Academic Calendar
2018-2019 Academic Calendar
This calendar is not applicable to the Nursing@Simmons, SocialWork@Simmons, Behavior Analysis Online, MPH Online or MBA/HCMBA Online programs. Please check your program materials and syllabi for all course meetings. Only approved dates have been added to the calendar to this point.
This information was last updated on November 26, 2018.
September 2018
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3
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College Closed for Labor Day Holiday
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4
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Classes begin
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14
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Final day to add a course without instructor signature
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28
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Final day to add a course with instructor signature
Final day to drop a course without instructor signature
Final day for undergraduate students to change a Pass/Fail grading option
Final day for undergraduate students to choose the Formal Audit grading option
Final day to drop a course with no "W" grade
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October 2018
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8
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College Closed for Indigenous People's Holiday
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26
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Final day to drop a course with instructor signature. A grade of "W" will be assigned for courses dropped after September 28.
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31
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October degree conferral date
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November 2018
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12
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Veteran's Day Holiday (Observed) Classes will be held
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21-23
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College Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
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December 2018
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11
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Tuesday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead.
(NOTE: This does not apply to Master of Social Work classes. The final Monday meeting session for MSW classes will be held on 12/17.)
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14
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Final day of undergraduate classes
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15
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Reading and Review
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17-20
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Final Examinations
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21
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Final examinations and make-up day for Exams in the event of snow
Residence Halls close at 12:00pm
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24
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College Closed For Winter Break
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January 2019
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3
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College opens after Winter Break
Grades posted to AARC by 10 a.m.
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20
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Residence Halls open for returning students at 8:30am
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21
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College Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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22
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Classes begin
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February 2019
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1
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Final day to add a course without instructor's signature
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15
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Final day to add a course with instructor signature
Final day to drop a course without instructor signature
Final day for undergraduate students to change a Pass/Fail grading option
Final day for undergraduate students to choose the Formal Audit grading option
Final day to drop a course with no "W" grade
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18
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Presidents' Day. Classes will be held
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March 2019
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4-8
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Spring Break. Classes will not be held. Administrative offices will be open.
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11
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Classes resume after Spring Break
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22
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Final day to drop a course with the instructor's signature. A grade of "W" will be assigned for courses dropped after February 15.
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April 2019
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15
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College Closed for Patriot's Day
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23
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Undergraduate Symposium - Undergraduate classes canceled until 3pm
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May 2019
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7
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Tuesday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead.
Final day of undergraduate classes.
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8
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Reading and Review
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9-12
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Final examinations
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13
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Residence Halls close at 3:00pm for all students except graduating seniors, commencement volunteers, RA/OLs and competing athletes
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13
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Grades for students graduating in May posted to AARC by 10 a.m.
Final signed departmental graduation lists due to Registrar's Office by 2:30 p.m.
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17
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Commencement
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18
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Residence Halls close at 12:00pm for all graduating seniors, commencement volunteers, RA/OLs and competing athletes
Summer Term Begins
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20
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Grades posted to AARC by 10 a.m.
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27
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College closed for Memorial Day holiday
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July 2019
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4
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College closed for Independence Day
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August 2019
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30
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Final day of undergraduate classes
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31
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August Degree Conferral Date
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