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2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Academic Calendar


2014-2015

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First Semester – Fall 2014
Monday, September 1         Academic year commences
Tuesday, September 2   Convocation
Wednesday, September 3   First day of classes
Tuesday, September 9   Last day to Add, Drop or Audit
Tuesday, October 7   Last day to seek Pass/Fail grading option
Monday, October 13   Columbus Day; no classes
Friday, October 17   Mid-Semester
Tuesday, November 11   Veterans’ Day; no classes
Thursday, November 13   Last day to withdraw from a class
Wednesday, November 26   Thanksgiving recess begins (after last class or lab)
Monday, December 1   Classes resume
Monday, December 8   Last day of classes
Tuesday, December 9   Study Day
Wednesday, December 10   Final Examinations begin
Tuesday, December 16   Final Examinations end
 Friday, December 19    Final grades due
     
Winter Intersession 2015
Friday, January 2   First day of classes
Monday, January 19   Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes
Friday, January 23   Last day of classes / Final Examinations
     
Second Semester – Spring 2015
Monday, January 26   First day of classes
Friday, January 30   Last day to Add, Drop or Audit
Monday, February 16   Presidents’ Day; no classes
Tuesday, February 17   Follow Monday’s class schedule
Thursday, February 26   Last day to seek Pass/Fail grading option
Monday, March 9   Mid-Semester
Saturday, March 14   Spring recess begins (after last class or lab)
Monday, March 23   Classes resume
Monday, March 26   Mid-Semester
Wednesday, April 8   Last day to withdraw from a class
Monday, April 20   Patriots’ Day; no classes
Tuesday, May 5   Last day of classes
Wednesday, May 6   Study Day
Thursday, May 7   Final Examinations begin
Wednesday, May 13   Final Examinations end
Friday, May 15   Undergraduate & Graduate Commencement: Charlton College of Business
Friday, May 15   Undergraduate & Graduate Commencement:  College of Engineering, College of Nursing, College of Visual & Performing Arts, School for Marine Science & Technology
Saturday, May 16   Undergraduate & Graduate Commencement: College of Arts & Sciences
Monday, May 18   Final grades due
Monday, May 18   Law School Commencement
     
Maymester 2015    
Tuesday, May 26   First day of classes
Wednesday, May 27   Last day to Add, Drop or Audit
Monday, June 1   Last day to seek Pass/Fail grading option
Monday, June 8   Last day to withdraw from a class
Thursday, June 11   Last day of classes
Friday, June 12   Final Examination day
     
Summer Session I, 2015    
Tuesday, June 16   First day of classes
Wednesday, June 17   Last day to Add, Drop or Audit
Wednesday, June 24   Last day to seek Pass/Fail grading option
Tuesday, July 7   Last day to withdraw from a class
Tuesday, July 14   Last day of classes
Wednesday, July 15   Final Examination day
     
Summer Session II, 2015    
Monday, June 22   First day of classes
Thursday, June 25   Last day to Add, Drop or Audit
Tuesday, July 7   Last day to seek Pass/Fail grading option
Thursday, July 23   Last day to withdraw from a class
Tuesday, August 4   Last day of classes
Thursday, August 6   Final Examination day
     
Summer Session III, 2015    
Tuesday, July 21   First day of classes
Wednesday, July 22   Last day to Add, Drop or Audit
Wednesday, July 29   Last day to seek Pass/Fail grading option
Tuesday, August 11   Last day to withdraw from a class
Tuesday, August 18   Last day of classes
Wednesday, August 19   Final Examination day