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Academic Calendars

2018-2019 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

* updated 10/31/18

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FALL SEMESTER 2018

Faculty Seminars – Week of August 13 – 17
First-Year Students Arrive – St – August 18
Opening Convocation – Sn – August 19
Upperclassmen Arrive – Sn – August 19
Academic Orientation/Common Experience Activity – M – August 20
Drop/Add/Late Registration – M – August 20
Classes Begin (Day) – Tu – August 21
Last day to add courses or change from grade to audit – M – August 27
Last day to drop without record – M – August 27
Admissions Fall Open House – St – September 15
Family Weekend – F-Sn – September 21-23
Homecoming – F-Sn – October 5– 7
Admissions Fall Open House – M – October 8
Mid-Term – W – October 10
Fall Break Begins (end of classes) – F – October 12
Fall Break Ends (7:00a.m.) – M – October 22
Last day to drop with a W grade – F – October 26
Admissions Fall Open House – St – October 27
Registration Begins – Tu – November 6
Admissions Fall Open House – St – November 17
Thanksgiving Holiday Begins (after classes) – T – November 20
Thanksgiving Holiday Ends (7:00 a.m.) – M – November 26
Admissions Fall Open House – St – December 1
Last Class Day of Semester – T – December 4
Reading Day – W – December 5
Exams Begin – Th – December 6
Exams End – W – December 12
Fall Graduation – F – December 14

SPRING SEMESTER 2019

Orientation for New Students (Day) – Sn – January 13
Late Registration (Day) – M – January 14
Classes Begin (Day) – T – January 15
Martin Luther King Day (no classes) – M – January 21
Last day to add a course or change from grade to audit – T – January 22
Last day to drop without record – T – January 22
Family Weekend – F-Sn – February 1-3
Presidential Scholars Weekend – F-St – February 8-9
Innovation Summit – Sn-M – February 17-18
Presidential Scholars Weekend – F-St – February 22-23
High Point Scholars Summit – St – March 1-2
Mid-Term – W – March 6
Mid-Semester Break Begins (end of classes) – F – March 8
Mid-Semester Break Ends (7:00 a.m.) – M – March 18
Last day to drop with a W grade – F – March 22
Freshman Orientation (two day event) – F – March 22
Freshman Orientation – St – March 23
Admitted Student Day – St – March 30
Honors Day – T – April 16 (No Classes)
Admissions Spring Open House – Th – April 18
Good Friday (No Classes) – F – April 19
Easter Monday (No Classes) – M – April 22
Freshman Orientation (two day event) – F – April 26
Freshman Orientation – St – April 27
Last Class Day of Semester – T – April 30
Reading Day – Th – May 2
Exams Begin – F – May 3
Exams End – Th – May 9
Baccalaureate – F – May 10
Commencement – St – May 11

May Term 2019: May 13 – June 7
Summer Session I: June 3 – June 28
Freshman Orientation (two day event): June 21 and 22
Summer Session II: July 1 – July 26 (Session II will INCLUDE Saturday, July 13)
Open House: July 8
Freshman Orientation (two day event): July 19 and 20
Transfer Orientation: July 26

HIGH POINT FURNITURE MARKET: October 13-17, 2018; April 6-10, 2019

Rosh Hashanah: September 10-11, 2018
Yom Kippur: September 19, 2018
Hanukkah: December 3-10, 2018
Passover: April 19-27, 2019
Ramadan: May 6, 2019

High Point University reserves the right to change this calendar without notice or obligation.

2019-2020 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

* updated 11/29/18

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FALL SEMESTER 2019

Faculty Seminars – Week of August 12 – 16
First-Year Students Arrive – St – August 17
Opening Convocation – Sn – August 18
Upperclassmen Arrive – Sn – August 18
Academic Orientation/Common Experience Activity – M – August 19
Drop/Add/Late Registration – M – August 19
Classes Begin (Day) – M – August 19
Last day to add courses or change from grade to audit – M – August 26
Last day to drop without record – M – August 26
Admissions Fall Open House – St – September 14
Family Weekend – F-Sn – September 20-22
Homecoming – F-Sn – October 4–6
Mid-Term – W – October 10
Fall Break Begins (end of classes) – F – October 11
Admissions Fall Open House – M – October 14
Fall Break Ends (7:00a.m.) – M – October 21
Last day to drop with a W grade – F – October 25
Admissions Fall Open House – St – October 26
Registration Begins – Tu – November 12
Admissions Fall Open House – St – November 16
Thanksgiving Holiday Begins (after classes) – T – November 26
Thanksgiving Holiday Ends (7:00 a.m.) – M – December 2
Last Class Day of Semester – W – December 4
Reading Day – Th – December 5
Exams Begin – F – December 6
Exams End – W – December 12

SPRING SEMESTER 2020

Orientation for New Students (Day) – Sn – January 12
Late Registration (Day) – M – January 13
Classes Begin (Day) – M – January 13
Martin Luther King Day (no classes) – M – January 20
Last day to add a course or change from grade to audit – T – January 21
Last day to drop without record – T – January 21
Family Weekend – F-Sn – Jan 31-Feb 2
Presidential Scholars Weekend – F-St – February 8-9
Innovation Summit – Sn-M – February 17-18
Presidential Scholars Weekend – F-St – February 7-8
Innovation Summit – Sn-M February 16-17
Presidential Scholars Weekend – F-St February 21-22
Mid-Term – W – March 4
Mid-Semester Break Begins (end of classes) – F – March 6
Mid-Semester Break Ends (7:00 a.m.) – M – March 16
Last day to drop with a W grade – F – March 20
Freshman Orientation (two day event) – F-St – March 27-28
Admitted Student Day – St – April 4
Admissions Spring Open House – Th – April 9
Good Friday (No Classes) – F – April 10
Easter Monday (No Classes) – M – April 13
Freshman Orientation (two day event) – Fr-St April 17-18
All University Honors Program (no classes) – T – April 21
Last Class Day of Semester – W – April 29
Reading Day – Th – April 30
Exams Begin – F – May 1
Exams End – Th – May 7
Baccalaureate – F – May 8
Commencement – St – May 9

May Term 2020: May 11 – June 5
Summer Session I: June 8 – July 2 (Includes one Saturday class – June 27)
Freshman Orientation June 19 and 20
Summer Session II: July 6 – July 31
Open House: July 8
Freshman Orientation July 17 and 18
Transfer Orientation: July 17

HIGH POINT FURNITURE MARKET: October 19-23, 2019; April 25-29, 2020

Rosh Hashanah: September 30-October 1, 2019
Yom Kippur: October 9, 2019
Hanukkah: December 23-30, 2019
Passover: April 8-16, 2020
Ramadan: April 23, 2020

High Point University reserves the right to change this calendar without notice or obligation.

Download the Academic Calendar into your Outlook or Google calendar

As an added convenience, the Office of the University Registrar now provides a .CSV file of the academic calendar that can be easily transferred to your device or personal calendar.

Download the 2017-2018 Academic Calendar (right click and select “Save As…”) and follow the steps below (depending on your calendar client):

Outlook Instructions

If you are importing the academic calendar into Outlook, follow these steps:

First, open Outlook.
Open your calendar.
Click on “File” and then “Import and Export…”
Select the “Import from another program or file” option and click “Next.”
Select “Comma Separated Values (Windows)” and click “Next.”
Browse to the file you want to import and select the “Replace duplicates with items imported” option, and then click “Next.”
Select destination folder (Calendar should be selected) and click “Next.”
The final screen reads, “The following actions will be performed…” Click Finish to import the calendar.

The High Point University Academic Calendar will now be imported into Outlook.

Gmail Instructions

If importing into Gmail, follow these steps:

Log into Gmail and open your calendar.
Under the Other Calendars section on the left, click “Add” and select “Import Calendar.”
Select the CSV file (by clicking the Browse button)
The calendar that you wish to import events into should be selected.
Click “Import.”

The High Point University Academic Calendar will now be imported into Gmail.