Academic Calendar 2016-17, UA General Catalog

Fall Semester 2018
Classes begin	August 20, 2018
Labor Day - no classes	September 3, 2018
Honors Convocation - no classes between 3-5 p.m.	TBA - traditionally held in October on Friday of Family Weekend
Veterans Day - no classes	November 12, 2018
Thanksgiving recess	November 22-25, 2018
Last day of classes and laboratory sessions	December 5, 2018
Reading Day - no classes or finals	December 6, 2018
Final examinations begin	December 7, 2018
Final examinations end	December 13, 2018
Degree award date for students completing by close of Fall Semester	December 14, 2018
College and Department Convocation Ceremonies	Please click on link in left column for a complete list of convocation ceremonies

Winter Session 2018
Classes begin	December 17, 2018
Christmas Holidays - no classes	December 24-25, 2018
New Year's Holiday - no classes	January 1, 2019
Last day of classes and examinations	January 8, 2019
Degree award date for students completing by close of Winter Session	January 9, 2019

Spring Semester 2019
Classes begin	January 16, 2019
Martin Luther King Jr Holiday - no classes	January 21, 2019
Spring recess	March 16-24, 2019
Last day of classes and laboratory sessions	May 8, 2019
Reading Day - no classes or finals	May 9, 2019
Final examinations begin	May 10, 2019
Final examinations end	May 17, 2019
Commencement	May 17, 2019
Degree award date for students completing by close of Spring Semester	May 17, 2019

Summer Sessions 2019
Summer Pre-Session
Classes begin	May 20, 2019
Memorial Day Holiday -- no classes	May 27, 2019
Last day of classes and examinations	June 8, 2019
First Summer Session
Classes begin	June 10, 2019
Independence Day observed -- no classes	July 4, 2019
Last day of classes and examinations	July 11, 2019
Second Summer Session
Classes begin	July 15, 2019
Last day of classes and examinations	August 14, 2019
Degree award date for students completing by close of Presession, Summer Session I or II	August 15, 2019