2027-2028

Fall 2027

August

Date	Day	Description
22	Sunday	First-Year Students Arrive
24	Tuesday	Upper-class Student Residences and Dining Halls Open*
25	Wednesday	Drop/Add Period Begins; Founders' Day Convocation
26	Thursday	First Day of Classes (Half-Day Schedule of Classes); S/U Grade Option Begins
27	Friday	Second Day of Classes (Tuesday Class Schedule)

September

Date	Day	Description
2	Thursday	All courses require instructor permission to add
3	Friday	Last day to request instructor permission to add Full- and First-Half-of-Term courses
6	Monday	Last day to complete drop/add for Full- and First-Half-of-Term courses
22	Wednesday	First-Half-of-Term Courses: Course Withdrawal Deadline First-Half-of-Term Courses: S/U Grade Option Deadline
TBA	Friday-Sunday	Homecoming

October

Date	Day	Description
9-12	Saturday-Tuesday	Mid-Term Recess
15	Friday	First-Half-of-Term Courses End
18	Monday	Second-Half-of-Term Courses Begin
22	Friday	Deadline for submission of final documentation for previous Off-Campus Study credit (Fall 2026/Spring 2027 Approved Programs)
25	Monday	First-Half-of-Term Course Grades Due
27	Wednesday	Full-Term Courses: Course Withdrawal Deadline Full-Term Courses: S/U Grade Option Deadline Second-Half-of-Term Courses: Drop/Add period ends
TBA	Friday-Saturday	Family Weekend

November

Date	Day	Description
8-12	Monday-Friday	Course Registration for Spring 2028 Term
12	Friday	Second-Half-of-Term Courses: Course Withdrawal Deadline Second-Half-of-Term Courses: S/U Grade Option Deadline
20-28	Saturday-Sunday	Thanksgiving Recess

December

Date	Day	Description
10	Friday	Last Day of Classes
11-12	Saturday-Sunday	Review Period
13-14	Monday-Tuesday	Examination Period
15	Wednesday	Review Period
16-17	Thursday-Friday	Examination Period
18	Saturday	Student Residences and Dining Halls Close to All Students, 12:00 p.m.*
27	Monday	All Grades Due to Registrar's Office, 9:00 a.m.

Spring 2028

January

Date	Day	Description
22	Saturday	Residence and Dining Halls Open *
23	Sunday	Drop/Add Period Begins
24	Monday	First Day of Classes (Half-Day Schedule of Classes); S/U Grade Option Begins
29	Saturday	All courses require instructor permission to add
31	Monday	Last day to request instructor permission to add Full- and First-Half-of-Term courses

February

Date	Day	Description
2	Wednesday	Last day to complete drop/add for Full- and First-Half-of-Term courses
18	Friday	First-Half-of-Term Courses: Course Withdrawal Deadline First-Half-of-Term Courses: S/U Grade Option Deadline

March

Date	Day	Description
10	Friday	Deadline for Declaration of Major (Sophomore Class Only); First-Half-of-Term-Courses End
11-19	Saturday-Sunday	Mid-Term Recess
20	Monday	Second-Half-of-Term Courses Begin
20	Monday	First-Half-of-Term Course Grades Due
29	Wednesday	Full-Term Courses: Course Withdrawal Deadline Full-Term Courses: S/U Grade Option Deadline Second-Half-of-Term Courses: Drop/add Period Ends

April

Date	Day	Description
3-7	Monday-Friday	Course Registration for fall 2028 term
7-8	Friday-Saturday	Arts, Creativity, and Innovation Weekend
17	Monday	Second-Half-of-Term Courses: Course Withdrawal Deadline Second-Half-of-Term Courses: S/U Grade Option Deadline

May

Date	Day	Description
5	Friday	Last Day of Classes
6-7	Saturday-Sunday	Review Period
8-9	Monday-Tuesday	Examination Period
10	Wednesday	Review Period
11-12	Thursday-Friday	Examination Period
13	Saturday	Dining Halls Closed; Residence Halls Close to All Students Except Seniors, 12:00 p.m. *
15	Monday	Senior Grades Due in Registrar's Office, 9:00 a.m.
16-17	Tuesday-Wednesday	Core Pedagogy Retreat
20	Saturday	Baccalaureate
21	Sunday	Commencement
21	Sunday	Residence Halls Close to All Seniors, 5:00 p.m. *
23	Tuesday	All Other Grades Due to Registrar's Office, 9:00 a.m.

June

Date	Day	Description
1-4	Thursday-Sunday	Reunion Weekend

*Except for students with prior approval from Residential Life