Planning Calendar

Aug 18 Mon – Assistantship Contract Period begins
Aug 19 Tue – SoAD Graduate Welcome
Aug 21 Thu – CFAC Convocation
Aug 22 Fri – Faculty Convocation; SoAD Faculty Meeting Advising, registration, and schedule adjustments
Aug 25 Mon – Classes begin
Aug 28 Thu – & Exhibit closes
Aug 29 Fri – Last day for registration and schedule adjustments
Sept 1 Mon – State Holiday (no classes)
Sept 15 Mon – Last day to apply for graduation for Fall
Oct 11~14 – Fall Break
Oct 15 Wed – Classes Resume
Oct 27~31 – Advising for Spring Semester 2026
Nov 3 Mon – Last day to withdraw
Nov 4 Tue – Election Day / Civic Engagement Day (classes meet)
Nov 10 Mon – Spring 2026 Registration begins
Nov 13 Thu – SoAD MFA show reception & ceremony Faulkner Gallery
Nov 25 Tue – SSOI open
Nov 25 Tue – Last day for Incomplete removal for graduate fall 2024 courses
Nov 26~30 – Thanksgiving Break
Nov 28 Fri – Last day to submit thesis report for fall graduation
Dec 8 Mon – Last day of classes
Dec 9 Tue – Reading Day
Dec 10 Wed – Exams begin
Dec 15 Mon – Assistantship Contract Period ends
Dec 19 Fri – Commencement
Dec 19 Fri – All Grades due at 4:30 pm

Aug 19 Tue – SoAD Graduate Welcome
Sept 3 Wed – Thesis planning for Yr3 grads and chairpersons
Sept 12 Fri – PreThesis planning for Yr2 grads
Nov 18 Tue – Last day to submit Thesis to the SoAD Director
Nov 28 Fri – Last day to submit Thesis to the Graduate School [https://libguides.ecu.edu/vireo/etd]

Jan 9 Fri – Advising, registration, and schedule adjustments
Jan 12 Mon – Classes begin / Assistantship Contract Period begins
Jan 16 Fri – Last day for registration and schedule adjustments
Jan 19 Mon – State Holiday (no classes)
Feb 1 Sun – Last day to apply for graduation for Spring
Mar 8~15 – Spring Break
Mar 16 Mon – Classes resume
Mar 16~20 – Advising for Summer and Fall 2026
Mar 26 Thu – Last day to withdraw
Mar 30 Mon – Summer and Fall 2026 Registration begins
Apr 3-4 – State Holiday (no classes)
Apr 15 Wed – SSOI open
Apr 28 Tue – Last day for removal of incomplete for spring 2024 graduate courses
Apr 28 Tue – State Holiday makeup day
Apr 29 Wed – Reading Day
Apr 30 Thu – Exams begin
May 7 Thu – Assistantship Contract Period ends
May 8 Fri – Commencement
May 11 Mon – All Grades due at noon

Jan 23 Fri – Thesis Workshop for Yr3 grads and chairpersons
Feb 27 Fri – Annual Review Workshop for Yr1 grads
Feb 27 Fri – PreThesis Workshop for Yr2 grads
Apr 10 Fri – Last day to submit Thesis to the SoAD Director
Apr 17 Fri – Last day to submit Thesis to the Graduate School [https://libguides.ecu.edu/vireo/etd]

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