Academic Calendar 2022-2023
The academic year consists of two 15-week terms, August through December and January through April. The third term consists of a 5-week Independent Study session, April through May, and a 10-week summer session, May through August.
Independent Study
The independent study period in late April and May offers Science & Arts students a unique chance to experience original, unconventional, and interdisciplinary projects. The term lasts five weeks, and students can earn five hours of upper division credit. Projects emphasize innovative educational approaches and individual creative learning, and many projects provide opportunities for intensive service-learning activities. Past projects have included tours of Europe, attending, and critiquing a series of Broadway plays in New York City, sponsoring Special Olympics competitions, writing and presenting poetry, building catapults from scratch to demonstrate principles of physics and engineering, camping in the Ozarks, following the trail of Lewis and Clark, constructing an elaborate kinetic sculpture, and producing documentary films. Topics and projects are limited only by the imaginations of students and faculty. Participation in Independent Study at Science & Arts will almost assuredly produce insights beyond the classroom and memories for a lifetime. Grading for independent study projects is on a Pass/No-Pass basis. Independent Study cannot be used to fulfill major requirements.
First Term–Fall 2022
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August
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19-21
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New Student Orientation |
19
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Convocation |
| 22 |
First day of classes |
| 23 |
Fees for late registration begin |
26
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Last day to add a course; 5:00 p.m.
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31
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Last day to drop a course; 5:00 p.m.
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September
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5
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Labor Day Holiday; no classes/offices closed |
22
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Teacher Education Oral English screening; 1-3 p.m.
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October
|
10 |
Midterm grade reports due; 11:59 p.m.
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| 13-14 |
Fall Break; no classes/offices closed
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| 21 |
Last day to apply to graduate for fall |
| 21 |
Last day to withdraw with an automatic “W”; 5 p.m. |
November
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3
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Teacher Education Oral English Screening; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. |
4
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Last day to withdraw from a course with a "W" or "F", 5 p.m. |
| 22 |
Last day of classes
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| 23-25 |
Thanksgiving holiday; no classes/offices closed |
| 28 |
Study day-no classes or exams
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29-30
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Final exams
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December
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1-2
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Final exams
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5
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Grades due; 11:59 p.m.
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26-30
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Winter break
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Second Term–Spring 2023
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January
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2
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New Year's Day Holiday; offices closed
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12
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First day of classes
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| 13 |
Fees for late registration begin
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| 16 |
Martin Luther King Day; no classes/offices closed |
20
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Last day to add a course; 5 p.m. |
| 25 |
Last day to drop a course; 5 p.m.
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| 26 |
Teacher education oral English screening; 1-3 p.m. |
March
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2
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Teacher Education Oral English Screening; 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
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| 6 |
Midterm grade reports due; 11:59 p.m.
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| 10 |
Last day to apply for graduation for spring and for summer if participating in ceremony
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10
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Last day to withdraw with an automatic “W”; 5 p.m. |
| 13-17 |
Spring Break; no classes 3/13-3/17; offices closed 3/16-3/17 |
31
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Last day with withdraw from a course with a "W" or "F"; 5 p.m. |
April
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6
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Spring Triad |
21
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Last day of classes |
24
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Study day, no classes or exams |
25-28
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Final exams
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| 29 |
Commencement |
| May |
1
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Grades due; 11:59 p.m.
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Third Term–Independent Study 2023
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May
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1
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Independent Study begins, 5-week classes begin |
2
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Fees for late registration begin |
3
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Enrollment closes/Last day to add or drop a course |
| 29 |
Memorial Day holiday; no classes/offices closed
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June
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2
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Independent Study ends, 5-week classes end |
Third Term–Summer Term 2023
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June
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5
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First day of classes
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6
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Fees for late registration begin
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12
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Enrollment closes/Last day to add or drop a course |
| 21 |
Teacher education oral English screening; by appointment x1328
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30
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Independence Day holiday, no classes |
July
|
3
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Independence Day holiday, no classes |
| 4 |
Independence Day holiday, no classes/offices closed |
10
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Midterm grade reports due; 11:59 p.m. |
10
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Last day to apply to graduate for summer |
13
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Last day to withdraw with an automatic "W"; 5 p.m.
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| 27 |
Last day to withdraw from a course with a "W" or "F"; 5 p.m.
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August
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3
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Last day of classes
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7-9
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Final exams
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| 14 |
Grades due; 11:59 p.m.
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