| August 21, 2017 |
First day of 2017-2018 appointment period (9-month) |
| September 5, 2017 |
First day of classes (Fall 14-week semester) |
| October 13, 2017 |
Registration begins for January 2018 semester |
| October 30, 2017 |
Spring 2018 registration begins on a priority basis |
| November 22, 2017 |
Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:30 pm, no classes Wednesday evening |
| November 23, 2017 |
Thanksgiving, campus closed |
| November 24, 2017 |
Thanksgiving recess in progress, most campus offices open for normal business hours |
| November 27, 2017 |
Classes resume |
| December 13, 2017 |
Last day of classes (Fall 14-week semester) |
| December 14, 2017 |
Final examinations begin |
| December 16, 2017 |
Commencement (students completing courses in December or January semester attend this ceremony) |
| December 20, 2017 |
Last day of final examinations OFFICIAL END DATE OF THE FALL 2017 SEMESTER |
| December 21, 2017 |
Holiday recess begins |
| January 2, 2018 |
First day of class January 2018 semester |
| January 8-19, 2018 |
Advising, testing and registration week |
| January 12, 2018 |
Summer 2018 registration begins |
| January 15, 2018 |
Observance of Martin Luther King Day - campus closed |
| January 19, 2018 |
Last day of classes January 2018 semester OFFICIAL END DATE OF THE JANUARY 2018 SEMESTER |
| January 22, 2018 |
First day of classes (Spring 14-week semester) |
| March 10, 2018 |
Spring recess begins |
| March 18, 2018 |
Classes resume |
| April 2, 2018 |
Fall 2018 registration begins on a priority basis |
| May 4, 2018 |
Last day of classes (Spring 14-week semester) |
| May 7, 2018 |
Final examinations begin |
| May 11, 2018 |
Last day of final examinations OFFICIAL END DATE OF THE SPRING 2018 SEMESTER |
| May 12, 2018 |
Commencement (students completing courses in spring or summer semester attend this ceremony) |
| May 20, 2018 |
Last day of contract period |
| May 21, 2018 |
Four week 1 and Ten Week classes begin |
| May 26-28, 2018 |
Memorial Day recess - campus closed |
| June 15, 2018 |
Four week 1 classes end |
| June 18, 2018 |
Four week 2, six-week and eight-week classes begin |
| July 4, 2018 |
Independence Day observance - campus closed |
| July 13, 2018 |
Four-week 2 classes end |
| July 16, 2018 |
Four-week 3 classes begin |
| July 27, 2018 |
Six-week and Ten Week classes end |
| August 10, 2018 |
Four-week 3 and eight-week classes end OFFICIAL END OF SUMMER 2018 SEMESTER |