2.1 CALENDAR POLICIES
2.1.1 ORGANIZATION OF ACADEMIC YEAR
[US: 2/11/2019]
The academic year shall consist of a Spring Semester and a Fall Semester, each lasting 15 instructional weeks, a twelve-week Summer Session, and a Winter Intersession. In the University Senate Rules, the word “term” in reference to the academic University Calendar means collectively both the Spring and Fall Semesters, the Winter Intersession, and the Summer Session. All grades for each course shall be due in the Office of the Registrar three (3) days after the final examination is administered for that course. (See SR 5.1.5)
2.1.2 TIMING OF TERMS
2.1.2.1 Fall Semester
[US: 2/11/2019]
The fall semester shall begin in time to permit completion prior to the official late-December holiday break.
When Labor Day falls on September 1 or 2, classes will start on the Monday before Labor Day. When Labor Day falls on September 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, classes will start on the Monday 14 days before Labor Day. The last day of classes will be on a Wednesday, followed by two Reading Days (SR 5.2.5.6). Final examinations will run for four days, Monday through Thursday, with the fifth day (Friday) to be available for scheduling of final exams for students with conflicts (SR 5.2.5.7.4.2). Final examinations for weekend classes will be administered the weekend before this five-day period. [US: 12/10/84; 3/20/95; 4/9/2001; 2/11/2019; 2/8/2021]
2.1.2.2 Spring Semester
Spring Semester classes begin on the Monday that falls between January 7 and January 13 (inclusive) following New Year's Day, and approximately 24 days after conclusion of final examinations for the Fall Semester. The final day of Spring Semester classes will be a Wednesday, followed by two Reading Days (SR 5.2.5.6). Final examinations will run for four days, Monday through Thursday, with the fifth day (Friday) to be available for scheduling of final exams for students with conflicts (SR 5.2.5.7.4.2). Final examinations for weekend classes will be administered the weekend before this five-day period. [US: 3/20/95; 4/9/2001; 2/11/2019; 2/8/2021; 3/20/2023]
2.1.2.3 Summer Session
The Summer Session will be scheduled so that classes begin on a Monday, as set forth in a structural calendar, and will last for twelve weeks. [US: 3/20/95; 2/11/2019; 3/20/2023]
2.1.2.4 Winter Intersession
The Winter Intersession shall begin the Monday following the end of the Fall Semester and end with final exams on the Friday before the start of the Spring Semester. [US: 4/9/2007; 2/11/2019; 3/20/2023].