2015 2016 University-Wide Academic Calendar Guide to Abbreviations UGD = Undergraduate day GS = Graduate schools LAW = School of Law CPS = College of Professional Studies SEM = Semeter programs (undergraduate day and graduate schools) Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Aug 30 2015 SEM: Vacation CPS: Vacation fall for first-year for Aug 31 2015 UGD: August degree conferral GS: August degree conferral for LAW: Fall registration and orientation for firstyear Sep 1 2015 LAW: Fall registration and orientation for firstyear Sep 2 2015 fall for firstyear for MLS Sep 3 2015 online "I Am Here" fall Sep 4 2015 Sep 5 2015 Sep 6 2015 SEM: Week 1 of fall fall for first-year for class add period for Sep 7 2015 >>> Labor Day Sep 8 2015 online "I Am Here" fall UGD: Fall class registrations will be dropped at 4:00 p.m. for who do not participate in "I Am Here" or clear registration holds MLS to drop class without a W Sep 9 2015 fall full- and Sep 10 2015 Sep 11 2015 Sep 12 2015 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 1
Sep 13 2015 SEM: Week 2 of fall fall for first-year for Sep 14 2015 LAW: Rosh Hashanah observed by School of Law only, no Sep 15 2015 LAW: Classes follow a Monday schedule Sep 16 2015 Sep 17 2015 for fall Sep 18 2015 Sep 19 2015 Sep 20 2015 SEM: Week 3 of fall CPS: Week 1 of fall for first-year for Sep 21 2015 full and first-half fall s Sep 22 2015 elect pass/fail for fall (may be extended by instructor to October 30) for full- and drop a to drop a class without a W Sep 23 2015 LAW: Yom Kippur observed by School of Law only, no Sep 24 2015 Sep 25 2015 LAW: Classes follow a Wednesday schedule Sep 26 2015 Sep 27 2015 SEM: Week 4 of fall CPS: Week 2 of fall for first-year for for Sep 28 2015 Sep 29 2015 drop a fall class without a W drop a full fall class without a W deadline for for upperlevel Sep 30 2015 Oct 1 2015 file a Final Exam Conflict Form for fall Oct 2 2015 Oct 3 2015 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 2
Oct 4 2015 SEM: Week 5 of fall CPS: Week 3 of fall for first-year for for full fall drop a full or firsthalf fall Oct 5 2015 Oct 6 2015 Oct 7 2015 Oct 8 2015 Oct 9 2015 Oct 10 2015 Oct 11 2015 SEM: Week 6 of fall CPS: Week 4 of fall for first-year for Oct 12 2015 >>> Columbus Day observed, no Oct 13 2015 Oct 14 2015 MLS to drop class with a W Oct 15 2015 LAW: Classes follow a Monday schedule Oct 16 2015 Oct 17 2015 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 3
Oct 18 2015 SEM: Week 7 of fall CPS: Week 5 of LAW: Week 8 of fall for first-year LAW: Week 8 of for LAW: Week 8 of drop a Oct 19 2015 Oct 20 2015 Oct 21 2015 Oct 22 2015 Oct 23 2015 Oct 24 2015 Oct 25 2015 SEM: Week 8 of fall CPS: Week 6 of LAW: Week 9 of fall for first-year LAW: Week 9 of for drop a class with a W Oct 26 2015 Oct 27 2015 GS: Faculty deadline deadline for for MLS Oct 28 2015 GS: Grades for on myneu Oct 29 2015 Oct 30 2015 Oct 31 2015 Nov 1 2015 SEM: Week 9 of fall CPS: Week 7 of LAW: Week 10 of fall for first-year LAW: Week 10 of for Nov 2 2015 Nov 3 2015 CPS: Faculty deadline MLS to drop fall class without a W Nov 4 2015 CPS: Grades for on myneu Nov 5 2015 Nov 6 2015 Nov 7 2015 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 4
Nov 8 2015 SEM: Week 10 of fall CPS: Week 8 of LAW: Week 11 of fall for first-year LAW: Week 11 of for for drop a fall class without a W for Nov 9 2015 winter Nov 10 2015 Nov 11 2015 >>> Veterans' Day, no Nov 12 2015 Nov 13 2015 GS: Spring registration begins GS: Optional makeup day MLS Nov 14 2015 Nov 15 2015 SEM: Week 11 of fall CPS: Week 9 of LAW: Week 12 of fall for first-year LAW: Week 12 of for to drop a class with a W Nov 16 2015 UGD: Spring continuing begins drop a fall class without a W final exams for upperlevel Nov 17 2015 Nov 18 2015 Nov 19 2015 Nov 20 2015 Nov 21 2015 final exams for upperlevel Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 5
Nov 22 2015 SEM: Week 12 of fall CPS: Thanksgiving recess LAW: Week 13 of fall for first-year Thanksgiving recess Nov 23 2015 Nov 24 2015 Nov 25 2015 UGD: First Day of Thanksgiving recess, no Thanksgiving recess, no Thanksgiving recess for firstyear Nov 26 2015 Nov 27 2015 Nov 28 2015 Nov 29 2015 SEM: Week 13 of fall CPS: Week 10 of LAW: Week 14 of fall for first-year for Nov 30 2015 UGD: Classes resume GS: Classes resume CPS: Classes resume for upperlevel LAW: Classes resume for firstyear Dec 1 2015 Dec 2 2015 Dec 3 2015 Dec 4 2015 Dec 5 2015 Dec 6 2015 SEM: Week 14 of fall (undergraduate final exams begin) CPS: Week 11 of LAW: Week 15 of fall for first-year for class add period for Dec 7 2015 Dec 8 2015 Dec 9 2015 fall fall for firstyear Dec 10 2015 UGD: Reading day drop a fall class with a W fall reading period for first-year Dec 11 2015 fall Dec 12 2015 fall Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 6
Dec 13 2015 SEM: Final exams for fall CPS: Week 12 of LAW: Week 16 of fall for first-year for LAW: Week 8 of drop a full or drop a full or class with a W MLS to drop fall class with a W Dec 14 2015 full and full and fall s Dec 15 2015 fall reading period for first-year Dec 16 2015 LAW: Fall final exams for firstyear Dec 17 2015 Dec 18 2015 fall LAW: Fall final exams for firstyear for MLS Dec 19 2015 UGD: Final exam makeup day for fall if needed full and full and secondhalf fall s Dec 20 2015 SEM: Winter break CPS: Winter break LAW: Week 17 of fall for first-year for winter break winter break winter break to drop a Dec 21 2015 UGD: Faculty deadline fall GS: Faculty deadline full- and CPS: Faculty deadline full and fall s LAW: Fall final exams for firstyear Dec 22 2015 UGD: Grades for fall on myneu GS: Grades for full- and on myneu CPS: Grades for full and secondhalf fall s on myneu deadline for for MLS Dec 23 2015 Dec 24 2015 vacation for upperlevel Dec 25 2015 Dec 26 2015 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 7
Dec 27 2015 SEM: Winter break CPS: Winter break LAW: Winter break Dec 28 2015 Dec 29 2015 Dec 30 2015 Dec 31 2015 Jan 1 2016 Jan 2 2016 Jan 3 2016 SEM: Winter break CPS: Winter break for Jan 4 2016 LAW: Winter quarter resume for upperlevel for firstyear for MLS Jan 5 2016 deadline for for Jan 6 2016 Jan 7 2016 online "I Am Here" spring Jan 8 2016 UGD: January degree conferral GS: January degree conferral CPS: January degree conferral Jan 9 2016 Jan 10 2016 SEM: Week 1 of CPS: Week 1 of for MLS to drop first-half Jan 11 2016 spring full- and full and first-half winter s Jan 12 2016 online "I Am Here" spring UGD: Spring class registrations will be dropped at 4:00 p.m. for who do not participate in "I Am Here" or clear registration holds Jan 13 2016 Jan 14 2016 Jan 15 2016 Jan 16 2016 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 8
Jan 17 2016 SEM: Week 2 of CPS: Week 2 of for for first-half winter Jan 18 2016 >>> Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday observed, no Jan 19 2016 LAW: Classes follow a Monday schedule Jan 20 2016 for spring Jan 21 2016 Jan 22 2016 GS: Optional makeup day Jan 23 2016 Jan 24 2016 SEM: Week 3 of CPS: Week 3 of LAW: Week 8 of for Jan 25 2016 elect pass/fail for spring (may be extended by instructor to March 4) for full- and first-half spring drop a first-half spring class without a W for full winter drop a full or firsthalf winter Jan 26 2016 Jan 27 2016 Jan 28 2016 Jan 29 2016 Jan 30 2016 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 9
Jan 31 2016 SEM: Week 4 of CPS: Week 4 of LAW: Week 9 of for Feb 1 2016 drop a spring class without a W drop a full spring Feb 2 2016 Feb 3 2016 Feb 4 2016 deadline for fall for firstyear Feb 5 2016 file a Final Exam Conflict Form for spring Feb 6 2016 Feb 7 2016 SEM: Week 5 of CPS: Week 5 of LAW: Week 10 of for Feb 8 2016 spring Feb 9 2016 Feb 10 2016 Feb 11 2016 Feb 12 2016 Feb 13 2016 Feb 14 2016 SEM: Week 6 of CPS: Week 6 of LAW: Week 11 of for MLS to drop first-half Feb 15 2016 >>> Presidents' Day, no drop a first-half winter Feb 16 2016 first-half winter Feb 17 2016 Feb 18 2016 Feb 19 2016 GS: Summer registration begins GS: Optional makeup day for MLS summer MLS Feb 20 2016 first-half winter Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 10
Feb 21 2016 SEM: Week 7 of CPS: Week 7 of LAW: Spring break LAW: Week 12 of for drop a first-half spring class with a W to drop a spring break for first-year Feb 22 2016 UGD: Summer continuing begins UGD: NUterm courses are listed under Summer 1 see available courses at neu.edu/nuterm winter final exams for upperlevel Feb 23 2016 CPS: Faculty deadline first-half winter deadline for for MLS Feb 24 2016 CPS: Grades for first-half winter on myneu Feb 25 2016 Feb 26 2016 Feb 27 2016 final exams for upperlevel Feb 28 2016 SEM: Week 8 of CPS: Week 8 of LAW: Week 8 of for for winter Feb 29 2016 for upperlevel LAW: Classes resume for firstyear Mar 1 2016 GS: Faculty deadline Mar 2 2016 GS: Grades for on myneu Mar 3 2016 Mar 4 2016 Mar 5 2016 spring break Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 11
Mar 6 2016 SEM: Spring break CPS: Week 9 of LAW: Week 9 of for spring break drop a winter class add period for MLS to drop Mar 7 2016 Mar 8 2016 Mar 9 2016 Mar 10 2016 Mar 11 2016 Mar 12 2016 Mar 13 2016 SEM: Week 9 of CPS: Week 10 of LAW: Week 10 of for studen ts Mar 14 2016 UGD: Classes resume GS: Classes resume Mar 15 2016 Mar 16 2016 Mar 17 2016 Mar 18 2016 Mar 19 2016 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 12
Mar 20 2016 SEM: Week 10 of CPS: Week 11 of LAW: Week 11 of for for spring drop a spring class without a W to drop a Mar 21 2016 Mar 22 2016 Mar 23 2016 Mar 24 2016 Mar 25 2016 Mar 26 2016 Mar 27 2016 SEM: Week 11 of CPS: Week 12 of LAW: Week 12 of for drop a full or winter class with a W Mar 28 2016 full and winter s Mar 29 2016 Mar 30 2016 Mar 31 2016 Apr 1 2016 Apr 2 2016 full and secondhalf winter s Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 13
Apr 3 2016 SEM: Week 12 of CPS: Spring break LAW: Week 13 of for spring break Apr 4 2016 Apr 5 2016 CPS: Faculty deadline full and winter s Apr 6 2016 CPS: Grades for full and secondhalf winter s on myneu Apr 7 2016 Apr 8 2016 GS: Fall continuing begins fall MLS Apr 9 2016 Apr 10 2016 SEM: Week 13 of CPS: Week 1 of LAW: Week 14 of for MLS to drop Apr 11 2016 UGD: Fall continuing begins full and first-half spring s Apr 12 2016 deadline for for upperlevel Apr 13 2016 Apr 14 2016 Apr 15 2016 Apr 16 2016 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 14
Apr 17 2016 SEM: Week 14 of (undergraduate final exams begin) CPS: Week 2 of LAW: Week 15 of LAW: Week 8 of for for Apr 18 2016 >>> Patriots' Day, no Apr 19 2016 deadline for for MLS Apr 20 2016 spring Apr 21 2016 UGD: Reading day drop a spring class with a W Apr 22 2016 spring GS: Optional makeup day Apr 23 2016 spring Apr 24 2016 SEM: Final exams for spring CPS: Week 3 of LAW: Week 16 of LAW: Week 9 of for drop a full or Apr 25 2016 full and summer for full spring drop a full or firsthalf spring Apr 26 2016 Apr 27 2016 Apr 28 2016 Apr 29 2016 spring for firstyear Apr 30 2016 full and reading period for first-year May 1 2016 SEM: Vacation CPS: Week 4 of LAW: Week 17 of LAW: Week 10 of for vacation May 2 2016 senior week UGD: Faculty deadline at 9:00 a.m. for spring GS: Faculty deadline at 9:00 a.m. for full- and registration May 3 2016 UGD: Grades for spring on myneu GS: Grades for full- and on myneu May 4 2016 May 5 2016 senior week online "I Am Here" summer 1 and NUterm May 6 2016 SEM: Commencement May 7 2016 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 15
May 8 2016 SEM: Week 1 of summer 1 SEM: Week 1 of CPS: Week 5 of LAW: Week 18 of LAW: Week 11 of for reading period for first-year MLS to drop first-half summer May 9 2016 summer 1, NUterm, and full summer online "I Am Here" summer 1 and NUterm UGD: Summer 1 and NUterm class registrations will be dropped at 4:00 p.m. for who do not participate in "I Am Here" or clear registration holds summer 1 and full summer LAW: Spring final exams for firstyear May 10 2016 online "I Am Here" full summer May 11 2016 for summer 1 and NUterm GS: Fall new begins LAW: Spring final exams for firstyear May 12 2016 May 13 2016 online "I Am Here" full summer UGD: Full summer class registrations will be dropped at 4:00 p.m. for who do not participate in "I Am Here" or clear registration holds LAW: Spring final exams for firstyear May 14 2016 May 15 2016 SEM: Week 2 of summer 1 SEM: Week 2 of CPS: Week 6 of LAW: Week 12 of for drop a first-half spring to drop a May 16 2016 final exams for upperlevel May 17 2016 for May 18 2016 May 19 2016 May 20 2016 May 21 2016 final exams for upperlevel Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 16
May 22 2016 SEM: Week 3 of summer 1 SEM: Week 3 of CPS: Week 7 of drop a summer 1 or NUterm class without a W for summer 1 and drop a summer 1 May 23 2016 elect pass/fail for summer 1 and NUterm (may be extended by instructor to June 10) and for (may be extended by instructor to July 1) May 24 2016 CPS: Faculty deadline May 25 2016 CPS: Grades for on myneu May 26 2016 file a Final Exam Conflict Form for summer 1 and NUterm summer May 27 2016 LAW: School of Law Commencement May 28 2016 May 29 2016 SEM: Week 4 of summer 1 SEM: Week 4 of CPS: Week 8 of drop a drop a for spring May 30 2016 >>> Memorial Day observed, no May 31 2016 Jun 1 2016 file a Final Exam Conflict Form for Jun 2 2016 Jun 3 2016 GS: Optional makeup day Jun 4 2016 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 17
Jun 5 2016 SEM: Week 5 of summer 1 SEM: Week 5 of CPS: Week 9 of Jun 6 2016 first summer science drop a spring class add period Jun 7 2016 Jun 8 2016 Jun 9 2016 Jun 10 2016 Jun 11 2016 Jun 12 2016 SEM: Week 6 of summer 1 SEM: Week 6 of CPS: Week 10 of for first summer science drop a first summer science class without a W MLS to drop first-half summer Jun 13 2016 Jun 14 2016 Jun 15 2016 Jun 16 2016 Jun 17 2016 Jun 18 2016 Jun 19 2016 SEM: Week 7 of summer 1 SEM: Week 7 of CPS: Week 11 of Jun 20 2016 LAW: Last day to drop a summer quarter class without a W Jun 21 2016 deadline for for MLS Jun 22 2016 Jun 23 2016 summer 1 and NUterm Jun 24 2016 Jun 25 2016 summer 1 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 18
Jun 26 2016 SEM: Final exam week for summer 1 SEM: Week 8 of CPS: Week 12 of summer for MLS drop a summer 1 or NUterm class with a W drop a summer 1 drop a full or class or first summer science Jun 27 2016 summer 1 and NUterm summer 1 full and spring s deadline for for firstyear summer for MLS Jun 28 2016 summer 1 and NUterm Jun 29 2016 Jun 30 2016 online "I Am Here" summer 2 UGD: Faculty deadline summer 1 and NUterm Jul 1 2016 UGD: Grades for summer 1 and NUterm on myneu Jul 2 2016 summer 1 full and secondhalf spring s and first summer science Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 19
Jul 3 2016 SEM: Week 1 of summer 2 SEM: Week 9 of CPS: Week 1 of summer for MLS MLS to drop summer Jul 4 2016 >>> Independence Day, no Jul 5 2016 summer 2 online "I Am Here" summer 2 UGD: Summer 2 class registrations will be dropped at 4:00 p.m. for who do not participate in "I Am Here" or clear registration holds summer 2 GS: Faculty deadline summer 1 full, first-half, and six-week summer s and second summer science CPS: Faculty deadline full and spring s and first summer science deadline for Jul 6 2016 GS: Grades for summer 1 on myneu CPS: Grades for full and secondhalf spring s and first summer science on myneu Jul 7 2016 for summer 2 Jul 8 2016 LAW: Classes follow a Monday schedule Jul 9 2016 Jul 10 2016 SEM: Week 2 of summer 2 SEM: Week 10 of CPS: Week 2 of summer for MLS Jul 11 2016 for first-half and six-week summer and second summer science drop a first-half summer class or second summer science class without a W Jul 12 2016 Jul 13 2016 Jul 14 2016 Jul 15 2016 Jul 16 2016 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 20
Jul 17 2016 SEM: Week 3 of summer 2 SEM: Week 11 of CPS: Week 3 of LAW: Week 8 of summer for MLS Jul 18 2016 elect pass/fail for summer 2 (may be extended by instructor to August 5) drop a summer 2 for summer 2 drop a summer 2 for drop a full or sixweek summer class without a W Jul 19 2016 Jul 20 2016 Jul 21 2016 Jul 22 2016 file a Final Exam Conflict Form for summer 2 Jul 23 2016 Jul 24 2016 SEM: Week 4 of summer 2 SEM: Week 12 of CPS: Week 4 of LAW: Week 9 of summer for MLS drop a first-half summer class or second summer science class with a W Jul 25 2016 Jul 26 2016 Jul 27 2016 Jul 28 2016 Jul 29 2016 Jul 30 2016 and second summer science Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 21
Jul 31 2016 SEM: Week 5 of summer 2 SEM: Week 13 of CPS: Week 5 of LAW: Week 10 of summer for MLS Aug 1 2016 summer and third summer science fall registration Aug 2 2016 CPS: Faculty deadline and second summer science Aug 3 2016 CPS: Grades for and second summer science on myneu Aug 4 2016 Aug 5 2016 Aug 6 2016 Aug 7 2016 SEM: Week 6 of summer 2 SEM: Week 14 of CPS: Week 6 of LAW: Week 11 of summer for MLS for summer and third summer science drop a summer class or third summer science class without a W drop a six-week summer MLS to drop summer Aug 8 2016 Aug 9 2016 Aug 10 2016 Aug 11 2016 Aug 12 2016 summer for MLS Aug 13 2016 six-week summer Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 22
Aug 14 2016 SEM: Week 7 of summer 2 SEM: Final exam week for full summer CPS: Week 7 of LAW: Week 12 of drop a drop a LAW: Last day to drop a summer quarter class with a W Aug 15 2016 full summer full summer final exams Aug 16 2016 CPS: Faculty deadline six-week summer deadline for summer for MLS Aug 17 2016 CPS: Grades for six-week summer on myneu Aug 18 2016 full summer Summer 2 Aug 19 2016 Aug 20 2016 full summer summer 2 final exams Aug 21 2016 SEM: Final exam week for summer 2 CPS: Week 8 of drop a summer 2 drop a summer 2 drop a full or summer class or third summer science class with a W Aug 22 2016 summer 2 summer 2 Aug 23 2016 summer 2 UGD: Faculty deadline full summer GS: Faculty deadline full summer Aug 24 2016 vacation UGD: Grades for on myneu GS: Grades for full summer on myneu Aug 25 2016 UGD: Faculty deadline summer 2 GS: Faculty deadline summer 2 Aug 26 2016 UGD: Grades for summer 2 on myneu GS: Grades for summer 2 on myneu Aug 27 2016 summer 2 full and secondhalf summer s and third summer science Aug 28 2016 SEM: Vacation CPS: Vacation vacation vacation Aug 29 2016 Aug 30 2016 CPS: Faculty deadline full and summer s and third summer science Aug 31 2016 UGD: August degree conferral GS: August degree conferral CPS: Grades for full and secondhalf summer s and third summer science on myneu Sep 1 2016 Sep 2 2016 Sep 3 2016 Compiled 1/25/2016 3:04:28 PM Page 23