Academic Year Calendar

Spring Semester 2013

Month	Day	Event
January	2	College Opens
	6	New Students Arrive, Orientation Begins
	7	Returning, Boarding and Non-Boarding Students Arrive and Complete Final Registration
	8	New Student Academic Advisement Meetings
	8	Registration for Part-Time Students (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)
	9	Spring Semester Classes Begin
	16	Last Day to Add and/or Drop Courses Without Grade
	21	Martin Luther King Day (College Closed)
March	6	Registration for Fall Semester 2013 Distributed to Advisors
	7 - 22	Available dates for Academic Advisement for Fall Semester 2013
	9	Campus Visit Day for Prospective Students & Their Parents
	13	Classes Canceled after 3:50 pm
	14 - 15	Spring Break (Classes Canceled)
	18 - April 7	Pre-registration for Summer Term 2013
	21	Last Day to Drop a Course and Receive a Grade of W
April	1 - 7	On-line pre-registration for Fall Semester 2013
	15 - 18	Final Examinations
	18	Spring Semester Ends
	19	Residence Halls Close at 11:00 am
	20	Spring Commencement Ceremony
	24	Spring Semester Grades Due at 10:00 am

Month	Day	Event
April	26	Summer Residences Halls Open at 11:00 am
	29	Summer Term Classes Begin
May	1	Last Day to Add Courses
	2 - 5	Alumni Weekend
	27	Memorial Day (Classes Canceled)
	30	Last Day to Drop a Course and Receive a Grade of W
June	13	Summer Term Ends
	13	Summer Resident Hall Closes at 5:00 pm
	19	Summer Term Grades Due at 11:00 am

Month	Day	Event
August	24	New Students Arrive, Orientation Begins
	25 - 28	Returning Boarding Students Arrive
	28	Convocation
	28	Registration for Part-Time Students (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)
	29	Fall Semester Classes Begin
September	5	Last Day to Add and/or Drop Courses Without Grade
October	10	Registration Materials for Spring and Summer Terms 2014 Distributed to Advisors
	11 - 28	Available dates for Academic Advisement for Spring Semester 2014
	14	Columbus Day - Classes Canceled
	19	Campus Visit Day for Prospective Students & Their Parents
	28 - Nov 2	On-line Pre-registration for Spring Semester 2014
November	1-3	Family Weekend
	7	Last Day to Drop a Course and Receive a Grade of W
	9	Campus Visit Day for Prospective Students & Their Parents
	27	Classes Canceled after 3:50 pm
	28 - 29	Thanksgiving Holiday (Classes Canceled)
December	6	Reading Day - no classes held
	9 - 12	Final Examinations
	12	Fall Semester Ends
	13	Residence Halls Close at 11:00 am
	14	Fall Commencement Ceremony at 9:00 am - Gymnasium
	18	Fall Semester Grades Due at 10:00 am
	24 - Jan 1	College Closed

Month	Day	Event
January	2	College Opens
	11	New Students Arrive, Orientation Begins
	12 - 13	Returning, Boarding and Non-Boarding Students Arrive and Complete Final Registration
	13	Registration for Part-Time Students (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)
	14	Spring Semester Classes Begin
	20	Martin Luther King Day (College Closed)
	21	Last Day to Add and/or Drop Courses Without Grade
February	4	Reading Day - no classes held
March	18	Classes Canceled after 3:50 pm
	19 - 21	Spring Break (Classes Canceled)
	24	Registration Materials for Fall Semester 2014 Distributed to Advisors
	25 - Apr 11	Available dates for Academic Advisement for Fall Semester 2014
	27	Last Day to Drop a Course with a W
	29	Campus Visit Day for Prospective Students & Their Parents
April	14 - 18	On-line Pre-registration for Fall Semester 2014
	16	Honors Day
	25	Reading Day - no classes held
	28 - May 1	Final Examinations
May	1	Spring Semester Ends
	2	Residence Halls Close at 11:00 am
	3	Spring Commencement Ceremony - Amphitheatre
	7	Spring Semester Grades Due at 10:00 am

Month	Day	Event
May	9 - 11	Alumni Weekend
	9	Summer Residence Hall opens at 11:00 am
	12	Summer Term Classes Begin
	14	Last Day to Add Courses
	26	Memorial Day (Classes Canceled)
June	9	Last Day to Drop a Course and Receive a W
	26	Summer Term Ends
	26	Summer Residence Hall Closes at 5:00 pm
July	2	Summer Term Grades Due at 11:00 am