Academic Calendar

The Academic Calendar contains important dates and deadlines for students and faculty by semester. Dates include: term start and end, scheduled purges, registration periods and add/drop, last day to drop or withdraw, final examinations, various grade submission deadlines, web open/close for grade submissions, holidays and breaks, commencements, and graduation application deadlines. This calendar is subject to change without notice.

FALL SEMESTER 2018

AUGUST

6	Department Chairs Return to Work
13	Faculty Return to Work
20	Classes Begin for Full Term & Subterm I
20	Last Day to Change Major for Fall Semester
20-23	Late Registration / $100 Late Registration Fee Applies / Add-Drop
20-31	Mandatory Attendance Verification for Full Term & Subterm I Courses
23	Last Day of Registration / Last Day of Add Subterm I
23	Last Day for 100% Tuition Refund (Room/Board Assessed)
23	Last Day to Drop Without Receiving a WD

SEPTEMBER

1	Labor Day Weekend- No Saturday Classes
3	Labor Day Holiday – No Classes
4	Fall Census Date
5	Academic Advisory Council Meeting
10	Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting
14	Fall Commencement Planning Meeting
17-18	Midterm Exams for Subterm I
21	Institutional Review Board Meeting
25	Last Day to Drop Subterm I Course & Receive WD
25	Last Day to Withdraw from University Subterm I & Receive W
26	Web Open for 4 Week Grade Submission for Full Term Courses
26	Mandatory Attendance Verification Full Term Courses
27-28	Mandatory Attendance Verification Subterm I Courses
28	Fall Commencement Planning Meeting

OCTOBER

2	Web Closes for 4 Week Grade Submission for Full Term Courses
2	Mandatory Attendance Verification Full Term Courses – Ends
2	4 Week Grade Submission for Full Term Courses Due in System by 5:00pm
3	Academic Advisory Council Meeting
4-5	Mandatory Attendance Verification Subterm I Courses
6-12	Midterm Exams for Full Term Courses
6-14	Web Open for Midterm Grade Submission for Full Term Courses
8	Student Deadline: Last Day for Students to Remove I’s Earned Spring & Summer Semesters
8	Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting
10	Last Day of Subterm I; Final Examinations
10	Web Open for Subterm I Grade Submission
11	First Day of Subterm II
12	Fall Commencement Planning Meeting
15	Last Day to Add/Drop Subterm II Courses with 100% Tuition Refund
15	Faculty Deadline: Submit Removal of I’s to Registrar’s Office by 5:00pm
15-21	Mandatory Attendance Verification Subterm II Courses
17	Academic Advisory Council Meeting
19	Institutional Review Board
23	Last Day to Drop Full Term Courses & Receive WD
23	Last Day to Withdraw from University Full Term & Receive W
26	Fall Commencement Planning Meeting
31	Academic Advisory Council Meeting

NOVEMBER

1	Registration for Winter Online Intersession 2018 and Spring 2019 Begins
2	Last Day Fall Graduation Applications will be Accepted, Students submitting applications after this date will not have their, names appear in the printed Commencement Program.
5-6	Midterm Examinations for Subterm II Courses
8	Midterm Grades Due in System by 5:00pm
9	Fall Commencement Planning Meeting
12	Veteran’s Day Holiday – No Classes
12-15	Web Open for 12 Week Grade Submission for Full Term Courses
13-14	Mandatory Attendance Verification Full Term Courses
14	Academic Advisory Council Meeting
14	Last Day to Drop Subterm II Courses & Receive WD
14	Last Day to Withdraw from University Subterm II & Receive W
15	Spring Graduation Applications Due
15-21	Mandatory Attendance Verification Subterm II Courses
16	Institutional Review Board Meeting
16	Fall Commencement Planning Meeting
19	Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting
22-23	Thanksgiving Holiday
26	Classes Resume
28	Academic Advisory Council Meeting
29	Fall Commencement Planning Meeting

DECEMBER

7	Fall Commencement Planning Meeting
7	Last Day Subterm II; Final Examinations
7	Outstanding Grade Changes and Transfer Grades (Official Transcripts) for Graduates Due in System & Registrar’s Office by 3:00 p.m.
8	Final Examinations Saturday Classes
9	Baccalaureate Service
10-12	Final Examinations for Full Term Classes
10	Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting
12	Academic Advisory Council Meeting
12	Service of Consecration
13	Nursing Pinning Ceremony
13	Web Open for Final Grade Submission for Full Term & Subterm II
13	All Graduating Senior Grades Due in System by 12:00 noon
14	President’s Day Party for Graduating Seniors
15	Fall Commencement Ceremony
15	Christmas Holiday Begins for Faculty at the End of the Commencement Ceremony
17	All Non-Graduate Grades Due in System by 3:00pm
23	Christmas Holiday Begins for Staff

WINTER ONLINE INTERSESSION 2018

DECEMBER

6	All Intersession Classes Begin
6-7	Late Registration/Add-Drop for Winter Intersession
7	Last Day to Drop Without Receiving a WD
7	Last Day for 100% Tuition Refund for Winter Intersession
19-20	Midterm Examinations
21	Midterm Grades Due in System by 5:00 p.m.
26	Last Day to Drop and Receive a WD
26-30	Mandatory Attendance Verification

JANUARY

2	Last Day of Winter Intersession/Final Examinations
2-3	Web open for final grade submission
3	Final Grades due in System by 3:00 p.m.

SPRING SEMESTER 2019

JANUARY

2	Staff Return to work
7	Faculty Return to work
9	Academic Advisory Council Meeting
14	All Full Term and Subterm I Classes Begin
14	Last Day to Change Majors for Spring Semester
14-17	Late Registration / $100 Late Registration Fee Applies / Add-Drop
14-25	Mandatory Attendance Verification for Full Term & Subterm I
17	Last Day for 100% Tuition Refund for Full Term & Subterm I (Room/Board Assessed)
17	Last Day to Drop Without Receiving a WD
18	Institutional Review Board Meeting
21	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – No Classes
23	Academic Advisory Council Meeting

FEBRUARY

1	Spring Census Day
6	Academic Advisory Council Meeting
7-8	Midterm Examinations for Subterm I Courses
7-9	Web Open for 4 Week Grade Submission for Full Term & Subterm I Courses
8	4 Week Grades Due in System by 5:00pm
8	Spring Commencement Planning Meeting
11	Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting
11-14	Mandatory Attendance Verification for Full Term Courses
15	Institutional Review Board Meeting
15	Last Day to Drop Subterm I Courses & Receive WD
15-17	Mandatory Attendance Verification for Subterm I Courses
18	Last Day to Withdraw from University Subterm I Courses & Receive W
20	Academic Advisory Council Meeting
22	Spring Commencement Planning Meeting
25	Student Deadline: Last Day for Students to Remove I’s Earned Fall Semester

MARCH

1	Spring Commencement Planning Meeting
2	Midterm Examinations for Saturday Courses
2-9	Web Open for Midterm Grade Submission for Full Term Courses
4-8	Midterm Examinations for Full Term Courses
4	Faculty Deadline: Submit Removal of I’s to Registrar’s Office by 5:00 p.m.
5	Last Day Subterm I; Final Examinations
6	Academic Advisory Council Meeting
6	First Day of Subterm II Classes
6-9	Web Open for Subterm I Grade Submission
8	Last Day Add Subterm II Courses
7	Last Day to Add/Drop Subterm II Courses With 100% Tuition Refund
7-15	Mandatory Attendance Verification for Subterm II
9	Midterm Grades Due in System by 5:00pm
11-15	Spring Break
18	Classes Resume
21-22	Alumni Day of Service
22	Institutional Review Board Meeting
22	Spring Commencement Planning Meeting
25	Last Day Spring Graduation Applications will be Accepted Students submitting applications after this date will not have their names appear in the printed Commencement Program.
26	Last Day to Drop Full Term Courses & Receive WD
26	Last Day to Withdraw from the University Full Term & Receive W
26-31	Mandatory Attendance Verification for Full Term Courses

APRIL

3	Academic Advisory Council Meeting
5	Academic Showcase
5	Spring Commencement Planning Meeting
6	Student Honors & Awards
8	Early Registration for Summer & Fall Begins
12	Faculty & Staff Honors & Awards
12	Spring Commencement Planning Meeting
13-17	Web Open for 12 Week Grade Submission for Full Term Courses & Subterm II
17	Academic Advisory Council Meeting
17	Last Day to Drop Subterm II Courses & Receive WD
19	Good Friday Holiday – No Classes
19-20	Mandatory Attendance Verification for Subterm II Courses
20	Easter Week-end – No Saturday Classes
26	Spring Commencement Planning Meeting
29	Outstanding Grade Changes & Transfer Grades (Official Transcripts) for Graduates Due in System & in Registrar’s Office by 3:00pm
29	Last Day Subterm II; Final Examinations

MAY

1	Academic Advisory Council Meeting
4	Spring Commencement Planning Meeting
4-8	Final Examinations for Full Term
5	Baccalaureate Service
8	Service of Consecration
9	Nursing Pinning Ceremony
10	President’s Day Party for Graduating Seniors
11	Spring Commencement Ceremony
4	President's Reception for Graduates (Tentative)
4	Financial Aid SAP Calculation
5	Commencement Ceremony
7	Financial Aid 2018-2019 Satisfactory Academic Progress Notification will be emailed to the Cookman email address
11	Last Day for Nine-Month Faculty

SUMMER SEMESTER 2018