w w w. b i n g h a m t o n . e d u /a b o u t /u n i ve r s i t y - c a l e n d a r. h t m l UNIVERSITY CALENDAR FALL 2016 SPRING 2017 Aug 2016 SMTWTFS 123456 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14151617181920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 282930 31 Sep 2016 Binghamton University operates on a year-round schedule that includes a fall and spring semester, as well as winter and summer sessions. Fall Semester 2016 Aug 21 Residence halls open for new students 8 a.m. Aug 22 Residence halls open for returning students 8 a.m. Aug 22 Graduate student pre-semester registration Aug 22 Undergraduate pre-semester registration Aug 25 Classes begin Sept 5 No classes (Labor Day) Sept 7 Course add deadline* Sept 7 Course drop deadline* Oct 3-4 No classes (Fall Break/Rosh Hashanah) Oct 4 Technology Maintenance Day Oct 12 No classes (Yom Kippur)** Oct 31 Course withdraw (with a “W”)/change grade option deadline* Oct 31 Last day for seniors to submit an application for degree for fall 2016 Nov 23 Classes recess at 1 p.m. Nov 23 Residence halls close 2 p.m. Nov 24-25 No classes (Thanksgiving) Nov 27 Residence halls open 2 p.m. Nov 28 Classes resume Dec 8 Last day of classes (Monday classes meet) Dec 9-11 Reading Days Dec 12-16 Final examinations Dec 17 Residence halls close at 2 p.m. Winter Session 2016-17 Dec 19 Winter Session begins Dec 24-Jan 1 Winter Session break Jan 2 Winter Session resumes Jan 13 Last day of Winter Session SMTWTFS 123 45678910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27282930 Oct 2016 SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 20 23242526272829 3031 Nov 2016 SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 13 7 14 15 10 11 12 16 9 17 18 19 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 Dec 2016 SMTWTFS 1 2 3 45678910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Jan 2017 SMTWTFS 1234567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15161718192021 Spring 2017 continued on next page 22 23 24 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 Spring Semester 2017 Jan 15 Residence halls open 2 p.m. Jan 16 No classes (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) Jan 17 Classes begin Jan TBD Course add deadline* Feb TBD Course drop/delete deadline* Mar 3 Residence halls close 11 a.m. Mar 3-7 No classes (winter break) Mar 7 Residence halls open 2 p.m. Mar 8 Classes resume Mar TBD Course withdraw (with a “W”)/change grade option deadline* Mar TBD Last day for seniors to submit an application for degree for Spring 2017 Apr 8 Residence halls close 11 a.m. Apr 8-17 No classes (spring break/Passover/Easter) Apr 11 Technology Maintenance Day Apr 17 Residence halls open 2 p.m. Apr 18 Classes resume May 4 Monday classes meet May 9 Last day of classes May 10 Reading Day I May 11-12 Final examinations May 13-14 Reading Days II May 15-17 Final examinations May 18-19 Senior Days May 19-21 Commencement Feb 2017 SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 567891011 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 262728 Mar 2017 SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 567891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Apr 2017 SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 20 23242526272829 30 May 2017 SMTWTFS Summer Session 2017 Term I: Term II: Term III: May 30-June 30 July 5-August 8 variable 123456 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14151617181920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 282930 31 Jun 2017 SMTWTFS 123 45678910 *Courses meeting less than the full semester have proportionately adjusted deadlines **Students needing to travel for observance of Yom Kippur, or otherwise make preparations for the holiday, will not be penalized for absence from classes. Professors must be notified in advance. CALENDAR SUBJECT TO REVISION Last revised 6/1/16 15-922 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27282930 Jul 2017 SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 20 23242526272829 3031