Fall 2015 Dates to Remember
* This is a tentative schedule designed to provide an idea of important events throughout the semester. Please note: dates are subject to change.
May – August 2015
Receive phone advising, class registration, and internship search information
Receive information on the summer reading book
Receive information on Welcome Week and your arrival at American University
Saturday, August 22, 2015 –
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Students move in to residence hall
Monday, August 24, 2015
Delaware in DC Parent & Family Orientation
Monday, August 24, 2015 –
Friday, August 28, 2015
Delaware in DC Student Orientation
Monday, August 31, 2015
Internship Fair (morning)
Classes begin (afternoon)
Monday, September 7, 2015
Labor Day Holiday
(no classes, university offices closed)
Monday, September 14, 2015
Last day to make changes to fall 2015 registration
(i.e. add or drop classes, change grading option to Pass/Fail or Audit). Last day to drop
a course without a "W" recorded on transcript.
Wednesday, September 16,
2015
Students must start their internship by this date and submit their Experiential
Learning Forms (internship contracts) to their internship faculty.
Friday, October 2 –
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Delaware in D.C. Family Weekend
Friday, October 9, 2015
Fall Break (no classes, university offices open)
Friday, October 16, 2015
Last day to drop a course (with a “W”) or change a grade option (mid-term)
Saturday, November 7, 2015
UD Homecoming Football Game (12pm, vs. Albany)
Buses will transport Delaware in D.C. students to Delaware Stadium for the game and
back to AU afterwards!
Wednesday, November 25 –
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Thanksgiving Break
(Dining closes after lunch on Tuesday, November 24 and reopens with dinner on Sunday, November
29, 2015)
Friday, December 4, 2015
Last day of classes and internships
Monday, December 7, 2015 –
Monday, December 14, 2015
Final examinations
(Dining closes after lunch on Friday, December 11, 2015)
Make sure to check the final exam schedule on the American University website, or
check with your professor before making travel plans.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
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All students must be checked out of residence halls by noon
Spring 2016 Dates to Remember
* This is a tentative schedule designed to provide an idea of important events throughout the semester. Please note: dates are subject to change.
November 2015 - January 2016
Receive phone/email advising and class registration information for Spring
semester at UD
Receive information on Spring Orientation and your arrival at University of
Delaware
Friday, January 22, 2016
Spring Orientation at UD
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Students move in to residence halls
Monday, February 8, 2016
Classes begin
Monday, February 22, 2016
Last day to register or add courses; deadline for changing dining plan
Friday, March 25, 2016
Spring break begins after last scheduled class
Residence Halls close at 7pm. Last meal in dining halls before break (dinner).
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Residence Halls re-open at noon
Monday, April 4, 2016
Classes resume
Monday, April 11, 2016
Last day to change registration or withdraw from courses
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Last day of classes
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Reading Day
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Final examinations begin
Saturday, May 21, 2016 –
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Reading days
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Final exams end
Residence halls close at 10pm.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Deadline for Spring Semester grades to be posted to UDSIS