Academic Calendar 2017-2018
August 2017
August 28 – Fall Semester and Online Classes Begin.
August 28 – Academic Convocation- Adjusted class schedule
September 2017
September 4 – Labor Day Holiday- All classes suspended
September 5 – All classes resume
September 21 – Rosh Hashanna
October 2017
October 9 – Columbus Day Holiday- All classes suspended
October 10 – Monday Class Schedule to be followed for all classes
October 18 – Last day for submission of course work to instructor for all “I” and “NM” grades for Spring 2017 and Summer 2017
October 25 – Last day for the submission of mid-semester grades
November 2017
Novembe 1 – Solemnity of All Saints
November 7 – Last day to change to Pass/Fail for semester and online courses.
November 18 – Weather cancellation make-up day (if necessary)
November 20 – Winter/Spring registration begins
November 22-26 – Thanksgiving Recess (Offices closed): All classes suspended
November 27 – All classes resume
December 2017
December 1 – Last day to withdraw from semester classes and online classes with “WD” grade.
December 8 – Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
December 12 – Hanukkah begins
December 16 – Last Day of Fall Semester classes
December 18 – Wintersession (online) classes begin.
December 20 – Hanukkah ends
December 25 – Christmas Day
January 2018
January 8 – Wintersession (daytime) classes begin (Monday-Friday, 8:30 am- 4:30 pm)
January 10 – Last day to withdraw from Winter online classes.
January 11 – Last day to withdraw from Wintersession (daytime) classes; Last day to change to Pass/Fail for Winter (daytime) classes.
January 12 – Wintersession classes end.
January 13 – Weather cancellation make-up day (if necessary)
January 15 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday- All classes suspended.
January 16 – Spring semester classes begin.
February 2018
February 14 – Ash Wednesday
February 19 – President’s Day- All classes suspended.
February 20 – Monday Class Schedule to be followed for all courses.
March 2018
March 3-11 Spring Recess- All classes suspended.
March 12 – Registration for Summer classes begins.
March 15 – Last day for submission of course work to instructor for all “I” and “NM” grades for Fall 2017 and Winter 2018.
March 21 – Last day for the submission of mid-semester grades.
March 29- April 2 Easter Recess
April 2018
April 3 – Classes resume
April 4 – Monday Class Schedule to be followed for all classes; Last day to change to Pass/Fail for semester and online classes.
April 7 – Weather cancellation make-up day ( if necessary)
April 27- Last day to withdraw from Spring semester and online classes.
May 2018
May 12 – Last day of Spring semester and online classes
May 19 – Academic Awards Ceremony – Commencement Mass
May 20 – Commencement – Dunkin Donuts Center, 11:00AM
Should you need to access Academic Calendar data from a previous year please email sce@providence.edu.
Registering and Adding Classes: You may register or add a class any time before the 2nd class meeting. For online classes, you must enroll within the first week.
