | Spring Recess begins at 1 p.m. |
| Mar. 17, Mon. | Spring Recess ends at 8 a.m. |
| Mar. 17, Mon. | Open Registration begins for Jackson Graduate Education Studies |
| Mar. 19, Wed. | Last day to drop a course with a grade of WP or WF; Grade of F for course drops after March 19 |
| Mar. 24-28, Mon – Fri. | Advising and advance registration for May Term, Summers I & II, & Fall 2014 (Jackson Traditional) |
| Apr. 11, Fri. | Application deadline for December 2014 Graduation (Traditional, Graduate Studies, Online, Adult Studies) |
| Apr. 17, Thurs. | Last regular class meeting |
| Apr. 18, Fri. | Easter Break begins at 8 a.m. |
| Apr. 22, Tues. | Easter Break ends at 8 a.m. |
| Apr. 22, Tues. | Study Day |
| Apr. 22-29, Tue. – Tue. | Final Examinations – Begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday April 22 |
| Apr. 25, Fri. | Commencement for Houston campus |
| Apr. 29, Tues. | Graduating seniors’ grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m.; All grades to be posted by 3:00 p.m. |
| May 1, Thurs. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (all residents with the exception of commencement participants) |
| May 2, Fri. | Graduation Reception |
| May 3, Sat. (a.m.) | Commencement for May and Aug. graduates, Jackson, MS (Traditional only) |
| May 3, Sat. (p.m.) | Commencement for May and Aug. graduates, Jackson, MS (Adult Studies/Graduate/Online Only) |
| May 3, Sat. | Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (commencement participants) |
| May 16, Fri. | Commencement for Memphis Campus |
