Academic Calendar 2016-2017

August

29– All Undergraduate, Graduate, and SCE courses begin; SCE Term 1 courses begin
31 – Academic Convocation

September

5 – Labor Day Holiday (Offices closed); All classes suspended
6 – All classes resume; Last day for online course schedule adjustments for undergraduates
7 – Administrative adjustment period begins for undergraduates
13 – Last day for dropping courses without a “WD” grade; Last day for election of audit option; Last day for adding courses without charge
14 – Late adjustment period begins for undergraduates

October

3 – Rosh Hashanah
10 – Columbus Day Holiday (Offices closed); All classes suspended
11 – All classes resume (Monday class schedule to be followed for all courses)
12 – Yom Kippur
17 – SCE Term 1 course end
18-19 – SCE Term 1 final examinations
19 – Mid-semester date for undergraduate courses
19 – Last day for submission of coursework to instructor for “I” and “NM” grades for Spring 2015 and Summer 2015
24 – SCE Term 2 courses begin
26 – Last day for submission of mid-semester grades

November

1 – Solemnity of All Saints
8 – Last day for election of Pass/Fail option (options for freshmen begin with the second semester)
11 – Course registration for Class of 2017 and December 2017 graduates
14 – Course registration for Class of 2018 and December 2018 graduates
16 – Course registration for Class of 2019 and December 2019 graduates
18 – Course registration for Class of 2020
19 – Weather cancellation make-up-day (if necessary)
23-27 – Thanksgiving Recess (Offices closed); All classes suspended
28 – All classes resume

December

2 – Last day to withdraw from courses with “WD” grade, with permission of the Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
8 – Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
9 – Undergraduate classes for fall semester end after last class
10 –SCE and Graduate classes for fall semester end after last class
10-11 – Reading Days for undergraduates
12 – Fall semester examination period for DWC courses; Fall semester examination for Graduate and SCE courses
13 – Reading Day for Undergraduates; Fall semester examination period for Graduate and SCE courses; SCE Term 2 courses end
14-17 – Fall semester examination period for Undergraduate, Graduate and SCE courses; SCE Term 2 Final Examinations
25 – Christmas Day & Hanukkah Holidays(Offices closed)

January

1 – New Year’s Day Holiday (Offices closed); Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
16 – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (Offices closed)
17 – All Undergraduate, Graduate, and SCE courses begin; SCE Term 3 courses begin
23 – Last day for online course schedule adjustments for undergraduates
24 – Administrative adjustment period begins for undergraduates
30 – Last day for dropping courses without a “WD” grade; Last day for election of audit option; Last day for adding courses without charge
31 – Late adjustment period begins for undergraduates

February

20 – President’s Day Holiday (Offices closed); All classes suspended
21 – All classes resume (Monday class schedule to be followed for all courses)

March

1 – Ash Wednesday
4-12 – Spring Recess (All Classes Suspended)
13 – All classes resume
14 – SCE Term 3 courses end
15 – Mid semester date for undergraduate courses; Last day for submission of coursework to instructor for “I” and “NM” grades for Fall 2015 and Winter 2016;
15-16 – SCE Term 3 final examinations
20 – SCE Term 4 courses begin
22 – Last day for submission of mid-semester grades
31 – Course registration for December 2017 graduates

April

3 – Course registration for Class of 2018 and December 2018 graduates
5 – Course registration for Class of 2019 and December 2019 graduates
5 – Last day for election of Pass/Fail option
7 – Course registration for Class of 2020 and December 2020 graduates
8 – Admission Family Day
11 – Passover
13 – Holy Thursday (Easter Recess); All classes suspended
14 – Good Friday (Easter Recess); All classes suspended; Offices closed
15 – Easter Recess (All classes suspended)
16 – Easter Sunday
22 – Weather cancellation make-up-day (if necessary)
28 – Last day to withdraw from courses with “WD” grade, with permission of the Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

May

5 – Undergraduate classes for spring semester end after last class
6 – Reading Day for undergraduates; SCE and Graduate classes for spring semester end after last class
7 – Reading Day for undergraduates
8 – Spring semester examination period for DWC courses; Spring semester examination for Graduate and SCE courses
9 – Reading Day for undergraduates; Spring semester examination period for Graduate and SCE courses; SCE Term 4 courses end
10-11 – Spring semester examination period for Undergraduate, Graduate and SCE courses; SCE Term 4 final examinations
12 – Spring semester examination period for Undergraduate
13 – Spring semester examination period for Undergraduate, Graduate and SCE courses
19 – ROTC Commissioning
20 – Academic Awards Ceremony; Commencement Mass; Parents’ Reception
21 – Commencement Dunkin’ Donuts Center 11:00 AM; Pentecost
29 – Memorial Day Holiday (Offices closed; All classes suspended)