Academic Calendar 2016-17, UA General Catalog

Fall Semester 2016
Graduate Orientation	August 17, 2016
Classes begin	August 22, 2016
Labor Day - no classes	September 5, 2016
Honors Convocation - no classes between 3-5 p.m.	TBA - traditionally held in October on Friday of Family Weekend
Veterans Day - no classes	November 11, 2016
Thanksgiving recess	November 24-27, 2016
Last day of classes and laboratory sessions	December 7, 2016
Reading Day - no classes or finals	December 8, 2016
Final examinations begin	December 9, 2016
Final examinations end	December 15, 2016
Degree award date for students completing by close of Fall Semester	December 16, 2016
College and Department Convocation Ceremonies	Please click on link in left column for a complete list of convocation ceremonies

Winter Session 2016
Classes begin	December 19, 2016
Christmas Holidays - no classes	December 26-27, 2016
New Year's Holiday - no classes	January 2, 2017
Last day of classes and examinations	January 10, 2017
Degree award date for students completing by close of Winter Session	January 11, 2017

Spring Semester 2017
Classes begin	January 11, 2017
Martin Luther King Jr Holiday - no classes	January 16, 2017
Spring recess	March 11-19, 2017
Last day of classes and laboratory sessions	May 3, 2017
Reading Day - no classes or finals	May 4, 2017
Final examinations begin	May 5, 2017
Final examinations end	May 11, 2017
Commencement	May 12, 2017
Degree award date for students completing by close of Spring Semester	May 12, 2017

Summer Sessions 2017
Summer Pre-Session
Classes begin	May 15, 2017
Memorial Day Holiday -- no classes	May 29, 2017
Last day of classes and examinations	June 3, 2017
First Summer Session
Classes begin	June 5, 2017
Independence Day observed -- no classes	July 4, 2017
Last day of classes and examinations	July 6, 2017
Second Summer Session
Classes begin	July 10, 2017
Last day of classes and examinations	August 9, 2017
Degree award date for students completing by close of Presession, Summer Session I or II	August 10, 2017