| UNIVERSITY CALENDAR TRADITIONAL CAMPUS 2019-2020 |
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| FALL SEMESTER 2019 |
| Aug. 14 – Wed. Service of Dedication for the School Year at 7:00 p.m. Kickoff Gathering |
| Aug. 15 - Thursday Faculty Workshop |
| Aug. 16 – Friday Welcome Week / New Student Orientation |
| Aug. 16 - Friday Move-in for new students at 8:30 a.m. |
| Aug. 16 - Friday Move-in for returning students at 1:00 p.m. |
| Aug. 16 - Friday Advising & Registration for Fall 2019 |
| Aug. 19 - Monday Traditional day and evening classes begin |
| Aug. 20 – Tuesday First Chapel Service |
| Aug 23 – Friday Last day to add a course, Internship, Independent Study, or change course status to pass/fail, audit |
| Aug. 23 - Friday Last day to drop a course without a grade (Mon., Aug. 26 - Start of Grades Given for dropped courses) |
| Aug. 30 - Friday Graduation application deadline for Spring 2020 degree completion (Traditional students) |
| Sept. 2 - Monday Labor Day Holiday – no classes |
| Sept. 27–28 Fri./Sat. Family Weekend |
| Oct. 12 - Saturday Mid-semester holiday begins at 1:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 16 - Wednesday Mid-semester holiday ends at 8:00 a.m. |
| Oct. 17 - Thursday Mid-semester grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m. |
| Oct. 28/Nov.1 M-F. Advising and Registration for Spring 2020 |
| Nov. 8 - Friday Last day to drop a course with a grade of W |
| Nov. 9 - Saturday Homecoming |
| Nov. 27 – Wed. Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 8:00 a.m. |
| Dec. 2 - Monday Thanksgiving Holiday ends at 8:00 a.m. |
| Dec. 2 - Monday Last regular Day-Class meeting |
| Dec. 3 - Tuesday Study Day (No Day-Class Exams – Note: evening course exams begin Tues. Dec. 3) |
| Dec. 3-9 Tue – Mon Final Evening Examination – for Evening Courses |
| Dec. 4 - Wednesday Day-Class exams begin – see Exam Schedule for Periods and Times |
| Dec. 6 & 7 Fri. / Sat. Singing Christmas Tree (Begins at 7:30 p.m. each evening) |
| Dec 10 – Tuesday All grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m. |
| Dec. 12 - Thursday Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (all residents with the exception of commencement participants) |
| Dec. 14 - Saturday Commencement for Aug. & Dec. graduates, Jackson at 9:30 a.m. |
| Dec. 14 - Saturday Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (for commencement participants) |
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| SPRING SEMESTER 2020 |
| Jan. 10 – Friday Residence Halls open for ALL students at 8:30 a.m. |
| Jan. 10 - Friday New Student Orientation at 9:00 a.m. |
| Jan. 10 - Friday Advising & Registration for spring 2020 |
| Jan. 13 - Monday Traditional day and evening classes begin |
| Jan. 17 - Friday Last day to add a course, Internship, Independent Study, or change course status to pass/fail, audit |
| Jan. 17 - Friday Last day to drop a course without a grade |
| Jan. 20 - Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – no day or evening classes |
| Jan. 31 - Friday Graduation application deadline for summer 2020 and fall 2020 degree completion (Traditional students) |
| Mar. 5 - Thursday Mid-semester grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m. |
| Mar. 7 - Saturday Spring Recess begins at 1 p.m. |
Mar. 16 - Monday Spring Recess ends at 8 a.m.
Mar. 24 – Tuesday Honors Convocation 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. – All other classes from 9:25-12:05 are cancelled. |
| Mar. 23-27 M– Fri. Advising and Registration for May term 2020, Summer I&II 2020, and Fall 2020 |
| Apr. 1 - Wednesday Last day to drop a course with a grade of W |
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| Apr.10-13- F-Mon. Easter Break begins at 8 a.m. Friday April 10 and ends at 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 14 |
| Apr. 27 - Monday Last regular Day-class meeting |
| Apr. 28 - Tuesday Study Day (No Day-Class Exams – Tuesday evening-course exams only) |
| Apr. 28 – May 4.Tue. – Mon. Final Evening Course Exams – Begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday Evening Apr. 28 – Monday Evening, May 4 |
| Apr. 29 – May 4 Wed –Mon Day-Class exams begin and go through Monday, May 4 |
| May 5 – Tuesday. 8:30 a.m. All grades to be posted by 8:30 a.m. |
| Apr. 28 – May 1 – Tue.-Fri Registration for May term session, Summer I and Summer II sessions |
| May 7, Thursday Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (all residents with the exception of commencement participants) |
May 8, Friday Senior Reception in Billy Kim Center in Jackson at 7:00 p.m.
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| May 9 – Saturday 9:30 a.m. Commencement for May and Aug. graduates at 9:30 a.m. (Traditional) |
| May 9 - Saturday Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. (commencement participants) |
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| SUMMER SEMESTER 2020 |
| May 11 - Monday May term classes begin |
| May 11 – Monday Last day to add or drop a May-term course |
| May 18-22 – M-F Registration for Summer I and Summer II sessions |
| May 21 – Thursday May term classes end |
| May 22 – Friday May term exams |
| May 25 - Monday Memorial Day Holiday |
| May 26 – Tuesday Summer I session classes begin |
| May 30 /June 6–Sat Summer I session – Mon/Wed night class Saturday meetings (8:30 a.m. – 12 Noon.) |
| June 5, Friday Transfer Orientation |
| June 20 – Saturday Summer I session – Tue/Thur night class Saturday meeting (8:30 a.m. – 12 Noon) |
| June 11-12, Th-Fri Freshmen Orientation |
| Jun. 26 – Friday Summer I session classes end – Day and M/W & T/R night classes |
| Jun. 29-30 – M-Tue Registration for Summer II session |
| Jun. 29-30 – M-Tue Summer I session exams (6/29-Day Course Exams & M/W evening exams; 6/30 – T/Th evening exams) |
| Jul 1 – Wednesday Summer II session classes begin |
| Jul. 3 - Friday Independence Day Holiday observed- no classes |
| Jul. 11 - Saturday Summer II session – Mon/Wed night class Saturday meeting (8:30 a.m. until Noon) |
| Jul. 25 - Saturday Summer II session – Tue/Thur night class Saturday meeting (8:30 a.m. until Noon) |
| Aug. 4 – Tuesday Summer II session classes end – Day Classes, M/W & T/R night classes |
| Aug. 5-6 – W -Th Summer II session exams (8/5- Day Course Exams & Wed evening exams; 8/6-Thur evening exams) |
Aug. 15 - Saturday Summer term ends
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