Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2017-2018
FALL 2017 |
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| August 20 | Sunday. International and graduate student arrivals. Campus open for all returning students |
| August 21 | Monday. International and graduate student orientation |
| August 22 - 25 | Tuesday - Friday. Orientation for all new students |
| August 25 | Friday. Convocation for all new students |
| August 28 | Monday. Undergraduate (First 7-week undergraduate session and full-semester session) and graduate classes begin |
| September 1 | Friday. Drop/add ends, first 7-week undergraduate session |
| September 8 | Friday. Drop/add ends, graduate classes and 14-week undergraduate session |
| October 1 - 8 | Sunday – Sunday. Chinese National Day Holiday (includes Mid-Autumn Festival) – No classes |
| October 19 | Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session ends |
| October 23 – 25 | Monday – Wednesday. No full-semester undergraduate classes held |
| October 23 | Monday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations begin |
| October 25 | Wednesday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations end |
| October 30 | Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins |
| November 3 | Friday. Drop/add ends, second 7-week undergraduate session |
| November 30 | Thursday. Graduate classes end |
| December 1 - 5 | Friday – Tuesday. Graduate reading days |
| December 6 - 8 | Wednesday – Friday. Graduate exams |
| December 14 | Thursday. Undergraduate classes end (Second 7-week and full-semester undergraduate courses) |
| December 18 | Monday. Undergraduate final examinations begin (Second 7-week and fullsemester undergraduate courses) |
| December 20 | Wednesday. Undergraduate final examinations end (Second 7-week and fullsemester undergraduate courses) |
| December 20 | Wednesday. Closing ceremony for GLS fall 2017 program |
Spring 2018 |
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| January 10 | Monday. Graduate classes begin |
| January 23 | Tuesday. Drop/add ends for graduate classes |
| February 12 | Monday. Graduate break for Chinese New Year begins |
| February 15 –21 | Thursday – Wednesday. Spring Festival – Chinese New Year – No classes |
| February 24 - 27 | Saturday – Tuesday. Undergraduate Orientation |
| February 26 | Monday. Graduate classes resume |
| February 27 | Tuesday. Convocation for GLS spring 2018 program |
| February 28 | Wednesday. First 7-week and full-semester undergraduate sessions begin |
| March 6 | Tuesday. Drop/add ends, first 7-week undergraduate session |
| March 13 | Tuesday. Drop/add ends, full-semester undergraduate session |
| April 5 – April 7 | Thursday - Saturday. Qing Ming – Tomb Sweeping Day – No classes |
| April 18 | Wednesday. First 7-week undergraduate session end (undergraduate classes meet on a Thursday schedule) |
| April 19 - 21 | Thursday–Saturday. No full semester classes held |
| April 19 | Thursday. First 7 week undergraduate session final examinations begin |
| April 21 | Saturday. First 7 week undergraduate session final examinations end |
| April 23 | Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins |
| April 25 | Wednesday. Graduate classes end (graduate classes meet on a Thursday schedule) |
| April 26 – May 1 | Thursday – Tuesday. Graduate reading days |
| April 27 | Friday. Drop/add ends, second 7-week undergraduate session |
| April 29 – May 1 | Sunday – Tuesday. International Labor Day Celebration – May Day – No classes |
| May 2 – May 4 | Wednesday – Friday. Graduate exams |
| June 12 | Tuesday. Undergraduate classes end (Second 7-week and full-semester undergraduate courses) |
| June 13 | Wednesday. Final examinations begin (Second 7-week and full-semester undergraduate courses) |
| June 15 | Friday. Final examinations end (Second 7-week and full-semester undergraduate courses) |
| June 15 | Friday. Closing ceremony for GLS spring 2018 program |
Academic Calendar 2016-2017
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Academic Calendar 2015-2016
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Academic Calendar 2014-2015
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