2017-18 Calendar
Fall Semester (August-December 2017)
Eight-Week One (8w1): Aug. 21 - Oct. 13
Eight-Week Two (8w2): Oct. 23 - Dec. 15
| AUGUST | |
| New faculty/staff orientation | August 17 |
| Application deadline for residency changes for fall tuition purposes | August 18 |
| Opening faculty and department/school meetings | August 18 |
| Residence halls open at 9 a.m. for new freshman attending orientation | August 18 |
| Freshmen orientation | August 18-20 |
| Residence halls open at noon for all other students | August 20 |
| Classes begin at 8 a.m. | August 21 |
| Last day for late enrollment or drop/add in WildcatsOnline (11:59 p.m.); no tuition adjustment after this day | August 27 |
| SEPTEMBER | |
| Labor Day Holiday: NO CLASSES | September 4 |
| Tuition and fees due | September 5 |
| Refunds available to eligible students (subject to change) | September 8 |
| Administrative withdrawals processed for non-payment of tution/fees | September 19 |
| Last day to select S-NC or audit | September 19 |
| Last day to withdaw from 8w1 courses | September 22 |
| Deadline for clearing December graduates (incompletes, substitutions, waivers, etc.) | September 29 |
| Incomplete grades due from Spring and Summer 2017 | September 29 |
| OCTOBER | |
| Homecoming | October 5-7 |
| Transfer students' acceptance deadline to qualify for Spring 2018 early registration | October 13 |
| End of first 8-week session | October 13 |
| Mid-term break: NO CLASSES | October 16-17 |
| Mid-term low grades due by 11:59 p.m. (deadline by Faculty Senate 3/17/14) | October 18 |
| Start of second eight-week session | October 23 |
| Mid-term low grades mailed | October 23 |
| NOVEMBER | |
| Last day to withdraw from a class that meets the entire semester (no fee adjustment) | November 6 |
| Course registration for Spring 2018 begins at 7:30 a.m. | November 13 |
| Last day to withdraw from 8w2 courses | November 16 |
| Fall break (Thanksgiving weekend): NO CLASSES (also no 11/21 Tuesday night classes) | November 22-24 |
| DECEMBER | |
| Last day for official withdrawal from school | December 4 |
| Study week | December 5-11 |
| Final exams | December 12-15 |
| Commencement at 1:30 p.m. | December 15 |
| Final grades due at noon | December 19 |
Spring Semester (January-May 2018)
Eight-Week One (8w1): Jan. 8 - March 2
Eight-Week Two (8w2): March 12 - May 4
| JANUARY | |
| Application deadline for residency changes for spring tuition purposes | January 5 |
| Residence halls open at noon | January 7 |
| Classes begin at 8 a.m. | January 8 |
| Last day for late enrollment or drop/add in WildcatsOnline; no tuition adjustment after this day | January 14 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (classes will be held) | January 15 |
| Tuition and fees due | January 23 |
| Refunds available to eligible students (subject to change) | January 26 |
| FEBRUARY | |
| Administrative withdrawals processed for non-payment of tuition/fees | February 6 |
| Last day to select S-NC or audit | February 6 |
| Last day to withdraw from 8w1 courses | February 9 |
| Incomplete grades due from Fall 2017 | February 16 |
| Deadline for clearing May/August graduates (incompletes, substitutions, waivers, etc.) | February 16 |
| Summer registration begins at 7:30 a.m. | February 19 |
| MARCH | |
| End of first eight-week session | March 2 |
| Transfer students' acceptance deadline to qualify for Fall 2018 early registraion | March 5 |
| Mid-term break: NO CLASSES | March 5-9 |
| Start of second eight-week session | March 12 |
| Mid-term low grades due by 11:59 p.m. (deadline by Faculty Senate 3/17/14) | March 12 |
| Mid-term low grades mailed | March 15 |
| Last day for class withdrawal (no fee adjustment) | March 26 |
| APRIL | |
| Spring break: NO CLASSES | April 2 |
| Course registration for Fall 2018 begins at 7:30 a.m. | April 3 |
| Last day to withdraw from 8w2 courses | April 13 |
| Last day for official withdrawal from school | April 20 |
| Study week | April 24-30 |
| MAY | |
| Final exam week | May 1-4 |
| Commencement (graduate 9:30 a.m.; undergraduate 1 p.m.) | May 5 |
| Final grades due by 11:59 p.m. | May 9 |
Summer Semester (May-August 2018)
| THREE-WEEK SESSION (MAY 14 - JUNE 1) | |
| Classes begin | May 14 |
| Last day to add/drop with 100% tuition/fee adjustment | May 15 |
| Tuition and fees due | May 15 |
| Last day to select S-NC or audit | May 16 |
| Last day for official withdrawal from summer courses and receive 50% tuition/fee adjustment | May 17 |
| Memorial Day holiday - NO CLASSES | May 28 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or school for classes ending June 1. No tuition/fee adjustments. | May 30 |
| Final class periods | June 1 |
| Final grades due by 11:59 p.m. | June 6 |
| EIGHT-WEEK SESSION 2018 (MAY 14 - JULY 6) | |
| Classes begin | May 14 |
| Last day to add/drop with 100% tuition/fee adjustment | May 15 |
| Tuition and fees due | May 15 |
| Last day for official withdrawal from summer courses and receive 50% tuition/fee adjustment | May 17 |
| Memorial Day holiday - NO CLASSES | May 28 |
| Last day to select S-NC or audit | May 29 |
| Last day for official withdrawal from courses ending July 6. No tuition/fee adjustments. | July 2 |
| Independence Day holiday - NO CLASSES | July 4 |
| Final class period | July 6 |
| Final grades due by 11:59 p.m. | July 11 |
| REGULAR 13-WEEK SESSION 2018 (MAY 14 - AUGUST 8) | |
| Classes begin | May 14 |
| Last day to drop/add with 100% tuition/fee adjustment | May 15 |
| Tuition and fees due | May 15 |
| Last day for official withdrawal from summer courses and receive 50% tuition/fee adjustment | May 17 |
| Memorial Day holiday - NO CLASSES | May 28 |
| Last day to select S-NC or audit | May 29 |
| Independence Day holiday - NO CLASSES | July 4 |
| Last day for official withdrawal from classes ending Aug. 8. No tuition/fee adjustment. | August 6 |
| Final class periods | August 8 |
| Final grades due by noon | August 13 |
| FIRST FIVE-WEEK SESSION 2018 (JUNE 4 - JULY 6) | |
| Classes begin | June 4 |
| Last day to add/drop with 100% tuition/fee adjustment | June 5 |
| Tuition and fees due | June 5 |
| Last day to select S-NC or audit | June 7 |
| Last day for official withdrawal from summer courses and receive 50% tuition/fee adjustment | June 7 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or school for classes ending July 6. No tuition/fee adjustment. | July 2 |
| Independence Day holiday - NO CLASSES | July 4 |
| Final class periods | July 6 |
| Final grades due by 11:59 p.m. | July 11 |
| SECOND FIVE-WEEK SESSION 2018 (JULY 9 - AUGUST 8) | |
| Classes begin | July 9 |
| Last day to add/drop with 100% tuition/fee adjustment | July 10 |
| Tuition and fees due | July 10 |
| Last day for official withdrawal from summer courses and receive 50% tuition/fee adjustment | July 12 |
| Last day to select S-NC or audit | July 12 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or school for classes ending Aug. 8. No tution/fee adjustment. | August 6 |
| Final class periods | August 8 |
| Final grades due by noon | August 13 |
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