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2017-2018 Academic Calendar

This calendar is not applicable to the Nursing@Simmons, SocialWork@Simmons, 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 July 21, 2017.

September 2017

4	College Closed for Labor Day Holiday
6	Convocation - 2:30pm on the Academic Quad
7	Classes begin
15	Final day to add a course without instructor signature
29	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

October 2017

9	College Closed for Indigenous People's Holiday
10	Undergraduate Academic Holiday. Undergraduate Courses not held. Administrative offices open and Graduate courses held
27	Final day to drop a course with instructor signature. A grade of "W" will be assigned for courses dropped after September 29.
31	October degree conferral date

November 2017

10	College Closed for Veteran's Day Holiday
22-24	College Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

December 2017

13	Final day of undergraduate classes
14	Reading and Review
15-16, 18-19	Final Examinations
20	Final examinations and make-up day for Exams in the event of snow Residence Halls close at 12:00pm
21	College Closed For Winter Break

January 2018

3	College opens after Winter Break Grades posted to AARC by 10 a.m.
15	College Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
16	New Student Orientation
17	Classes begin
26	Final day to add a course without instructor's signature

February 2018

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

Presidents' Day. Classes will be held

March 2018

5-9	Spring Break. Classes will not be held. Administrative offices will be open.
12	Classes resume after Spring Break
16	Final day to drop a course with the instructor's signature. A grade of "W" will be assigned for courses dropped after February 9.

April 2018

5	Simmons Leadership Conference
16	College Closed for Patriot's Day

May 2018

7	Final day of undergraduate classes
8	Reading and Review
9-12	Final examinations
13	Residence Halls close at 3:00pm for all students except graduating seniors, commencement volunteers, RA/OLs and competing athletes
14	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.
18	Commencement
19	Residence Halls close at 12:00pm for all graduating seniors, commencement volunteers, RA/OLs and competing athletes
21	Grades posted to AARC by 10 a.m.
28	College closed for Memorial Day holiday