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2019-2020 Vincennes University Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Vincennes University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendars



Fall Semester 2019

First day of Faculty Contracts Monday, August 12
New Faculty/Professional Staff Meeting Monday, Tuesday, August 12, 13
Opening University Meetings Wednesday, August 14
START VU, Late Registration Thursday, August 15
New Student Orientation begins Friday, August 16
Classes begin Monday, August 19
Drop and Add Monday-Friday, August 19-23
Labor Day (No classes - University closed) Monday, September 2
Last day for students  to withdraw from first 8-week courses
without appropriate college dean’s approval
Friday, September 20
Midterm Examinations Monday-Friday, October 7-11
Midterm Break (No classes) Monday, Tuesday, October 14, 15
Classes resume Wednesday, October 16
Begin Advising and Registration for Spring Monday, October 21
Last day for students to withdraw
without appropriate college dean’s approval
Friday, October 25
Graduation Application Deadline Friday, October 25
START VU, New Student Registration Saturday, November 16
Last day for students to withdraw from second 8-week courses
without appropriate college dean’s approval
Friday, November 15
Last day for faculty to withdraw students for non-attendance Tuesday, November 19
Thanksgiving Break (No classes) Wednesday-Sunday, November 27-December 1
Classes resume Monday, December 2
Midyear Commencement (Vincennes Campus) Saturday, December 7
Final Examinations Monday-Thursday, December 9-12
Fall Semester ends after last final exam Friday, December 13

Spring Semester 2020

Full-Time Faculty Report Monday, January 6
(Professional Development Workshops are scheduled this week) Monday-Friday, January 6-10
START VU, New Student Registration Friday, January 10
Late Registration Friday, January 10
Classes begin 8 a.m. Monday, January 13
Drop and Add Monday-Friday, January 13-17
Martin Luther King Day (No classes - University closed) Monday, January 20
Last day for students to withdraw from first 8-week courses without appropriate college dean’s approval Friday, February 14
Midterm Examinations Monday-Friday, March 2-6
Midterm Break (No classes) Monday-Sunday, March 9-15
Classes resume Monday, March 16
Begin Advising and Registration for Fall and Summer Monday, March 16
Last day for students to withdraw without appropriate college dean’s approval Friday, March 27
Graduation Application Deadline Friday, March 27
Good Friday (No classes - University closed)
Friday, April 10
Last day for students to withdraw from second 8-week courses without appropriate college dean’s approval Friday, April 17
Last day for faculty to withdraw students for non-attendance Friday, April 24
Commencement (Vincennes Campus) Saturday, May 2
Final Examinations Tuesday-Friday, May 5-8
Commencement (American Sign Language - Indianapolis) Thursday, May 7
Commencement (Aviation Technology Center - Indianapolis) Friday, May 8
Commencement (Jasper Campus) Saturday, May 9
Spring Semester ends after last final exam Friday, May 8
Last day of Faculty Contracts Friday, May 15

Summer Semester 2020

Intersession Monday, May 11 - Monday, June 1
Memorial Day (No classes - University closed) Monday, May 25
Registration for Summer I and 10-week classes Tuesday, May 26
Summer I and 10-week classes begin Wednesday, May 27
8-week classes begin Monday, June 8
Last day for students to withdraw from Summer I courses without appropriate college dean’s approval Friday, June 19
Independence Day (No classes - University closed) Friday, July 3
Summer I ends after last class Tuesday, June 30
Registration for Summer II Thursday, July 2
Summer II classes begin Monday, July 6
8-week classes end Friday, July 31
Last day for students to withdraw from Summer II courses without appropriate college dean’s approval Wednesday, July 29
Summer II and 10-week Session ends after last class Friday, August 7

New Student Advising and Registration for Fall Semester 2020

Advising for Incoming Freshmen June 9 - August 21

Fall Semester 2020

First day of Faculty Contracts Monday, August 10
New Faculty/Professional Staff Meeting Monday, Tuesday, August 10, 11
Opening University Meeting Wednesday, August 12
START VU, Late Registration Thursday, August 13
New Student Orientation begins Friday, August 14
Classes begin Monday, August 17
Drop and Add Monday-Friday, August 17-21
Labor Day (No classes - University closed) Monday, September 7
Last day for students to withdraw from first 8-week courses without appropriate college dean’s approval Friday, September 18
Midterm Examinations Monday-Friday, October 5-9
Midterm Break (No classes) Monday, Tuesday, October 12-13
Classes resume Wednesday, October 14
Begin Advising and Registration for Spring Monday, October 19
Last day for students to withdraw without appropriate college dean’s approval Friday, October 30
Graduation Application Deadline Friday, October 30
START VU, New Student Registration Saturday, November 14
Last day for students to withdraw from second 8-week courses without appropriate college dean’s approval Friday, November 20
Last day for faculty to withdraw students for non-attendance Tuesday, November 24
Thanksgiving Break (No classes) Wednesday-Sunday, November 25-29
Classes resume Monday, November 30
Midyear Commencement (Vincennes Campus) Saturday, December 5
Final Examinations Monday-Thursday, December 7-10
Fall Semester ends after last final exam Friday, December 11

Spring Semester 2021

Full-Time Faculty Report Monday, January 4
(Professional Development Workshops are scheduled this week) Monday-Friday, January 4-8
START VU, New Student Registration Friday, January 8
Late Registration Friday, January 8
Classes begin 8 a.m. Monday, January 11
Drop and Add Monday-Friday, January 11-15
Martin Luther King Day (No classes - University closed) Monday, January 18
Last day for students to withdraw from first 8-week courses without appropriate college dean’s approval Friday, February 12
Midterm Examinations Monday-Friday, March 1-5
Midterm Break (No classes) Monday-Sunday, March 8-14
Classes resume Monday, March 15
Begin Advising and Registration for Fall and Summer Monday, March 15
Last day for students to withdraw without appropriate college dean’s approval Friday, March 26
Graduation Application Deadline Friday, March 26
Good Friday (No classes - University closed)
Friday, April 2
Last day for students to withdraw from second 8-week courses without appropriate college dean’s approval Friday, April 16
Last day for faculty to withdraw students for non-attendance Friday, April 23
Commencement (Vincennes Campus) Saturday, May 1
Final Examinations Tuesday-Friday, May 4-7
Commencement (American Sign Language - Indianapolis) Thursday, May 6
Commencement (Aviation Technology Center - Indianapolis) Friday, May 7
Spring Semester ends after last final exam Friday, May 7
Commencement (Jasper Campus) Saturday, May 8
Last day of Faculty Contracts Friday, May 14

Summer Semester 2021

Intersession Monday, May 10
Memorial Day (No classes - University closed) Monday, May 31
Registration for Summer I and 10-week classes Tuesday, May 25
Summer I and 10-week classes begin Wednesday, May 26
8-week classes begin Tuesday, June 1
Last day for students to withdraw from Summer I courses without appropriate college dean’s approval Monday, June 21
Independence Day (No classes - University closed) Monday, July 5
Summer I ends after last class Tuesday, July 27
Registration for Summer II Wednesday, June 30
Summer II classes begin Thursday, July 1
8-week classes end Monday, July 26
Last day for students to withdraw from Summer II courses without appropriate college dean’s approval Tuesday, July 27
Summer II and 10-week Session ends after last class Thursday, August 5

New Student Advising and Registration for Fall Semester 2021

Advising for Incoming Freshmen June 16 - August 20