Approved by NMU Board of Trustees, May 3, 2013
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2015-2016
Summer Semester 2015
First official day of classes
Memorial Day observance—no classes
First official day of Session II classes
Independence Day observance—no classes
Last day of classes
Final grades due from faculty
May 18, Monday
May 25, Monday
June 29, Monday
July 6, Monday
August 8, Saturday
August 11, Tuesday
Fall Semester 2015
Orientation for new students
First official day of classes
Labor Day observance—no classes
Thanksgiving recess begins at 5 p.m.
Classes resume
Last day of classes
Examination period
Commencement
Final grades due from faculty
August 19-20, Wednesday-Thursday
August 24, Monday
September 7, Monday
November 21, Saturday
November 30, Monday
December 5, Saturday
December 7-12, Monday-Saturday
December 12, Saturday
December 15, Tuesday
Winter Semester 2016
Orientation for new students
First official day of classes
Martin Luther King Day observance—no classes
Midsemester recess begins at 5:00 p.m.
Classes resume
Last day of classes
Examination period
Commencement
Final grades due from faculty
January 6-7, Wednesday-Thursday
January 11, Monday
January 18, Monday
February 27, Saturday
March 7, Monday
April 23, Saturday
May April 25-30, Monday-Saturday
April 30, Saturday
May 3, Tuesday