Academic Calendar

Spring 2019

November 5	Registration for New Students begins
December 15	Spring tuition due
January 1	New Year's Day (closed)
January 7–18	Spring Intensive Period
January 7	Add/Drop deadline for Intensives
January 15	Last day to withdraw from Intensive with a “W” grade
January 16	Residence Hall Move-In
January 17–18	New Student Orientation
January 19–20	Low-Residency Winter Critique
January 21	Martin Luther King Day holiday (closed)
January 22	Spring Semester classes begin
January 25	Deadline to Add without Instructor Approval
February 1	Spring Semester Add/Drop deadline (Instructor Approval required)
February 13	Spring Census
March 1	Deadline for continuing MFA students to apply to the Dual Degree for Fall
March 4–8	Midterm grading period
March 18–22	Spring Break
April 8	Summer + Fall 2019 Priority Registration opens
April 12	Last day to withdraw from courses with a “W” grade
April 15–19	MFA Reviews
April 20	Graduate Open Studios
April TBA	Collaborative Projects
May 10	Spring Semester classes end
May 15	MA & BA Symposia
May 17	MFA Exhibition Opening
May 18	BFA Exhibition Opening
May 18	Commencement Ceremony
May 20	Spring grades available to students

Summer 2019

May 15	Tuition Deadline for Intensive courses
May 27	Memorial Day holiday
May 31	Summer Tuition Deadline
June 3-14	Intensive Period
June 3	Add/Drop deadline for Intensives
June 11	Last day to withdraw from Intensive with “W” grade
June 7	Low-Residency MFA Orientation
June 10	Summer classes begin
June 10 - August 2	In Depth: Summer Undergraduate Residency Program
June 24 - July 19	PreCollege
June 14	Add/Drop deadline for Eight-Week Session
July 4	Independence Day Holiday (closed)
July 19	Last day to withdraw from Summer classes with “W” grade
July 29 - August 16	Young Artist Program
July 29	Low-Residency Reviews
August 2	Summer classes end
August 12	Summer grades available to students

Fall 2019

August 1	Fall tuition due
August 19	International Student Residence Hall Move-In
August 20	New Student Residence Hall Move-In
August 21-23	New Student Orientation
August 24-25	Continuing Student Residence Hall Move-In
August 26	Fall semester classes begin
August 30	Deadline to Add without Instructor Approval
September 2	Labor Day Holiday (closed)
September 6	Add/Drop deadline
September 17	Census
October 7-11	Midterm Grading Period
October 1	Deadline for continuing MFA students to apply to the Dual Degree for Fall
November 8	Last day to withdraw from courses with a “W” grade
November 9-10	Student Art Sale / Alumni Weekend
October to early November	Spring Priority Registration Opens
TBA	Spring early registration for new and non-degree students begins
November 28-29	Thanksgiving Holiday
November 25-December 6	MFA Reviews
December 6	Fall semester classes end
December 23	Fall grades available to students