Academic Calendars


Calendar: 2014-2015

Fall 2014

Monday Aug 25 Classes begin
Monday Sep 1 Labor Day, classes DO meet
Friday Oct 10** Fall Break begins (No Classes; university offices open)
Sunday Oct 12 Fall Break ends
Saturday Nov 22 Thanksgiving Holiday begins
Sunday Nov 30 Thanksgiving Holiday ends
Wednesday Dec 10 Classes end
Thursday Dec 11 Reading Day
Friday Dec 12 Exams begin
Thursday Dec 18 Exams end
Friday Dec 19 University and Graduate Ceremonies
**Per University Policy, Fall Break dates will be announced following scheduling of all Fall university activities (approximately March 2014)


Winter 2015

Virtual, Blended, or Winter Experience (VBW)
Saturday Dec 27 Classes begin
Friday Jan 16 Classes end
Saturday Jan 17 Exam day
 
Residential (Blacksburg)
Friday Jan 2 Classes begin
Friday Jan 16 Classes end
Saturday Jan 17 Exam day


Spring 2015

Monday Jan 19 Martin Luther King Holiday (No Classes; university offices closed)
Tuesday Jan 20 Classes Begin
Saturday Mar 7 Spring Break begins
Sunday Mar 15 Spring Break ends
Wednesday May 6 Classes end
Thursday May 7 Reading Day
Friday May 8 Exams begin1
Wednesday May 13 Exams end
Thursday May 14 Senior Day
Friday May 15 University and Graduate Commencement Ceremonies
Saturday May 16 Spring Commencement (College Ceremonies)


Summer I 2015

Monday May 25 Memorial Day Holiday, No Classes
Tuesday May 26 Classes Begin
Thursday Jul 2 Classes End
Friday Jul 3 Exams begin
Monday Jul 6 Exams end


Summer II 2015

Tuesday Jul 7 Classes begin
Thursday Aug 13 Classes end
Friday Aug 14 Exams begin
Saturday Aug 15 Exams end

Approved Spring 2012; revised January 29, 2014; revised June 16, 2014.
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Calendar: 2015-2016

Fall 2015

Monday Aug 24 Classes begin
Monday Sep 7 Labor Day, classes DO meet
Friday Oct 16** Fall Break begins (No Classes; university offices open)
Sunday Oct 18** Fall Break ends
Saturday Nov 21 Thanksgiving Holiday begins
Sunday Nov 29 Thanksgiving Holiday ends
Wednesday Dec 9 Classes end
Thursday Dec 10 Reading Day
Friday Dec 11 Exams begin
Thursday Dec 17 Exams end
Friday Dec 18 University and Graduate Ceremonies
**Per University Policy, Fall Break dates will be announced following scheduling of all Fall university activities (approximately March 2015)


Spring 2016

Monday Jan 18 Martin Luther King Holiday (No Classes; university offices closed)
Tuesday Jan 19 Classes Begin
Saturday Mar 5 Spring Break begins
Sunday Mar 13 Spring Break ends
Wednesday May 4 Classes end
Thursday May 5 Reading Day
Friday May 6 Exams begin1
Wednesday May 11 Exams end
Thursday May 12 Senior Day
Friday May 13 University and Graduate Commencement Ceremonies
Saturday May 14 Spring Commencement (College Ceremonies)


Summer I 2016

Monday May 23 Classes Begin
Monday May 30 Memorial Day Holiday, No Classes
Thursday Jun 30 Classes End
Friday Jul 1 Exams begin
Saturday Jul 2 Exams end


Summer II 2016

Tuesday Jul 5 Classes begin
Thursday Aug 11 Classes end
Friday Aug 12 Exams begin
Saturday Aug 13 Exams end

Approved Spring 2012.
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