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2016-2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Academic Calendar 2016 - 2017
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4-4-1 Calendar
The 4-4-1 Calendar - A unique element in Northland’s academic program is its calendar. The summer session is 12 weeks in length. The fall and winter semesters are each 15 weeks in length. The spring session is 4 weeks in length.
Summer allows for a variety of offerings including a 5-week course session as well as extended time for field experiences and internships. Fall and winter allow time for maturation of ideas in a program of varied courses. Spring provides an opportunity for concentration through seminars, field experiences, travel abroad, independent study, and internships.
Summer Session 2016-17 (12 Weeks)
| Residence halls open (8 am) |
June 11 |
| First day of classes (Monday, 8 am) |
June 13 |
| Last day to add 5-week courses (4 pm) |
June 14 |
| Last day to drop 5-week courses without record (4 pm) |
June 14 |
| Deadline for Fall 2015-16 incomplete grades |
June 20 |
| Last day to withdraw from 5-week courses (4 pm) |
June 24 |
| Last day to add 12-week courses with faculty approval (4 pm) |
June 24 |
| Last day to drop 12-week courses without record (4 pm) |
June 24 |
| Independence Day Observed (no classes) |
July 4 |
| Last day of 5-week courses |
July 15 |
| *Residence halls close for 5-week session (12 pm) |
July 16 |
| Grades due for 5-week courses (4 pm) |
July 18 |
| Last day to withdraw from 12-week courses (4 pm) |
August 5 |
| Last day of 12-week session |
September 2 |
| Grades due for 12-week ssession (4 pm) |
September 6 |
*Information will be provided to students who require housing for the full 12 week summer session
Fall Semester 2016-17 (15 Weeks)
| Residence halls open for returning students (8 am) |
September 3 |
| Labor Day (no classes) |
September 5 |
| Last day to add courses online |
September 6 |
| First day of classes (Wednesday, 8 am) |
September 7 |
| Last day to add courses with faculty approval (4 pm) |
September 16 |
| Last day to drop courses without record (4 pm) |
September 16 |
| Mid-session Reading Day (No classes) |
October 17 |
| Due date for Winter 2015-16 incomplete grades |
October 24 |
| Mid-session grades due (4 pm) |
October 25 |
| Last day to withdraw from courses (4 pm) |
November 3 |
| Registration begins for Winter-Spring 2016-17 |
November 7 |
| Thanksgiving break begins (8 am) |
November 22 |
| Classes resume (8 am) |
November 28 |
| Due date for Spring 2015-16 incomplete grades |
November 28 |
| Last day of classes/session |
December 16 |
| Winter break begins |
December 17 |
| Residence halls close (12 pm) |
December 17 |
| Final grades due (4 pm) |
December 19 |
Winter Semester 2016-17 (15 Weeks)
| Residence halls open for returning students (8 am) |
January 7 |
| Last day to add courses online |
January 10 |
| First day of classes (Wednesday, 8 am) |
January 11 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) |
January 16 |
| Last day to add courses with faculty approval (4 pm) |
January 20 |
| Last day to drop courses without record (4 pm) |
January 20 |
| Mid-session grades due (4 pm) |
February 28 |
| Mid-session break begins |
March 4 |
| Due date for Summer 2016-17 incomplete grades |
March 6 |
| Classes resume Monday (8 am) |
March 13 |
| Last day to withdraw from courses (4 pm) |
March 16 |
| Registration begins for Summer-Fall 2017-18 |
March 20 |
| Honors Day (no classes noon to 5 pm) |
April 6 |
| Good Friday (no classes) |
April 14 |
| Last day of classes/session |
April 21 |
| Inter-Session break begins |
April 22 |
| Final grades due (4 pm) |
April 24 |
Spring Session 2016-17 (4 Weeks)
| First day of classes (Monday, 8 am) |
May 1 |
| Last day to add courses with faculty approval (4 pm) |
May 5 |
| Last day to drop courses without record (4 pm) |
May 5 |
| Last day to withdraw from courses (4 pm) |
May 12 |
| Last day of classes/session |
May 26 |
| Commencement |
May 27 |
| Residence halls close for non-graduates (12 pm) |
May 27 |
| Residence halls close for graduates (12 pm) |
May 28 |
| Memorial Day observed |
May 30 |
| Grades due (4 pm) |
May 31 |
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