Academic Calendar for Fall 2013 and Spring 2014
Fall Semester
August 16 ................................................ Deadline to submit ACT/SAT scores for Fall 2013
August 20-23 ............................................................................................ Faculty Workshop
August 24 ...........................................Move-in day/Residence Halls open for fall semester
August 26 ..................................................... Registration for new undergraduate students
August 27 ............................................. Registration for returning undergraduate students
August 28 .................................... Classes begin for graduate and undergraduate students
September 2 ............................................................................................. Labor Day holiday
September 4 ................ Last day for undergraduates to register and to drop or add a class
September 4 ......................... Last day for graduate students to register and to add a class
September 4 ............................................................. Deadline to apply for May graduation
September 6 .. Last day to apply for reduced Chapel & Assembly attendance requirement
September 10 .................. Last day for graduate students to drop a class with a full refund
September 16 ....................................................................................... Social Club initiation
October 2............................................................................................Civic Engagement Fair
October 4-5 ........................................................................ OVU Board of Trustees meeting
October 18 .......................................................................................... Mid-term grades due
November 6................................................................................. Spring Registration Begins
November 15....................... Last day to withdraw from a class without academic penalty1
November 25-29 .................................................................................... Thanksgiving Break
December 4 .................................................................................................... Research Day2
December 9-13 .................................................................................................. Dead Week3
December 13 ............................................................................................ Last day of classes
December 16-19 ................................................................................................. Final exams
December 20 .......................................................Residence halls close for Christmas break
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A student who is passing the class may drop (and get a W) anytime through the last day of classes.
If a student who is failing drops the class during the last 3 weeks, a grade of F should be turned in.
2
Classes that begin after 1:00 will not meet; morning classes (through 11:45 start time) will meet.
3
No exams, no major assignments due—see catalog for complete policy.
Spring Semester
December 13 .......................................Deadline to submit ACT/SAT scores for Spring 2014
January 8-10 ............................................................................................. Faculty Workshop
January 12 ........................................................... Residence halls open for spring semester
January 13 ............................................................ Registration for undergraduate students
January 14 .............................................................................. Classes begin for all students
January 20 ................... Last day for undergraduates to register and to drop or add a class
January 20 ............................... Last day for graduate students to register or to add a class
January 21 ....................................................... Deadline to apply for December graduation
January 24 ..... Last day to apply for reduced Chapel & Assembly attendance requirement
January 27 ....................... Last day for graduate students to drop a class with a full refund
February 27-March 1................................................................... Homecoming/Expressions
February 28-March 1.................................................................. Board of Trustees meeting
March 7 ............................................................................................... Mid-term grades due
March 10-14 ...................................................................................................... Spring Break
March 26 .......................................................................... Fall/Summer Registration begins
April 6-9 ................................................................................. Annual OVU Bible Lectureship
April 11 ................................ Last day to withdraw from a class without academic penalty1
April 21 .................................................................................................................Career Fair
April 23 ........................................................................................................... Research Day2
April 28-May 2 ................................................................................................... Dead Week3
May 2........................................................................................................ Last day of classes
May 5-8 .............................................................................................................. Final exams
May 9..................................................................... Residence halls close for summer break
May 10................................................................................................................. Graduation
A student who is passing the class may drop (and get a W) anytime through the last day of classes.
If a student who is failing drops the class during the last 3 weeks, a grade of F should be turned in.
2
Classes that begin after 1:00 will not meet; morning classes (through 11:45 start time) will meet.
3
No exams, no major assignments due—see catalog for complete policy.
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