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Original approval: April 6, 2015. Last revision: August 25, 2017
Fall Term 2017
| Date | Event |
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| Wed., Sep. 6 | First-years register with advisers |
| Wed., Sep. 6 | Fall Convocation: 5:30 pm |
| Thu., Sep. 7 | Academic year begins; classes begin: 8:00 am |
| Wed., Sep. 13 | Drop/add ends at midnight |
| Wed., Sep. 13 | May 2018 degree applications due |
| Thu., Sep. 21 | Drop with record begins: W on all dropped courses |
| Wed., Sep. 27 | Incomplete Grade Change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
| Oct. 12 - 13 | Fall reading days: No classes |
| Mon., Oct. 16 | Classes resume: 8:00 am |
| Fri., Oct. 20 | Midterm: First-year deadline for declaration of physical education grading option |
| Fri., Oct. 20 | Drop with record after midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses |
| Mon., Oct. 23 | Midterm grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Nov. 6 - 10 | Registration for Winter Term 2018 |
| Nov. 20 - 24 | Thanksgiving Holiday: No classes |
| Mon., Nov 27 | Classes resume: 8:00 am |
| Fri., Dec. 8 | Last day of Fall term classes |
| Sat., Dec. 9 | Final Examinations begin: 2:00 pm |
| Fri., Dec. 15 | Final Examinations end: 12:00 noon |
| Tue., Dec. 19 | All grades due: 12:00 noon |
Winter Term 2018
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Mon., Jan. 8 | Classes begin: 8:00 am |
| Fri., Jan. 12 | Drop/add ends at midnight |
| Mon., Jan. 15 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No classes (Monday classes held on Friday) |
| Thu., Jan.18 | Founders Day/Omicron Delta Kappa Convocation |
| Fri., Jan. 19 | Monday classes held on Friday of MLK week |
| Mon., Jan. 22 | Drop with record begins: W on all dropped courses |
| Fri., Jan. 26 | Incomplete Grade Change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
| Feb. 6 - 9 | Registration for Spring Term 2018 |
| Fri., Feb. 9 | Sophomore major declaration deadline |
| Fri., Feb. 16 | Midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses after this date |
| Mon., Feb. 19 | Midterm grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Feb. 19 - 23 | Washington Break: No classes |
| Mon., Feb. 26 | Classes resume: 8:00 am |
| Fri., Mar. 2 | Deadline to drop Spring 2018 domestic extra-fee course without being responsible for the fee |
| Fri., Mar. 2 | Spring Option declaration deadline |
| Sun., Mar. 18 | Phi Beta Kappa/Society of the Cincinnati Convocation |
| Mar. 27-30 | Registration for Fall Term 2018 |
| Fri., Apr. 6 | Last day of Winter term classes |
| Sat., Apr. 7 | Examinations begin: 2:00 pm |
| Fri., Apr. 13 | Examinations end: 12:00 noon |
| Tue., Apr. 17 | All grades due: 12:00 noon |
Spring Term 2018
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Mon., Apr. 23 | Classes begin: 8:00 am |
| Mon., Apr. 23 | Drop/add begins |
| Tue., Apr. 24 | Drop/add ends at midnight |
| Fri. Apr. 27 | December 2018 degree applications due |
| Mon., Apr. 30 | Drop with records begins: W on all dropped courses |
| Fri., May 4 | Midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses after this date |
| Fri., May 18 | Last day of Spring term classes |
| Sat., May 19 | Examinations: 9:00 am and 2:00 pm |
| Mon., May 21 | Senior grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Wed., May 23 | Baccalaureate Service: 10:00 am |
| Thu., May 24 | Commencement: 10:00 am |
| Fri., May 25 | Non-senior grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Fri., Jun. 1 | Six-week courses end |
| Mon., Jun. 4 | Six-week course grades due: 12:00 noon |
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