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August 10, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nEnd of summer school<\/p>\n

August 13, Monday\u00a0\u2014\u00a0August 17, Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nRegistration\/Schedule Adjustment<\/p>\n

August 14, Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nResidence Halls Open for Freshmen<\/p>\n

August 14, Tuesday\u00a0\u2014\u00a0August 19, Sunday<\/strong>
\nWeek of Welcome for freshmen<\/p>\n

August 18, Saturday, 9:00 a.m.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nResidence halls open for upperclassmen<\/p>\n

August 20, Monday<\/strong>
\nFirst day of classes<\/p>\n

August 20, Monday\u00a0\u2014\u00a0August 24, Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLate registration\/schedule adjustment (add-drop)<\/p>\n

August 24, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLast day to add a class<\/p>\n

August 27, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u201cW\u201d Withdrawal period begins<\/p>\n

September 1, Saturday\u00a0\u2014\u00a0September 3, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nUniversity computing services unavailable<\/p>\n

September 3, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLabor Day Holiday- University Closed<\/p>\n

September 14, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nApplication for December graduation due in academic dean\u2019s office<\/p>\n

September 21, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLast Day to Drop 1st 8 Weeks Courses<\/p>\n

October 1, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nFinal draft of thesis\/dissertation delivered to committee chair<\/p>\n

October 8, Monday, Noon\u00a0<\/strong>
\nFreshmen\/Sophomore midterm grades due<\/p>\n

October 10, Wednesday\u00a0<\/strong>
\n1st 8 weeks courses end<\/p>\n

October 11, Thursday\u00a0<\/strong>
\n2nd 8 weeks courses begin<\/p>\n

October 22, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nStudents should schedule appointments with advisors
\nto prepare for advance registration.
\n(Required for students who have mandatory advising holds)<\/p>\n

October 26, Friday<\/strong>
\nLast day to drop a full semester individual course<\/p>\n

October 29, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nRecommended date to apply for May 2019 graduation<\/p>\n

October 29, Monday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0December 7, Friday<\/strong>
\nComplete withdrawals only<\/p>\n

November 5, Monday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0November 16, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAdvance registration for spring semester
\n(open only to currently enrolled students)<\/p>\n

November 13, Tuesday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLast day to drop 2nd 8 weeks courses<\/p>\n

November 17, Saturday, Noon\u00a0<\/strong>
\nResidence halls close<\/p>\n

November 19 \u2013 Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAdvance registration for spring semester (open to admitted and readmitted students)<\/p>\n

November 19, Monday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0November 24, Saturday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThanksgiving Break
\nClasses dismissed<\/p>\n

November 22, Thursday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0November 23, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThanksgiving Holiday
\nUniversity closed<\/p>\n

November 25, Sunday, 9:00 a.m.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nResidence halls open<\/p>\n

November 26, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nClasses resume<\/p>\n

December 3, Monday\u00a0\u2014\u00a0December 7, Friday<\/strong>
\n\u201cDead week\u201d<\/p>\n

December 7, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLast class day; Last day to completely withdraw from fall semester<\/p>\n

December 8, Saturday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nExam day for Saturday classes
\nSome common finals<\/p>\n

December 10, Monday<\/strong>
\nExam day<\/p>\n

December 11, Tuesday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nExam day<\/p>\n

December 12, Wednesday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nStudy Day
\nExams resume at 3:00 p.m. for Wednesday evening classes<\/p>\n

December 13, Thursday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nApproved Thesis\/Dissertation must be submitted to the EDT website
\nElectronic Thesis and Dissertation\u00a0form and graduation fee receipt submitted to the Graduate College Office<\/p>\n

December 13, Thursday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nExam Day<\/p>\n

December 14, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nExam day
\nOfficial December Graduation Date<\/p>\n

December 15, Saturday, TBD\u00a0<\/strong>
\nWinter Commencement, Big Sandy Superstore Arena<\/p>\n

December 16, Sunday, Noon\u00a0<\/strong>
\nResidence halls close<\/p>\n

December 17, Monday, Noon\u00a0<\/strong>
\nFinal Grades due<\/p>\n

December 24, Monday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0January 2, Wednesday<\/strong>
\nWinter break, University closed<\/p>\n

December 27, Thursday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0December 28, Friday<\/strong>
\nStudent Service Offices Open 10:00 a.m. \u2014 4:00 p.m.
\n(Admissions, Bursar, Financial Aid, Registrar)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

August 10, Friday\u00a0 End of summer school August 13, Monday\u00a0\u2014\u00a0August 17, Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.\u00a0 Registration\/Schedule Adjustment August 14, Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.\u00a0 Residence Halls Open for Freshmen August 14, Tuesday\u00a0\u2014\u00a0August 19, Sunday Week of Welcome for freshmen August 18, Saturday, 9:00 a.m.\u00a0 Residence halls open for upperclassmen August 20, Monday First day of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-166","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}