2016-2017 OFFICIAL Academic Calendar
Carnegie Mellon University
Fall 2016 Semester
Semester: (M-14, T-15, W-14, Th-14, F-13) Total=70
Mini-1: (M-7, T-7, W-7, Th-7, F-7) Total=35
Mini-2: (M-7, T-7, W-6, Th-6, F-6) Total=32
Date
August 29
September 2
September 2
September 2
September 5
September 12
September 12
September 12
September 28
October 10-21
October 17
October 17
October 18
October 18-20
October 20-22
October 21
October 21
October 24
October 24
October 26
October 28
October 28
October 28
November 7
November 14-18
November 22
November 23-25
Nov. 28-Dec. 19
December 9
December 9
December 10-11
December 12-13
December 14
December 15-16
December 17
December 18
December 19
December 21
Day
M
F
F
F
M
M
M
M
W
M-F
M
M
T
T-Th
Th-Sa
F
F
M
M
W
F
F
F
M
M-F
T
W-F
M-M
F
F
Sa-Su
M-T
W
Th-F
Sa
Su
M
W
Notes
Semester & Mini-1 Classes Begin
Mini-1 Course Add Deadline
Mini-1 Course Audit Grade Option Deadline
Mini-1 Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment
Labor Day; No Classes
Semester Course Add Deadline
Semester Course Audit Grade Option Deadline
Semester Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment
Mini-1 Course Drop and Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade After This Date
Mini-1 Faculty Course Evaluations
Mini-1 Last Day of Classes
Mini-1 Course Withdrawal Grade Deadline
No Graduate Mini-1 Course Meetings (Reading Day)
No Undergraduate Mini-1 Course Meetings (Reading Period)
Graduate Mini-1 Exam Days
Undergraduate Mini-1 Exam Day
Mid-Semester Break; No Classes (Mini-1 exams will take place)
Mid-Semester Grades Due by 4 p.m.
Mini-2 Classes Begin
Mini-1 Final Grades Due by 4 p.m.
Mini-2 Course Add Deadline
Mini-2 Course Audit Grade Option Deadline
Mini-2 Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment
Semester Course Drop and Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade After this date.
Spring 2017 Registration Week
Mini-2 Course Drop and Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade After This Date
Thanksgiving Holiday; No Classes
Semester & Mini-2 Faculty Course Evaluations
Semester & Mini-2 Last Day of Classes
Semester & Mini-2 Course Withdrawal Grade Deadline
Reading Days
Final Examinations
Reading Day
Final Examinations
Reading Day
Final Examinations
Makeup Final Examinations
Final Grades Due by 4 p.m.
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Spring 2017 Semester
Semester: (M-14, T-15, W-15, Th-14, F-13) Total=71
Mini-3: (M-7, T-7, W-7, Th-7, F-7) Total=35
Mini-4: (M-7, T-7, W-7, Th-6, F-6) Total=33
Date
Day
January 16
January 17
January 23
January 23
January 23
January 30
January 30
January 30
February 14
Feb. 27-Mar. 10
March 6
March 6
Mar. 6-10
March 7-9
M
T
M
M
M
M
M
M
T
M-F
M
M
M-F
T-Th
Proposed: 25 November 2013
Approved: 16 December 2015
Updated: 28 September 2016
Notes
Martin Luther King Day; No Classes
Semester & Mini-3 Classes Begin
Mini-3 Course Add Deadline
Mini-3 Course Audit Grade Option Deadline
Mini-3 Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment
Semester Course Add Deadline
Semester Course Audit Grade Option Deadline
Semester Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment
Mini-3 Course Drop and Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade After This Date
Mini-3 Faculty Course Evaluations
Mini-3 Last Day of Classes
Mini-3 Course Withdrawal Grade Deadline
Graduate Mini-3 Exam Days
No Undergraduate Mini-3 Course Meetings (Reading Period)
1
1
2
2
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March 10
March 10
March 13
March 13-17
March 15
March 20
March 22
March 24
March 24
March 24
April 4
April 18
April 20
April 21-22
April 24-28
Apr. 24-May 16
May 5
May 5
May 6-7
May 8-9
May 10
May 11-12
May 13-14
May 15
May 16
May 18
May 21
May 23
F
F
M
M-F
W
M
W
F
F
F
T
T
Th
F-Sa
M-F
M-T
F
F
Sa-Su
M-T
W
Th-F
Sa-Su
M
T
Th
Su
T
Summer Session All 2017
Carnegie Mellon University
Undergraduate Mini-3 Exam Day
Mid-Semester Break; No Classes (Mini-3 undergraduate exams will take place)
Mid-Semester Grades Due by 4 p.m.
Spring Break; No Classes
Mini-3 Final Grades Due by 4 p.m.
Mini-4 Classes Begin
Summer 2017 Registration Begins
Mini-4 Course Add Deadline
Mini-4 Course Audit Grade Option Deadline
Mini-4 Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment
Semester Course Drop and Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade After This Date
Mini-4 Course Drop and Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade After This Date
No Classes
Spring Carnival; No Classes
Fall 2017 Registration Week
Semester & Mini-4 Faculty Course Evaluations
Semester & Mini-4 Last Day of Classes
Semester & Mini-4 Course Withdrawal Grade Deadline
Reading Days
Final Examinations
Reading Day
Final Examinations
Reading Days
Final Examinations
Makeup Final Examinations
Final Grades Due by 4 p.m. (graduating students)
Commencement
Final Grades Due by 4 p.m.
1
2
2
2
Date
May 22
May 26
May 26
May 26
May 29
June 5
June 5
June 5
June 19
June 26-30
June 29
June 29
June 30
July 3
July 4
July 5
July 10
July 10
July 10
Day
M
F
F
F
M
M
M
M
M
M-F
Th
Th
F
M
T
W
M
M
M
[includes Tepper, MBA or Heinz programs; and all Mini-5 & Mini-6 courses]
Session All: (M=11, T=12, W=11, Th=12, F=10) Total=56
(12 week session, inc. mini sect. 5/6 courses)
Notes
Session All & Mini-5 Classes Begin
Mini-5 Course Add Deadline
Mini-5 Course Audit Grade Option Deadline
Mini-5 Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment
1
Memorial Day; No Classes
Session All Course Add Deadline
Session All Course Audit Grade Option Deadline
Session All Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment
1
Mini-5 Course Drop or Pass/Fail Grade Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade After This Date
Mini-5 Faculty Course Evaluations
Mini-5 Last Day of Classes (except MBA, Heinz)
Mini-5 Course Withdrawal Grade Deadline
Mini-5 Final Examinations
Mini-6 Classes Begin
Independence Day; No Classes
Mini-5 Final Grades Due by 4 p.m.
Mini-6 Course Add Deadline
Mini-6 Course Audit Grade Option Deadline
Mini-6 Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment
1
July 14
August 1
August 7-11
August 10
August 10
August 11
August 15
F
T
M-F
Th
Th
F
T
Session All Course Drop or Pass/Fail Grade Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade for Course Dropping After This Date
Mini-6 Course Drop or Pass/Fail Grade Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade After This Date
Session All & Mini-6 Faculty Course Evaluations
Session All & Mini-6 Last Day of Classes (except MBA, Heinz)
Session All & Mini-6 Course Withdrawal Grade Deadline
Session All & Mini-6 Final Exams
Session All & Mini-6 Final Grades Due by 4 p.m.
Summer Session One 2017
Date
May 22
May 26
Day
M
F
Proposed: 25 November 2013
Approved: 16 December 2015
Updated: 28 September 2016
2
2
[does not include Tepper, MBA or Heinz programs; or Mini courses]
Session One: (M=5, T=6, W=6, Th=6, F=5) Total= 28
(6 week undergraduate session)
Session One Classes Begin
Session One Course Add Deadline
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May 26
May 26
May 29
Session One Course Audit Grade Option Deadline
Session One Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment
Memorial Day; No Classes
Session One Course Drop or Pass/Fail Grade Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade for Course Dropping After This
Date
F
F
M
June 19
June 26-30
June 29
June 29
June 30
July 5
Carnegie Mellon University
M
M-F
Th
Th
F
W
1
Session One Faculty Course Evaluations
Session One Last Day of Classes
Session One Course Withdrawal Grade Deadline
Session One Final Examinations
Session One Final Grades Due by 4 p.m.
Summer Session Two 2017
Date
July 3
July 4
July 7
July 7
July 7
Day
M
T
F
F
F
July 25
August 7-11
August 10
August 10
August 11
August 15
T
M-F
Th
Th
F
T
[includes APEA & Pre-College programs; does not include Tepper, MBA or Heinz programs; or Mini courses]
Session Two: (M=6, T=5, W=6, Th=6, F=5) Total=28
(6 week undergraduate session)
Session Two Classes Begin
Independence Day; No Classes
Session Two Course Add Deadline
Session Two Course Audit Grade Option Deadline
Session Two Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment
1
Session Two Course Drop or Pass/Fail Grade Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade for Course Dropping After This
Date
Session Two Faculty Course Evaluations
Session Two Last Day of Classes
Session Two Course Withdrawal Grade Deadline
Session Two Final Exams
Session Two Final Grades Due by 4 p.m.
Notes:
*
Exception for Heinz refers to all Heinz School programs. Exceptions for MBA refer only to the Tepper MBA graduate
program. Exceptions for Tepper refer only to the Computational Finance and Doctoral programs.
Students dropping a course while maintaining enrollment will receive a tuition adjustment only if they drop by this
1. date. Students taking a Leave of Absence or Withdrawing from the University should consult the official Tuition
Adjusment Policy.
2. Not applicable for graduate students in CFA, DC, HC & SCS.
Proposed: 25 November 2013
Approved: 16 December 2015
Updated: 28 September 2016
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