Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2012-2013
Fall Semester 2012
August 13-17
Orientation for first year & JD transfer students
August 20
Fall Semester begins
September 4
Last day to add or drop classes at 100%
September 3
Labor Day (no day or evening classes)
September 16
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
September 25
Yom Kippur begins at sundown
October 26
Eid Al-Adha
November 15
Instructor evaluations link emailed to students
November 1-15
Spring 2013 priority registration
November 22-24
Thanksgiving holiday observed
November 29
Last day of fall semester
Instructor evaluations close at midnight
November 30 – December 5
Reading days
December 6-18
Final examination period
January 15
Graduation materials must be complete for Fall 2012, including transcripts from other institutions
Spring Semester 2013
January 14
Spring Semester begins
January 21
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday observed (no day or evening classes)
January 28
Last day to add or drop classes at 100%
March 18-23
Spring break (no day or evening classes)
April 1-12
Summer 2013 priority registration
April 15
Instructor evaluations link emailed to students
April 15-26
Fall 2013 priority registration
April 29
Last Day of Spring Semester.
Instructor evaluations close at midnight
April 30 – May 2
Reading days
May 3-16
Final examination period
May 18
Spring commencement ceremony
June 15
Graduation materials must be complete for Spring 2013, including transcripts from other institutions
Summer Semester 2013
May 28
Summer Semester begins
June 4
Last day to add or drop classes at 100%
June 28
Deadline for graduation and commencement ceremony (University-wide) materials for Summer 2013
July 4
Independence Day (no day or evening classes)
July 8
Instructor evaluations link emailed to students
July 16
Last day of summer semester (Thursday schedule)
Instructor evaluations close at midnight
July 17-20
Reading days
July 22-27
Final examination period
Academic Calendar 2013-2014
Fall Semester 2013
August 12-17
Orientation for first year & JD transfer students
August 19
Fall Semester begins
September 2
Labor Day (no day or evening classes)
September 3
Last day to add or drop classes at 100%
September 4
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
September 13
Yom Kippur begins at sundown
October 15
Eid Al-Adha
November 1-15
Spring 2014 priority registration
November 11
Instructor evaluations link emailed to students
November 25
Last day of fall semester
Instructor evaluations close at midnight
November 26 – December 3
Reading days
November 28, 29, 30
Thanksgiving holiday observed
December 4-17
Final examination period
January 15
Graduation materials must be complete for Fall 2013, including transcripts from other institutions
Spring Semester 2014
January 13
Spring Semester begins
January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday observed (no day or evening classes)
January 27
Last day to add or drop classes at 100%
March 17-22
Spring break (no day or evening classes)
April 1-6
Summer 2014 priority registration
April 15
Instructor evaluations link emailed to students
April 7-18
Fall 2014 priority registration
April 28
Last Day of Spring Semester.
Instructor evaluations close at midnight
April 29 – May 1
Reading days
May 2-15
Final examination period
May 17
Spring commencement ceremony
June 15
Graduation materials must be complete for Spring 2014, including transcripts from other institutions
Summer Semester 2014
May 27
Summer Semester begins
June 3
Last day to add or drop classes at 100%
June 30
Deadline for graduation and commencement ceremony (University-wide) materials for Summer 2014
July 4
Independence Day (no day or evening classes)
July 7
Instructor evaluations link emailed to students
July 15 (Friday Class Schedule)
Last day of summer semester
Instructor evaluations close at midnight
July 16-19
Reading days
July 21-26
Final examination period