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2024 – 2025 (Current Year)


2024 – 2025

August, 2024

  • Sat
    3
    Swannanoa Gathering Ends
  • Thu
    15
    Student Leaders and Athletes Move-in
  • Sat – Wed
    17-21
    Pre-orientation
  • Thu
    22
    New Student Move-in Day
  • Fri – Sun
    23-25
    New & Transfer Student Orientation
  • Sun
    25
    Returning Student Check-In & Residence Halls Open (1:00-5:00pm)
  • Mon
    26

    Center for Experiential Learning Orientation
  • Mon
    26

    Service Day for New Students
  • Mon
    26

    Work Orientation for Returning Students
  • Tue
    27
    Work Orientation – All Students
  • Wed
    28
    Courses Begin – Semester 1

September, 2024

  • Mon
    2
    Holiday – Labor Day – College Closed (No Classes)
  • Wed
    4
    Add/Drop deadline for Semester 1 courses (11:59pm)
  • Fri – Sat
    20-21
    Family Weekend
  • Sun
    22
    Withdraw (non-punitive) deadline for Term 1 courses (11:59pm)

October, 2024

  • Fri – Sun
    4-6
    Homecoming
  • Sat – Sun
    12-20
    Fall Break
  • Mon
    21
    Semester 1 Courses Resume
  • Mon – Fri
    21-25
    Advising
  • Fri
    25
    Add/Drop deadline for term 2 courses (11:59pm)
  • Sun
    27
    Withdraw (non-punitive) deadline for Semester 1 courses (11:59pm)
  • Mon – Fri
    28-1
    Advising

November, 2024

  • Mon – Wed
    4-6
    Advising
  • Thu – Fri
    7-8
    Registration
  • Mon
    11
    Holiday – Veterans Day – College Closed (No Classes)
  • Tue – Thu
    12-14
    Registration
  • Sun
    17
    Withdraw (non-punitive) deadline for Term 2 courses (11:59pm)
  • Wed
    20
    MFA Fall Semester Ends
  • Wed – Fri
    27-29
    Holiday – Thanksgiving Break – College Closed (No Classes)

December, 2024

  • Wed
    11
    Last Day of Regular Classes for Semester 1
  • Thu
    12
    Winter Showcase (undergraduate student attendance required)
  • Fri
    13
    Exam Day
  • Sat
    14
    Exam Day
  • Sun
    15
    Student Account Billing Due – New & Returning Students
  • Sun
    15
    Reading Day
  • Mon
    16
    Exam Day
  • Tue
    17
    Exam Day 2 / Last Day of Semester I
  • Wed
    18
    Residence Halls Close at 1:00pm

January, 2025

  • Fri
    3
    MFA Winter Residency Begins
  • Sat
    4
    MFA Spring Semester Begins
  • Sun
    12
    Student Leaders Move-in
  • Sun
    12
    MFA Graduation Ceremony
  • Mon
    13
    MFA Winter Residency Ends
  • Thu – Sun
    16-19
    New Student Orientation
  • Sun
    19
    Returning Student Check-In and Residence Halls Open (1:00-5:00pm)
  • Mon
    20
    Holiday – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – College Closed (No Classes)
  • Tue
    21
    Courses Begin – Semester 2
  • Mon
    27
    Add/Drop deadline for Semester 2 and Term 3 courses (11:59pm)

February, 2025

  • Sun
    16
    Withdraw (non-punitive) deadline from Term 3 courses (11:59pm)

March, 2025

  • Sat – Sun
    8-16
    Spring Break
  • Mon
    17
    Semester 2 Courses Resume / Term 4 Courses begin
  • Fri
    21
    Add/Drop deadline for Term 4 courses (11:59pm)
  • Sun
    23
    Withdraw (non-punitive) deadline from Semester 2 courses (11:59pm)
  • Mon – Mon
    24-31
    Advising

April, 2025

  • Tue – Fri
    1-11
    Advising
  • Thu
    10
    Work Day – No Classes
  • Sun
    13
    Withdraw (non-punitive) deadline for Term 4 courses (11:59pm)
  • Mon – Fri
    14-18
    Registration
  • Wed
    30
    Last Day of Regular Classes for Semester 2

May, 2025

  • Thu – Fri
    1-2
    Spring Capstone Carnival (undergraduate student attendance required)
  • Sat
    3
    Exam Day
  • Sun
    4
    Reading Day
  • Mon – Tue
    5-6
    Exam Days
  • Wed
    7
    Exam Day / Last Day of Semester 2
  • Thu
    8
    Residence Halls Close for Non-Graduating Students at 1:00pm
  • Fri
    9
    Honors & Awards Event
  • Sat
    10
    Commencement Ceremony
  • Wed
    14
    Mountain Term begins
  • Wed
    21
    MFA Spring Semester ends
  • Mon
    26
    Holiday – Memorial Day – College Closed (No Classes)

June, 2025

  • Fri
    6
    Mountain Term ends
  • Thu
    19
    Holiday – Juneteenth – College Closed (No Classes)
  • Sun
    29
    Swannanoa Gathering Begins

July, 2025

  • Tue
    1
    Student Account Billing Due – New Students
  • Wed
    2
    MFA Summer Residency begins
  • Thu
    3
    MFA Fall Semester begins
  • Fri
    4
    Holiday – Fourth of July – College Closed (No Classes)
  • Fri
    11
    MFA Graduation Ceremony
  • Sat
    12
    MFA Summer Residency ends
  • Tue
    15
    Student Account Billing Due – Returning Students