2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Fall Semester 2013 August 2013 16 Residence Halls Open 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. 26 Convocation (10 a.m.) September 2013 2 Labor Day (no classes) October 2013 4–5 Homecoming 17–18 Fall Break (residence halls open; limited dining hours) 21 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 24 Majors Assemblies 22–23 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Seniors 24–25 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Juniors 29–31 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Sophomores November 2013 1–2 Grandparents Day/Parents Weekend 12–14 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Freshmen 27–29 Thanksgiving Break Begins at 1 p.m. (residence halls open; dining hall closed) December 2013 2 Thanksgiving Break (no classes) 3 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 10–13 Final Exams* 14 Christmas Break Begins (residence halls close at 5 p.m.) Spring Semester 2014 January 2014 5 Residence Halls Open 6 New Student Orientation and Registration (meal contract starts at 5 p.m.) 7 Instruction Begins at 8 a.m. 7–9 Missions Conference February 2014 6 Majors Assemblies March 2014 3–7 Spring Break (residence halls open; dining hall closed) 10 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 18–19 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Seniors 20–21 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Juniors 24–25 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Sophomores 26–28 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Freshmen April 2014 14 Academic Honors Day 18–21 Easter Break (residence halls open; limited dining hours) 22 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 29–30 Final Exams May 2014 1–2 Final Exams* 3 118th Annual Commencement (residence halls close at 5 p.m. for undergraduates, 8 p.m. for walking seniors) *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 2014 Session I: May 6–June 20, 2014 Session II: July 7–August 1, 2014 Session III: May 27–August 15, 2014 (online only) Session IV: July 7–August 15, 2014 (online only) ACADEMIC QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE