Graduate School of Marine Science (VIMS)

Academic Calendar Dates

Resources

Spring 2019

January 2	New student registration begins
January 7	NDS student registration begins
January 11	Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)
January 16	First day of classes
January 21	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes, offices closed)
January 28	Add/Drop Period ends
January 29	Withdrawal Period begins (see graduate registrar)
March 2 - 10	Spring Break
March 11	Classes resume from Spring Break Summer 2019 and Fall 2019 registration begins
March 15	Withdrawal Period ends (see graduate registrar)
April 26	Last day of classes Thesis/Dissertation deadline for May 2019 graduation
April 27 - 28	Reading Period
April 29 - May 3	Exams
May 4 - 5	Reading Period
May 6 - 8	Exams
May 8	Spring grades due at 12 p.m. for graduating graduate students
May 10	Spring grades due at 9 a.m. for graduating undergraduate students
May 11	Spring Degree Conferral & Commencement Ceremony
May 15	Spring grades due at 9 a.m. for continuing students

Summer 2019

Summer Session 1

March 11	Summer registration begins for continuing students
May 1	Summer registration begins for new and NDS students
May 27	Memorial Day (offices closed, no classes)
May 28	First day of classes Add/drop period begins
May 31	Last day to add/drop
June 1	Withdrawal period begins
June 14	Last day to withdraw
June 28	Last day of classes
July 5	Final grades due at 12 p.m.
August 9	Last day to submit theses/dissertations for Aug 2019 graduation
August 23	Summer graduation (degree conferral date, no ceremony)

Summer Session 2

March 11	Summer registration begins for continuing students
May 1	Summer registration begins for new students
June 1	Summer registration begins for NDS students
July 1	First day of classes Add/drop period begins
July 4	Independence Day (offices closed, classes in session)
July 5	Last day to add/drop
July 6	Withdrawal period begins
July 19	Last day to withdraw
August 2	Last day of classes
August 9	Final grades due at 12 p.m. Last day to submit theses/dissertations for Aug 2019 graduation
August 23	Summer graduation (degree conferral date, no ceremony)

Summer Session 3

March 11	Summer registration begins for continuing students
May 1	Summer registration begins for new and NDS students
May 27	Memorial Day (offices closed, no classes)
May 28	First day of classes Add/drop period begins
June 7	Last day to add/drop
June 8	Withdrawal period begins
July 4	Independence Day (offices closed, classes in session)
July 5	Last day to withdraw
August 2	Last day of classes
August 9	Final grades due at 12 p.m. Last day to submit theses/dissertations for Aug 2019 graduation
August 23	Summer graduation (degree conferral date, no ceremony)

Fall 2019

August 1	Fall registration begins for new students
August 26-27	New Student Orientation
August 28	First day of classes
September 2	Labor day (offices closed)
September 6	Last day to add/drop
September 7	Withdrawal period begins
October 12-15	Fall Break
October 16	Classes resume from Fall Break
October 21	Spring 2020 registration begins for continuing students
October 25	Last day to withdraw from a full-term course
November 27 - December 1	Thanksgiving Break (offices closed, no classes)
December 2	Classes resume from Thanksgiving Break
December 6	Last day of classes
December 7-8, 14-15	Reading Periods
December 9-13, 16-18	Final Exams
December 13	Thesis submission deadline for winter graduates
January 2, 2020	Fall final grades due by 9 a.m.
January 6, 2020	Spring registration begins for new students
January 17, 2020	Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)