Adult and Graduate Academic Calendar

FALL SEMESTER 2019
July 26 - Friday	Deadline for concurrent registration for online FL19 Term 1 courses
Aug. 14 - Wednesday	Service of Dedication for the School Year at 7:00 p.m. Kickoff Gathering
Aug. 15 - Thursday	Faculty Workshop
Aug. 19 - Monday	On-campus Term 1 courses start
Aug. 23 - Friday	Deadline for concurrent registration for online FL19 Term 2 courses
Aug. 30 - Friday	Deadline for graduation application for Spring 2020 degree completion or ceremony participation
Sept. 13 - Friday	Deadline for concurrent registration for online FL19 Term 3 courses
Sept. 23 - Monday	Start of second fall term courses for undergraduate students
Oct. 14 - Monday	Start of second fall term courses for graduate students
Oct. 28 - Monday	Start of third fall term courses for undergraduate students
Nov. 25 – Nov 28	Thanksgiving Holiday – no classes for undergraduate students
Nov. 27 – Nov 28	Thanksgiving Holiday – no classes for graduate students (ends on Monday at 8:00 a.m.)
Dec. 5 - Thursday	Last day of on-campus courses for fall
Dec. 6 - Friday	Commencement for Chattanooga campus
Dec. 14 - Saturday	Commencement for Aug. & Dec. graduates, Jackson at 9:30a.m.

SPRING SEMESTER 2020
Dec. 6 - Friday	Deadline for concurrent registration for online SP20 Term 4 courses
Jan. 13 - Monday	On-campus courses begin
Jan. 17 - Friday	Deadline for concurrent registration for online SP20 Term 5 courses
Jan. 20 - Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – no classes
Jan. 31 - Friday	Deadline for graduation application for Summer 2020 degree completion or ceremony participation
Feb 14 - Friday	Deadline for concurrent registration for online SP20 Term 6 courses
Feb. 17 - Monday	Start of second spring term courses for undergraduate students
March 9 - Monday	Start of second spring term courses for graduate students
March 9 – March 12	No classes this week for undergraduate students
March 29 - Monday	Start of third spring term courses for undergraduate students
April 10 - Friday	Deadline for concurrent registration for online SU20 Term 7 courses
April 30 - Thursday	Last day of on-campus courses for spring
May 8 - Friday	Commencement for Memphis/DeSoto Campus (p.m.)
May 9 - Saturday	Commencement for May and Aug. graduates, Jackson (Adult Studies/Graduate/Online) at 2:30 p.m.
May 16 - Saturday	Commencement for Houston campus

SUMMER SEMESTER 2020
May 4 - Monday	On-campus courses begin
May 8 - Friday	Deadline for concurrent registration for online SU20 Term 8 courses
May 25 - Monday	Memorial Day – no classes for undergraduate or graduate students (class meetings to be rescheduled)
June 5 - Friday	Deadline for concurrent registration for online SU20 Term 9 courses
June 22 – Monday	On-campus courses begin
June 25 - Thursday	Deadline for graduation application for degree completion during the Fall 2020 term
July 3 - Friday	Independence Day observed – offices closed
July 24 - Friday	Deadline for concurrent registration for online FL20 Term 1 courses
Aug. 13 - Thursday	Last day of on-campus courses for summer