Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2019 - 2020 
    
    Mar 19, 2024  
Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2019 - 2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendars



The traditional undergraduate programs operate on a two-semester plus 12-week summer academic calendar. The academic year consists of an early fall semester that ends before the Christmas holidays and a spring semester that concludes in early May. Summer courses may be used to lighten the course load during the regular academic semesters, to enrich and broaden the educational experience or to accelerate the student's progress toward graduation.

Degree completion programs operate on a two-semester system. The fall semester runs from July through December. The spring semester runs from January through June.

Traditional Undergraduate Academic Calendar: Fall and Spring

The traditional undergraduate programs operate on a two-semester plus 12-week summer academic calendar. The academic year consists of an early fall semester that ends before the Christmas holidays and a spring semester that concludes in early May. Summer courses may be used to lighten the course load during the regular academic semesters, to enrich and broaden the educational experience or to accelerate the student's progress toward graduation.

  Fall 2019  Spring 2020
 Admissions Application
          Early Action deadline  December 1, 2018  March 1, 2019
          Priority Filing deadline  March 1, 2019  December 1, 2019
 Registration
          Online registration opens  March 11, 2019  March 11, 2019
          Register online, no late fees: last day  August 19  January 6
          Register online, $50 late fee per course with faculty              consent   August 20 - September 8  January 7 - 26
          Register via academic petition: $100 late registration            fee per course, academic petition required with $50              fee, faculty consent required  September 9 - 15  January 27 - February 2
          No further registration: week 4  September 16  February 3
 Semester Start/End Dates
          Full-term  August 26, 2019 - December 6, 2019  January 13, 2020 - May 1, 2020
          Final exams  December 9, 2019 - December 12, 2019  May 4, 2020 - May 7, 2020
 Grading
          Last day to request grading option  September 8  January 26
          Grades due  December 17  May 12
          Incomplete, last day to apply for   December 12  May 7
 Last day to withdrawal from courses with grade of W  November 3  March 29
 Last day to accept student assignments  December 12  May 7
 Commencement    
          Priority registration deadline for participation  September 30, 2019  January 31, 2020
          Ceremony  December 14, 2019  May 9, 2020
 Holidays
          Mid-term break; no classes  October 17, 2019 - October 18, 2019  March 9, 2020 - March 13, 2020
          Offices closed; no classes  September 2, 2019  January 20, 2020
 November 28, 2019 - November 29, 2019  February 17, 2020
 December 24, 2019 - January 1, 2020  April 10, 2020

Traditional Undergraduate Calendar: Summer 2020

Registration
          Online Registration opens March 16, 2020
          Register online, no late fees: last day  
                    Full-term and Session 1 May 11
                    Session 2 June 22 
          Register online with $50 late registration fee per course and                      faculty consent required  
                    Full-term June 1 - 7
                    Session 1 N/A
                    Session 2 N/A
          No further registration  
                    Full-term (week 4) June 8
                    Session 1 (week 3) June 1
                    Session 2 (week 2) July 13
          Drop courses without grade penalty  
                    Full-term courses June 21
                    Session 1 courses June 14
                    Session 2 courses July 19
Semester Start/End Dates
          Full-term May 18, 2020 - August 7, 2020
          First session May 18, 2020 - June 26, 2020
          Second session June 29, 2020 - August 7, 2020
Grading
          Last day to request grading option  
                    Full-term and Session 1 May 31
                    Session 2 July 12
          Grades due  
                    Session 1 June 30
                    Full-term and Session 2 courses August 11
          Incomplete, last day to apply for  
                    Session 1 June 28
                    Full-term and Session 2 August 9
Last day to accept student assignments
          Session 1 June 26
          Full-term and Session 2 August 9
Holidays
          Offices closed; no classes May 25, 2020
July 4, 2020

Degree Completion Academic Calendar: Fall And Spring

Degree completion programs operate on a two semester system. The fall semester runs from July through December. The spring semester runs from January through June. Groups of students begin in January and July.

  Fall 2019 Spring 2020
 Admissions application priority filing July 15, 2019 November 15, 2019
 Registration    
          First day  April 8, 2019  April 8, 2019
          Register online, no late fees: last day     
                    Session 1 June 24 January 6
                    Session 2 August 5 February 17
                    Session 3 September 23 April 6
                    Session 4 November 4 May 18
          Register online, $50 late fee per course with faculty            consent    
                    Session 1 June 25, 2019 - July 14, 2019 January 7, 2020 - January 26, 2020
                    Session 2 August 6, 2019 - August 25, 2019 February 18, 2020 - March 8, 2020
                    Session 3 September 24, 2019 - October 13, 2019 April 7, 2020 - April 26, 2020
                    Session 4 November 5, 2019 - November 24, 2019 May 19, 2020 - June 7, 2020
          No further registration: week 3    
                    Session 1 July 15 January 27
                    Session 2 August 26 March 9
                    Session 3 October 14 April 27
                    Session 4 November 25 June 8
Term begins July 1 January 13
Term ends December 22 July 5
 Sessions
          First session (begins)  July 1, 2019   January 13, 2020
          Second session (begins)  August 12, 2019   February 24, 2020 
          Third session (begins)  September 30, 2019   April 13, 2020 
          Fourth session (begins)  November 11, 2019   May 25, 2020 
Last day to accept student assignments Three days after last day of class Three days after last day of class
 Commencement 
          Priority registration deadline for participation  September 30, 2019  January 31, 2020
          Ceremony  December 14, 2019  May 9, 2020
 Holidays
          Mid-term break; no classes  September 23, 2019 - September 27, 2019  April 6, 2020 - April 10, 2020
          Offices closed; no classes  July 4, 2019 January 20, 2020
 November 28, 2019 - November 29, 2019 April 10, 2020
 December 23, 2019 - January 1, 2020  
          Offices closed; classes meet  September 2, 2019  February 17, 2020
   May 25, 2020