Academic-Calendar-2017-2019

Jackson State University
ACADEMIC CALENDAR

2017 – 2019

FALL SEMESTER 2017

August Thur-Friday Faculty/Staff Seminar, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
10-11 Saturday Residence Halls Open for Freshman and Transfer Students, 9:00 a.m.
12 Sunday Opening Convocation and Student/Parent Orientation, 2:00 p.m.
13 Monday Assessment and Orientation for Freshman and Transfer Students, 8:15 a.m.
14 Tuesday Advisement and Registration for Freshmen and Tranfer Students, 8:00 a.m.
15 Wed-Friday Registration for Readmitted Students, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
16-18 Wed Evening and Graduate Registration, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
16 Thurs-Friday Registration for Returning Students, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
17-18 Thurs-Friday Residence Halls Open for Returning Students, 9:00 a.m.
17-18 Monday Classes Begin
21 Monday A Late Registration Fee of $70.00 Begins
21 Tuesday A Late Registration Fee of $105.00 Begins
29
Last Day to Complete Registration and Pay Fees
September A Late Registration Fee of $145.00 Begins
1 Friday Last Day to Add a Course
1 Friday Class Schedules will be Purged for Non-payment of Fees
1 Friday HOLIDAY - Labor Day
1 Friday Evening Classes Resume, 7:00 a.m.
4 Monday Last Day a Course May be Dropped with No Grade
5 Tuesday Sophomore Testing Day (Undergraduate English Proficiency Examination)
5 Tuesday
26 Tuesday Last Day to submit Graduation Clearance Application
Mid Semester Examinations
October Friday Mid Semester Grades Due
6 Mon-Saturday Founders’ Day Convocation
9-14 Monday Last Day to Drop a Class with “W” Grade
16 Thursday
19 Monday Academic Advisement Week @ JSU
23 Early Registration and Payment of Fees for Spring Semester and the Summer Sessions
Fall Break/Thanksgiving Recess
November Classes Resume, 7:00 a.m.
Last Day to Withdraw from the University
6-10 Mon-Friday
Classes End
6-December 1 Final Examinations
Commencement
20-25 Mon-Saturday Fall Semester Ends
Holiday Recess Begins
27 Monday Grade Reports Due in Registrar and Records

27 Monday

December
1 Friday
2-7 Sat-Thursday
8 Friday
8 Friday
8 Friday
11 Monday

FALL INTERSESSION 2017
December 11, 2017 - January 5, 2018

SPRING SEMESTER 2018

January Wednesday Residence Hall Open, 9:00 a.m.
3 Thursday Orientation for Freshman and Transfer Students, 8:30 a.m.
4 Thursday Academic Advisement for Freshmen and Transfer Students
4 Thurs-Friday Registration for Readmitted and Returning Students,8:30 – 4:00p.m.
4-5 Thurs Evening and Graduate Registration, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
4 Monday Classes Begin, 7:00 a.m.
8 Monday A Late Fee of $70.00 Begins
8 Monday Holiday – Martin L. King, Jr.’s Birthday
15 Tuesday Classes Resume, 7:00 a.m.
16 Tuesday A Late Fee of $105.00 Begins
16 Monday Last Day to Complete Registration and/or Pay Fees
22 Monday A Late Fee of $145.00 Begins
22 Monday Last Day to Add a Course
22 Monday Evening Class Schedules Will Be Purged for Non-payment of Fees
22 Monday Last Day to Drop a Class With No Grade
22

February Sophomore Testing Day (Post CBASE)
13 Tuesday (Undergraduate English Proficiency Examination)
13 Tuesday

March

2 Friday Last Day to submit Graduation Clearance Application
Mid Semester Examinations
5-10 Mon-Saturday Mid Semester Grades Due
SPRING BREAK
12 Monday Classes Resume, 7:00 a.m.
Last Day a Course May be Dropped with “W” Grade
12-17 Mon-Saturday HOLIDAY BREAK

19 Monday

22 Thursday

30-April 2 Fri-Monday

April Tuesday Classes Resume, 7:00 a.m.
3
3-20 Tuesday Early Registration for the Fall Semester
3-6
16-21 Tuesday-Thursday Academic Advisement Week @ JSU
19
17 Monday- Saturday Honors Week @ JSU
21
21-27 Thursday Honors Convocation
27
27 Tuesday Last Day to Withdraw from the University
28
30 Saturday Classes End

Sat.-Friday Final Examinations

Friday Alumni Day

Friday Graduate Student Commencement Ceremony

Saturday Undergraduate Student Commencement Ceremony

Monday Grade Report Due in Registrar and Records

SPRING INTERSESSION 2018
April 30– May 18

FIRST SUMMER TERM 2018

May Monday Residence Halls Open, 9:00 a.m.
28 Tuesday Residence Halls Open for Summer Development Students, 9:00 a.m.
29 Tuesday Orientation for Freshman and Transfer Students, 8:30 a.m.
29 Tuesday Registration, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
29 Tuesday Evening Registration, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
29 Wednesday Classes Begin
30 Wednesday A Late Registration Fee of $70.00 Begins
30 Wednesday Classes Start for Summer Development Students
30 Thursday Last Day to Add a Course
31
Monday Last Day to Complete Registration and Pay Fees
June Monday Last Day to Drop a Class With No Grade
4 Monday Evening Class Schedules will be Purged for Non-payment of Fees
4 Tuesday Sophomore Testing Day (Undergraduate English Proficiency Examination)
4 Tuesday Last Day to Drop a Class With a “W” Grade
12 Thursday Last Day to Withdraw from the University
19 Monday Classes End
21 Tuesday-Wed Final Examinations
25 Thursday Grade Reports Due in Registrar and Records
26-27
28

SECOND SUMMER TERM 2018

June Thursday Residence Halls Open, 9:00 a.m.
28 Thursday Orientation for Freshman and Transfer Students, 8:30 a.m.
28 Thursday Registration, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
28 Thursday Evening Registration, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m.
28

July Monday Classes Begin
2 Tuesday Last Day to Add a Course
3 Wednesday Holiday - Independence Day
4 Friday Last Day to Complete Registration and Pay Fees
6 Friday A Late Registration Fee of $70.00 Begins
6 Friday Evening Class Schedules will be Purged for Non-payment of Fees
6 Tuesday Sophomore Testing Day (Undergraduate English Proficiency Examination)
10 Thursday Transfer Students Assessment and Advisement for Fall 2018
12 Friday Last Day to Drop a Class With No Grade
13 Friday Last Day to submit Graduation Clearance Application
13 Wed-Thursday First Year Students Assessment and Advisement for Fall 2018
18-19 Friday Last Day to Drop a Class With a “W” Grade
20 Thursday Last Day to Withdraw from the University
26 Tuesday Classes End
31

August

1-2 Wed-Thursday Final Examinations
4 Saturday Conferring of Degrees Summer 2018
6 Monday Grade Reports Due in Registrar and Records

FALL SEMESTER 2018 Faculty/Staff Seminar, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Residence Halls Open for Freshman and Transfer Students, 8:00 a.m.
August Thur-Friday Opening Convocation and Student/Parent Orientation, 2:00 p.m.
9-10 Saturday Assessment and Orientation for Freshman and Transfer Students, 8:15 a.m.
11 Sunday Advisement and Registration for Freshman and Transfer Students 8:00a.m.
12 Monday Registration for Readmitted Students, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
13 Tuesday Evening and Graduate Registration, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
14 Wed-Friday Registration for Returning Students, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
15-17 Wed Residence Halls Open for Returning Students, 9:00 a.m.
15 Thurs-Friday Classes Begin
16-17 Thurs-Friday A Late Registration Fee of $70.00 Begins
16-17 Monday Last Day to Add a Course
20 Monday A Late Registration Fee of $105.00 Begins
20 Friday Last Day to Complete Registration and Pay Fees
24 Tuesday A Late Registration Fee of $145.00 Begins
28 Friday Class Schedules Will Be Purged for Non-payment of Fees
31 Friday Last Day a Course May be Dropped with No Grade
31 Friday Evening
31 Friday Class Schedules Will Be Purged for Non-payment of Fees
31 HOLIDAY – Labor Day
Classes Resume, 7:00 a.m.
September Sophomore Testing Day (Undergraduate English Proficiency Examination)
2 Friday Evening
3 Monday Last Day to submit Graduation Clearance Application
4 Tuesday Mid Semester Examinations
25 Tuesday Mid Semester Grades Due
Founders’ Day Convocation
October Friday Last Day to Drop a Class with “W” Grade
5 Mon-Saturday
8-13 Monday Academic Advisement Week @ JSU
15 Thursday Early Registration for Spring Semester and the Summer Sessions
18 Friday Fall Break/Thanksgiving Recess
26 Classes Resume, 7:00 a.m.
Last Day to Withdraw from the University
November Classes End

5-9 Mon-Friday Final Examinations
Commencement
5-30 Fall Semester Ends
Holiday Recess Begins
19-24 Mon-Saturday Grade Reports Due in Registrar and Records

26 Monday

26 Monday

30 Friday

December

1-6 Sat-Thurday

7 Friday

7 Friday

7 Friday

10 Monday

FALL INTERSESSION 2018
December 10, 2018 – January 4, 2019

SPRING SEMESTER 2019

January Wednesday Residence Halls Open, 9:00 a.m.
9 Thursday Orientation for Freshman and Transfer Students, 8:30 a.m.
10 Thursday Academic Advisement for Freshmen and Transfer Students
10 Thurs-Friday Registration, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
10-11 Thurs Evening and Graduate Registration, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
10 Monday Classes Begin, 7:00 a.m.
14 Monday A Late Fee of $70.00 Begins
14 Friday Last Day to Add a Course
18 Monday HOLIDAY – Martin L. King, Jr.’s Birthday
21 Tuesday Classes Resume 7:00 a.m.
22 Tuesday A Late Fee of $105.00 Begins
22 Monday Last Day to Complete Registration and Pay Fees
28 Monday A Late Fee of $145.00 Begins
28 Monday Evening Class Schedules Will Be Purged for Non-payment of Fees
28 Monday Last Day a Course May be Dropped With No Grade
28

February Sophomore Testing Day (Post CBASE)
14 Thursday (Undergraduate English Proficiency Examination)
14 Thursday

March Friday Last Day to submit Graduation Clearance Application
1 Mon-Saturday Mid Semester Examinations
4-9 Monday Mid Semester Grades Due
11 Mon-Saturday SPRING BREAK
11-16 Monday Classes Resume, 7:00 a.m.
18 Monday Last Day a Course May be Dropped with “W” Grade
25

April

8-12 Monday-Friday Academic Advisement Week @ JSU

8-26 Early Registration for the Fall Semester

15-18 Monday-Thursday Honors Week @ JSU

18 Thursday Honors Convocation

19-22 Fri-Monday HOLIDAY BREAK

23 Tuesday Classes Resume, 7:00 a.m.

23 Tuesday Last Day to Withdraw from the University

27 Saturday Classes End

27 May-3 Sat-Friday Final Examinations

May Friday Alumni Day
3 Friday Graduate Student Commencement Ceremony
3 Saturday Undergraduate Student Commencement Ceremony
4 Monday Grade Reports Due in Registrar and Records
6

SPRING INTERSESSION 2019
May 6 - May 24

FIRST SUMMER TERM 2019

May Monday Residence Halls Open, 9:00 a.m.
27 Tuesday Residence Halls Open for Summer Development Students, 9:00 a.m.
28 Tuesday Orientation for Freshman and Transfer Students, 8:30 a.m.
28 Tuesday Registration, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
28 Tuesday Evening Registration, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
28 Wednesday Classes Begin
29 Wednesday A Late Registration Fee of $70.00 Begins
29 Wednesday Classes Begin for the Summer Development Students
29 Thursday Last Day to Add a Course
30

June Monday Last Day to Complete Registration and Pay Fees
3
3 Monday Last Day to Drop a Course with No Grade
3
11 Monday Class Schedules will be Purged for Non-payment of Fees
16
18 Tuesday Sophomore Testing Day (Undergraduate English Proficiency Examination)
20
24 Friday Evening Class Schedules will be Purged for Non-payment of Fees
25-26
27 Tuesday Last Day to Drop a Class with a “W” Grade

Thursday Last Day to Withdraw from the University

Monday Classes End

Tues-Wednesday Final Examinations

Thursday Grade Reports Due in Registrar and Records

SECOND SUMMER TERM 2019

June Thursday Residence Halls Open, 9:00 a.m.
27 Thursday Orientation for Freshman and Transfer Students, 8:00 a.m.
27 Thursday Registration, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
27 Thursday Evening Registration, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
27

July Monday Classes Begin
1 Monday A Late Registration Fee of $70.00 Begins
1 Tuesday Last Day to Add a Course
2 Thursday HOLIDAY – Independence Day
4 Friday Classes Resume, 7:00 a.m.
5 Friday Last Day to Complete Registration and Pay Fees
5 Friday Evening Class Schedule with be Purged for Non-payment of Fees
5 Tuesday Sophomore Testing Day (Undergraduate English Proficiency Examination)
9 Thursday Transfer Students Assessment and Advisement for Fall 2019
11 Friday Last Day to Drop a Class With No Grade
12 Friday Last Day to submit Graduation Clearance Application
12 Wed-Thursday First Year Students Assessment and Advisement for Fall 2019
17-18

19 Friday Last Day to Drop a Class with a “W” Grade
25 Thursday Last Day to Withdraw from University

30 Tuesday Classes End

31 August-1 Wed-Thursday Final Examinations

August Saturday Conferring of Degrees – Summer 2019
3 Monday Grade Reports Due in Registrar and Records
5