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Academic Calendars

2016-2017 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

*updated 9/26

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Fall Semester 2016

Faculty Seminars Week of August 15-19
Freshmen Arrive – Saturday, August 20
Opening Convocation – Sunday, August 21
Upperclassmen Arrive – Sunday, August 21
Orientation/Common Experience Activity – Monday, August 22
Drop/Add/Late Registration – Monday, August 22
Advising (as needed) -Monday, August 22
Classes Begin (Day) – Tuesday, August 23
Last day to add courses – Monday, August 29
Last day to drop without record – Monday, August 29
Admissions Fall Open House – Saturday, September 17
Family Weekend – Friday – Sunday, September 23 – 25
Alumni Weekend – Friday – Sunday, October 7 – 9
Admissions Fall Open House – Monday, October 10
Mid-Term – Wednesday, October 12
Fall Break Begins (end of classes) – Friday, October 14
Fall Break Ends (7:00a.m.) – Monday, October 24
Last day to drop with a W grade – Friday, October 28
Admissions Fall Open House – Saturday, November 5
Registration Begins – Tuesday, November 8
Admissions Fall Open House – Saturday, November 19
Thanksgiving Holiday Begins (after classes) – Tuesday, November 22
Thanksgiving Holiday Ends (7:00 a.m.) – Monday, November 28
Last Class Day of Semester – Tuesday, December 6
Reading Day – Wednesday, December 7
Exams Begin – Thursday, December 8
Exams End – Wednesday, December 14

Spring Semester 2017

Orientation for New Students (Day) – Sunday, January 8
Late Registration (Day) – Monday, January 9
Classes Begin (Day) – Tuesday, January 10
Martin Luther King Day (no classes) – Monday, January 16
Last day to add a course – Tuesday, January 17
Last day to drop without record – Tuesday, January 17
Family Weekend – Friday – Sunday, February 3- 5
Presidential Scholars Weekend – Friday – Saturday, February 10 – 11
Presidential Scholars Weekend – Friday – Saturday, February 24 – 25
Mid-Term – Wednesday, March 1
Mid-Semester Break Begins (end of classes) – Friday, March 3
Mid-Semester Break Ends (7:00 a.m.) – Monday, March 13
Last day to drop with a W grade – Friday, March 17
Admissions Freshman Orientation – Friday, March 24
Admissions Freshman Orientation – Saturday, March 25
Admissions Spring Open House – Saturday, April 1
Admissions Freshman Orientation – Friday, April 7
Admissions Freshman Orientation – Saturday, April 8
Admissions Spring Open House – Thursday, April 13
Good Friday (No Classes) – Friday, April 14
Easter Monday (No Classes) – Monday, April 17
All University Honors Program (evening of) – Wednesday, April 19
Last Class Day of Semester – Wednesday, April 26
Reading Day – Thursday, April 27
Exams Begin – Friday, April 28
Exams End – Wednesday, May 4
Baccalaureate – Friday, May 5
Commencement – Saturday, May 6

May Term 2017: May 8 – June 2
Summer Sessions 2017:

Session 1: June 5 – June 30
Session 2: July 5 – Aug 2

2017-2018 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

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FALL SEMESTER 2017

Faculty Seminars – Week of August 14-18
Freshmen Arrive – Saturday, August 19
Opening Convocation – Sunday, August 20
Upperclassmen Arrive – Sunday, August 20
Academic Orientation/Common Experience Activity – Monday, August 21
Drop/Add/Late Registration – Monday, August 21
Classes Begin (Day) – Tuesday, August 22
Last day to add courses – Monday, August 28
Last day to drop without record – Monday, August 28
Admissions Fall Open House – Saturday, September 16
Family Weekend – Friday-Sunday, September 22-24
Alumni Weekend – Friday-Sunday, October 6–8
Admissions Fall Open House – Monday, October 9
Mid-Term – Wednesday, October 11
Fall Break Begins (end of classes) – Friday, October 13
Fall Break Ends (7:00a.m.) – Monday, October 23
Last day to drop with a W grade – Friday, October 27
Admissions Fall Open House – Saturday, November 4
Registration Begins – Tuesday, November 14
Admissions Fall Open House – Saturday, November 18
Thanksgiving Holiday Begins (after classes) – Tuesday, November 21
Thanksgiving Holiday Ends (7:00 a.m.) – Monday, November 27
Admissions Fall Open House – Saturday, December 2
Last Class Day of Semester – Tuesday, December 5
Reading Day – Wednesday, December 6
Exams Begin – Thursday, December 7
Exams End – Wednesday, December 13

SPRING SEMESTER 2018

Orientation for New Students (Day) – Saturday, January 6
Late Registration (Day) – Monday, January 8
Classes Begin (Day) – Tuesday, January 9
Martin Luther King Day (no classes) – Monday, January 15
Last day to add a course – Tuesday, January 16
Last day to drop without record – Tuesday, January 16
Family Weekend – Friday-Sunday, February 2-4
Presidential Scholars Weekend – Friday-Saturday, February 9-10
Presidential Scholars Weekend – Friday-Saturday, February 23-24
Mid-Term – Wednesday, February 28
Mid-Semester Break Begins (end of classes) – Friday, March 2
Mid-Semester Break Ends (7:00 a.m.) – Monday, March 12
Last day to drop with a W grade – Friday, March 16
Freshman Orientation (two day event) – Friday, March 23
Freshman Orientation – Saturday, March 24
Admissions Spring Open House – Thursday, March 29
Good Friday (No Classes) – Friday, March 30
Easter Monday (No Classes) – Monday, April 2
All University Honors Program (evening of) – Wednesday, April 18
Freshman Orientation (two day event) – Friday, April 6
Freshman Orientation – Saturday, April 7
Admissions Spring Open House – Saturday, April 21
Last Class Day of Semester – Tuesday, April 24
Reading Day – Wednesday, April 25
Exams Begin – Thursday, April 26
Exams End – Wednesday, May 2
Baccalaureate – Friday, May 4
Commencement – Saturday, May 5

May Term 2018: May 7 – June 1
Summer Session I 2018: June 4 – June 29
Summer Session II: July 2 – July 27 (**Session II will INCLUDE Saturday, July 14)

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 2016-2017 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.

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