Academic Calendars 2018-2022 (PDF)
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2018-2019 (PDF)
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall classes start for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students | May 30 |
| Fall classes start for third-year Podiatric Medicine students | June 12 |
| Fall classes start for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students | July 31 |
| Fall International student orientation | August 21 |
| Fall Graduate student orientation | August 22-23 |
| University convocation | August 25 |
| Destination Kent State: Welcome Weekend | August 25-27 |
| Fall classes begin | August 28 |
| Deadline for associate degree candidates to apply for December graduation | September 1 |
| Deadline for master's and doctoral degree and graduate certificate candidates to apply for December graduation | September 1 |
| Labor Day - no classes and offices closed (note 1) | September 4 |
| Deadline for bachelor's degree and undergraduate certificate candidates to apply for May graduation | September 15 |
| Fall classes end for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students | October 6 |
| Spring classes begin for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students | October 10 |
| Fall classes end for third-year Podiatric Medicine students | September 29 |
| Fall final examinations for third-year Podiatric Medicine students | October 2-14 |
| Spring classes begin for third-year Podiatric Medicine students | October 16 |
| Final date for oral examination of master's and doctoral degree candidates for December graduation | November 9 |
| Veterans Day observed - no classes and offices closed (note 1) | November 10 |
| Fall classes end for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students | November 22 |
| Thanksgiving recess - no classes (note 2) | November 22-26 |
| Thanksgiving observed - offices closed (note 3) | November 23-24 |
| Deadline for master's thesis or doctoral dissertation to be filed in college office for December graduation | November 27 |
| Fall final examinations for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students | November 27-December 8 |
| Fall classes end | December 10 |
| Fall final examinations | December 11-17 |
| Ashtabula Campus commencement | December 15 |
| Stark Campus commencement | December 15 |
| Kent Campus graduate degrees commencement (note 4) | December 15 |
| Kent Campus bachelor's degree commencements | December 16 |
| Deadline for bachelor's degree and undergraduate certificate candidates to apply for August graduation | December 15 |
| Christmas observed - offices closed (notes 1, 5) | December 25-26 |
| Holiday schedule (note 6) | December 27-31 |
| New Year’s Day observed - offices closed (note 1) | January 1 |
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Spring classes begin for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students | January 2 |
| Spring international student orientation | January 11 |
| Spring graduate student orientation | January 12 |
| Spring classes begin | January 16 |
| Deadline for associate degree candidates to apply for May graduation | January 19 |
| Deadline for master's and doctoral degree and graduate certificate candidates to apply for May graduation | January 19 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Day - no classes and offices closed (note 1) | January 15 |
| Spring classes end for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students | February 2 |
| Summer classes begin for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students | February 5 |
| Spring classes end for third-year Podiatric Medicine students | February 9 |
| Spring final examinations for third-year Podiatric Medicine students | February 12-23 |
| Summer classes begin for third-year Podiatric Medicine students | March 5 |
| Deadline for bachelor's degree candidates to apply for December graduation | March 15 |
| Spring recess - no classes (note 7) | Mar 26-Apr 1 |
| Spring classes resume | April 2 |
| Final date for oral examination of master's and doctoral degree candidates for May graduation | April 6 |
| Deadline for master's thesis or doctoral dissertation to be filed in college office for May graduation | April 23 |
| Spring classes end for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students | April 27 |
| Remembrance Day (note 8) | May 4 |
| Spring classes end | May 6 |
| Spring final examinations | May 7-13 |
| Spring final examinations for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students | Apr 30-May 11 |
| Commencement | May 12 |
| Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree commencement | May 12 |
| Kent Campus steam shutdown (6 p.m. to 6 p.m.) | May 13-20 |
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Summer classes end for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students | May 18 |
| Summer classes end for third-year Podiatric Medicine students | June 1 |
| Summer intersession classes begin | May 21 |
| Memorial Day - no classes and offices closed (note 1) | May 28 |
| Summer classes begin for first-year Podiatric Medicine students | May 29 |
| Summer intersession classes end | June 8 |
| Summer I classes begin | June 11 |
| Summer II classes begin | June 11 |
| Deadline for associate degree candidates to apply for August graduation | June 15 |
| Deadline for master's and doctoral degree and graduate certificate candidates to apply for August graduation | June 15 |
| Summer classes end for first-year Podiatric Medicine students | July 6 |
| Independence Day observed - no classes and offices closed (note 1) | July 4 |
| Summer final examinations for first-year Podiatric Medicine students | July 9-16 |
| Final date for oral examination of master's and doctoral degree candidates for August graduation | July 13 |
| Summer I classes end | July 14 |
| Summer III classes begin | July 16 |
| Deadline for master's thesis or doctoral dissertation to be filed in college office for August graduation | July 30 |
| Summer II classes end | August 4 |
| Geauga Campus commencement | August 17 |
| Summer III classes end | August 18 |
| Kent Campus commencements | August 18 |
Calendar Notes
- State- or federal-designated holiday.
- Thanksgiving: classes recessed Wednesday through Sunday; offices are closed Thursday and Friday.
- Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, is a movable holiday, observed the day after Thanksgiving.
- Date for Kent Campus graduate commencement is tentative; it may be held the Saturday after the date listed.
- Presidents Day, the third Monday in February, is a movable holiday, observed contiguous with Christmas Day.
- Kent State may operate on a holiday schedule during the last part of December. When that occurs, information will be communicated to faculty and staff by the Division of Human Resources.
- Spring Recess: no classes, offices are open.
- Remembrance Day (May 4, 1970): final exams, classes or parts of classes recess from noon through 2 p.m.
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