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Academic Calendar 2014-2015


AUGUST

Date Day Description
TBA TBA First-Year Students Arrive
26 Tues Upper-class Student Residences and Dining Halls Open *
27 Wed Founder's Day Convocation
28 Thurs First Day of Classes (Half-Day Schedule of Classes);
S/U Grade Option Begins
29 Fri Second Day of Classes (Tuesday class schedule)


SEPTEMBER

Date Day Description
8 Mon End of Drop/Add Period and S/U Grade Option for Full-Term and First-Half-of-Term Courses
24 Wed First-Half-of-term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with grade of W)


OCTOBER

Date Day Description
11-14 Sat-Tues
Mid-Term Recess
TBA Sat
Homecoming
20 Mon Second-Half-of-Term Courses Begin
24-26 Fri-Sun
Family Weekend
29 Wed Last Day to Withdraw (full-Term courses);
Second-Half-of-Term Courses Drop/Add Period and S/U Grade Option End


NOVEMBER

Date Day Description
10-14 Mon-Fri Course Registration for Spring 2015 Term
14 Fri Second-Half-of-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with grade of W)
22-30 Sat-Sun Thanksgiving Recess


DECEMBER

Date Day Description
12 Fri Last Day of Classes
13-14 Sat-Sun Review Period
15-16 Mon-Tues Examination Period
17 Wed Review Period
18-19 Thurs-Fri Examination Period
20 Sat Student Residences and Dining Halls Close to All Students, 3:00 pm*
29 Mon All Grades Due to Registrar's Office, 9:00 am


JANUARY

Date Day Description
17 Sat Residence and Dining Halls Open *
19 Mon First Day of Classes (Half-Day Schedule of Classes);
S/U Grade Option Begins
20 Tues Begin Submission of Applications for Fall 2015 and/or Spring 2016 Academic Leave of Absence
28 Wed End of Drop/Add Period and S/U Grade Option


FEBRUARY

Date Day Description
13 Fri First-Half-of-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with Grade of W)
20 Fri Deadline for Submission of Applications for Fall 2015 and/or Spring 2016 Academic Leave of Absence


MARCH

Date Day Description
6 Fri Deadline for Declaration of Major (Sophomore Class Only)
9 Mon Second-Half-of-Term Courses Begin
14-22 Sat-Sun Mid-Term Recess
25 Wed Last Day to Withdraw (with Grade of W) from a Course
Second-Half-of-Term Courses Drop/Add Period and S/U Grade Option End


APRIL

Date Day Description
6-9 Mon-Thurs Course Registration for Fall 2015 Term
10 Fri Second-Half-of-Term Courses Withdrawal Deadline (with Grade of W)


MAY

Date Day Description
1 Fri Last Day of Classes
2-3 Sat-Sun Review Period
4-5 Mon-Tues Examination Period
6 Wed Review Period
7-8 Thurs-Fri Examination Period
9 Sat Dining Halls Closed; Residence Halls Close to All Students
Except Seniors, 3:00 pm *
11 Mon Senior Grades Due in Registrar's Office, 9:00 a.m.
12-13 Tues-Wed Liberal Arts Core Curriculum Meeting-Faculty
16 Sat Baccalaureate
17 Sun Commencement
18 Mon Residence Halls Close to All Seniors and Guests, 3:00 p.m. *
19 Tues All Other Grades Due to Registrar's Office, 9:00 a.m.

MAY/JUNE

Date Day Description
30-2
Thurs-Sun Reunion Weekend


*Except for students with prior approval from Residential Life