Academic Calendar
Traditional Undergraduate Students
Fall Semester 2018
| Tuesday, August 14, 2018 | Welcome Week begins and residences open for new students |
| Thursday, August 16, 2018 | Welcome Week begins and residences open for new transfer students |
| Saturday, August 18, 2018 | Residences open for returning students at 1 p.m.—first meal for returning students is supper |
| Monday, August 20, 2018 | Classes begin |
| Friday, August 24, 2018 | Last day to register for a Fall 2018 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund |
| Monday, September 3, 2018 | Labor Day (no on campus classes) |
| Mon.-Fri., September 10-14, 2018 | Fall Revival |
| Thurs.-Sat., October 4-6, 2018 | Family Weekend |
| Monday, October 15, 2018 | Graduation application due for December 2018 graduation and Commencement 2019 |
| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | Midterm grades due |
| Thurs.-Fri., October 18-19, 2018 | Fall Break (no on campus classes) |
| Monday, October 29, 2018 | Registration for Spring 2019 begins |
| Mon.-Fri., October 29-Nov. 2, 2018 | Great Commission Congress |
| Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | *Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course |
| Wed.-Fri., November 21-23, 2018 | Thanksgiving Holiday (no on campus classes); Residences close at 10 a.m. on Wednesday |
| Sunday, November 25, 2018 | Residences open at 1 p.m. |
| Monday, November 26, 2018 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| Friday, December 7, 2018 | Last day of scheduled class sessions |
| Monday, December 10, 2018 | Final Examination Week begins |
| Thursday, December 13, 2018 | Final Examinations end; last day of classes; end of semester |
| Friday, December 14, 2018 | Residences close at 10 a.m. |
| Tuesday, December 18, 2018 | All grades due by noon |
*For classes with start and end dates that do not follow the official class sessions or modules above, the last date to withdraw without a grade of F is before the two-thirds point of the class.
Spring Semester 2019
| Friday, January 11, 2019 | Welcome Week begins and residences open for new and transfer students |
| Saturday, January 12, 2019 | Residences open for returning students at 1 p.m.—first meal for returning students is supper |
| Monday, January 14, 2019 | Classes begin |
| Friday, January 18, 2019 | Last day to register for a Spring 2019 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund |
| Monday, January 21, 2019 | MLK Day (no on campus classes) |
| Mon.-Fri., Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 2019 | Holiness Emphasis |
| Tuesday, February 5, 2019 | Last day to file graduation application for May & August graduation and participation in 2019 Commencement |
| Monday, February 25, 2019 | Registration for Summer 2019 begins |
| Wednesday, March 13, 2019 | Midterm grades due |
| Saturday, March 16, 2019 | Residences close at 10 a.m. for break |
| Monday, March 18, 2019 | Spring Break begins |
| Sunday, March 24, 2019 | Residences open at 1 p.m. |
| Monday, March 25, 2019 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | *Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course |
| Monday, April 1, 2019 | Registration for Fall 2019 begins |
| Thursday, April 11, 2019 | SEARCH Symposium |
| Friday, April 19, 2019 | Good Friday (no on campus classes) |
| Monday, April 22, 2019 | Easter Holiday (no on campus classes) |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| Friday, May 3, 2019 | Last day of scheduled class sessions |
| Monday, May 6, 2019 | Final Examination Week begins |
| Thursday, May 9, 2019 | Final Examinations end; last day of classes; end of semester |
| Friday, May 10, 2019 | Residences close (for students not graduating) at 10 a.m. |
| Friday, May 10, 2019 | Baccalaureate |
| Saturday, May 11, 2019 | Commencement |
| Tuesday, May 14, 2019 | All grades due by 5 p.m. |
*For classes with start and end dates that do not follow the official class sessions or modules above, the last date to withdraw without a grade of F is before the two-thirds point of the class.
Summer Session 2019
| Sunday, May 19, 2019 | Residences open at 1 p.m. |
| Monday, May 20, 2019 | On-campus classes begin (4 wks.) & online (8 wks.) classes & full-summer contract classes begin |
| Wednesday, May 22, 2019 | Last day to register for any Summer 2019 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund |
| Monday, May 27, 2019 | Memorial Day (no on campus classes) |
| Thursday, June 6, 2019 | *Last day to withdraw from a 4 week on-campus class |
| Friday, June 14, 2019 | Last day of a 4 week on-campus classes & exams |
| Saturday, June 15, 2019 | Residences close at 10 a.m. |
| Tuesday, June 18, 2019 | On-campus 4 week class grades due by noon |
| Wednesday, June 26, 2019 | *Last day to withdraw from an online class |
| Friday, July 12, 2019 | Last day of online classes/exams |
| Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | *Last day to withdraw from a full-summer (contract) class |
| Friday, July 19, 2019 | Online class grades due by noon |
| Friday, August 16, 2019 | Last day of full-summer classes & exams; end of term |
| Tuesday, August 20, 2019 | All full-summer (contract) class grades due by noon |
*For classes with start and end dates that do not follow the official class sessions or modules above, the last date to withdraw without a grade of F is before the two-thirds point of the class.
Fall Semester 2019
| Tuesday, August 13, 2019 | Welcome Week begins and residences open for new students |
| Thursday, August 15, 2019 | Welcome Week begins and residences open for new transfer students |
| Saturday, August 17, 2019 | Residences open for returning students at 1 p.m.—first meal for returning students is supper |
| Monday, August 19, 2019 | Classes begin |
| Friday, August 23, 2019 | Last day to register for a Fall 2019 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund |
| Monday, September 2, 2019 | Labor Day (no on campus classes) |
| Mon.-Fri., Sept. 9-13, 2019 | Fall Revival |
| Thurs.-Sat., Oct. 3-5, 2019 | Family Weekend |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | Graduation application due for December graduation and Commencement 2020 |
| Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | Midterm grades due |
| Thurs.-Fri., October 17-18, 2019 | Fall Break (no on campus classes) |
| Monday, October 28, 2019 | Registration for Spring 2020 begins |
| Mon.-Fri., Oct. 28 – Nov. 1, 2019 | Great Commission Congress |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | *Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course |
| Wed.-Fri., November 27-29, 2019 | Thanksgiving Holiday (no on campus classes); Residences close at 10 a.m. on Wednesday |
| Sunday, December 1, 2019 | Residences open at 1 p.m. |
| Monday, December 2, 2019 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| Friday, December 6, 2019 | Last day of scheduled class sessions |
| Monday, December 9, 2019 | Final Examination Week begins |
| Thursday, December 12, 2019 | Final Examinations end; last day of classes; end of semester |
| Friday, December 13, 2019 | Residences close at 10 a.m. |
| Tuesday, December 17, 2019 | All grades due by noon |
*For classes with start and end dates that do not follow the official class sessions or modules above, the last date to withdraw without a grade of F is before the two-thirds point of the class.
Spring Semester 2020
| Friday, January 10, 2020 | Welcome Week begins and residences open for new and transfer students |
| Saturday, January 11, 2020 | Residences open for returning students at 1 p.m.—first meal for returning students is supper |
| Monday, January 13, 2020 | Classes begin |
| Friday, January 17, 2020 | Last day to register for a Spring 2020 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund |
| Monday, January 20, 2020 | MLK Day (no on campus classes) |
| Mon.-Fri., Jan. 27-31, 2020 | Holiness Emphasis Week |
| Wednesday, February 5, 2020 | Last day to file graduation application for May & August graduation and participation in 2020 Commencement |
| Monday, March 2, 2020 | Registration for Summer 2020 begins |
| Wednesday, March 11, 2020 | Midterm grades due |
| Saturday, March 14, 2020 | Residences close at 10 a.m. for break |
| Monday, March 16, 2020 | Spring Break begins |
| Sunday, March 22, 2020 | Residences open at 1 p.m. |
| Monday, March 23, 2020 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| Wednesday, March 25, 2020 | *Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course |
| Monday, March 30, 2020 | Registration for Fall 2020 begins |
| Friday, April 10, 2020 | Good Friday (no on campus classes) |
| Monday, April 13, 2020 | Easter Holiday (no on campus classes) |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| Thursday, April 16, 2020 | SEARCH Symposium |
| Friday, May 1, 2020 | Last day of scheduled class sessions |
| Monday, May 4, 2020 | Final Examination Week begins |
| Thursday, May 7, 2020 | Final Examinations end; last day of classes; end of semester |
| Friday, May 8, 2020 | Residences close (for students not graduating) at 10 a.m. |
| Friday, May 8, 2020 | Baccalaureate |
| Saturday, May 9, 2020 | Commencement |
| Tuesday, May 12, 2020 | All grades due by 5 p.m. |
*For classes with start and end dates that do not follow the official class sessions or modules above, the last date to withdraw without a grade of F is before the two-thirds point of the class.
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