2028-29 Academic Calendar
2028-29 Academic Calendar
| FALL 2028 | |
| August | |
| Friday 4 | Deadline for graduate students to upload thesis and final projects for September graduation |
| Wednesday 16 | New Graduate Student Orientation for on-campus programs, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; New International Graduate Student Orientation, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. |
| Thursday 17 | New Graduate Student Orientation for online programs, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p. m. |
| Tuesday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for January graduation to the registrar's office |
| TBD | International Student move-in, time TBD |
| TBD | New First-Year move-in; Undergraduate Student Orientation, times TBD |
| TBD | Returning and transfer student move-in, time TBD |
| Sunday 20 | Undergraduate Convocation, 5 p.m. |
| Sunday 20 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% refund for graduate students continues until the first class meting (all online classes begin August 17) |
| Monday 21 | First day of classes for undergraduate and graduate students |
| Monday 21 | Drop/add period begins; 80% tuition refund period begins and continues through August 30, 0% tuition refund thereafter unless course hasn't met |
| Wednesday 30 | Drop/add ends at 5p.m.; end 80% course refund for graduate and part-time undergraduate students; last day to declare/change S/U grading (undergraduate only) or audit option; last day to file Leave of Absence |
| September | |
| Friday 1 | Deadline for graduate students to submit notification for fall comprehensive exams to the registrar's office (Ceramic Arts and Human Behavior) |
| Monday 4 | Labor Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 8 | Last day to register for extra credit (X) study, internship, departmental honors 499 (undergrad only) and independent study (undergrad or grad) |
| Friday 15 | Degrees conferred for Summer graduates |
| October | |
| Saturday 7 | Fall Family Weekend |
| Monday 9 - Tuesday 10 | Fall Break; no classes; offices open |
| Wednesday 11 | Classes resume |
| Monday 16 | Midterm grades due by 9 a.m. in registrar's office |
| Saturday 21 | Master's Comprehensive Examinations (Human Behavior) |
| Monday 23 | Advising period begins and continues through November 3 |
| Tuesday 24 | Master's Comprehensive Examinations (Ceramic Arts and Human Behavior) |
| November | |
| Monday 6 | Begin Winter and Spring registration for seniors and current graduate students |
| Tuesday 7 | Begin Winter and Spring registration for juniors |
| Wednesday 8 | Begin Winter and Spring registration for sophomores |
| Thursday 9 | Begin Winter and Spring registration for freshmen |
| Friday 10 | Deadline for graduate students to upload thesis and final research projects for January graduation |
| Monday 13 | Begin Winter and Spring registration for new students and non-degree seeking students |
| Friday 17 | Last day to withdraw from Fall courses |
| Wednesday 22 - Sunday 26 | Thanksgiving recess; no classes |
| Thursday 23 - Sunday 26 | Offices closed for Thanksgiving recess |
| Sunday 26 | Residence halls reopen after Thankgsiving recess; 12 p.m. |
| Monday 27 | Classes resume |
| December | |
| Monday 4 | Last day of undergraduate classes; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for undergraduate students |
| Monday 4 - Saturday 9 | Last week of graduate classes. Final exams/assessments for graduate classes should take place during this last week. |
| Tuesday 30 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Wednesday 6 - Friday 8 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Friday 8 | Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for graduate students |
| Saturday 9 - Sunday 10 | Undergraduate Reading Days |
| Monday 11 - Tuesday 12 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Tuesday 12 | Official last day of the term |
| Wednesday 13 | Residence halls close at 12 p.m. |
| Friday 15 | Final grades due by 12 p.m. in the registrar's office |
| TBD | Winter break; offices closed |
| WINTER (J-TERM) 2029 | |
| December | |
| Sunday 17 | Last day for 100% tuition refund; all online classes begin December 14 |
| Monday 18 | Classes begin |
| Tuesday 19 | Drop/add ends at 5 p.m. |
| Saturday 23 - Monday 1 | Holiday Break |
| January | |
| Tuesday 2 | Winter classes resume |
| Friday 5 | Last day to withdraw from winter classes |
| Friday 12 | Classes end; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests |
| Monday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for June graduation to the registrar's office |
| Tuesday 16 | Final grades due by 9 a.m. to the registrar's office |
| SPRING 2029 | |
| January | |
| Wednesday 10 | New Graduate Student Orientation for on-campus programs, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; New International Graduate Student Orientation, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. |
| Thursday 11 | New Graduate Student Orientation for online programs, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p. m. |
| Monday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for June graduation to the registrar's office |
| TBD | Residence halls open for new students, time TBD |
| TBD | Residence halls open for returning students, time TBD |
| TBD | new undergraduate students arrive; orientation, time TBD |
| Monday 15 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% tuition refund for graduate students continues until the first class meeting (all online classes begin on January 16) |
| Monday 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Tuesday 16 | First day of classes for undergraduate and graduate students |
| Tuesday 16 | Drop/add period begins; 80% tuition refund begins and continues through January 25; 0% tuition refund thereafter |
| Thursday 25 | Drop/add ends at 5 p.m.; end 80% course refund for graduate and part-time undergraduate students; last day to declare/change S/U grading (undergraduate only) or audit option; last day to file Leave of Absence |
| Friday 26 | Deadline for graduate students to submit notification of spring comprehenisve exams to the registrar's office (Ceramic Arts and Human Behavior) |
| February | |
| Friday 2 | Last day to register for extra credit (X) study, internship, departmental honors 499 (undergrad only) and independent study (undergrad or grad) |
| March | |
| Friday 2 | Residence halls close for Spring Break; 8 p.m. |
| Monday 5 - Sunday 11 | Spring Break; no classes; offices open Monday-Friday |
| Monday 12 | Classes resume |
| Wednesday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for September graduation to the registrar's office |
| Monday 19 | Midterm grades due by 9 a.m. in registrar's office |
| Monday 26 | Advising period begins and continues through April 6 |
| Tuesday 28 | Master's Comprehensive Exams (Ceramic Arts and Human Behavior) |
| April | |
| Friday 6 | Last day to submit petition for Fall study abroad or study at another institution |
| Saturday 7 | Master's Comprehensive Exams (Human Behavior) |
| Monday 9 | Begin Summer and Fall registration for non-graduating seniors, juniors and current graduate students |
| Tuesday 10 | Begin Summer and Fall registration for sophomores |
| Wednesday 11 | Begin Summer and Fall registration for freshmen |
| Monday 16 | Begin Summer and Fall registration for new students and non-degree seeking students |
| Friday 20 | Last day to withdraw from Spring classes |
| Friday 27 | Deadline for graduate students to upload final research and projects for June graduation |
| Monday 30 | Last day of undergraduate classes; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for undergraduate students |
| Monday 30 - Saturday 5 | Last week of graduate classes. Final exams/assessments for graduate classes should take place during this last week. |
| May | |
| Tuesday 1 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Wednesday 2 - Friday 4 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Friday 4 | Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for graduate students |
| Saturday 5 - Sunday 6 | Undergraduate Reading Days |
| Monday 7 - Tuesday 8 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Tuesday 8 | Official last day of the term |
| Friday 11 | Final grades due by 12 p.m. in the registrar's office |
| Saturday 19 | Commencement - Degree conferral will occur after confirmation of degree requirements have been met on June 5 |
| SUMMER 2029 | |
| May | |
| Sunday 20 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for Summer term I |
| Monday 21 | Term I begins |
| Monday 28 | Memorial Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Tuesday 29 | Drop/add for summer I ends at 5 p.m. *See tuition refund policy for summer terms |
| TBD | All students move to summer housing assignments, time 9 a.m. |
| June | |
| Monday 18 | Last day to withdraw from Summer I coursework that meets the full length of the term (5/21-7/1). For requests to withdraw from other Summer I coursework outside of the standard meeting dates, contact registrar@hood.edu for information. |
| Tuesday 19 | Juneteenth; no classes; offices closed |
| July | |
| Sunday 1 | Term I ends |
| Sunday 1 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for Summer term II |
| Monday 2 | Term II begins |
| Wednesday 4 | July 4th Holiday; no classes; offices closed |
| Thursday 5 | Term I grades due by 3 p.m. in the registrar's office |
| Monday 9 | Drop/add for summer II ends at 5 p.m. *See tuition refund policy for summer terms |
| August | |
| Monday 7 | Last day to withdraw from Summer II coursework that meets the full length of the term (7/2-8/12). For requests to withdraw from other Summer II coursework outside of the standard meeting dates, contact registrar@hood.edu for information. |
| Sunday 12 | Term II ends |
| Wednesday 15 | Term II grades due by 3 p.m. in the registrar's office |
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