/Institutions/Messiah-College/json/2018-2019/Undergraduate-Catalog-local.json
/Institutions/Messiah-College/json/2018-2019/Undergraduate-Catalog.json
Academic Calendar 2018–2019
| FALL SEMESTER |
August 28 |
Tuesday |
Community Day |
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August 29 |
Wednesday |
Community of Educators’ Retreat |
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August 31-Sept. 6 |
Friday-Friday |
Welcome Week/Orientation |
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September 4 |
Tuesday |
Classes begin |
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September 10 |
Monday |
Last day to add/drop a fall 2018 course without fee
Last day to declare pass/fail/audit for fall 2018 course
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September 17 |
Thursday |
Last day to add a course ($25 fee) |
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October 4 |
Thursday |
Last day to drop a course ($25 fee) |
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October 11-12 |
Thursday-Sunday |
Fall break |
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October 15 |
Monday |
Classes resume |
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October 20 |
Saturday |
Homecoming |
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November 5-9 |
Monday-Friday |
Academic advising begins for spring 2019 registration |
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November 18-26 |
Sunday-Monday |
Spring 2019 registration appointments |
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November 20 |
Tuesday |
Follows Thursday course schedule |
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November 21-23 |
Wednesday-Sunday |
Thanksgiving break |
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November 26 |
Monday |
Classes resume |
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December 14 |
Friday |
Last day of classes |
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December 17-20 |
Monday-Thursday |
Final exams |
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December 21-Jan. 8 |
Friday-Tuesday |
Winter break |
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| SPRING SEMESTER |
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| January Term |
January 9 |
Wednesday |
Classes begin |
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January 21 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No classes) |
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January 30 |
Wednesday |
Term ends |
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January 31-Feb. 3 |
Thursday-Sunday |
January Term break |
| Spring Term |
February 4 |
Monday |
Classes begin |
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February 8 |
Friday |
Last day to add/drop spring 2019 course without fee
Last day to declare pass/fail/audit for spring 2019 course
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February 15 |
Friday |
Last day to add a spring 2019 course ($25 fee) |
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March 1 |
Friday |
Last day to drop a spring 2019 course ($25 fee) |
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March 16-24 |
Saturday-Sunday |
Spring break |
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March 25 |
Monday |
Classes resume |
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April 1-5 |
Monday-Friday |
Academic advising begins for fall 2019 registration |
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April 5 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from a spring 2019 course ($25 fee) |
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April 8-18 |
Monday-Thursday |
Fall 2019 registration appointments |
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April 11 |
Thursday |
Service Day (no day classes) |
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April 19-22 |
Friday-Monday |
Easter break |
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April 23 |
Tuesday |
Classes resume |
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May 7 |
Tuesday |
Last day of classes (Follows Thursday course schedule) |
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May 8 |
Wednesday |
Reading Day |
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May 9-14 |
Thursday-Tuesday |
Final exams |
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May 17-18 |
Friday-Saturday |
Commencement Weekend |
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May 20-24 |
Monday-Friday |
Faculty: May Development Week |
| May Term |
May 27-June 14 |
Monday-Friday |
Approved cross-cultural courses |
| Summer Session |
June 3-July 26 |
Tuesday-Monday |
Undergraduate on-line courses |