Office of the Registrar
Fall 2016 full-term Academic Calendar
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Undergraduate 51¶ºÄÌ Deadlines |
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Thursday, June 30 |
Deadline for fall freshman admission - Please see Office of 51¶ºÄÌ for more information Freshman students who intend to enroll at 51¶ºÄÌ Miss for the fall 2016 semester must be offered admission on or before Thursday, June 30. |
Friday, Aug. 19 | Deadline for fall transfer admission - Please see Office of 51¶ºÄÌ for more information Transfer students who intend to enroll at 51¶ºÄÌ Miss for the fall 2016 semester must be offered admission on or before Friday, August 19. |
Friday, Aug. 19 |
Deadline for fall readmission - Please see Office of 51¶ºÄÌ for more information Previously enrolled students who intend to reenroll at 51¶ºÄÌ Miss for the fall 2016 semester must be offered readmission on or before Friday, August 19. |
Advisement dates |
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March 1 | Priority Advisement for summer and fall |
March 28-31 | Enrollment appointment registration for summer and fall |
Tuesday, April 12 | Begins open registration for summer and fall |
Academic dates |
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Monday, Aug. 8 |
Mini session classes begin Last day to add/drop mini session classes without instructor permission Last day to drop mini session class and receive 100% financial credit |
Tuesday, Aug. 9 |
Mini session add/drop with instructor permission begins. No financial credit given for mini session classes starting this date |
Tuesday, Aug. 16 | Last day to withdrawal from mini session classes with a grade of W |
Friday, Aug. 19 |
Last day of mini session classes |
Wednesday, Aug. 24 |
Classes begin, including first half-semester (8W1) classes |
Friday, Aug. 26 |
Last day to add/drop (8W1) classes without instructor permission Last day to drop (8W1) courses without a grade of W Last day to drop (8W1) classes and receive 100% financial credit |
Saturday, Aug. 27 |
Saturday classes begin |
Wednesday, Aug. 31 |
Last day to drop full-semester classes and receive 100% financial credit Last day to add/drop full-term classes without instructor permission |
Thursday, Sept. 1 |
No financial credit given for full-semester classes starting this date Grade of W issued for full-term courses dropped starting this date |
Monday, Sept. 5 |
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY (day and night classes do not meet) |
Wednesday, Sept. 28 |
Last day to withdraw from 8W1 courses and receive a grade of W |
Monday, October 3 |
Priority Advisement for spring begins |
Friday, Oct. 7 |
Deadline for faculty to enter interim grades |
Friday, Oct. 14 |
Last day of and final examinations for first half-semester (8W1) classes Midpoint in Fall semester |
Monday, Oct. 17 | Second half-semester (8W2) classes begin |
Wednesday, Oct. 19 |
Last day to add/drop second half-semester (8W2) classes without instructor permission Last day to drop (8W2) courses without a grade of W
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Thursday - Friday, |
FALL BREAK (dates subject to change) |
Saturday, Oct. 22 |
Saturday classes meet |
Monday - Thursday, |
Enrollment appointment registration for spring |
Monday, October 31 |
Begins open registration for spring |
Tuesday, Nov. 1 |
Last day to file application for degree for spring 2017 commencement |
Friday, Nov. 4 |
Last day to withdraw from full-term courses and receive a grade of W |
Tuesday, Nov. 22 | Last day to withdraw from 8W2 courses and receive a grade of W |
Wednesday - Friday, Nov. 23 - 25 |
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS |
Monday, Nov. 28 |
Classes resume
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Monday, Dec. 5 |
Monday night class examinations |
Tuesday, Dec. 6 | Tuesday night class examinations |
Wednesday, Dec. 7 | Wednesday night class examinations |
Thursday, Dec. 8 |
Thursday night class examinations |
Friday, Dec. 9 |
Last day of full term and second half-semester (8W2) classes |
Saturday, Dec. 10 |
Saturday final exams |
Monday - Thursday, |
Full-term and (8W2) final exams |
Friday, Dec. 16 |
Commencement - Reed Green Coliseum |
Saturday, Dec. 17 | Residence halls close at noon |
Monday, Dec. 19 | Final faculty grade submission due into SOAR by 11:00 a.m. |
Tuesday-Wednesday, Dec. 20-21 |
Registrar’s Office processes end of term grades. |
Wednesday, Dec. 21 | Grades available to view in SOAR for students completing their course evaluations. |