Academic Calendar 2016-17, UA General Catalog

Fall Semester 2017
Classes begin	August 21, 2017
Labor Day - no classes	September 4, 2017
Honors Convocation - no classes between 3-5 p.m.	TBA - traditionally held in October on Friday of Family Weekend
Veterans Day - no classes	November 10, 2017
Thanksgiving recess	November 23-26, 2017
Last day of classes and laboratory sessions	December 6, 2017
Reading Day - no classes or finals	December 7, 2017
Final examinations begin	December 8, 2017
Final examinations end	December 14, 2017
Degree award date for students completing by close of Fall Semester	December 15, 2017
College and Department Convocation Ceremonies	Please click on link in left column for a complete list of convocation ceremonies

Winter Session 2017
Classes begin	December 18, 2017
Christmas Holidays - no classes	December 25-26, 2017
New Year's Holiday - no classes	January 1, 2018
Last day of classes and examinations	January 9, 2018
Degree award date for students completing by close of Winter Session	January 10, 2018

Spring Semester 2018
Classes begin	January 10, 2017
Martin Luther King Jr Holiday - no classes	January 15, 2018
Spring recess	March 10-18, 2018
Last day of classes and laboratory sessions	May 2, 2018
Reading Day - no classes or finals	May 3, 2018
Final examinations begin	May 4, 2018
Final examinations end	May 10, 2018
Commencement	May 11, 2018
Degree award date for students completing by close of Spring Semester	May 11, 2018

Summer Sessions 2018
Summer Pre-Session
Classes begin	May 14, 2018
Memorial Day Holiday -- no classes	May 28, 2018
Last day of classes and examinations	June 2, 2018
First Summer Session
Classes begin	June 4, 2018
Independence Day observed -- no classes	July 4, 2018
Last day of classes and examinations	July 5, 2018
Second Summer Session
Classes begin	July 9, 2018
Last day of classes and examinations	August 8, 2018
Degree award date for students completing by close of Presession, Summer Session I or II	August 9, 2018