CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Office of the Registrar 125‐87 Academic Calendar 2016‐17 2016 FALL TERM 2016 September 14‐16 September 18 September 18‐25 September 19 September 19‐23 September 22 September 23 September 26 October 14 October 26‐ November 1 November 7 November 16 November 17‐ December 2 November 24‐25 December 2 December 3‐6 December 7*‐9 December 9 December 10‐ January 3 December 14 International Student Orientation New Student Check‐In for Undergraduates New Student Orientation for Undergraduates New Student Check‐In for Graduates New Student Orientation for Graduates Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee – 1:00 p.m. Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee Appeals– 1:00 p.m. Beginning of instruction ‐ 8:00 a.m. Last day for adding courses and removing conditions and incompletes Midterm examination period Midterm deficiency notices due ‐ 9:00 a.m. Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections Registration for winter term 2016‐17 Thanksgiving (Institute Holiday) Last day of classes Last day to register for winter term 2016‐17 without a $50 late fee Study period Final examinations, fall term 2016‐17 End of fall term 2016‐17 Winter recess Instructorsʹ final grade reports due ‐ 9:00 a.m. *First due date for final examinations 2017 WINTER TERM 2017 January 4 January 5 January 16 January 25 February 3‐9 February 13 February 20 February 22 February 23 – March 10 March 10 March 11‐14 March 15*‐17 March 17 March 18‐ April 2 March 20 Beginning of instruction ‐ 8:00 a.m. Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee ‐ 9:00 a.m. Martin Luther King Day (Institute holiday) Last day for adding courses and removing conditions and incompletes Midterm examination period Midterm deficiency notices due – 9:00 President’s Day (Institute holiday) Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections Registration for spring term 2016‐17 Last day of classes Last day to register for spring term 2016‐17 without a $50 late fee Study period Final examinations, winter term 2016‐17 End of winter term 2016‐17 Spring recess Instructorsʹ final grade reports due ‐ 9:00 a.m. *First due date for final examinations 2017 SPRING TERM 2017 April 3 April 4 April 21 May 3‐9 May 12 May 15 May 19 May 24 May 25‐ June 9 May 29 June 2 June 3‐6 June 7*‐9 June 9 June 10‐13 June 12 June 14 June 14*‐16 June 16 June 21 June 28 Beginning of instruction ‐ 8:00 a.m. Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee ‐ 9:00 a.m. Last day for adding courses and removing conditions and incompletes Midterm examination period Last day for admission to candidacy for the degrees of Master of Science and Engineer Midterm deficiency notices due ‐ 9:00 a.m. Last day for seniors to remove conditions and incompletes Last day for scheduling examinations for the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections Registration for fall term 2017‐18, and registration for summer research Memorial Day (Institute holiday) Last day of classes ‐ seniors and graduate students Last day for presenting theses for the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer Study period for seniors and graduate students Final examinations for seniors and graduate students, third term 2016‐17 Last day of classes ‐ undergraduates Last day to register for fall term 2017‐18 without a $50 late fee Study period for undergraduates Instructorsʹ final grade reports due for seniors and graduate students ‐ 9:00 a.m. Curriculum Committee ‐ 10:00 a.m. Faculty meeting ‐ 2:00 p.m. Final examinations for undergraduates, spring term 2016‐17 Commencement ‐ 10:00 a.m. End of third term 2016‐17 Instructorsʹ final grade reports for undergraduates due ‐ 9:00 a.m. Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee ‐ 9:00 a.m. *First due date for final examinations 2017 SUMMER TERM 2016‐2017 June 19 August 2 September 1 Summer Term begins Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee – 9:00 a.m. End of SU 2016‐17 2017 FALL TERM 2017‐2018 September 13‐15 September 17 September 17‐24 September 18 September 18‐22 September 21 September 22 September 25 Created: 11‐21‐12 Modified: 03/16/15 Modified: 04/21/15 Modified: 02/22/2016 Modified: 3/16/16 Modified: 5/16/16 International Student Orientation New Student Check‐In for Undergraduates New Student Orientation for Undergraduates New Student Check‐In for Graduates New Student Orientation for Graduates Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee – 1:00 p.m. Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee Appeals– 1:00 p.m. Beginning of instruction ‐ 8:00 a.m.