2016–2017 Academic Calendar
Includes start/stop dates for standard semester, online programs, and weekend college schedules.
Subject to revision through January 1, 2016
Fall Semester 2016
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August 16
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President’s Breakfast and All-Campus Opening Activities
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August 17
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Fall faculty meeting and faculty development workshops
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August 17
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Residence halls open for students attending New Student Registration on August 18
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August 18
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Final registration session for new students
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August 18
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Residence halls open for new students who registered in summer
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August 19-21
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New Student Orientation (Arch Ceremony on August 19)
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August 20
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Residence halls open for upperclassmen
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August 22
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Classes begin for standard semester session
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August 26
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Last day to add a class or section for standard semester session *
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August 29
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Last day to drop a class or section for standard semester session *
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August 29
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Block 1 begins for online degree programs
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September 5
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Labor Day (No classes)
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September 9-10-11
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Fall Weekend College begins
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October 10-11
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Mid Fall Recess: No classes for standard semester sections
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October 19
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Report grades less than “C” in standard semester session classes
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October 23
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Block I ends for online degree programs
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October 24
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Block II begins for online degree programs
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November 2
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Last day to withdraw from standard semester session classes
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November 18-19-20
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Fall Weekend College, final meetings of session
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November 23-27
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Thanksgiving Recess (No classes)
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December 9
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Deadline for seniors to apply for May 2017 Graduation
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December 9
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Final class day for standard semester session
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December 12-15
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Final exams for standard semester session
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December 18
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Block II ends for online degree programs
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December 21
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Final grades due for all sessions by 9 am
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Spring Semester 2017
January 6-7-8
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Winter Weekend College begins
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January 8
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Residence Halls open
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January 9
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Classes begin for standard semester session and Block I of online degree programs
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January 13
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Last day to add a class or section for standard semester session *
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January 16
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Martin Luther King Day (No classes)
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January 17
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Last day to drop a class or section for standard semester session *
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March 5
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Block I ends for online degree programs
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March 6
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Block II begins for online degree programs
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March 6-10
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Spring break for standard semester session classes
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March 13
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Report grades less than “C” in standard semester session classes
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March 17-18-19
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Winter Weekend College, final meetings of session
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March 27
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Last day to withdraw from classes for standard semester session classes *
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March 31, April 1-2
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Spring Weekend College begins
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April 14-17
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Easter Holiday (No classes)
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April 28
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Final class day for standard semester session
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April 28
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Deadline for seniors to apply for December 2017 graduation
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April 30
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Block II ends for online degree programs
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May 1-4
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Final exams for standard semester session
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May 6
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Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement
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May 10
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Final grades due for all sessions by 9 am
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May 19-20-21
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Spring Weekend College, final meetings of session
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Summer Sessions 2017
Block Online Degree Programs
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Block I
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May 8-July 2
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Block II
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July 3-August 27
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Summer Day/Evening
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No Classes Held on Memorial Day or July 4th
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12 weeks
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May 8-July 30
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8 weeks
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May 29-July 23
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6 weeks
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May 8-June 18
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6 weeks
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June 19-July 30
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Summer Weekend
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June 9-10-11
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beginning dates
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July 21-22-23
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final meetings of session
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Notes: Operations during inclement weather are reported at https://www.findlay.edu/offices/student/safety-security/Pages/Campus-Alerts/Weather-Related-Information.aspx.
In most instances, inclement weather does not interrupt online class delivery.
*Withdrawals from a course after the session has started may incur financial liability. It is the student's responsibility to review the Tuition Refund Policy prior to withdrawal.