Fall Semester 2012Orientation Begins | Saturday, August 25-Monday, August 27 | Courses Begin | Tuesday, August 28 | Add/Drop/Withdrawal | Vary by School | Reading Days | Saturday, October 06-Tuesday, October 09 | Fall Convocation | Friday, October 26 | Family Weekend | Friday, October26-Sunday, October 28 | Thanksgiving Recess | Wednesday, November 21-Sunday, November 25 | Courses End | Friday, December 07 | Reading Day | Sunday, December 09 | Examinations | Monday, December 10-Tuesday, December 18 | Reading Days | Thursday, December 13; Sunday, December 16 | Fall degrees conferred | Friday, December 28 (no ceremony) |
January Term 2013
Courses Begin | Wednesday, January 02-Friday, January 11 | Courses End | Friday, January 11 |
Spring Semester 2013
Courses Begin | Monday, January 14 | University Holiday | Monday, January 21, Martin Luther King Day | Add/Drop/Withdrawal | Vary by School | Spring Recess | Saturday, March 09-Sunday, March 17 | Courses End | Tuesday, April 30 | Reading Day | Wednesday, May 01 | Examinations | Thursday, May 02-Friday, May 10 | Reading Days | Sunday, May 05; Wednesday, May 08 | Final Exercises | Sunday, May 19 |
Note: The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, School of Law, School of Medicine, Graduate School of Nursing, and Frank Batten Graduate School of Leadership and Public Policy operate on different academic calendars. Contact those schools for details. |