Mar 28, 2024  
2017 - 2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017 - 2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar


Fall Semester   2017
Classes Begin 8 a.m.   Aug. 28
Thanksgiving Break* - no classes   Nov. 18-26
Last Day of Classes   Dec. 8
Final Exams   Dec. 11-14
Graduate Hooding Ceremony   Dec. 15
Commencement   Dec. 16
     
Wintermester   2017-2018
Classes Being   Dec. 19
Last Day of Classes/Exams   Jan. 12
     
Spring Semester   2018
Classes Begin 8 a.m.   Jan. 16
Spring Break No Classes   March 3-11
Last Day of Classes   April 27
Final Exams   April 30-May 3
Graduate Hooding Ceremony   May 4
Commencement   May 5
     
Maymester   2018
Classes Begin   May 14
Memorial Day No Classes   May 28
Last Day of Classes   June 1
Final Exams   June 2
     
Summer Session I    2018
Classes Begin   May 14
Memorial Day No Classes   May 28
Last Day of Classes   June 14
Final Exams   June 15-16
     
Summer Session II   2018
Classes Begin   June 25
Independence Day   July 4
Observed No Classes    
Last Day of Classes   July 26
Final Exams   July 27-28
     
Summer Session III    2018
Classes Begin   May 14
Memorial Day No Classes   May 28
Independence Day   July 4
Observed No Classes    
Last Day of Classes   July 26
Final Exams   July 27-28
     
Augustmester   TBD
     

Summer Session may include both a Maymester and Summer Session III term. Maymester is a three-week term beginning on the same day as Summer Session I. Summer Session III is an 11-week long term spanning both Summer Session I and Summer Session II. The dates are tentative and subject to change.

*Thanksgiving Break begins after classes end on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and includes the Sunday after Thanksgiving Day. Residence halls will close at noon on the Saturday before Thanksgiving Day. However, those students who have Saturday classes have until 5 p.m. to vacate the residence halls.

For a more detailed version of the Academic Calendar, visit: http://www.radford.edu/content/radfordcore/home/academics/courses-and-schedules/calendar.html