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Undergraduate Academic Calendar, 2015-2016
Original approval: November 5, 2012. Revisions: October 5, 2015
Fall Term 2015
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Sat., Sep. 5 | Check-in and matriculation for new students |
| Wed., Sep. 9 | First-years register with advisers |
| Wed., Sep. 9 | Fall Convocation: 5:30 pm |
| Thu., Sep. 10 | Academic year begins; classes begin: 8:00 am |
| Wed., Sep. 16 | Drop/add ends at midnight |
| Wed., Sep. 16 | May 2016 degree applications due |
| Thu., Sep. 24 | Drop with record begins: W on all dropped courses |
| Wed., Sep. 30 | Incomplete Grade Change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
| Oct. 15 - 16 | Fall reading days: No classes |
| Mon., Oct. 19 | Classes resume: 8:00 am |
| Fri., Oct. 23 | Midterm: First-year deadline for declaration of physical education grading option |
| Mon., Oct. 26 | Drop with record after midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses |
| Mon., Oct. 26 | Midterm grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Nov. 2 - 9 | Registration for Winter Term 2016 |
| Nov. 23 - 27 | Thanksgiving Holiday: No classes |
| Mon., Nov 30 | Classes resume: 8:00 am |
| Fri., Dec. 11 | Last day of Fall term classes |
| Sat., Dec. 12 | Final Examinations begin: 2:00 pm |
| Fri., Dec. 18 | Final Examinations end: 5:00 pm |
| Tue., Dec. 22 | All grades due: 12:00 noon |
Winter Term 2016
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Mon., Jan. 11 | Classes begin: 8:00 am |
| Fri., Jan. 15 | Drop/add ends at midnight |
| Mon., Jan. 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No classes |
| Jan. 19 - 22 | Shift classes: Mon. on Tue., Tue. on Wed., Wed. on Thu., Thu. on Fri. |
| Tue., Jan. 19 | Founders' Day/Omicron Delta Kappa Convocation |
| Fri., Jan. 22 | Senior deadline for final degree/major/minor changes |
| Mon., Jan. 25 | Drop with record begins: W on all dropped courses |
| Fri., Jan. 29 | Incomplete Grade Change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
| Feb. 2 - 5 | Registration for Spring Term 2016 |
| Fri., Feb. 5 | Sophomore major declaration deadline |
| Fri., Feb. 12 | Mock Convention (classes suspended) |
| Fri., Feb. 19 | Midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses after this date |
| Mon., Feb. 22 | Midterm grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Feb. 22 - 26 | Washington Break: No classes |
| Mon., Feb. 29 | Classes resume: 8:00 am |
| Fri., Mar. 4 | Last day to drop Spring 2016 domestic travel course |
| Sun., Mar. 13 | Phi Beta Kappa/Society of the Cincinnati Convocation |
| Fri., Mar 18 | Spring Option declaration deadline (no extensions without petition) |
| Mar. 29 - Apr. 1 | Registration for Fall Term 2016 |
| Fri., Apr. 8 | Last day of Winter term classes |
| Sat., Apr. 9 | Examinations begin: 2:00 pm |
| Fri., Apr. 15 | Examinations end: 5:00 pm |
| Tue., Apr. 19 | All grades due: 12:00 noon |
Spring Term 2016
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Mon., Apr. 25 | Classes begin: 8:00 am |
| Tue., Apr. 26 | Drop/add ends at midnight |
| Fri. Apr. 29 | December 2016 degree applications due |
| Mon., May 2 | Drop with records begins: W on all dropped courses |
| Fri., May 6 | Midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses after this date |
| Fri., May 13 | Incomplete Grade Change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
| Fri., May 20 | Last day of Spring term classes |
| Sat., May 21 | Examinations: 9:00 am and 2:00 pm |
| Mon., May 23 | Senior grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Wed., May 25 | Baccalaureate Service: 10:00 am |
| Thu., May 26 | Commencement: 10:00 am |
| Fri., May 27 | Non-senior grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Fri., Jun. 3 | Six-week courses end |
| Mon., Jun. 6 | Six-week course grades due: 12:00 noon |