Academic Calendar 2023-2024
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.
Fall 2023 Important Dates
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Main Campus 15-Week Term
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Online First 7-Week Term
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Online Second 7-Week Term
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New Student Orientation
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August 25-27
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Convocation
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August 25
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First Day of Classes
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August 28
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August 28
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October 16
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Fees for Late Registration Begin
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August 29
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Labor Day Holiday-No Classes/Offices Closed
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September 4
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Last Day to Add a Class
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September 5
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August 30
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October 18
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Last Day to Drop a Class
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September 8
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September 1
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October 20
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Fall Break-No Classes/Offices Closed
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October 12-13
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Midterm Grade Reports Due
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October 16
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September 18
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November 6
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Last Day to Apply to Graduate
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October 27
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Last Day to Withdraw with an Automatic 'W'
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October 27
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September 29
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November 17
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Last Day to Withdraw with a 'W' or 'F'
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November 3
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October 6
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November 27
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Thanksgiving Holiday-No Classes/Offices Closed
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November 22-24
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Last Day of Classes
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October 15
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December 3
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Study Day
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December 4
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Final Exams
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December 5-December 8
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Grades Due
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December 11
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October 18
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December 11
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Winter Break -Offices Closed
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December 25-29
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Spring 2024 Important Dates
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Main Campus 15-Week
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Online First 7-Week Term
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Online Second 7-Week Term
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New Year's Day Holiday-Offices Closed
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January 1
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First Day of Classes
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January 11
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January 15
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March 4
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Fees for Late Registration Begin
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January 12
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Martin Luther King Day-No Classes/Offices Closed
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January 15
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January 19
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January 17
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March 6
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January 24
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January 19
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March 8
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Midterm Grade Reports Due
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March 4
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February 5
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March 25
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Last Day to Apply to Graduate
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March 8
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Last Day to Withdraw with an Automatic 'W'
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March 8
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February 16
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April 5
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Spring Break-No Classes
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March 18-22 (offices closed 21-22)
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Last Day to Withdraw with a 'W' or 'F'
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March 29
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February 23
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April 12
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Spring Triad
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April 4
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Last Day of Classes
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March 3
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April 21
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Study Day
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April 22
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Final Exams
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April 23-26
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Commencement
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April 27
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Grades Due
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April 29
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March 6
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April 29
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Summer 2024 Important Dates
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Main Campus 5-Week
Independent Study
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Main Campus 10-Week Term
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Online First 7-Week Term
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Online Second 7-Week Term
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First Day of Classes
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April 29
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June 3
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April 29
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June 17
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Fees for Late Registration Begin
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April 30
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June 4
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Last Day to Add a Class
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May 1
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June 10
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May 1
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June 19
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Last Day to Drop a Class
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May 1
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June 10
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May 3
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June 21
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Midterm Grade Reports Due
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July 8
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May 20
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July 8
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Last Day to Apply for Graduation
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July 8
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Last Day to Withdraw with an Automatic 'W'
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July 11
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May 31
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July 19
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Last Day to Withdraw with a 'W' or 'F'
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July 25
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June 7
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July 26
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Last Day of Classes
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May 31
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June 16
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August 4
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Final Exams
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August 5-7
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Grades Due
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August 12
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August 12
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June 19
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August 12
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