July 1 |
(Tuesday) - Deadline to apply for September degree |
July 25 |
(Friday) - Last day for September doctoral candidates to deliver approved dissertation drafts to dean |
August 15 |
(Friday) - Last day for September masters candidates to submit unbound thesis copies to the Registrar's Office; Last day for September doctoral candidates to complete all degree requirements |
August 21 |
(Thursday) First Year Student Check-In/Freshman Orientation |
August 22 |
(Friday) - Graduate Registration |
August 25 |
(Monday) - Registration Day; Classes begin; Last day for graduate registration |
August 29 |
(Friday) - Last day web registration; Last day to add courses without instructor's signature |
September 1 |
(Monday) - Labor Day - classes held |
September 5 |
(Friday) - Last day of registration; Last day drop/add without a "W" |
September 7 |
(Sunday) - Degree awarding date |
September 12 |
(Friday) - Last day to select or cancel pass/fail grading |
September 23 |
(Tuesday) - Four o'clock exams Day 1 |
September 24 |
(Wednesday) - Four o'clock exams Day 2 |
September 25 |
(Thursday) - Four o'clock exams Day 3 |
September 30 |
(Tuesday) - Rosh Hashanna |
October 2 |
(Thursday) - Four o'clock exams Day 4 |
October 3 |
(Friday) - Four o'clock exams Day 5 |
October 13-14 |
(Monday-Tuesday) - Pacing Break - no classes |
October 9 |
(Thursday) - Yom Kippur |
October 10 |
(Friday) - Mid-term grades due |
October 29 |
(Wednesday) - Four o'clock exams Day 1 |
October 30 |
(Thursday) - Four o'clock exams Day 2 |
November 3 |
(Monday) - Applications for January degree due |
November 3-14 |
(Monday-Friday) - Registration for Spring |
November 4 |
(Tuesday) - Four o'clock exams Day 3 |
November 5 |
(Wednesday) - Four o'clock exams Day 4 |
November 6 |
(Thursday) - Four o'clock exams Day 5 |
November 11 |
(Tuesday) - Last day to withdraw from a course with a "W"; Last day for January doctoral candidates to deliver approved dissertation drafts to dean |
November 25 |
(Tuesday) - Last day for hourly exams |
November 26-30 |
(Wednesday-Sunday) - Thanksgiving Vacation |
December 5 |
(Friday) - Last day of classes; Last day to drop a course with WP/WF grades; Last day for January master's degree candidates to submit unbound thesis copies to the Registrar's Office; Last day for January doctoral degree candidates to complete all degree requirements |
December 6 |
(Saturday) - Review-consultation-study period for Tuesday classes |
December 8 |
(Monday) - Review-consultation-study period for Monday classes |
December 9 |
(Tuesday) - Final exams begin |
December 17 |
(Wednesday) - Final exams end |
January 9 |
(Friday) - Graduate Registration |
January 11 |
(Sunday) - Degree awarding date |
January 12 |
(Monday) - First day of class; Registration |
January 16 |
(Friday) - Last day web registration; Last day to add courses without instructor's permission |
January 23 |
(Friday) - Last day for spring registration; Last day to drop a course without a "W" |
January 30 |
(Friday) - Last day to select or cancel pass/fail |
February 11 |
(Wednesday) - Four o'clock exams Day 1 |
February 12 |
(Thursday) - Four o'clock exams Day 2 |
February 17 |
(Tuesday) - Four o'clock exams Day 3 |
February 18 |
(Wednesday) - Four o'clock exams Day 4 |
February 19 |
(Thursday) - Four o'clock exams Day 5 |
February 27 |
(Friday) - Mid-term grades due |
February 27 |
(Friday) - Last day for filing applications for May graduation |
March 2-6 |
(Monday - Friday) - Spring break |
March 9 |
(Monday) - Classes resume |
March 25 |
(Wednesday) - Four o'clock exams Day 1 |
March 26 |
(Thursday) - Four o'clock exams Day 2 |
March 30-April 10 |
(Monday-Friday) Registration for Fall and Summer |
March 31 |
(Tuesday) - Four o'clock exams Day 3 |
April 1 |
(Wednesday) - Four o'clock exams Day 4 |
April 2 |
(Thursday) - Four o'clock exams Day 5 |
April 3 |
(Friday) - Last day to withdraw from a course with a "W"; Last day for May doctoral candidates to deliver approved dissertation drafts to dean |
April 9 |
(Thursday) - Passover; classes held on weekdays |
April 10 |
(Friday) - Good Friday - classes held |
April 17 |
(Friday) - Last day for hourly exams |
April 24 |
(Friday) - Last Class Day; Last day to drop a class or withdraw with WP/WF grades; Last day for May master's candidates to submit unbound thesis copies to the Registrar's Office; Last day for May doctoral candidates to complete all degree requirements |
April 25 |
(Saturday) - Review-consultation-study period for Tuesday classes |
April 27 |
(Monday) - Review-consultation-study period for Monday classes |
April 28 |
(Tuesday) - Final exams begin |
May 6 |
(Wednesday) - Final exams end |
May 18 |
(Monday) - University Commencement Day |
Lehigh University defines a semester as 14 weeks and 70 individual days of instruction to be followed by 2 days of a reading-consultation and study period in preparation of 9 consecutive calendar days of final examinations with four periods per day of 3 hour exam blocks. The summer term is 12 weeks with measured sessions. The academic year consists of one summer and two regular terms.
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