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Calendar is subject to change.

Fall Semester

Activity 2017 2018 2019
Faculty conferences, registration, and orientationAugust 21-27August 20-26August 19-25
First day of classesAugust 28August 27August 26
Labor Day — college closedSeptember 4September 3September 2
Rosh Hashanah — classes suspend at 4pmSeptember 20September 9September 29
Rosh Hashanah — college closedSeptember 21-22September 10-11September 30-October 1
Yom Kippur — classes suspend at 4pmSeptember 29September 18October 8
Yom Kippur — college closedSeptember 30September 19October 9
Thanksgiving recess — college closedNovember 23-26November 22-25November 28-December 1
Last day of the semesterDecember 21December 18December 17
New Year's Eve observed — college closedDecember 31December 31December 31

Winter Session

Activity 2018 2019 2020
First day of classesJanuary 2January 2January 2
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — college closedJanuary 15January 21January 20
Last day of the sessionJanuary 18January 17January 17

Spring Semester

Activity 2018 2019 2020
Faculty conferences, registration, and orientationJanuary 24-26January 23-25January 22-24
First day of classesJanuary 29January 28January 27
President’s Day — college closedFebruary 19February 18February 17
Spring recess — no classesMarch 26-April 1April 15-21April 6-12
Last day of the semesterMay 23May 20May 18
CommencementMay 24May 23May 21
Memorial Day — college closedMay 28May 27May 25

Summer Session 1/Summer Session 2

Activity 2018 2019 2020
First day of summer session 1 classesMay 29May 28May 26
Last day of summer session 1 classesJuly 2July 1June 29
Independence Day — college closedJuly 4July 4July 4
First day of summer session 2 classesJuly 9July 8June 30
Last day of summer session 2 classesAugust 2August 1July 27