UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
2015-2016 Academic Calendar
FALL 2015
August 24, Monday
September 7, Monday
October 17, Saturday
October 30, Friday
November 11, Wednesday
November 26-27, Thursday-Friday
November 30-December 5, Monday-Saturday
December 5, Saturday
December 7-12, Monday-Saturday
December 12, Saturday
December 15, Tuesday by 4:00p.m.
December __ (TBA)
Instruction Begins
Labor Day Recess
Mid-Semester (end of 8th week)
Nevada Day Recess
Veterans Day Recess
Thanksgiving Day Recess
Study Week
Instruction Ends
Final Examinations
Semester Ends (end of 16th week)
Fall Grades Due
Commencement
SPRING 2016
January 18, Monday
January 19, Tuesday
February 15, Monday
March 12, Saturday
March 21-March 26, Monday-Saturday*
May 2-May 7, Monday-Saturday
May 7, Saturday
May 9-14, Monday-Saturday
May 14, Saturday
May 17, Tuesday by 4:00pm
May __ (TBA)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Recess
Instruction Begins
Washington’s Birthday Recess
Mid-Semester (end of 8th week)
Spring Break
Study Week
Instruction Ends
Final Examinations
Semester Ends (17 weeks)
Spring Grades Due
Commencement
SUMMER I 2016
May 16, Monday
May 30, Monday
June 3, Friday
June 7, Tuesday by 4:00pm
Instruction Begins
Memorial Day Recess
Instruction Ends
Summer I Grades Due
SUMMER II 2016
June 6, Monday
July 4, Monday
July 8, Friday
July 12, Tuesday by 4:00pm
Instruction Begins
Independence Day Recess
Instruction Ends
Summer II Grades Due
SUMMER III 2016
July 11, Monday
August 12, Friday
August 16, Tuesday by 4:00pm
Instruction Begins
Instruction Ends
Summer III Grades Due
*Faculty Senate practice indicates that if four or more weeks are remaining after Easter Sunday, Spring Break is the
week ending with Easter. Otherwise, Spring Break is the week following mid-semester. In 2016, Easter Sunday
falls on March 27.