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2016-2017 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

Fall 2016

Mar 14, 2016
Fall 2016 class schedule is available in YES
Mar 21, 2016
Arts and Science moratorium on processing new declarations of majors, March 21-April 21
Apr 11, 2016
Fall 2016 registration windows begin for undergraduate students
Apr 29, 2016
Fall 2016 registration windows close for currently enrolled undergraduate students
May 15, 2016
Deadline for health questionnaires to be returned to Student Health for first-year students
Jul 20, 2016
Fall 2016 open enrollment/change period begins
Aug 1, 2016
Deadline for all students (except international) to waive student health insurance coverage
Aug 12, 2016
Deadline for intra-university transfer fall applications
Aug 17, 2016
Deadline for payment of tuition, fees and all other charges associated with the beginning of the semester
Aug 17, 2016
Deadline for all students to waive the activity and recreation fees
Aug 19, 2016
8:00 am
International Student Orientation and Information Fair (8 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
Aug 19, 2016
2:00 pm
Residence halls open for transfer students at 2 p.m.
Aug 20, 2016
Orientation begins for new undergraduate students
Aug 20, 2016
7:00 am
Residence halls open at 7 a.m. for first year students
Aug 21, 2016
9:00 am
Residence halls open at 9 a.m. for upperclass students
Aug 21, 2016
Founders Walk
Aug 22, 2016
Orientation for transfer students
Aug 23, 2016
Division of Unclassified Studies fall registration
Aug 24, 2016
Engineering Module I classes begin
Aug 24, 2016
First day of classes for undergraduate schools
Aug 25, 2016
4:10 pm
Fall 2016 Faculty Assembly
Aug 29, 2016
9:00 am
English Language Center - English for Academics and Professionals Assessments start at 9 a.m.
Aug 30, 2016
11:59 pm
Last day to wait-list a class, wait list ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Aug 31, 2016
English Language Center - English for Academics and Professionals Assessments conclude
Aug 31, 2016
11:59 pm
Fall 2016 open enrollment ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Sep 5, 2016
Deadline for international students health insurance waiver
Sep 6, 2016
English Language Center classes begin
Sep 7, 2016
4:00 pm
Last day to adjust level in math or foreign language or Blair performance instruction class
Sep 7, 2016
4:00 pm
Last day to drop a class with no entry on the record
Sep 7, 2016
4:00 pm
Last day to drop Blair performance classes with no music fee charged
Sep 7, 2016
4:00 pm
Last day to register for pass/fail status
Sep 7, 2016
4:00 pm
Last day to add a class
Sep 8, 2016
Discrepancy reporting begins
Sep 14, 2016
11:59 pm
Undergraduate discrepancy reports deadline
Sep 21, 2016
Census Reporting
Sep 23, 2016
Engineering Module I classes end
Sep 23, 2016
Family Weekend, Sept. 23-25
Sep 26, 2016
Engineering Module II classes begin
Oct 3, 2016
Last day undergraduates may apply for screening II to student teach spring semester
Oct 4, 2016
Last day for students to submit screening I forms for admission into the Teacher Education Program
Oct 5, 2016
Mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports begin
Oct 10, 2016
Spring 2017 class schedule is available in YES
Oct 10, 2016
Spring 2017 registration windows posted in YES
Oct 12, 2016
Mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
Oct 13, 2016
Fall break for undergraduate students, Oct. 13-14
Oct 16, 2016
Homecoming and related Homecoming activities, Oct. 16-22
Oct 20, 2016
Alumni Board of Directors meeting, Oct. 20-22
Oct 20, 2016
Homecoming/Reunion Weekend, Oct. 20-22
Oct 20, 2016
Reunion/Homecoming fall 2016
Oct 21, 2016
Arts and Science moratorium on processing new declarations of majors
Oct 21, 2016
4:00 pm
Last day to change from pass/fail to graded status in a fall semester class
Oct 21, 2016
4:00 pm
Last day undergraduate students may withdraw from fall semester classes
Oct 28, 2016
Engineering Module II classes end
Oct 31, 2016
Spring 2017 registration windows begin for undergraduate students
Oct 31, 2016
Engineering Module III classes begin
Nov 10, 2016
Full Board of Trust meeting
Nov 14, 2016
International Education Week, Nov. 14-18
Nov 18, 2016
Spring 2017 registration windows close
Nov 19, 2016
Thanksgiving holidays in most schools, Nov. 19-27
Nov 19, 2016
9:00 am
Undergraduate residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Nov 27, 2016
9:00 am
Undergraduate residence halls open at 9 a.m.
Dec 2, 2016
Dead week for Arts and Science and Blair classes, Dec. 2-8
Dec 5, 2016
Spring 2017 open enrollment period begins
Dec 6, 2016
English Language Center - classes end
Dec 7, 2016
Engineering Module III classes end
Dec 8, 2016
Undergraduate classes end
Dec 8, 2016
Fall 2016 online grading open for submission of final grades for undergraduate schools
Dec 9, 2016
Undergraduate examinations and reading days, Dec. 9-17
Dec 17, 2016
Deadline for intra-university transfer spring applications
Dec 17, 2016
Graduation date for December graduates
Dec 17, 2016
Fall semester ends
Dec 18, 2016
9:00 am
Undergraduate residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Dec 19, 2016
11:59 pm
Deadline for submission of fall 2016 final grades at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Jan 6, 2017
Undergraduate residence halls open at noon

Spring 2017

Oct 10, 2016
Spring 2017 class schedule is available in YES
Oct 10, 2016
Spring 2017 registration windows posted in YES
Oct 31, 2016
Spring 2017 registration windows begin for undergraduate students
Nov 18, 2016
Spring 2017 registration windows close
Dec 1, 2016
Deadline for Spring 2017 admitted students to submit immunization requirement documentation
Dec 5, 2016
Spring 2017 open enrollment period begins
Dec 8, 2016
Fall 2016 online grading open for submission of final grades for undergraduate schools
Dec 17, 2016
Deadline for intra-university transfer spring applications
Jan 1, 2017
Deadline for Spring 2017 admitted students (except international) to waive student health insurance coverage
Jan 1, 2017
Deadline to waive the student health insurance for first-time students in the spring semester
Jan 1, 2017
Deadline for health questionnaires to be returned to Student Health for first-year students
Jan 3, 2017
Deadline for all students to pay spring charges without a late payment fee
Jan 3, 2017
Deadline for all students to waive the activity and recreation fees
Jan 6, 2017
Division of Unclassified Studies spring registration
Jan 6, 2017
Undergraduate residence halls open at noon
Jan 6, 2017
1:00 am
International Student Spring Orientation (1 to 3 p.m.)
Jan 9, 2017
First day of classes for undergraduate schools
Jan 9, 2017
English Language Center - English for Academics and Professionals Assessments
Jan 11, 2017
English Language Center - English for Academics and Professionals Assessments conclude
Jan 13, 2017
11:59 pm
Last day to wait-list a class
Jan 16, 2017
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - classes cancelled
Jan 16, 2017
11:59 pm
Spring 2017 open enrollment period ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Jan 17, 2017
English Language Center classes begin
Jan 23, 2017
4:00 am
Last day to adjust level in math or foreign language or Blair performance instruction class
Jan 23, 2017
4:00 pm
Last day to add a class
Jan 23, 2017
4:00 pm
Last day to drop a class with no entry on the record
Jan 23, 2017
4:00 pm
Last day to drop Blair performance classes with no music fee charged
Jan 23, 2017
Last day to register for pass/fail status
Jan 24, 2017
Undergraduate discrepancy reporting begins
Jan 30, 2017
11:59 pm
Undergraduate discrepancy reports deadline
Feb 6, 2017
Last day to submit screening I forms for admission into the Teacher Education Program
Feb 6, 2017
Last day undergraduates may apply for screening II for fall student teaching
Feb 7, 2017
Census Reporting
Feb 9, 2017
Full Board of Trust meeting
Feb 20, 2017
Summer 2017 class schedule available in YES
Mar 1, 2017
Mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports begin
Mar 4, 2017
Spring holidays in most schools, March 4-12
Mar 4, 2017
Undergraduate residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Mar 8, 2017
Mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
Mar 12, 2017
9:00 am
Undergraduate residence halls open at 9 a.m.
Mar 13, 2017
Housing random selections, March 13-April 8
Mar 13, 2017
Fall 2017 class schedule is available in YES
Mar 13, 2017
Fall 2017 registration windows posted in YES
Mar 17, 2017
Founder's Day, the anniversary of the founding of Vanderbilt University in 1873
Mar 17, 2017
4:00 pm
Last day to change from pass/fail to graded status in a spring semester class
Mar 17, 2017
4:00 pm
Last day undergraduate students may withdraw from spring semester classes
Mar 27, 2017
Summer 2017 open enrollment begins
Mar 31, 2017
Arts and Science moratorium on processing new declarations of majors, March 31 - April 28
Apr 6, 2017
4:10 pm
Spring 2017 Faculty Assembly
Apr 7, 2017
Commencement Event: Deadline to rent regalia for May 2017 Commencement ceremony
Apr 10, 2017
Fall 2017 registration windows begin for undergraduate students
Apr 17, 2017
English Language Center classes end
Apr 18, 2017
Dead week for Arts and Science and Blair classes
Apr 20, 2017
Full Board of Trust meeting
Apr 21, 2017
Rites of Spring, April 21-22
Apr 24, 2017
Undergraduate classes end
Apr 25, 2017
Undergraduate examinations and reading days, April 25-May 4
Apr 26, 2017
Spring 2017 Online Grading Open for Submission of Final Grades for Undergraduate Schools
Apr 28, 2017
Fall 2017 registration windows close for currently enrolled undergraduate students
May 4, 2017
Deadline for intra-university transfer summer applications
May 5, 2017
Division of Unclassified Studies Maymester registration
May 6, 2017
9:00 am
All residence halls close at 9 a.m. except for graduating students and students with official commencement duties
May 6, 2017
11:59 pm
Deadline for submission of Spring 2017 final grades at 11:59 p.m. CDT
May 10, 2017
9:00 pm
Commencement Event - The Party
May 11, 2017
Commencement Event - Faculty Seminars
May 11, 2017
11:00 am
Commencement Event: Senior Day speaker
May 12, 2017
9:00 am
Commencement Event - Graduation ceremony
May 13, 2017
1:00 pm
Residence halls close spring semester at 1 p.m.
May 15, 2017
Deadline for Fall 2017 admitted students to submit immunization requirement documentation

Summer 2017

Feb 20, 2017
Summer 2017 class schedule available in YES
Mar 27, 2017
Summer 2017 open enrollment begins
May 4, 2017
Deadline for intra-university transfer summer applications
May 5, 2017
Division of Unclassified Studies Maymester registration
May 6, 2017
2:00 pm
Residence halls open for Maymester at 2 p.m.
May 8, 2017
Maymester begins
May 9, 2017
Maymester enrollment ends
May 10, 2017
Maymester discrepancy reporting begins
May 11, 2017
Maymester discrepancy reporting ends
May 16, 2017
Maymester mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports begin
May 18, 2017
Maymester mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
May 22, 2017
Last day undergraduate students may withdraw from a Maymester class
Jun 1, 2017
Deadline for health questionnaires to be returned to Student Health for first-year students
Jun 2, 2017
Maymester ends
Jun 2, 2017
Maymester examinations
Jun 3, 2017
Maymester online grading open for submission of final grades for undergraduate schools
Jun 3, 2017
9:00 am
Maymester residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Jun 4, 2017
12:00 pm
First-half summer session residence halls open at noon
Jun 5, 2017
Division of Unclassified Studies summer registration
Jun 5, 2017
Maymester final grading deadline
Jun 6, 2017
First-half and full-term summer classes begin
Jun 7, 2017
11:59 pm
Last day to wait-list a first-half or full-term summer class; wait list ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Jun 8, 2017
First-half and full-term summer enrollment ends
Jun 9, 2017
First-half and full-term summer discrepancy reporting begins
Jun 12, 2017
Peabody Module I registration and classes begin
Jun 12, 2017
First-half and full-term summer discrepancy reporting ends
Jun 16, 2017
First-half summer mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports begin
Jun 19, 2017
First-half summer mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
Jun 21, 2017
Last day undergraduate students may withdraw from a first-half session summer class
Jul 6, 2017
First-half classes end
Jul 7, 2017
Examinations for first-half classes
Jul 7, 2017
First-half session online grading open for submission of final grades for undergraduate schools
Jul 7, 2017
Full-term mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports begin
Jul 7, 2017
Peabody Module I classes end
Jul 8, 2017
9:00 am
First-half session residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Jul 9, 2017
First-half session final grading deadline
Jul 9, 2017
12:00 pm
Second-half session residence halls open at noon
Jul 10, 2017
Division of Unclassified Studies second-half registration
Jul 10, 2017
Peabody Module II classes begin
Jul 11, 2017
Second-half classes begin
Jul 11, 2017
Full session summer mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
Jul 12, 2017
11:59 pm
Last day to wait-list a second-half summer class; wait list ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Jul 13, 2017
Second-half enrollment ends
Jul 13, 2017
Last day undergraduate students may withdraw from a full session summer class
Jul 14, 2017
Second-half summer discrepancy reporting begins
Jul 16, 2017
Second-half summer discrepancy reporting ends
Jul 21, 2017
Second-half summer mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports begin
Jul 24, 2017
Second-half summer mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
Jul 26, 2017
Last day undergraduate students may withdraw from a second-half session summer class
Aug 1, 2017
Deadline to waive summer student health insurance
Aug 4, 2017
Peabody Module II classes end
Aug 4, 2017
Peabody Module II classes end
Aug 10, 2017
Second-half and full-term summer classes end
Aug 10, 2017
Second-half and full-term summer classes end
Aug 11, 2017
Examinations for second-half and full-term summer classes
Aug 11, 2017
Second-half and full session online grading open for submission of final grades for undergraduate schools
Aug 11, 2017
Graduation date for August graduates
Aug 11, 2017
Summer semester ends
Aug 11, 2017
Examinations for second-half and full-term summer classes
Aug 11, 2017
Examinations for second-half and full-term summer classes
Aug 12, 2017
9:00 am
Second-half session residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Aug 13, 2017
Full-term summer and second-half session final grading deadline