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| Summer Intersession 2017 | |
| Summer Intersession Begins | Monday, May 15, 2017 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | Monday, May 29 |
| Summer Intersession Ends | Friday, June 9 |
| Summer Session 2017 | |
| Eight Week Session Begins | Monday, June 12, 2017 |
| Independence Day Holiday | Tuesday, July 4 |
| Final Examinations | Thursday, August 3 and Friday, August 4 |
| Commencement | ceremonies now held only in May and December |
| Fall Semester 2017 | |
| Semester Begins | Monday, August 21, 2017 (classes cancelled that day due to the total solar eclipse) |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 4 |
| Fall Break | Saturday, October 7, 12:00 Noon through Tuesday, October 10 |
| Thanksgiving Vacation | Wednesday, November 22 through Sunday, November 26 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 11 through Friday, December 15 |
| Commencement | Saturday, December 16, 2017 |
| Winter Intersession 2017-2018 | |
| Winter Intersession begins | Monday, December 18, 2017 |
| Campus holidays and administrative closure | Monday, December 25 through Monday, January 1 |
| Winter Intersession ends | Sunday, January 14 |
| Spring Semester 2018 | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Holiday | Monday, January 15, 2018 |
| Semester Begins | Tuesday, January 16 |
| Spring Vacation | Saturday, March 10, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, March 18 |
| Honors Day | Saturday, April 14 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 7 through Friday, May 11 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 12, 2018 |
All Breaks begin officially at 10:00 p.m. the night before and end at 7:30 a.m. the morning after the respective beginning and ending dates listed, unless otherwise noted.
Approved November 2014
Note: For a list of registration-related deadlines during a semester or session, please see the appropriate Registration Calendar. The Winter Intersession is considered to be a part of the immediately-following Spring semester for a student's credit hours and time status, GPA and Deans List, tuition and fee assessment, financial aid, and graduation eligibility calculation purposes.