Academic Calendar

First Semester - Fall 2015
Tuesday, September 1, 2015	Academic year commences
Tuesday, September 1, 2015	Convocation
Wednesday, September 2, 2015	First day of classes
Monday, September 7, 2015	Labor Day; no classes
Wednesday, September 9, 2015	Last day to Add, Drop, or Audit
Wednesday, October 7, 2015	Last day to file Pass/Fail
Monday, October 12, 2015	Columbus Day Holiday - no classes
Tuesday, October 13, 2015	Follow Monday’s schedule
Wednesday, November 11, 2015	Veterans Day Holiday - no classes
Thursday, November 12, 2015	Last day to Withdraw from a class
Wednesday, November 25, 2015	Thanksgiving recess begins after last class or lab
Monday, November 30, 2015	Classes resume
Tuesday, December 8, 2015	Last day of Fall classes
Wednesday, December 9, 2015	Study Day
Thursday December 10, 2015	Examinations begin
Wednesday, December 16, 2015	Examinations end

Wintersession 2016
Monday, January 4, 2016	Intersession commences
Monday, January 18, 2016	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: no classes
Friday, January 22, 2016	Intersession ends, intersession finals

Spring Semester - Spring 2016
Monday, January 25, 2016	Spring classes begin
Friday, January 29, 2016	Last day to Add, Drop, or Audit
Monday, February 15, 2016	Presidents’ Day Holiday: no classes
Tuesday, February 16, 2016	Follow Monday’s class schedule
Friday, February 26, 2016	Last day to file Pass/Fail
Frfiday, March 11, 2016	Spring recess begins after last class or lab
Monday, March 21, 2016	Classes resume
Friday, April 8, 2016	Last day to Withdraw from a class
Monday, April 16, 2016	Patriots’ Day: no classes
Tuesday, May 3, 2016	Spring classes end
Wednesday, May 4, 2016	Study Day
Thursday, May 5, 2016	Examinations begin
Wednesday, May 11, 2016	Examinations end
Friday, May 13, 2016	Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement (Charlton College of Business)
Saturday, May 14, 2016	Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement (College of Engineering, College of Nursing, College of Visual & Performing Arts & SMAST)
Saturday, May 14, 2016	Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement (College of Arts & Sciences)
Saturday, May 14, 2016	Final grades due
Monday, May 16, 2016	Graduate and Law School Commencement

First Semester - Fall 2015