2022-23 Academic Calendar
FALL 2022
| August | |
| Friday 5 | Deadline for graduate students to upload final projects for September graduation |
| Monday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for January graduation to the registrar's office |
| Wednesday 17 | New Graduate and New International Graduate Student Orientation, 1:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Friday 19 | New First-Year move-in, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; Undergraduate Student Orientation, 1 p.m. - 9 p.m. |
| Saturday 20 | Returning and transfer student move-in, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
| Sunday 21 | Undergraduate Convocation, 5 p.m. |
| Sunday 21 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% refund for graduate students continues until the first-class meeting (all online classes begin on August 22) |
| Monday 22 | First day of classes for undergraduate and graduate students |
| Monday 22 | Drop/add period begins; 80% tuition refund begins and continues through August 31; 0% tuition refund thereafter |
| Wednesday 31 | 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 (undergraduate only) or audit option; last day to file for Leave of Absence |
| September | |
| Sunday 4 | Last day to withdraw from the College for undergraduate and graduate students with 100% tuition refund |
| Monday 5 | Labor Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 9 | Deadline for graduate students to submit notification for fall comprehensive exams to the registrar's office (Ceramic Arts and Human Behavior) |
| Monday 19 | Last day to file for extra credit (x) study or internship (undergraduate only) |
| October | |
| Monday 10 - Tuesday 11 | Fall Break; no classes; offices open |
| Wednesday 12 | Classes Resume |
| Friday 14 | Midterm grades due by 9 a.m. in registrar's office |
| Tuesday 18 | Term II PE Begins |
| Saturday 29 | Master's Comprehensive Examinations |
| Monday 31 | Advising period begins and continues through November 11 |
| November | |
| Tuesday 1 | Master's Comprehensive Examinations |
| Monday 7 | Last day to withdraw from undergraduate classes |
| Monday 14 | Last day to withdraw from graduate classes |
| Monday 14 | Begin winter and spring registration for seniors and current graduate students |
| Tuesday 15 | Last day for undergraduates to submit petition for spring semester study abroad or study at another institution |
| Tuesday 15 | Begin winter and spring registration for juniors |
| Wednesday 16 | Begin winter and spring registration for sophomores |
| Thursday 17 | Begin winter and spring registration for first-year students |
| Friday 18 | Deadline for graduate students to upload final research projects for January graduation |
| Monday 21 | Begin winter and spring registration for new undergraduate, new graduate and non-degree seeking students |
| Wednesday 23 - Sunday 27 | Thanksgiving recess; no classes |
| Wednesday 23 | Residence halls close for Thanksgiving recess, Noon |
| Thursday 24 - Sunday 27 | Offices closed for Thanksgiving recess |
| Sunday 27 | Residence halls open after Thanksgiving recess, 8 a.m. |
| Monday 28 | Classes resume |
| December | |
| Monday 5 | Last day of undergraduate classes; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for undergraduate students |
| Monday 5 - Saturday 10 | Last week of graduate classes |
| Tuesday 6 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Wednesday 7 - Friday 9 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Friday 9 | Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for graduate students |
| Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 | Undergraduate Reading Days |
| Monday 12 - Tuesday 13 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Wednesday 14 | Residence halls close at Noon |
| Friday 16 | Final grades due by Noon in the registrar's office |
| Friday 23 - Sunday 1 | Winter Break; offices closed |
WINTER 2023
| January | |
| Sunday 1 | 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 Monday, January 2) |
| Monday 2 | Classes begin |
| Tuesday 3 | Drop/add ends at 5 p.m. |
| Friday, 13 | Last day to withdraw from classes |
| Sunday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for June graduation to the registrar's office |
| Monday 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 20 | Classes end; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests |
| Tuesday 24 | Final grades due by 9 a.m. in the registrar's office |
SPRING 2023
| January | |
| Sunday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for June graduation to the registrar's office |
| Wednesday 18 | New Graduate and New International Graduate Student Orientation, 1 p.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Saturday 21 - Sunday 22 | Residence halls open for new and returning students, 9 a.m. |
| Monday 23 | New undergraduate students arrive; orientation begins at 9 a.m. |
| Monday 23 | 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 24) |
| Tuesday 24 | First day of classes for undergraduate and graduate students |
| Tuesday 24 | Drop/add period begins; 80% tuition refund begins and continues through February 2; 0% tuition refund thereafter |
| February | |
| Thursday 2 | 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 (undergraduate only) or audit option; last day to file for Leave of Absence |
| Friday 3 | Deadline for graduate students to submit notification of spring comprehensive exams to the registrar's office (Ceramic Arts and Human Behavior) |
| Tuesday 21 | Last day to file for extra credit (x) study or internship (undergraduate only) |
| March | |
| Friday 10 | Residence halls close for Spring Break, 8 p.m. |
| Monday 13 - Saturday 18 | Spring Break; no classes; offices open |
| Wednesday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for September graduation to the registrar's office |
| Sunday 19 | Residence halls re-open, 9 a.m. |
| Monday 20 | Classes resume |
| Tuesday 21 | Term IV PE begins |
| Friday 24 | Midterm grades due by 9 a.m. in registrar's office |
| April | |
| Saturday 1 | Master's Comprehensive Exams |
| Monday 3 | Advising period begins and continues through April 14 |
| Tuesday 4 | Master's Comprehensive Exams |
| Monday 10 | Last day to withdraw from undergraduate classes |
| Friday 14 | Last day to submit petition for fall study abroad or study at another institution |
| Monday 17 | Last day to withdraw from graduate classes |
| Monday 17 | Begin summer and fall registration for non-graduating seniors, juniors and current graduate students |
| Tuesday 18 | Begin summer and fall registration for sophomores |
| Wednesday 19 | Begin summer and fall registration for first-year students |
| Thursday 20 | SPIRES Day of Alternate Instruction |
| Monday 24 | Begin summer and fall registration for new undergraduate, new graduate and non-degree seeking students |
| Sunday 30 | Deadline for graduate students to upload final research projects for June graduation |
| May | |
| Monday 8 | Last day of undergraduate classes; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for undergraduate students |
| Monday 8 - Saturday 13 | Last week of graduate classes |
| Tuesday 9 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Wednesday 10 - Friday 12 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Friday 12 | Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for graduate students |
| Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 | Undergraduate Reading Days |
| Monday 15 - Tuesday 16 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Wednesday 17 | Residence halls close for summer (non-graduating students), 5 p.m. |
| Friday 19 | Final grades due by NOON in the registrar's office |
| Saturday 20 | Commencement - Degree conferral will occur after confirmation of degree requirements have been met on June 15 |
| Monday 22 | Residence halls close for graduating seniors, 2 p.m. |
SUMMER 2023
| May | |
| Monday 22 | Term I begins |
| Wednesday 24 | All students move to summer housing assignments, 2 p.m. |
| Monday 29 | Memorial Day; no classes; offices closed |
| June | |
| Monday 19 | Juneteenth; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 23 | Last day to withdraw from Summer I coursework that meets the full length of the term (5/22-7/2). For requests to withdraw from other Summer I coursework outside the standard meeting dates, contact registrar@hood.edu for information |
| July | |
| Sunday 2 | Term I ends |
| Monday 3 | Holiday; no classes; offices closed |
| Tuesday 4 | July 4th Holiday; no classes; offices closed |
| Wednesday 5 | Term II begins |
| Thursday 6 | Term I grades due by 3 p.m. in the registrar's office |
| August | |
| Friday 4 | Last day to withdraw from Summer II coursework that meets the full length of the term (7/5-8/13). For requests to withdraw from other Summer II coursework outside the standard meeting dates, contact registrar@hood.edu for information. |
| Friday 4 | Deadline for graduate students to upload final projects for September graduation |
| Sunday 13 | Term II ends |
| Wednesday 16 | Term II grades due by 3 p.m. in the registrar's office |
Withdrawal and tuition refund policy for summer terms
100% tuition refund before the first day of class for all sessions
80% tuition refund within the first two calendar days of one and two-week sessions; 0% tuition refund thereafter
80% tuition refund within the first four calendar days of three and four-week sessions; 0% tuition refunds thereafter
80% tuition refund within the first seven calendar days of five and six-week sessions; 0% tuition refunds thereafter
Online coursework begins the first day of the term
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