2017-2018(1) CALENDAR
Summer Semester 2017
May 15, Monday.................... Registration, Instruction Begins
May 22, Monday.................... Late Registration (2)
May 29, Monday.................... Memorial Day Holiday (College Closed)
June 9-11................................ Residents Weekend
June 12-15.............................. Mid-term Examinations (3rd years)
June 22- 23............................. AOA Conference (No Instruction)
July 4, Tuesday....................... Independence Day Holiday (College Closed)
July 10, Monday..................... Registration, Second Year Mini-Term,
Instruction Begins
July 18-21............................... Mid-term Examinations (3rd years)
August 16-18.......................... Final Examinations (3rd Years)
August 18, Friday.................. Second Year Mini-Term Concludes
August 18, Friday.................. Last Day of Clinic (4th Years)
August 19-27.......................... Semester Break
Fall Semester 2017
August 24-25.......................... New Student Orientation
August 25, Friday…………. White Coat Ceremony/Honor Code Signing (1st years) (3)
August 28, Monday................ Registration, Instruction Begins
September 4, Monday........... Labor Day Holiday (College Closed)
September 5, Tuesday........... Late Registration (2)
September 14-17................... Fall CE/Homecoming/Convocation (3)
September 25-29................... First Mid-term Examination Week
October 30-November 3........ Second Mid-term Examination Week
November 18-26.................... Thanksgiving Break (No Instruction)
November 23-26.................... College Closed
November 27, Monday.......... Instruction Resumes
December 5th or 7th .............. NBEO Part II – PAM
December 14-20..................... Final Examinations (1st, 2nd years)
December 18-20..................... Final Examinations (3rd years)
December 22, Friday............. Last Day of Clinic (4th Years)
December 23-January 7......... Semester Break (College Closed)
Spring Semester 2018
January 8, Monday................. Registration, Instruction Begins
January 15, Monday............... Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (College Closed)
January 16, Tuesday.............. Late Registration (2)
February 5-9.......................... First Mid-term Examination Week (1st, 2nd years)
February 24-March 4............. Spring Break (No Instruction)
Feb. 28 –March 4................... Southern Educational Congress of Optometry (SECO) - Atlanta
March 1-4............................... College Closed
March 5, Monday................... Instruction Resumes
March 12-16........................... Second Mid-term Examination Week (1st, 2nd years)
March 20-23........................... NBEO Part I - ABS
April 21- 27............................ Final Examinations (1st, 2nd years)
April 26-27............................. Final Examinations (3rd years)
April 27, Friday...................... Last Day of Clinic (4th Years)
April 27, Friday...................... Clinic Orientation (Rising 3rd Years) (3)
May 2-3.................................. Graduation Week Activities (4th Years)
May 4, Friday......................... Commencement
(1) Dates and events are subject to change.
(2) Registering late does not excuse a student from clinic and/or class requirements and results in a $50 late fee.
(3) Mandatory Attendance for designated students.
Updated: 6/2017