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PhD and MS Academic Calendar

Fall Term 2017

Date Weekday Classes
Week of Aug 14th Mon-Fri Orientation, dates to be announced
August 14th Mon PhD laptop distribution, ITG configuration and Research Grid Training
Aug 14- Sept 1 Mon-Fri MSFE "boot camp" for entering students
Aug 14-Sept 1 Mon, Wed, Fri Math Methods Class
Aug 14-18 Mon-Fri Optional "boot camp" for MSAA Students
Aug 15-31 Mon-Fri Math Camp for incoming PhD students in Finance, Accounting, and quant Marketing
Aug 28- Sept 1 Mon-Fri MSAA students pre-semester course
Sept 4 Mon Labor Day. University holiday. No classes scheduled.
Sept 5 Tues First day of full-term and first half-term (A-term) Business classes, GSAS and Engineering classes
Sept 8 Fri Class make-up day for core (specific classes to be added later)
Sept 15 Fri

Last Day to Add GSAS Class, Last Day to Receive Tuition Refund for Class Dropped

First class for second half-term (B term) courses
Oct 16 Mon Last class for first half-term (A-term) courses. Last class for full-term courses before first final exam period.
Oct 17 Tues Study day. No classes scheduled. 
Oct 18-20, 23 Wed-Fri, Mon First final exam period. No classes scheduled. Final exams for first half-term (A-term) courses
Oct 18th Wed October degrees conferred
Oct 24 Tues Fall break. No classes scheduled.
Oct 25 Wed Full-term classes resume. First class for second half-term (B-term) courses. 
Nov 1 Wed Last day to apply for February degrees
Nov 6 Mon No classes scheduled
Nov 7 Tues Election Day. University holiday. No classes scheduled
Nov 22-26 Wed- Sun Thanksgiving recess. No classes scheduled
Dec 11 Mon Last day of GSAS classes
Dec 12 Tues Last day of Business School classes
Dec 13 Wed Study day. No Business classes scheduled
Dec 14-15, 18-22 Thur-Fri, Mon-Fri Final exams for full-term courses and second half-term (B-term) courses.
Dec 22 Fri Term ends
Dec 23-Jan 22 Sat-Mon Term ends

*Please note all dates are subject to change

Spring Term 2017

Date Weekday Classes
Jan 8-12 Mon-Fri First Spring Block Week for continuing MBA students
Jan 15 Mon Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observed. University holiday. No classes.
Jan 16 Tues First day of GSAS classes
Jan 16-19, 22 Tues-Fri, Mon Second Spring Block Week classes for MBA classes
Jan 23 Tues First day of Business classes (start of A term and full term courses)
Jan 26 Fri Official Class Day for all Monday and Monday/Wednesday A-term and Full-term core and elective courses (replacing Monday, March 5th)
Feb 7 Wed February degrees conferred
Mar 2 Fri

Last class for first half-term (A-term) elective courses

Last class for full-term elective courses before first final exam period
Mar 5 Mon Study day. No Business classes scheduled
Mar 6-9 Tues-Fri

First Business Exam period. No classes.

Final exams for first half-term (A term) courses
Mar 12-16 Mon-Fri Spring holidays. No University classes scheduled
Mar 19 Mon

All classes resume for full-term courses

First class for second half-term (B term) Business courses
Apr 27 Fri Last day of Business classes
April 30 Mon

Last day of GSAS classes
Apr 30 - May 1 Mon, Tues Study days. No Business classes scheduled.
May 2-4, 7-11 Wed-Fri, Mon-Fri

Second final exam period. No Business classes scheduled. 

Final exams for full-term courses and second half-term (B Term) courses
May 11 Fri Term ends
May 16 Wed University commencement 2018. Conferring of degrees. 

Last updated 4/26/17

*Please note all dates are subject to change