USciences Academic Calendars

Academic Year 2017-2018*

Fall 2017
Drop/Add Period Begins	Monday, August 21
Classes Begin	Monday, August 28
Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)	Monday, September 4
Monday Schedule for Classes	Tuesday, September 5
Drop/Add Period Ends	Friday, September 8
Mid-Semester Pacing Day (No Classes)	Monday, October 9
Course Withdrawal Deadline	Friday, October 13
Spring Registration Begins	Sunday-Friday, October 29-November 10
University is Open for Business	Wednesday, November 22
Thanksgiving Recess (No Classes)	Wednesday-Friday, November 22-24
Last Day of Classes	Friday, December 8
Final Examinations Begin	Saturday, December 9
Reading Day (No Classes or Exams)	Wednesday, December 13
Final Examinations End	Friday, December 15
Fall Semester Ends	Friday, December 15

Spring 2018
Drop/Add Period Begins	Wednesday, January 10
Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service	Monday, January 15
Spring 2018 Semester Begins Classes begin starting at 4:00pm	Monday, January 15
Drop/Add Period Ends	Friday, January 26
Spring Recess (No Classes)	Monday-Friday, March 5-9
Classes Resume	Monday, March 12
Course Withdrawal Deadline	Friday, March 16
Fall and Summer Registration Begins	Sunday-Friday, April 1-13
Last Day of Classes	Friday, April 27
Final Examinations Begin	Saturday, April 28
Reading Day (No Classes or Exams)	Wednesday, May 2
Final Examinations End	Friday, May 4
Spring Semester Ends	Friday, May 4

Summer 2018
Summer A Classes Begin	Monday May 7
Summer I Classes Begin	Monday May 14
Summer A Drop/Add Ends	Thursday  May 17
Summer I Drop/Add Ends	Monday May 21
Memorial Day-University Closed	Monday May 28
Summer I Course Withdraw Deadline	Thursday June 7
Summer A Course Withdraw Deadline	Thursday June 28
Summer I Ends	Friday June 29
Summer II Begins	Monday July 2
Independence Day-University Closed	Wednesday July 4
Summer II Drop/Add Ends	Monday July 9
Summer II Course Withdraw Deadline	Thursday July 26
Summer II Ends	Friday August 17
Summer A Ends	Friday August 24

Academic Year 2018-2019*

Fall 2018
Drop/Add Period Begins	Monday, August 20
Classes Begin	Monday, August 27
Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)	Monday, September 03
Monday Schedule for Classes	Tuesday, September 04
Drop/Add Period Ends	Friday, September 07
Mid-Semester Pacing Day (No Classes)	Monday, October 8
Course Withdrawal Deadline	Friday, October 19
Spring Registration Begins-Ends	Sunday-Friday, October 28-November 9
University is Open for Business	Wednesday, November 21
Thanksgiving Recess (No Classes)	Wednesday-Friday, November 21-23
Last Day of Classes	Friday, December 7
Final Examinations Begin	Saturday, December 8
Reading Day (No Classes or Exams)	Wednesday, December 12
Final Examinations End	Friday, December 14
Fall Semester Ends	Friday, December 14

Spring 2019
Drop/Add Period Begins	Wednesday, January 9
Classes Begin	Monday, January 14
Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service**	Monday, January 21
Drop/Add Period Ends	Friday, January 25
Spring Recess (No Classes)	Monday-Friday, March 04-08
Classes Resume	Monday, March 11
Course Withdrawal Deadline	Friday, March 15
Fall and Summer Registration Begins-Ends	Sunday-Friday, March 31-April 12
Last Day of Classes	Friday, April 26
Final Examinations Begin	Saturday, April 27
Reading Day (No Classes or Exams)	Wednesday, May 1
Final Examinations End	Friday, May 03
Spring Semester Ends	Friday, May 03

* The Academic Calendar is subject to change.

** Classes that are scheduled at 4 pm or later will be held as scheduled on MLK Day of Service