2015-2016 Academic Calendar

Students should check with their individual units as academic calendars for some graduate professional units may differ from the above.

For college/school commencements please check with your dean's office.

    2014-2015(REVISED) 2015-2016 (REVISED) 2016-2017
Fall Semester Begins   Wed Sept 1 Thurs Sept 1 Tue Sept 4
Regular Saturday Classes Start   Sat Sept 11 Sat Sept 10 Sat Sept 8
Labor Day   Mon Sept 6- NO CLASSES Mon Sept 5- NO CLASSES  
Changes in Designation
of Class Days		 *** Wed Sept 8- Mon Classes Thurs Sept 8- Mon Classes Tue Nov 20- Thursday Classes
  *** Mon Nov 22- Wed Classes Mon Nov 21- Wed Classes Wed Nov 21- Friday Classes
      Tue Nov 22- Thurs Classes  
Thanksgiving Recess   Wed Nov 24- Sun Nov 28 Wed Nov 23- Sun Nov 27 Thurs Nov 22- Sun Nov 25
Regular Classes End   Mon Dec 13 Tue Dec 13 Wed Dec 12
Reading Days   Tue Dec 14 and Wed Dec 15 Wed Dec 14 and Thurs Dec 15 Thurs Dec 13
Fall Exams Begin   Thurs Dec 16 Fri Dec 16 Fri Dec 14
Fall Exams End   Thurs Dec 23 Fri Dec 23 Fri Dec 21
Winter Session Begins   Thurs Dec 23 Fri Dec 23 Fri Dec 21
Winter Session Ends   Sat Jan 15, 2014 Sat Jan 14, 2015 Sat Jan 19, 2016
Spring Semester Begins   Tue Jan 18 Tue Jan 17 Tue Jan 22
Spring Recess Begins   Sat Mar 12 Sat Mar 10 Sat Mar 16
Spring Recess Ends   Sun Mar 20 Sun Mar 18 Sun Mar 24
Regular Classes End   Mon May 2 Mon April 30 Mon May 6
Reading Days   Tue May 3 and Wed May 4 Tue May 1 and Wed May 2 Tue May 7 and Wed May 8
Spring Exams Begin   Thurs May 5 Thurs May 3 Thurs May 9
Spring Exams End   Wed May 11 Wed May 9 Wed May 15
University Commencement   Sun May 15 Sun May 13 Sun May 19
Summer Session Begins   Tue May 31 Tue May 29 Tue May 28
Summer Session Ends   Wed Aug 17 Wed Aug 15 Wed Aug 14
*** Please note recent changes to the Fall academic calendar.
Students should check with their individual units as academic calendars for some graduate professional units may differ from the above.