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2018-2019 Academic Calendar

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Registration Calendar

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Date Activity
August 20, 2018 First day of 2018-2019 appointment period (9-month)
September 5, 2018 First day of classes (Fall 14-week semester)
October 12, 2018 Registration begins for January 2019 semester
October 29, 2018 Spring 2019 registration begins on a priority basis
November 21, 2018 Thanksgiving recess starts
November 22, 2018 Thanksgiving, campus closed
November 23, 2018 Thanksgiving recess in progress, most campus offices open for normal business hours
November 26, 2018 Classes resume
December 16, 2018 Last day of classes (Fall 14-week semester)
December 17, 2018 Final examinations begin
December 15, 2018 Commencement (students completing courses in December or January semester attend this ceremony)
December 21, 2018 Last day of final examinations OFFICIAL END DATE OF THE FALL 2018 SEMESTER
December 22, 2018 Holiday recess begins
January 2, 2019 First day of class January 2019 semester
January 14-25, 2019 Advising, testing and registration week
January 11, 2019 Summer 2019 registration begins
January 21, 2019 Observance of Martin Luther King Day - campus closed
January 25, 2019 Last day of classes January 2019 semester OFFICIAL END DATE OF THE JANUARY 2019 SEMESTER
January 28, 2019 First day of classes (Spring 14-week semester)
March 18, 2019 Spring recess begins
March 25, 2019 Classes resume
April 8, 2019 Fall 2019 registration begins on a priority basis
May 12, 2019 Last day of classes (Spring 14-week semester)
May 13, 2019 Final examinations begin
May 17, 2019 Last day of final examinations OFFICIAL END DATE OF THE SPRING 2019 SEMESTER
May 18, 2019 Commencement (students completing courses in spring or summer semester attend this ceremony)
May 19, 2019 Last day of contract period
May 20, 2019 Four week 1 and Ten Week classes begin
May 25-27, 2019 Memorial Day recess - campus closed
June 16, 2019 Four week 1 classes end
June 17, 2019 Four week 2, six-week and eight-week classes begin
July 4, 2019 Independence Day observance - campus closed
July 14, 2019 Four-week 2 classes end
July 15, 2019 Four-week 3 classes begin
July 28, 2019 Six-week and Ten Week classes end
August 11, 2019 Four-week 3 and eight-week classes end OFFICIAL END OF SUMMER 2019 SEMESTER