2016-2017 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Fall Semester 2016 August 2016 1–5 New Faculty Orientation 8–10 Academic Leadership Group Meeting 11 Faculty/Staff Picnic 12 Faculty/ Staff Sessions and Service Awards Program 15 Academic Division Meeting 16–18 Department/School Retreats 19–21 Getting Started Weekend (meal contract starts at 5 p.m. on Friday) 22–25 Fall Bible Conference 24 Instruction Begins at 8 a.m. 29 Convocation Chapel at 10 a.m. September 2016 5 Labor Day (no classes) 28–29 Trustee Meetings 30 Homecoming October 2016 1 Homecoming 13–16 Fall Break (no classes) 17 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 20 Majors Assemblies 24 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Student- Athletes 25–26 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Seniors 27–28 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Juniors November 2016 1–3 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Sophomores 15–17 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Freshmen 21–12/5 Student Evaluation of Faculty for Fall Semester 2016 23–28 Thanksgiving Break Begins at 1 p.m. (residence halls open; dining hall closed) 29 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. December 2016 13–16 Final Exams* 21 Grades Due at 3 p.m. Spring Semester 2017 January 2017 9 New Student Orientation and Preparation (meal contract starts at 5 p.m.) 10 Instruction Begins at 8 a.m. 10–12 Missions Conference 26-27 Trustee Meetings February 2017 2 Majors Assemblies March 2017 4–12 Spring Break (residence halls open; dining hall closed) 13 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 15 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Student- Athletes 16–17 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Seniors 20–21 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Juniors 22–24 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Sophomores 28–30 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Freshmen April 2016 11 Academic Honors Day 14–17 Easter Break 18 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 19–5/1 Student Evaluation of Faculty for Spring Semester 2016 May 2016 2–5 Final Exams* 4–5 Trustee Meetings 6 121th Annual Commencement (residence halls close at 5 p.m. for undergraduates, 8 p.m. for walking seniors) 10 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 2017 May Session: May 9–May 26, 2017 June Session: June 12–June 23, 2017 Summer Online Courses: May 30–August 18, 2017 (online only) Summer Non-Traditional: May 8–August 18, 2017 (online only) ACADEMIC QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE