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2018-19 Academic Calendar
Fall Semester 2018
August 22 - December 13, 2018
Academic Calendar
| Description |
Date |
| Founders Day/Convocation |
August 20 |
| Classes begin |
August 22 |
| Labor Day - no classes |
September 3 |
| Last day to add classes |
August 29 |
| Last day to declare pass/fail |
August 29 |
| Midterm |
October 12 |
| Fall break |
October 17-21 |
| Thanksgiving break |
November 21-25 |
| Last day to drop classes (W grade) |
November 30 |
| Pass/Fail opportunity (Must declare by August 30) |
December 3-7 |
| Last day of classes |
December 7 |
| Final exams |
December 10-13 |
| Graduation date - Degree conferral |
December 16 |
Winter Semester 2019
January 2 - January 23, 2019
Academic Calendar
| Description |
Date |
| Classes begin |
January 2 |
| Last day to add classes |
January 3 |
| Last day to declare pass/fail |
January 3 |
| Last day to drop classes (W grade) |
January 15 |
| Pass/Fail opportunity (Must declare by January 3) |
January 17-18 |
| Last day of classes |
January 23 |
| Snow make-up day |
January 24 |
| Graduation date - Degree conferral |
February 3 |
Spring Semester 2019
January 28 - May 16, 2019
Academic Calendar
| Description |
Date |
| Classes begin |
January 28 |
| Last day to add classes |
February 4 |
| Last day to declare pass/fail |
February 4 |
| Midterm |
March 15 |
| Spring break |
March 18-22 |
| Good Friday - no class |
April 19 |
| Easter Monday - classes held |
April 22 |
| Last day to drop classes (W grade) |
May 3 |
| Pass/Fail opportunity (Must declare by February 5) |
May 6-10 |
| Last day of classes |
May 10 |
| Final exams |
May 13-16 |
| Commencement ceremony |
May 19 |
| Graduation date - Degree conferral |
May 19 |
Summer Semester 2019
June 3 - August 8, 2019
Term I
Academic Calendar
| Description |
Date |
| Classes begin |
June 3 |
| Last day to add classes |
June 4 |
| Last day to declare pass/fail |
June 4 |
| Last day to drop classes (W grade) |
June 28 |
| Pass/Fail opportunity (Must declare by June 5) |
July 1-2 |
| Last day of classes |
July 3 |
Term II
Academic Calendar
| Description |
Date |
| Classes begin |
July 8 |
| Last day to add classes |
July 9 |
| Last day to declare pass/fail |
July 9 |
| Last day to drop classes (W grade) |
August 2 |
| Pass/Fail opportunity (Must declare by July 10) |
August 5-6 |
| Last day of classes |
August 8 |
| Graduation date - Degree conferral |
August 18 |
| Block | Start | End | Last day to add/drop* | Holidays/no class |
| Block 01 | 08/20/2018 | 9/29/2018 | 08/17/2018 | 9/3/2018 (Labor Day) |
| Block 12 | 08/20/2018 | 11/3/2018 | 08/17/2018 | 9/3/2018 (Labor Day) |
| Block 13 | 08/20/2018 | 12/15/2018 | 08/17/2018 | 9/3/2018 (Labor Day) |
| Block 02 | 10/1/2018 | 11/3/2018 | 9/28/2018 | |
| Block 23 | 10/1/2018 | 12/15/2018 | 9/28/2018 | 11/21-11/25/2018 (Thanksgiving) |
| Block 03 | 11/5/2018 | 12/15/2018 | 11/2/2018 | 11/21-11/25/2018 (Thanksgiving) |
| Block 04 | 1/2/2019 | 2/2/2019 | 12/21/2018 | |
| Block 05 | 2/4/2019 | 3/9/2019 | 2/1/2019 | |
| Block 56 | 2/4/2019 | 4/20/2019 | 2/1/2019 | 4/19/2019 (Good Friday) |
| Block 57 | 2/4/2019 | 6/1/2019 | 2/1/20191 | 4/19/2019 (Good Friday) |
| Block 06 | 3/11/2019 | 4/20/2019 | 3/8/2019 | 4/19/2019 (Good Friday) |
| Block 67 | 3/11/2019 | 6/1/2019 | 3/8/20191 | 4/19 (Good Friday); 5/27 (Memorial Day) |
| Block 07 | 4/22/2019 | 6/1/2019 | 4/18/20191 | 5/27/2019 (Memorial Day) |
| Block 08 | 6/3/2019 | 7/13/2019 | 5/31/2019 | 7/4/2019 (Independence Day) |
| Block 89 | 6/3/2019 | 8/17/2019 | 5/31/2019 | 7/4/2019 (Independence Day) |
| Block 09 | 7/15/2019 | 8/17/2019 | 7/12/2019 | |