SPRING 2016 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
January 6, 2016
January 7, 2016
Wednesday
Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
January 8, 2016
January 11, 2016
Friday
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Saturday
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Monday
January 13, 2016
January 18, 2016
January 19, 2016
February 1, 2016
February 3, 2016
Wednesday
Monday
Tuesday
Monday
Wednesday
February 4, 2016
February 8-9, 2016
February 10, 2016
February 22, 2016
March 2, 2016
March 5-10, 2016
April 18, 2016
Thursday
Monday-Tuesday
Wednesday
Monday
Wednesday
Saturday-Thursday
Monday
March 14, 2016
March 16, 2016
Monday
Wednesday
March 21-28, 2016
March 29, 2016
March 30, 2016
April 4, 2016
April 14, 2014
April 16-21, 2016
April 26, 2016
May 2, 2016
May 3, 2016
May 7, 2016
May 7-12, 2016
May 17, 2016
Monday-Saturday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Monday
Thursday
Saturday-Thursday
Tuesday
Monday
Tuesday
Saturday
Saturday-Thursday
Tuesday
January 9, 2016
Faculty/Staff Institute
Testing and Registration for Freshmen and First-Time Transfer
Students; Early Registration Ends; REEL (Registered Early Express
Line) registration for students who participated in early
registration only
Registration for Returning Students; Jaguar Courtyard Move-In
Day (see student housing letter for details)
Registration for Returning Students (Open to All Students)
Classes Begin; Late Registration (apply fee) Begins; Add/Drop
Period Begins
Classes Begin for Online Programs (1st 8-week session)
Martin Luther King Holiday
Classes Resume
Last Day to Add Credit Courses and Change Class Sections
Final Day to Pay Fees; Purge ALL Students with Unpaid Fees – 14th
Class Day (Census Date)
Deadline for Graduation Applications for Fall 2016
Mardi Gras Holiday – University Closed
Classes Resume
Final Day to change “I” Grade for Fall 2015
Classes End for Online Programs (1st 8-week Session)
Mid-Semester Examination Period
Early Registration and Advising Period Begins for Summer and Fall
2016 – Mandatory for Students Enrolled Students Spring 2016
Classes Begin for Online Programs (2nd 8-week Session)
Mid-Semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office
SPRING BREAK
Classes Resume
Deadline for Dropping Courses with a “W”
Deadline to Withdraw from the University
Honors and Awards Convocation
Final Examination Period for Graduates
Final Grades Due for Graduation Candidates by 4:00 p.m.
Classes End for Online Programs (2nd 8-week Session)
Commencement
Last Day of Class
Final Examination Period for Non-Graduates
Final Grades Due in Registrar’s Office for Non-Graduation
Candidates; Spring Semester Ends
NOTE: The University reserves the right to amend the calendar when necessary and will make every effort to notify the
campus community should this occur.
Registrar’s Office
University Approval Date: June 29, 2015
University Release Date: June 30, 2015
Updated: November 11, 2015