Academic Calendar
Weekend Classes
(Friday Evening and Saturday)
Fall 2005: September 9 - December 10
September 9 Classes Begin
September 16 Last Day to Drop or Add Courses
November 12 Last Day to Register for a Pass/Fail Grade
November 12 Last Day to Withdraw
November 25 & 26 Thanksgiving Holiday
December 10 Last Day of Classes
December 14 Grades Due to Registrar by 4:00 p.m.
Day Classes
Fall 2005: September 6- December 16
September 6 Classes Begin
September 12 Last Day to Drop or Add Courses
October 10 Columbus Day Observed (Holiday)
November 4 Last Day to Register for a Pass/Fail Grade
November 4 Last Day to Withdraw
November 23, 24 & 25 Thanksgiving Holiday
Commences at 10:20 p.m., 11/22
December 12 Last Day of Classes
December 13 Study Day
December 14, 15 & 16 Semester Examinations
December 16 Grades Due to Registrar by 4:00 p.m.
December 20 Grades Due to Registrar by 4:00 p.m.
(only for those classes with exams scheduled for 12/14, 12/15, or 12/16)
Evening Classes
Fall 2005: August 24 - January 11
August 24 Monday & Wednesday Classes Begin
(FIRST MODULE)
August 25 Tuesday & Thursday Classes Begin (FIRST MODULE)
August 30 Last Evening to Drop or Add Courses
September 5 Labor Day (Holiday)
October 5 Last Evening to Register for a Pass/Fail Grade
October 5 Last Evening to Withdraw
October 10 Columbus Day Observed (Holiday)
October 25 Last Evening of Tuesday & Thursday Classes (FIRST MODULE)
October 31 Last Evening of Monday & Wednesday Classes (FIRST MODULE)
November 1 Tuesday & Thursday Classes Begin (SECOND MODULE)
November 2 Monday & Wednesday Classes Begin (SECOND MODULE)
November 4 Grades Due to Registrar by 4:00 p.m. (FIRST MODULE)
November 7 Last Evening to Drop or Add Courses
November 23 & 24 Thanksgiving Holiday
Commences at 10:20 p.m., 11/22
December 14 Last Evening to Register for a Pass/Fail Grade
December 14 Last Evening to Withdraw
December 23 Christmas Vacation
Commences at 10:20 p.m., 12/22
January 2 Classes Resume
January 10 Last Evening of Tuesday & Thursday Classes (SECOND MODULE)
January 11 Last Evening of Monday & Wednesday Classes (SECOND MODULE)
January 16 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Holiday)
January 17 Grades Due to Registrar by 4:00 p.m.
(SECOND MODULE)
Weekend Classes
(Friday Evening and Saturday)
Spring 2006: January 27 – May 6
January 27 Classes Begin
February 4 Last Day to Drop or Add Courses
March 10 & 11 Spring Recess
April 8 Last Day to Register for a Pass/Fail Grade
April 8 Last Day to Withdraw
April 14 & 15 Easter Holiday
May 6 Last Day of Classes
May 10 Grades Due to Registrar by 4:00 p.m.
May 19 Commencement
Day Classes
Spring 2006: January 23 - May 15
January 23 Classes Begin
January 27 Last Day to Drop or Add Courses
February 20 President’s Day (Holiday)
March 13 Spring Recess
Commences at 5:00 p.m., 3/10
March 20 Classes Resume
March 31 Last Day to Register for a Pass/Fail Grade
March 31 Last Day to Withdraw
April 13, 14 & 17 Easter Holiday
May 8 Last Day of Classes
May 9 Study Day
May 10,11,& 12 Semester Examinations
May 12 Grades Due to Registrar by 4:00 p.m.
May 16 Grades Due to Registrar by 4:00 p.m.
(only for those classes with exams scheduled for 5/8, 5/9, or 5/10)
May 19 Commencement
Evening Classes
Spring 2006: January 25 - June 14
January 25 Monday & Wednesday Classes Begin
(THIRD MODULE)
January 26 Tuesday & Thursday Classes Begin (THIRD MODULE)
January 31 Last Evening to Drop or Add Courses
February 20 President’s Day (Holiday)
March 13 Spring Recess
Commences at 5:00 p.m., 3/10
March 20 Classes Resume
March 22 Last Evening to Register for a Pass/Fail Grade
March 22 Last Evening to Withdraw
April 4 Last Evening of Tuesday & Thursday Classes (THIRD MODULE)
April 5 Last Evening of Monday & Wednesday Classes (THIRD MODULE)
April 6 Tuesday & Thursday Classes Begin (FOURTH MODULE)
April 9 Grades Due to Registrar by 4:00 p.m. (THIRD MODULE)
April 10 Monday & Wednesday Classes Begin (FOURTH MODULE)
April 12 Last Evening to Drop or Add Courses
April 13 & 17 Easter Holiday
May 19 Commencement
May 22 Last Evening to Register for a Pass/Fail Grade
May 22 Last Evening to Withdraw
May 29 Memorial Day Observed (Holiday)
June 8 Last Evening of Tuesday & Thursday Classes
(FOURTH MODULE)
June 14 Last Evening of Monday & Wednesday Classes (FOURTH MODULE)
June 18 Grades Due to Registrar by 4:00 p.m. (FOURTH MODULE)
Approved at Educational Policies Meeting on February 8, 2005 and recommended to the Academic Affairs Division for adoption.
Tentative Summer 2006 Academic Calendar
UNDERGRADUATE
Day Session I: May 15 – June 1
Day Session II: June 5 – June 29
Day Session III: July 10 – August 3
Evening Classes & Summer Field Experiences: June 20 – August 10
GRADUATE
Day Session I: July 10 – August 7
Evening Classes: June 20 - August 10
Amherst MSED Program: May 15 – August 9
Amherst MSED Weekend Program: June 2 – August 19
