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2014-2015 University Catalog 
    
2014-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar


Purdue University Academic Calendar 2014-15 West Lafayette

2014 Fall Semester (201510)
AUGUST 2014      
Monday 25 CLASSES BEGIN 7:30 a.m.
       
SEPTEMBER      
Monday 1 LABOR DAY (No Classes)  
Tuesday 2 Last day for registration without a late fee 5:00 p.m.
Monday 8 Last day to cancel a course assignment without it appearing on record 5:00 p.m.
Monday 22 Last day to withdraw a course with a grade of W or to add/modify a course with instructor and advisor signature 5:00 p.m.
       
OCTOBER      
Monday 6 Last day for grade correction for 2014 spring semester and summer session 5:00 p.m.
Mon-Tues 13-14 OCTOBER BREAK  
Wednesday 22 Second Eight-Week Courses Begin 7:30 a.m.
Wednesday 29 Last day to withdraw from a course with a W or WF grade 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday 29 Last day to add/modify a course with instructor, advisor and department head signatures 5:00 p.m.
       
NOVEMBER      
Wed-Sat 26-29 THANKSGIVING VACATION  
       
DECEMBER      
Saturday 13 CLASSES END  
Mon-Sat 15-20 FINAL EXAMS 8:00 a.m.
Saturday 20 SEMESTER ENDS 9:00 p.m.
Saturday 20 Deadline for pending incomplete grades to become failing grades 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 21 COMMENCEMENT (1st Div.)
COMMENCEMENT (2nd Div.)
9:30 a.m.
2:30 p.m.
Tuesday 23 GRADES DUE 5:00 p.m.

 

2015 SPRING SEMESTER (201520)
JANUARY 2015      
Monday 12 CLASSES BEGIN 7:30 a.m.
Monday 19 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY (No Classes)  
Tuesday 20 Last day for registration without late fee 5:00 p.m.
Monday 26 Last day to cancel a course assignment without it appearing on record  
       
FEBRUARY      
Monday 9 Last day to withdraw a course with a grade of W or to add/modify a course with instructor and advisor signature 5:00 p.m.
Monday 23 Last day for grade correction for fall semester 2014 5:00 p.m.
       
MARCH      
Monday 9 Second Eight-Week Courses Begin 7:30 a.m.
Mon-Sat 16-21 SPRING VACATION  
Monday 23 Last day to withdraw from a course with a W or WF grade 5:00 p.m.
Monday 23 Last day to add/modify a course with instructor, advisor and department head signatures. 5:00 p.m.
       
MAY      
Saturday 2 CLASSES END 12:20 p.m.
Mon-Sat 4-9 FINAL EXAMS 8:00 a.m.
Saturday 9 SEMESTER ENDS  
Saturday 9 Deadline for pending incomplete grades to become failing grades 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday 12 GRADES DUE 5:00 p.m.
Friday 15 COMMENCEMENT (1st Division) ** 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 16 COMMENCEMENT (2nd Division)
COMMENCEMENT (3rd Division)
9:30 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
Sunday 17 COMMENCEMENT (4th Division)
COMMENCEMENT (5th Division)
9:30 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
**Subject to change      

 

2015 SUMMER SESSION (201530)
MAY      
Monday 18 FIRST 6-WEEK MODULE BEGINS 7:30 a.m.
Monday 18 4-WEEK MODULE BEGINS 7:30 a.m.
Monday 25 MEMORIAL DAY (No Classes)  
       
JUNE      
Friday 12 4-WEEK MODULE ENDS* 7:30 a.m.
Monday 15 8-WEEK MODULE BEGINS 7:30 a.m.
Friday 26 FIRST 6-WEEK MODULE ENDS* 5:30 p.m.
Monday 29 SECOND 6-WEEK MODULE BEGINS 7:30 a.m.
       
JULY      
Friday 3 INDEPENDENCE HOLIDAY OBSERVED (No Classes)  
       
AUGUST      
Friday 7 2ND 6-WEEK MODULE ENDS* 5:30 p.m.
Friday 7 8-WEEK MODULE ENDS* 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 8 COMMENCEMENT 9:30 a.m.
*Summer grades due by 5:00 p.m. of the second working day after the end of each module

TENTATIVE DATES FOR 2015-16

FALL SEMESTER
August 24 - December 19, 2015
Labor Day September 7 (Monday)
October Break October 12-13 (Mon-Tues)
Thanksgiving Vacation November 25-28 (Wed-Sat)
Commencement December 20 (Sunday)
   
SPRING SEMESTER
January 11 - May 7, 2016
M. L. King Jr. Day January 18 (Monday)
Spring Vacation March 14-19 (Mon-Sat)
Commencement May 13, 14, 15 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
   
SUMMER SESSION
May 16 - August 5, 2016
Memorial Day May 30 (Monday)
Independence Day July 4 (Monday)
Commencement August 6 (Saturday)