2017-18 Calendar

		Fall Semester
August	20	Hybrid student orientation	5:30 p.m.
	21-25	Hybrid courses on campus
	22	On-campus new student orientation	9 a.m.-3 p.m.
	29	Fall Semester classes begin	8 a.m.
	29	Seminary Convocation	11 a.m.
	30	University Fall Semester Convocation	9:50 a.m.
September	19-21	Spiritual Life Week
October	20	Mid-semester Recess Begins	5:30 p.m.
	25	Classes Resume	8 a.m.
November	13-17	Seminary registration for spring term
	21	Thanksgiving Recess Begins	5:05 p.m.
	27	Classes Resume	8 a.m.
December	11	Last Day of Classes
	12	Final Exams Begin	8 a.m.
	15	Final Exams End	12:40 p.m.
		Spring Semester
January	2-6	Hybrid courses begin on campus
	10	Spring Semester Classes Begin	8 a.m.
	10	New student registration and orientation	9 a.m.
	11	Seminary Convocation	11 a.m.
	15-17	School for Leadership Training
March	2	Mid-Semester Recess Begins	5:30 p.m.
	12	Classes Resume	8 a.m.
	19-23	Pre-registration for fall
	29	Easter Recess Begins	5:05 p.m.
April	3	Easter Recess Ends	8 a.m.
	27	Last Day of Classes
	30	Final Exams Begin	8 a.m.
May	3	Final Exams End	12:40 p.m.
	4	Baccalaureate	7:30 p.m.
	5	69th Annual Commencement	2:30 p.m.
		Summer Session 2018
May 11- June 15		Summer Courses
June	18	Summer Institute for Spiritual Formation begins	8 a.m.
	29	Summer Institute for Spiritual Formation ends	5 p.m.

(The extension site in Lancaster, Pa. uses a separate semester calendar. See https://emu.edu/lancaster/seminary/)