Planning Calendar

ECU official academic calendars [https://facultysenate.ecu.edu/academic-calendars/]

Fall Semester 2024 | Important Dates

• Aug 12 Mon – Assistantship Contract Period begins
• Aug 15 Thu – SoAD Fall Retreat / Faculty Meeting
• Aug 16 Fri – SoAD Graduate Welcome
• Aug 18 Fri – Faculty Convocation; SoAD Faculty Meeting Advising, registration, and schedule adjustments
• Aug 19 Mon – Classes begin
• Aug 23 Fri – Last day for registration and schedule adjustments
• Sept 2 Mon – State Holiday (no classes)
• Sept 15 Sun – Last day to apply for graduation for Fall
• Oct 5~8 – Fall Break
• Oct 9 Wed – Classes Resume
• Oct 21~25 – Advising for Spring Semester 2025
• Oct 28 Mon – Last day to withdraw
• Nov 4 Mon – Spring 2025 Registration begins
• Nov 5 Tue – Election Day / Civic Engagement Day (classes meet)
• Nov 20 Wed – SSOI open
• Nov 27~Dec 1 – Thanksgiving Break
• Dec 2 Mon – Classes Resume
• Dec 2 Mon – Fall 2023 Incomplete Last day for removal
• Dec 3 Tue – Reading Day
• Dec 4 Wed – Exams begin
• Dec 11 Wed – Exams end / Assistantship Contract Period ends
• Dec 13 Fri – Commencement
• Dec 13 Fri – All Grades due at 4:30 pm

MFA Fall 2024 | Academic Workshop and Thesis Dates

• Aug 16 Fri – SoAD Graduate Welcome
• Aug 21 Wed – Yr1 Proseminar 1 of 4
• Aug 28 Wed – Yr1 Proseminar 2 of 4
• Sept 4 Wed – Yr1 Proseminar 3 of 4
• Sept 6 Fri – Thesis Orientation for Yr3 grads and chairpersons
• Sept 11 Wed – Yr1 Proseminar 4 of 4
• Sept 13 Fri – PreThesis Orientation for Yr2 grads
• Oct 25 Fri – Annual Review Orientation for Yr1 grads
• Nov 15 Fri – Last day to submit Thesis to the SoAD Director
• Nov 22 Fri – Last day to submit Thesis to the Graduate School [https://libguides.ecu.edu/vireo/etd]

Spring Semester 2025 | Important Dates

• Jan 10 Fri – Advising, registration, and schedule adjustments
• Jan 13 Mon – Classes begin / Assistantship Contract Period begins
• Jan 17 Fri – Last day for registration and schedule adjustments
• Jan 20 Mon – State Holiday (no classes)
• Feb 1 Sat – Last day to apply for graduation for Spring
• Mar 9~16 – Spring Break
• Mar 17 Mon – Classes resume
• Mar 17~21 – Advising for Summer and Fall 2025
• Mar 27 Thu – Last day to withdraw
• Mar 31 Mon – Summer and Fall 2025 Registration begins
• Apr 16 Wed – SSOI open
• Apr 18~19 – State Holiday (no classes)
• Apr 29 Tue – Spring 2024 incomplete Last day for removal
• Apr 29 Tue – State Holiday makeup day
• Apr 29 Tue – Classes end
• Apr 30 Wed – Reading Day
• May 1 Thu – Exams begin
• May 8 Thu – Exams end / Assistantship Contract Period ends
• May 9 Fri – Commencement
• May 12 Mon – All Grades due at 8 am

MFA Spring 2025 | Academic Workshop and Thesis Dates

• Jan 31 Fri – Thesis Workshop for Yr3 grads and chairpersons
• Feb 7 Fri – PreThesis Workshop for Yr2 grads
• Mar 21 Fri – Annual Review Workshop for Yr1 grads
• Apr 11 Fri – Last day to submit Thesis to the SoAD Director
• Apr 18 Fri – Last day to submit Thesis to the Graduate School [https://libguides.ecu.edu/vireo/etd]

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