2017-2018 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Fall Semester 2017 August 2017 1–4 New Faculty Orientation 7–9 Academic Leadership Group Meeting 10 Faculty/Staff Picnic 11 Faculty/ Staff Sessions and Service Awards Program 14 Academic Division Meeting 15–17 Department/School Retreats 18–20 Getting Started Weekend (meal contract starts at 5 p.m. on Friday) 21–24 Fall Bible Conference 23 Instruction Begins at 8 a.m. September 2017 4 Labor Day (no classes) October 2016 4–5 Trustee Meetings 6–7 Homecoming 19–22 Fall Break (no classes) 23 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 23 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Priority Registration 24–25 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Seniors 26–27 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Juniors 26 Majors Assemblies 31–11/2 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Sophomores November 2017 14–16 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Freshmen 20–12/4 Student Evaluation of Faculty for Fall Semester 22–27 Thanksgiving Break Begins at 1 p.m. (residence halls open; dining hall closed) 28 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. December 2017 12–15 Final Exams* 20 Grades Due at 3 p.m. Spring Semester 2018 January 2018 8 New Student Orientation and Preparation (meal contract starts at 5 p.m.) 9 Instruction Begins at 8 a.m. 9–11 Missions Conference 25–26 Trustee Meetings February 2018 1 Majors Assemblies March 2018 3–11 Spring Break (residence halls open; dining hall closed) 12 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 16 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Priority Registration 19–20 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Seniors 21–22 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Juniors 23–26 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Sophomores 27–29 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Freshmen 30–4/2 Easter Break April 2018 3 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 16–30 Student Evaluation of Faculty for Spring Semester May 2018 1–4 Final Exams* 3–4 Trustee Meetings 5 122nd Annual Commencement (residence halls close at 5 p.m. for undergraduates, 8 p.m. for walking seniors) 9 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 2018 May Session: May 8–May 25, 2018 June Session: June 11–June 22, 2018 Summer Online Courses: May 29–August 17, 2018 (online only) Summer Non-Traditional: May 7–August 17, 2018 (online only) ACADEMIC QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE