ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2016–17 FALL QUARTER 2016 Fall quarter begins ........................................................................... Sept. 12, 2016 Mid-Autumn Festival .......................................................................................Sept. 16, 2016 National Day .............................................................................................................Oct. 1, 2016 Chung Yeung Festival ........................................................................................Oct. 10, 2016 Makeup class day* ..............................................................................................Oct. 14, 2016 ................................................................................. Nov. 17, 2016 Fall quarter ends
WINTER QUARTER 2017 Winter quarter begins ........................................................................Jan. 4, 2017 ..........................................................................Jan. 16, 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Day ........................................................................................ Jan. 20, 2017 Makeup class day* Lunar New Year holiday ............................................................................ Jan. 28–31, 2017 Makeup class day* ................................................................................................Feb. 3, 2017 Makeup class day* ..............................................................................................Feb. 10, 2017 ...................................................................... March 14, 2017 Winter quarter ends
SPRING QUARTER 2017
SUMMER QUARTER 2017 Summer quarter begins ..................................................................June 19, 2017 SAR Establishment Day ....................................................................................... July 1, 2017 ..........................................................................July 4, 2017 Independence Day holiday ............................................................................................July 7, 2017 Makeup class day* ................................................................... July 20, 2017 Summer session 1 ends .............................................................. July 24, 2017 Summer session 2 begins ..................................................................... Aug. 24, 2017 Summer quarter ends * Required when holiday falls on a regularly scheduled class day so that students receive no fewer than 20 periods of instruction per course each quarter. Students should refer to orientation schedules and specific study abroad program dates prior to making travel arrangements. The traditional academic year extends from fall (September) through spring (June), encompassing three quarters and nine courses. Many students take advantage of optional summer programs including international and domestic study abroad programs, as well as summer courses offered in Savannah, Atlanta, Lacoste, Hong Kong and online. Dates are subject to change.
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Spring quarter begins ........................................................................March 27, 2017 Spring quarter begins .................................................................................. March 29, 2017 Ching Ming Festival .............................................................................................April 5, 2017 Makeup class day* ............................................................................................... April 7, 2017 Labour Day ...............................................................................................................May 1, 2017 Buddha’s Day ..........................................................................................................May 3, 2017 Makeup class day* ................................................................................................May 5, 2017 Makeup class day* ...............................................................................................May 12, 2017 Dragon Boat Festival ........................................................................................ May 30, 2017 ..................................................................................June 1, 2017 Spring quarter ends Makeup class day* ...............................................................................................June 2, 2017 ........................................................................................June 3, 2017 Commencement Spring quarter ends ........................................................................................... June 6, 2017 Commencement .................................................................................................June 10, 2017