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| Summer Intersession 2018 | |
| Summer Intersession Begins | Monday, May 14, 2018 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | Monday, May 28 |
| Summer Intersession Ends | Friday, June 8 |
| Summer Session 2018 | |
| Eight Week Session Begins | Monday, June 11, 2018 |
| Independence Day Holiday | Wednesday, July 4 |
| Final Examinations | Thursday, August 2 and Friday, August 3 |
| Commencement | ceremonies now held only in May and December |
| Fall Semester 2018 | |
| Semester Classes Begin | Monday, August 20, 2018 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 3 |
| Fall Break | no longer offered |
| Thanksgiving Vacation | Saturday, November 17, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, November 25 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 10 through Friday, December 14 |
| Commencement | Saturday, December 15, 2018 |
| Winter Intersession 2018-2019 | |
| Winter Intersession begins | Monday, December 17, 2018 |
| Campus holidays and administrative closure | Monday, December 24 through Tuesday, January 1 |
| Winter Intersession ends | Sunday, January 13 |
| Spring Semester 2019 | |
| Semester Classes Begin | Monday, January 14, 2019 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Holiday | Monday, January 21 |
| Spring Vacation | Saturday, March 9, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, March 17 |
| Honors Day | Saturday, April 6, 2019 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 6 through Friday, May 10 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 11, 2019 |
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 (modification to Fall Break and Thanksgiving Vacation approved August 2016)
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.