Academic Calendar 2017-2018
| FALL TRIMESTER 2017 | ||
| Tuition Due | Friday | August 4 |
| Orientation for New Students | Wednesday - Friday | August 30 - September 1 |
| *Holiday - Labor Day | Monday | September 4 |
| First Day of Instruction | Tuesday | September 5 |
| **Constitution Day | Monday | September 18 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Tuesday - Friday | November 21-24 |
| *Holiday - Thanksgiving | Thursday & Friday | November 23 & 24 |
| Last Day of Instruction and to File Dissertations | Friday | December 8 |
| *Holiday - Winter Break | Friday - Monday | December 22 & 25 |
| Grading Date: All grades for fall trimester due. Incompletes received previous trimester become "No Credits" if a grade and evaluation or an approved extension are not received by this date. | Friday | December 29 |
| *Holiday - New Year | Friday & Monday | December 29 & January 1 |
| WINTER TRIMESTER 2018 | ||
| Tuition Due | Friday | December 8 |
| First Day of Instruction | Tuesday | January 2 |
| *Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday | January 15 |
| *Holiday - Presidents' Day | Monday | February 19 |
| Last Day of Instruction and to File Dissertations | Monday | April 2 |
| Grading Date: All grades for winter trimester due. Incompletes received previous trimester become "No Credits" if a grade and evaluation or an approved extension are not received by this date. | Monday | April 23 |
| SPRING TRIMESTER 2018 | ||
| Tuition Due | Friday | March 9 |
| First Day of Instruction | Monday | April 9 |
| *Holiday - Memorial Day | Monday | May 28 |
| Commencement | Sunday | June 3 |
| Last Day of Instruction and to File Dissertations | Friday | June 15 |
| Grading Date: All grades for spring trimester due. Incompletes received previous trimester become "No Credits" if a grade and evaluation or an approved extension are not received by this date. | Friday | July 6 |
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**Constitution Day is a federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. September 17 is the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 1787 in Philadelphia. This day is not observed by granting time off from work or classes. The day is officially celebrated this year on September 18 because September 17 is a Sunday.