Academic Calendar - Southern Adventist University

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2017-2018

Summer 2017

The Southern Adventist University summer term consists of three sessions and a semester. Students in attendance during the 2017-18 school year may register online on April 10 until the session or class begins.

May 10

Last Day to Add a Course/Fee for Class Change to S17S1

May 19

Last Day to Add a Course/Fee for Class Change to S17S1

May 19

Last Day to Drop S17S1 Class

May 22

Last Day to Add a S17 Course

May 23

Fee for Class Change to S17

Jun 6

Summer Session 1 Grades due 5:00 p.m.

Jun 7

Last Day to Add a Course/Fee for Class Change to S17S2

Jun 16

Last Day to Drop S17S2 Class

Jul 13

Last Day to Drop S17 Class

Jul 25

Summer Session 2 Grades due 5:00 p.m

Jul 26

Last Day to Add a Course/Fee for Class Change to S17S3

Jul 27

Commencement 7:00 p.m. Iles Auditorium

Aug 4

Last Day to Drop S17S3 Class

Aug 22

All Summer Session Grades Due 5:00 p.m., S17, S17S1, S17S2, S17S3

First Semester, Fall 2017

Aug 21 - Dec 14

School of Computing classes begin and end

Aug 21 - Dec 14

School of Education & Psychology classes begin and end

Aug 21 - Dec 14

Global Community Development classes begin and end

Aug 21 - Nov 16

School of Business classes begin and end 12 week sem

Aug 21 - Dec 14

School of Business classes begin and end 16 week sem

Aug 21 - Dec 14

School of Nursing classes begin and end

Aug 22

All Summer Grades due by 5:00 p.m.

Aug 28 - Dec 04

School of Social Work classes begin and end

Aug 29

Fee for Class Change and “W” Show on Transcript

Aug 31- Nov 24

Begin ordering December graduation regalia-www.cbgrad.com

Sep 3 - Sep 17

School of Education & Psychology-Outdoor Educ Fall Intensives

Sep 4

Last Day to Add a Class/Census date

Oct 13 - 15

Mid-Semester Break

Oct 20

Deadline to request Dec/May graduation at Records & Advisement Office

Oct 26

Last Day to Drop a Class

Oct 31 - Nov 10

Returning students Online Preregistration for Winter 2018

Nov 13 - Jan 16

Transfer students Online Registration Open for Winter 2018

Nov 20 - 26

Thanksgiving Break

Dec 11 - 14

Semester Examinations

Dec 12

All Incomplete Grades for W17 and S17 Due

Dec 14

Commencement 7:00 p.m. Iles Auditorium

Dec 15- Jan 7

Christmas Vacation

Dec 18

Fall 2017 Grades due at 5:00 p.m.

Dec 21-Jan 1

Wright Hall Closed

Second Semester, Winter 2018

Jan 8 - Apr 22

School of Social Work classes begin and end

Jan 8 - Apr 26

School of Business classes begin and end 12 week sem

Jan 8 - May 3

School of Business classes begin and end 16 week sem

Jan 8 - May 3

School of Computing classes begin and end

Jan 8 - May 3

School of Education & Psychology-Counseling classes begin and end

Jan 8 - May 3

Global Community Development classes begin and end

Jan 8 - May 3

School of Nursing classes begin and end

Jan 14 - 26

School of Education & Psychology-Outdoor Educ Winter Intensives

Jan 15

Martin Luther King Jr. Day/Community Service Day

Jan 17

Fee for Class Change and “W” Show on Transcript

Jan 22

Last Day to Add A Class/Census Date

Mar 2 - 11

Spring Break

Mar 22

Last Day to Drop a Class

Mar 26

Registration for Summer 2018 Opens

Mar 27 - Apr 6

Returning Students Online Preregistration for Fall 2018

Apr 9

Transfer students Online Registration Open for Fall 2018

Apr 12

Begin ordering July graduation regalia-www.cbgrad.com

Apr 16

Last Day to Order Regalia for May Graduation

Apr 30 - 3

Semester Examinations

May 1

All Incomplete Grades for F17 Due

May 6

Commencement 9:30 a.m. Chattanooga Convention Center

May 8

Winter 2018 Semester Grades due 5:00 p.m.