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2015-2016 Academic Calendar

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Date Activity August 24, 2015 First day of 2015-2016 appointment period (9-month) September 2, 2015 First day of classes (Fall 14-week term) September 7, 2015 Labor Day, Campus is closed October 15, 2015 Registration begins for January 2016 interim November 9, 2015 Spring 2016 registration begins on a priority basis November 25, 2015 Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:30pm, no classes Wednesday evening November 26, 2015 Thanksgiving, campus closed November 27, 2015 Thanksgiving recess in progress, most campus offices open for normal business hours November 30, 2015 Classes resume December 14, 2015 Last day of classes (Fall 14-week term) December 15, 2015 Final examinations begin December 19, 2015 Commencement (students completing courses in Decemeber or January interim attend this ceremony) December 21, 2015 Last day of final examinations December 22, 2015 Holiday recess begins January 4, 2016 First day of class January 2016 interim, Holiday recess ends January 11th-22nd, 2016 Advising, testing and registration week January 13th, 2016 Summer 2016 registration begins January 18th, 2016 Observance of Martin Luther King Day - campus closed January 22, 2016 Last day of classes January 2016 interim
OFFICIAL END DATE OF THE FALL 2015 SEMESTER January 25, 2016 First day of classes (Spring 14-week term) March 12, 2016 Spring recess begins March 21, 2016 Classes resume April 4, 2016 Fall 2016 registration begins on a priority basis May 6, 2016 Last day of classes (Spring 14-week term) May 9, 2016 Final examinations begin May 13, 2016 Last day of final examinations
OFFICIAL END DATE OF THE SPRING 2016 SEMESTER May 14, 2016 Commencement (students completing courses in spring or summer semester attend this ceremony) May 22, 2016 Last day of contract period May 28-30, 2016 Memorial Day recess - campus closed May 23, 2016 Four week 1 and Ten Week classes begin June 17, 2016 Four week 1 classes end June 20, 2016 Four week 2, six-week and eight-week classes begin July 4, 2015 Independence Day observance - campus closed July 15, 2016 Four-week 2 classes end July 18, 2016 Four-week 3 classes begin July 29, 2016 Six-week and Ten Week classes end August 12, 2016 Four-week 3 and eight-week classes end
OFFICIAL END OF SUMMER 2016 SEMESTER

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