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			 LSU HEALTH NEW ORLEANS  
			SCHOOL OF NURSING 
			2018-2019 
			ACADEMIC CALENDAR 
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			 June 2018 
			Monday 11th to Monday 25th 
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			 11-25 
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			 CARE Registration 
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			 July 2018 
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			 Monday - Wednesday 
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			 23-25 
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			 Fall 2018 Semester New Undergraduate Student Orientation 
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			 Thursday - Friday 
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			 26-27 
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			 DNS Students General Exams 
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			 August  2018 
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			 Monday 
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			 13 
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			 Fall 2018 Semester New Graduate Student Orientation 
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			 Monday 
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			 13 
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			 BSN candidates for December 2018 graduation special orientation 
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			 Monday 
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			 13 
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			 White Coat Ceremony for SOPH  II students entering clinical courses 
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			 Tuesday 
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			 14 
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			 Fall Semester Undergraduate Level Orientation 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 15 
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			 Fall 2018 Semester Classes Begin 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 29 
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			 Last Day to Add Courses 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 29 
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			 Last Day for Course or Term Withdrawals without a “W” on Transcript 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 29 
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			 “I” Grades from Summer Semester Convert to “F” 
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			 September 2018 
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			 Monday 
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			 3 
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			 Labor Day Holiday 
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			 October 2018 
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			 Monday 15th to Monday 29th 
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			 15-29 
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			 CARE Registration 
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			 Thursday 
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			 25 
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			 Advisory Deadline for Late Financial Aid Application 
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			 November  2018 
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			 Thursday 
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			 1 
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			 Priority Deadline for Financial Aid for Spring 
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			 Friday 
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			 9 
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			 General Exams for Doctoral Candidacy - DNS students 
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			 Friday 
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			 9 
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			 Last Day for Defense of  Theses, Dissertations and Scholarly Inquiry Projects for December 2018 Graduation 
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			 Wednesday 14th to Wednesday 28th 
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			 14-28 
			2 wks 
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			 Registration for Spring 2019 begins 
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			 Friday 
			  
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			 23 
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			 Last Day to Withdraw from a Course/Term fall 2018 semester and receive a “W” 
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			 Monday-Tuesday 
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			 19-20 
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			 SR II final exams 
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			 Thursday 
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			 22 
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			 Thanksgiving Holiday 
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			 Friday 
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			 23 
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			 Thanksgiving Holiday 
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			 Monday 
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			 26 
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			 Grades due for all graduating students by 4pm 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 28 
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			 Registration ends for Spring 2019 
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			 Thursday 
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			 29 
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			 Last Day to Complete Financial Aid Exit Interview for Graduating Students Service Blocks: All obligations to institution must be cleared for graduation 
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			 Thursday 
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			 29 
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			 Last day for December 2018 graduating students to complete end of course evaluations 
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			 Friday 
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			 30 
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			 Non graduating Undergraduate Students Reading Day 
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			 December 2018 
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			 Monday 3rd to Thursday 6th 
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			 3-6 
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			 Undergraduate Student Final Exams 
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			 Friday 
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			 7 
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			 Last Day of Fall 2018 Semester 
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			 Monday 
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			 10 
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			 Grades due for non-graduating students 
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			 Monday 
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			 10 
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			 Last day for non-graduating students to complete end of course evaluations 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 12 
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			 Pre-Commencement Rehearsal December 2018 Graduates 
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			 Thursday 
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			 13 
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			 Awards Program, Degree Conferral for December 2018 Graduates 
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			 Monday 
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			 17 
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			 Traditional BSN and RN-BSN New Student Orientation (8am-5pm) 
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			 Tuesday 
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			 18 
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			 Traditional BSN New Student Orientation (8am-5pm) 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 19 
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			 Traditional BSN New Student Orientation (8am-5pm) 
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			 2019 
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			 2019 
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			 2019 
			  
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			 January 2019 
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			 Monday 
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			 7 
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			 Spring Semester New Graduate Student Orientation 
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			 Monday 
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			 7 
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			 BSN candidates for May 2019 graduation - special orientation/level orientation 
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			 Monday 
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			 7 
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			 White Coat Ceremony for CARE XVIII and SOPH  II students entering clinical courses 
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			 Tuesday 
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			 8 
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			 Spring 2019 Semester Undergraduate Level Orientation 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 9 
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			 Spring 2019 Semester Classes Begin 
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			 Monday 
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			 21 
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			 Martin Luther King Holiday 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 23 
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			 Last Day to Add 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 23 
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			 Last Day for Course or Term Withdrawals without a “W” on Transcript 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 23 
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			 “I” Grades from Fall 2018 Semester Convert to “F” 
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			 February 2019 
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			 Monday 4th to Monday 18th 
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			 4-18 
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			 CARE Registration 
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			 March 2019 
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			 Tuesday 
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			 5 
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			 Mardi Gras Holiday 
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			 Monday 
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			 11 
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			 Priority Deadline for Financial Aid for Summer 
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			 April 2019 
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			 Thursday 
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			 4 
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			 Advisory Deadline for Late Financial Aid Application 
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			 Thursday - Friday 
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			 11-12 
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			 General Exams for Doctoral Candidacy - DNS students 
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			 Tuesday 
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			 17 
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			 Spring Break begins at 7pm 
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			 Friday 
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			 19 
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			 Last Day for Defense of  Theses, Dissertations  and Scholarly Inquiry Projects for May 2019 Commencement 
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			 Friday 
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			 26 
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			 Easter Holiday 
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			 Monday, April 22nd  to Monday, May 6th 
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			 04/22 to 05/06 
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			 Registration for Summer and Fall semesters 
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			 Tuesday 
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			 23 
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			 Spring Break ends and Classes resume at 7am 
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			 Tuesday-Thursday 
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			 23-25 
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			 SR II and CARE XIV final exams 
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			 Friday 
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			 26 
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			 Last Day to Complete Financial Aid Exit Interview for Graduating Students Service Blocks: All obligations to institution must be cleared for graduation 
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			 Friday 
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			 26 
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			 Grades are due for graduating students 
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			 Friday 
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			 26 
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			 Last Day to Withdraw from Course or Term  
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			 Monday 
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			 29 
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			 Last day for May 2019 graduating students to complete end of course evaluations 
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			 May 2019 
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			 Friday 
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			 3 
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			 Undergraduate Student Reading Day 
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			 Friday 
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			 3 
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			 Grades due for all graduating students by 4pm 
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			 Monday - Thursday 
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			 6-9 
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			 Undergraduate Student Final Exams 
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			 Friday 
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			 10 
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			 Last Day of Spring 2019 Semester 
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			 Monday 
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			 13 
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			 Grades due for non-graduating students 
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			 Monday 
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			 13 
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			 Last day for non- graduating students to complete end of course evaluations 
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			 Tuesday 
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			 14 
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			 Rehearsal for May 2019 Graduating Students 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 15 
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			 Pre-Commencement Awards Ceremony 
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			 Thursday 
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			 16 
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			 Commencement 
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			 Wednesday - Thursday 
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			 22-23 
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			 DNP Seminar. Full day on 22nd ½ day on 23rd  
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			 Wednesday 
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			 22 
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			 Summer Semester begins 
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			 June 2019 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 5 
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			 Last Day for Summer Semester registration 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 5 
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			 Last Day for Course or Term without a “W” on Transcript 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 5 
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			 Last Day to Add Courses 
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			 Wednesday 
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			 5 
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			 “I” Grades from Spring Semester Convert to “F” 
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			 Monday 17th to Monday July 1st 
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			 17-1 
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			 CARE Registration 
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			 Thursday 
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			 27 
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			 Advisory Deadline for Late Financial Aid Application 
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			 Friday 
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			 28 
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			 Last Date for Defense of  Theses, Dissertations  and Scholarly Inquiry Projects  for August 2019 Graduation 
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			 July 2019 
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			 Thursday 
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			 4 
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			 Independence Day Holiday 
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			 Friday 
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			 19 
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			 Last Day to Withdraw from Course or Term 
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			 Friday 
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			 19 
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			 Last Day to Complete Financial Aid Exit Interview for Graduating Students. Service Blocks: All obligations to institution must be cleared for graduation 
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			 Friday 
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			 19 
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			 Grades due for all graduating students by 4pm 
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			 Friday 
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			 19 
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			 Last day for August 2019 graduating students to complete end of course evaluations 
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			 August 2019 
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			 Friday 
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			 2 
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			 Last Day of Summer 2019 Semester 
			                              
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			 Wednesday 
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			 7 
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			 Grades due for non-graduating students 
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			 Thursday 
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			 8 
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			 Last day for non-graduating students to complete end of course evaluations 
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