2015-2016 Academic Calendar
| Fall 2015 | |
|---|---|
| International Undergraduate & Graduate Orientation | August 11-13, 2015 |
| Graduate Orientation | August 19, 2015 |
| Classes begin | August 24, 2015 |
| Labor Day - no classes | September 7, 2015 |
| Honors Convocation - no classes between 3-5 p.m. | Traditionally held in October on Friday of Family Weekend |
| Veterans Day - no classes | November 11, 2015 |
| Thanksgiving recess | November 26-29, 2015 |
| Last day of classes and laboratory sessions | December 9, 2015 |
| Reading Day - no classes or finals | December 10, 2015 |
| Final examinations | December 11-17, 2015 |
| Degree award date for students competing by close of Fall Session | December 18, 2015 |
| College and Department Convocation Ceremonies | Please click on link in left column for a complete list of convocation ceremonies |
| Winter 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Classes Begin | December 21, 2015 |
| Christmas Holidays - no classes | December 24-25, 2015 |
| New Year's Holiday - no classes | January 1, 2016 |
| Last day of classes and examinations | January 12, 2016 |
| Degree award date for students completing by close of Winter Session | January 13, 2016 |
| Spring 2016 | |
|---|---|
| International Undergraduate & Graduate Orientation | January 5-7, 2016 |
| Classes begin | January 13, 2016 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Holiday - no classes | January 18, 2016 |
| Spring recess - no classes | March 12-20, 2016 |
| Last day of classes and laboratory sessions | May 4, 2016 |
| Reading Day - no classes or finals | May 5, 2016 |
| Final examinations | May 6-12, 2016 |
| Commencement | May 13, 2016 |
| Degree award date for students completing by close of Spring Semester | Friday, May 13, 2016 |
| Summer 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Session | |
| Classes begin | May 16, 2016 |
| Memorial Day Holiday -- no classes | May 30, 2016 |
| Last day of classes and laboratory sessions | June 4, 2016 |
| Summer Session I | |
| Classes begin | June 6, 2016 |
| Independence Day observed -- no classes | July 4, 2016 |
| Last day of classes and examinations | July 7, 2016 |
| Summer Session II | |
| Classes begin | July 11, 2016 |
| Last day of classes and laboratory sessions | August 10, 2016 |
| Degree award date for students completing by close of Presession, Summer Session I or II | August 11, 2016 |