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2016-2017 Academic Calendar

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Registration Calendar

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Date Activity
August 22, 2016 First day of 2016-2017 appointment period (9-month)
September 6, 2016 First day of classes (Fall 14-week semester)
October 12, 2016 Registration begins for January 2017 semester
October 31, 2016 Spring 2017 registration begins on a priority basis
November 23, 2016 Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:30 pm, no classes Wednesday evening
November 24, 2016 Thanksgiving, campus closed
November 25, 2016 Thanksgiving recess in progress, most campus offices open for normal business hours
November 28, 2016 Classes resume
December 14, 2016 Last day of classes (Fall 14-week semester)
December 15, 2016 Final examinations begin
December 17, 2016 Commencement (students completing courses in December or January semester attend this ceremony)
December 21, 2016 Last day of final examinations OFFICIAL END DATE OF THE FALL 2016 SEMESTER
December 22, 2016 Holiday recess begins
January 3, 2017 First day of class January 2017 semester
January 9-20, 2017 Advising, testing and registration week
January 10, 2017 Summer 2017 registration begins
January 16, 2017 Observance of Martin Luther King Day - campus closed
January 20, 2017 Last day of classes January 2017 semester OFFICIAL END DATE OF THE JANUARY 2017 SEMESTER
January 23, 2017 First day of classes (Spring 14-week semester)
March 11, 2017 Spring recess begins
March 20, 2017 Classes resume
April 17, 2017 Fall 2017 registration begins on a priority basis
May 5, 2017 Last day of classes (Spring 14-week semester)
May 8, 2017 Final examinations begin
May 12, 2017 Last day of final examinations OFFICIAL END DATE OF THE SPRING 2017 SEMESTER
May 13, 2017 Commencement (students completing courses in spring or summer semester attend this ceremony)
May 21, 2017 Last day of contract period
May 27-29, 2017 Memorial Day recess - campus closed
May 22, 2017 Four week 1 and Ten Week classes begin
June 16, 2017 Four week 1 classes end
June 19, 2017 Four week 2, six-week and eight-week classes begin
July 4, 2017 Independence Day observance - campus closed
July 14, 2017 Four-week 2 classes end
July 17, 2017 Four-week 3 classes begin
July 28, 2017 Six-week and Ten Week classes end
August 11, 2017 Four-week 3 and eight-week classes end OFFICIAL END OF SUMMER 2017 SEMESTER