Academic Calendar

Fall 2019

Financial Aid Application Deadline	January 15, 2019
Orientation	August 28, 3pm
Marathons	September 3 – 13, 2019
Full-time Semester (inc. Marathons)	September 3 – December 19, 2019
Columbus Day (no classes)	October 14, 2019
Open Studios	TBD
Thanksgiving Break (no classes)	November 28 – 29, 2019

Spring 2020

Application Deadline	October 1, 2019
Financial Aid Application Deadline	October 1, 2019
Orientation	January 16 – Thursday, 3pm
Marathons	January 21 – January 31, 2020
Martin Luther King Day (observed)	January 20, 2020
Full-time Semester (inc. Marathons)	January 21 – May 8, 2020
Presidents’ Day (no classes)	February 17, 2020
Spring Break (no regular classes, Evening & Saturday classes meet as scheduled)	March 30 – April 3, 2020
Critique Week	May 4 – 8, 2020
Certificate Graduate Opening	Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Certificate Graduate Exhibition	April 22 – May 6, 2020
MFA Thesis Opening	Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 6pm – 9pm
MFA Thesis Exhibition	May 13 – May 27, 2020
Commencement	May 14, 2020 (Thursday)

Summer 2020

Application Deadline	May 22, 2020
Orientation	May 28, 3pm, 2020
Full time Session	June 1 – July 17, 2020
Independence Day (observed)	July 3, 2020