2019-20 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Fall Semester 2019 August 2019 1–2, 5 New Faculty Orientation 6–7 Academic Leadership Group Meetings 8 Faculty/Staff Picnic 9 Faculty/ Staff Sessions and Service Awards Program 12 Academic Division Meeting 13–15 Department/School Retreats 16–18 Getting Started Weekend (meal contract starts at 5 p.m. on Friday) 19–22 Fall Bible Conference 21 Instruction begins at 8 a.m. September 2019 2 Labor Day (no classes) October 2019 2–3 Trustee Meetings 4–5 Homecoming and Parents Weekend 17–20 Fall Break (no classes) 21 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 21–22 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Priority Registration 23–24 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Seniors 28–29 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Juniors TBA Majors Assemblies 30–11/1 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Sophomores November 2019 12–14 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Freshmen 18–12/2 Student Evaluation of Faculty for Fall Semester 27–12/2 Thanksgiving Break Begins at 1 p.m. (residence halls open; dining hall closed) December 2019 3 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 10–13 Final Exams* 18 Grades Due at 3 p.m. Spring Semester 2020 January 2020 6 New Student Orientation and Preparation (meal contract starts at 5 p.m.) 7 Instruction Begins at 8 a.m. 7–9 Missions Conference 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) 23–24 Trustee Meetings February 2020 TBA Majors Assemblies 29–3/8 Spring Break (residence halls open; dining hall closed) March 2020 9 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 16–17 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Priority Registration 18–19 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Seniors 20–23 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Juniors 24–25 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Sophomores 26–27 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Freshmen April 2020 TBA Academic Honors Day 10–12 Easter Break (no classes) 13 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 13–27 Student Evaluation of Faculty for Spring Semester 28–5/1 Final Exams* 30–5/1 Trustee Meetings May 2020 2 124th Annual Commencement (residence halls close at 5 p.m. for undergraduates, 8 p.m. for walking seniors) 6 Grades due at 3 p.m. *Final exam schedules are published at the beginning of each semester. Please be sure that your travel arrangements do not confl ict with your final exams. Summer Sessions 2020 May Session: May 4–May 22, 2020 June Session: June 15–June 26, 2020 Summer Online Courses: May 26–August 14, 2020 (online only) Summer Non-Traditional: May 4–August 14, 2020 (online only) ACADEMIC CALENDAR