Purdue University Academic Calendar 2014-15
West Lafayette Campus
2014 FALL SEMESTER (201510)
AUGUST
Monday
2014
25
SEPTEMBER
Monday
Tuesday
Monday
1
2
8
Monday
22
OCTOBER
Monday
Mon-Tues
13-14
Wednesday
Wednesday
22
29
Wednesday
29
NOVEMBER
Wed-Sat
DECEMBER
Saturday
Mon-Sat
Saturday
Saturday
2015 SPRING SEMESTER (201520)
CLASSES BEGIN
7:30 a.m.
LABOR DAY (No Classes)
Last day for registration without a late fee
Last day to cancel a course assignment
without it appearing on record
Last day to withdraw a course with a
grade of W or to add/modify a course
with instructor and advisor signature
5:00 p.m.
Monday
23
Second Eight-Week Courses Begin
Last day to withdraw from a course with
a W or WF grade
Last day to add/modify a course with
instructor, advisor and department
head signatures
7:30 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
Mon-Sat
Monday
5:00 p.m.
Monday
23
MAY
Saturday
Mon-Sat
Saturday
Saturday
2
4-9
9
9
Tuesday
Friday
Saturday
12
15
16
Sunday
17
CLASSES END
FINAL EXAMS
SEMESTER ENDS
Deadline for pending incomplete grades to
become failing grades
COMMENCEMENT (1st Div.)
COMMENCEMENT (2nd Div.)
GRADES DUE
23
FEBRUARY
Monday
CLASSES BEGIN
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY (No
Classes)
Last day for registration without late fee
Last day to cancel a course assignment
without it appearing on record
7:30 a.m.
Last day to withdraw a course with a
grade of W or to add/modify a course
with instructor and advisor signature
Last day for grade correction for fall
semester 2014
5:00 p.m.
Second Eight-Week Courses Begin
7:30 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
9
1621
23
13
15-20
20
20
Tuesday
20
26
5:00 p.m.
THANKSGIVING VACATION
21
Tuesday
Monday
Last day for grade correction for 2014
spring semester and summer session
OCTOBER BREAK
26-29
Sunday
JANUARY 2015
Monday
12
Monday
19
MARCH
Monday
.
8:00 a.m.
9:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m.
2:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
SPRING VACATION
Last day to withdraw from a course with
a W or WF grade
Last day to add/modify a course with
instructor, advisor and department
head signatures.
CLASSES END
FINAL EXAMS
SEMESTER ENDS
Deadline for pending incomplete grades
to become failing grades
GRADES DUE
COMMENCEMENT (1st Division) **
COMMENCEMENT (2nd Division)
COMMENCEMENT (3rd Division)
COMMENCEMENT (4th Division)
5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
12:20 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m.
2:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m.
**Subject to change
2015 SUMMER SESSION (201530)
MAY
Monday
18
FIRST 6-WEEK MODULE BEGINS
7:30 a.m.
JULY
Monday
18
4-WEEK MODULE BEGINS
7:30 a.m.
Monday
25
MEMORIAL DAY (No Classes)
JUNE
Saturday
Monday
Friday
Monday
13
15
26
29
4-WEEK MODULE ENDS*
8-WEEK MODULE BEGINS
FIRST 6-WEEK MODULE ENDS*
SECOND 6-WEEK MODULE BEGINS
7:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
5:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
Friday
INDEPENDENCE HOLIDAY OBSERVED (No Classes)
AUGUST
Friday
7
2ND 6-WEEK MODULE ENDS*
5:30 p.m.
Friday
7
8-WEEK MODULE ENDS*
5:30 p.m.
Saturday
8
COMMENCEMENT
9:30 a.m.
*Summer grades due by 5:00 p.m. of the second working day after the end of
each module
TENTATIVE DATES FOR 2015-16
FALL SEMESTER
SPRING SEMESTER
SUMMER SESSION
August 24 - December 19, 2015
January 11 - May 7, 2016
May 16 August 5, 2016
Labor Day
October Break
Thanksgiving Vacation
Commencement
September 7 (Monday)
October 12-13 (Mon-Tues)
November 25-28 (Wed-Sat)
December 20 (Sunday)
M. L. King Jr. Day
Spring Vacation
Commencement
January 18 (Monday)
March 14-19 (Mon-Sat)
May 13, 14, 15 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Commencement
May 30 (Monday)
July 4 (Monday)
August 6 (Saturday)
