Fall 2024

Day/Date Description
 Friday, August 2, 2024  All Faculty Return to Campus for the State of the
University/Faculty and Staff Institute
 Saturday, August 3, 2024  New students arrive; residence halls open at 9:00 A.M.
 Sunday, August 4, 2024  New Student and Parent Orientation
Monday-Friday, August 5-9,2024 New Student Orientation continues (Students only)
 Thursday, August 8,2024  Advisement and registration for new students only; continuing students arrive; move into residence halls.
 Friday, August 9, 2024  Advisement and registration for returning students.
 Friday-Friday, August 12-19, 2024  Senior audits: Faculty Advisors/Discipline Coordinators/Chairpersons to meet with students to conduct Senior Audits for all graduating seniors sent
to Registrar's Office via email. 
 Monday, August 12, 2024  Classes begin-first day of instruction. Add/Drop Period begins.
 Thursday, August 15, 2024  Opening Convocation – 10:00 am-12:00 P.M. – Fisk
Memorial Chapel; classes as usual at other hours
 Thursday-Friday, August 15-16, 2024  Credit by Examination administered (other times by permission of the provost)
 Monday, August 19, 2024  Add/Drop Period ends.  Last day to add courses (after this date students will be financially responsible for all attempted hours,
regardless of individual course withdrawals made)
 Tuesday, August 20, 2024  Course Withdrawal Period Begins, a student may withdraw with a grade of “W” without academic penalty.
 Tuesday, August 20, 2024  Attendance verification due in Colleague and EAB** by 5:00 P.M.
 Wednesday, August 21, 2024  Purge for Non-Attendance and Financial Balances (Students who have not attended classes or have a balance over $1500 with no payment plan will be purged from classes).
 Wednesday, August 21, 2024  Reinstatement Period Begins (Students may request to be reinstated into purged courses, instructor approval required).
 Monday, August 26, 2024  BibliU Textbook Charge Date—Opt-Out Deadline
 Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Reinstatement Period Ends
 Monday, September 2, 2024  Labor Day: University closed for students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
 Wednesday, September 4, 2024  Go "Official" (Bursar function) / University Census Date (Registrar function)
 Wednesday, September 4, 2024  Business Holds for balance and/or delinquent payment plan payments.
 Tuesday, September 10, 2024  Senior Audits due in the Registrar’s Office
 Sunday, September 17, 2024  Constitution Day
 Monday-Friday, –October 1-4, 2024  Mid-Semester evaluations
 Monday, October 6, 2023  Last day for faculty to submit mid-term grades via CAMS, grades due at 12:00 P.M. (noon)
 Friday, October 7, 2024  Jubilee Day Convocation, 10:00 A.M. -12:00 P.M. (noon)
 Friday-Friday, October 6 - November 3, 2024  Registration for Spring Semester 2025
 Monday - Tuesday, October 7-8, 2024  Fall Break: No classes, university closed.
 Monday - Friday, Oct 21 - Nov 8, 2024  Senior exit/major field examination period; Students should check with their Department Chairs for information on exact dates and times.
 Tuesday, November 5, 2024  Last day for students to submit graduation applications for May Commencement and December completion date.
 Wednesday, November 6, 2024  Withdrawn Failing Period begins students may withdraw with an academic penalty “WF” grade.
Sunday - Saturday, November 3-9, 2024  Homecoming Week
 Monday, November 11, 2024  Last day to submit work for completion of "I"(Incomplete) grade from the previous semester.
 Wednesday - Friday, November 25 - 29, 2023  Thanksgiving Recess: University closed for students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
 Last Day for instruction
 Wednesday - Tuesday, December 4-10, 2024  Final Examinations Period for all Registered students
 Wednesday, December 11, 2024  Living-Learning Centers close at 5:00 pm, Cafeteria after lunch.
 Friday, December 13, 2024  Faculty must submit final grades via CAMS by 5:00 pm for all courses; Fall Semester Ends
Monday - Tuesday, Dec 16 - Jan 3, 2024  Winter Holiday Break: University closed for faculty, staff, and administration.

 

ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

*Essential personnel, to include Facilities & Grounds and Public Safety personnel may be required, if business operations warrant working on any of these designated holidays. When this occurs, the supervisor schedules time off as holiday time for the staff member within the next ninety (90) days. For hourly-paid staff, if the department cannot provide holiday time off within ninety (90) days, the staff member will be paid for that holiday.