Academic Calendar
Academic
Calendar
The primary purpose of the Academic Calendar is to serve as an information source and planning document for students, faculty, staff, and departments. The academic calendar is based on Fisk University-approved guidelines. The academic calendar adheres to the University Policy of legislated contractual days of instruction. The mandated dates in the academic calendar include term start and end dates, breaks, registration, study days, final exam period, and commencement.
Fall 2024
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Friday, August 2, 2024 |
All Faculty Return to Campus for State of the |
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Saturday, August 3, 2024 Sunday, August 4, 2024 |
New students arrive; residence halls open at 9:00 A.M. New Student and Parent Orientation |
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Monday-Tuesday, August 5- 6, 2024 |
Computer Proficiency for incoming freshmen |
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Monday-Friday, August 5 - 9, 2024 |
New Student Orientation continues (Students only) |
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Thursday, August 8, 2024 |
Advisement and registration for new students only; continuing students arrive; move into residence halls. |
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Friday, August 9, 2024 |
Advisement and registration for returning students. |
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Monday-Friday, August 12-19, 2024 |
Senior audits: Faculty Advisors/Discipline Coordinators/Chairpersons to meet with students to conduct Senior Audits for all graduating seniors sent |
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Monday, August 12, 2024 |
Classes begin-first day of instruction. Add/Drop Period begins. |
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Thursday, August 15, 2024 |
Opening Convocation – 10:00 am-12:00 P.M. – Fisk |
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Thursday-Friday, August 15 - 16, 2024 |
Credit by Examination administered (other times by permission of the provost) |
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Monday, August 19, 2024 |
Add/Drop Period ends. Last day to add courses (after this date students will be financially responsible for all attempted hours, |
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| Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
Course Withdrawal Period Begins, student may withdraw with a grade of “W” without academic penalty. |
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
Attendance verification due in Colleague and EAB** by 5:00 P.M. |
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| Wednesday, August 21, 2024 |
Involuntary Withdrawal for Non-Attendance and Financial Balances (Students who have not attended classes or have not set up a payment plan and made the required down payment for outstanding balances will be withdrawn from classes). |
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Monday, August 26, 2024 |
Reinstatement Period Begins (Students may request to be reinstated into purged courses, instructor approval required). BibliU Textbook Charge Date—Opt-Out Deadline |
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| Wednesday, August 28, 2024 |
Reinstatement Period Ends |
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Monday, September 2, 2024 |
Labor Day: University closed for students, faculty, staff, and administrators. |
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Wednesday, September 4, 2024 |
Go "Official" (Bursar function) / University Census Date (Registrar function); |
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Wednesday, September 4, 2024 |
Business Holds for balance and/or delinquent payment plan payments. |
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024 |
Senior Audits due in the Registrar’s Office |
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 |
Constitution Day |
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Tuesday-Friday, –October 1-4, 2024 Monday, October 7, 2024 |
Mid-Semester evaluations Last day for faculty to submit mid-term grades via Colleague, grades due at 12:00 |
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Wednesday-Wednesday, October 9-23, 2024 |
Computer Proficiency Examination: mandatory for Sophomores or Juniors who have not taken or do not plan to take CSCI 100 or BAD 110; credit by examination administered (other times by permission of Provost) |
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Sunday, October 6, 2024 |
Jubilee Day Convocation, 10:00 A.M. -12:00 P.M. (noon) |
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Friday-Friday, Oct 6 - Nov 3, 2025 |
Registration for Spring Semester 2025 |
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Monday - Tuesday, October 7 - 8, 2024 |
Fall Break: No classes, university closed. |
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Monday - Friday, Oct 21 - Nov 8, 2024 |
Senior exit/major field examination period; Students should check with their Department Chairs for |
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024 |
Last day to drop a course with a grade of “W” without academic penalty. |
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024 |
Last day for students to submit graduation applications for May Commencement and December completion date. |
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| Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | Withdrawn Failing Period begins students may withdraw with an academic penalty “WF” grade. | |
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Sunday - Saturday, November 3 - 9, 2024 |
Homecoming Week |
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Monday, November 11, 2024 |
Last day to submit work for completion of "I"(Incomplete) grade from the previous semester. |
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Monday - Friday, November 25 - 29, 2024 |
Thanksgiving Recess: University closed for students, faculty, staff, and administrators. |
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024 |
Last Day for instruction |
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Wednesday - Tuesday, December 4 - 10, 2024 |
Final Examinations Period for all Registered students |
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024 |
Living-Learning Centers close at 5:00 pm, Cafeteria after lunch. |
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Friday, December 13, 2024 |
Faculty must submit final grades via Colleague by 5:00 pm for all courses; Fall Semester Ends |
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Monday - Friday, Dec 16 - Jan 3, 2025 |
Winter Holiday Break: University closed for faculty, staff, and administration. |
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Spring 2025
| Day/Date | Description | |
| Monday, January 1, 2025 | New Year’s Day (observed): University Closed | |
| Monday, January 6, 2025 | University opens: Faculty and Staff return to Campus. | |
| Thursday, January 9, 2025 | State of the University/Faculty & Staff Institute | |
| Friday, January 10, 2025 | Students arrive; Living-Learning Centers open at 9:00 A.M. New Students and New Parents | |
| Friday, January 10, 2025 | Computer Science Proficiency test for new students; Advising and Registration (1:30 p.m. to 5:00 P.M.) | |
| Monday, January 13, 2025 | Classes begin-First day of instruction. ADD/DROP Period begins. | |
| Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Thursday, January 16, 2025 | the last day to submit any cross-registration applications for Spring 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation – 10:00 A.M.- 12:00 P.M. – Fisk Memorial Chapel; classes as usual at all other hours | |
| Friday, January 17, 2025 | Last day for Registration & to ADD/DROP courses without transcript designation & without financial impact. | |
| Monday, January 20, 2025 | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. - University closed | |
| Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | Course Withdrawal Period Begins, students may withdraw with a grade of “W” without academic penalty. | |
| Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | Attendance verification is due in Colleague and EAB** by 5:00 P.M. | |
| Thursday, January 23, 2025 | Involuntary Withdrawal for Non-Attendance and Financial Balances (Students who have not attended classes or have not set up a payment plan and made the required down payment for outstanding balances will be withdrawn from classes). | |
| Thursday, January 23, 2025 Friday, January 24, 2025 | Reinstatement Period Begins (Students may request to be reinstated into purged courses, instructor approval required). BibliU Textbook Charge Date-Opt out deadline | |
| Thursday, January 30, 2025 | Reinstatement Period Ends | |
| Thursday, January 31, 2025 | Go "Official" (Bursar function)/University Census Date (Registrar function); | |
| Thursday, January 31, 2025 | Business Holds for balance and/or delinquent payment plan payments. | |
| Wednesday, February 20, 2025 | Faculty submit SU-25 course offerings to Provost. | |
| Thursday, February 20, 2025 | Piersen-Mitchell Lecture – 3:00 P.M. | |
| Friday, February 21, 2025 | W.E.B. DuBois Day | |
| Friday - Friday, February 23 - Mar 15, 2025 | Junior Audits: Faculty Advisors to meet with students to conduct Junior Audits for all Juniors. | |
| Monday-Friday, February 26-March 1, 2025 Monday March 3, 2025 | Mid-Semester Evaluations Last day for faculty to submit mid-term grades via Colleague, grades due at 12:00 P.M. (noon) | |
| Tuesday, February 27, 2025 | Last day for faculty to submit changes to Fall 2025 course offerings to Provost; Last day for faculty to submit changes to SU-25 course offerings to Provost. | |
| Monday - Friday, March 10 - 14, 2025 | Spring Break: No classes, University closed. | |
| Monday, March 17, 2025 | Classes Resume | |
| Thursday - Friday, March 20 - 21, 2025 | Bulldog Registration Rally | |
| Thursday - Friday, March 20 - Jun 6, 2025 | Registration for Fall Term 2025 | |
| Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | Last day to submit Junior Audits to the University Registrar | |
| Monday - Friday, Mar 17 - May 4, 2025 | Registration for Summer Terms 2025 | |
| Thursday, March 27, 2025 | Last day to drop a course with a grade of “W” without academic penalty. | |
| Monday, April 1, 2025 | Withdrawn Failing Period begins students may withdraw with an academic penalty “WF” grade. | |
| Monday - Sunday, April 1 - 7, 2025 | 96th Annual Spring Arts Festival | |
| Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | Final deadline for Graduation Applications and Payment Due Date for Graduating Students (students cannot participate in the graduation ceremony with a balance) | |
| Wednesday - Thursday, April 2 - 3, 2025 | 26th Annual Fisk Research Symposium | |
| Thursday, April 3, 2025 | Honors Convocation – 1:00 P.M. | |
| Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | Last day to submit work for completion of “I” (Incomplete) mark from the previous semester. | |
| Sunday - Monday, April 13 - 14, 2025 | Scholars Weekend (Admissions function) | |
| Friday, April 18, 2025 | Good Friday: University is closed for students, faculty, staff, and administrators. | |
| Thursday, April 17, 2025 | Last day of instruction | |
| Monday, April 22, 2025 | Grades for Graduating Seniors & Graduate Students due in Colleague by 12:00 P.M. | |
| Tuesday - Friday, April 22 - 25, 2025 | Final Examination Period for all registered students (Seniors, April 17-21) | |
| Monday, April 28, 2025 | Last day for faculty to submit final grades for Non- Seniors via Colleague; grades due in Colleague by 12:00 P.M. noon; | |
| end of Spring term graduation date; Living-Learning Centers close 5:00 P.M. | ||
| Friday - Monday, May 2 - 5, 2025 | Commencement/Reunion Weekend | |
| Saturday, May 3, 2025 | Baccalaureate Service – 10:00 A.M. – Fisk Memorial Chapel | |
| Sunday, May 4, 2025 | Commencement – 9:00 A.M. | |
| Sunday, May 4, 2025 | Last day of Spring Semester; last official day for faculty, Living-Learning Centers close at 5pm (Seniors) | |
Summer 2025
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| Day | Date | Description | ||
| Tues | 6-May | Summer term I (Maymester) classes begin | ||
| Tues | 13-May | Last day to withdraw from courses | ||
| Fri | 23-May | Last day of classes | ||
| Tues Wed | 27-May 28-May | Memorial Day, University Closed Last day for faculty to submit summer term I grades via Colleague, due 12:00 noon |
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| Summer 2 | ||||
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| Wed | 28-May | Summer term II classes begin | ||
| Wed | 4-Jun | Last day to add/drop courses for Summer term II | ||
| Thurs | 5-Jun | Go "Official" (Bursar Function) | ||
| Mon-Tues | June 16-17 | Mid Semester Evaluations | ||
| Fri | 20-Jun | Last day to drop courses with “WD” (Withdrawn) mark | ||
| Fri | 20-Jun | Last day for faculty to submit midterm grades via Colleague | ||
| Fri | 27-Jun | Summer term II classes end; Living-Learning Centers close 5:00pm | ||
| Wed | 2-Jul | Last day for faculty to submit final grades via Colleague by 5:00 pm | ||
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| Day | Date | Description | ||
| Tues | 1-Jul | Summer term II classes begin | ||
| Thurs | 3-Jul | Last day to add/drop courses for Summer term II | ||
| Fri | 4-Jul | Independence Day Holiday | ||
| Mon | 7-Jul | Go "Official" (Bursar Function) | ||
| Mon-Tues | 14-15-Jul | Mid Semester Evaluations | ||
| Fri | 18-Jul | Last day to drop courses with “WD” (Withdrawn) mark | ||
| Mon | 21-Jul | Last day for faculty to submit midterm grades via Colleague | ||
| Thurs | 31-Jul | Summer term II classes end; Living-Learning Centers close 5:00pm; attendance verification due in Colleague** by 5:00pm | ||
| Fri | 1-Aug | Last day to complete and submit all requirements for August 2024 graduation | ||
Fall 2025
| Day | Date | Description | |
| Fri | 8-Aug | All Faculty Return to Campus for State of The University/Faculty & Staff Institute | |
| Sat | 9-Aug | New Students arrive; residence halls open at 9:00AM | |
| Sun | 10-Aug | New Student and Parent Orientation | |
| Mon-Tues | 11-12 Aug | Computer Proficiency for incoming freshmen | |
| Mon-Fri | 11-15 Aug | New Student Orientation continues (Students only) | |
| Thurs | 14-Aug | Advisement and registration for new students only; continuing students arrive; move into residence halls | |
| Fri | 15-Aug | Advising and registration for returning students. | |
| Mon-Fri | 18-22 Aug | Senior audits: Faculty Advisors/Discipline Coordinators/Chairpersons to meet with students to conduct Senior Audits for all graduating seniors sent to Registrar Office via email. |
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| Mon | 18-Aug | Classes begin-first day of instruction. Add/Drop Period begins. | |
| Thurs | 21-Aug | Opening Convocation – 10:00 am-12:00 P.M. – Fisk Memorial Chapel; classes as usual at other hours |
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| Thurs-Fri | 21-22 Aug | Credit by Examination administered (other times by permission of the provost) | |
| Mon | 25-Aug | Add/Drop Period ends. Last day to add courses (after this date students will be financially responsible for all attempted hours, regardless of individual course withdrawals made) |
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| Mon | 25-Aug | BibliU Textbook Charge Date—Opt-Out Deadline | |
| Tues | 26-Aug | Course Withdrawal Period Begins, student may withdraw with a grade of “W” without academic penalty. | |
| Tues | 26-Aug | Attendance verification due in Colleague and EAB** by 5:00 P.M. | |
| Wed | 27-Aug | Involuntary Withdrawal for Non-Attendance and Financial Balances (Students who have not attended classes or have not set up a payment plan and made the required down payment for outstanding balances will be withdrawn from classes). | |
| Wed | 27-Aug- 3 Sept | Reinstatement Period Begins and Ends (Students may request to be reinstated into purged courses, instructor approval required). | |
| Mon | 1-Sept | Labor Day: University closed for students, faculty, staff, and administrators. | |
| Wed | 3-Sept | Go "Official" (Bursar function) / University Census Date (Registrar function); | |
| Wed | 3-Sept | Business Holds for balance and/or delinquent payment plan payments. | |
| Tues | 9-Sept | Senior Audits due in the Registrar’s Office | |
| Wed | 17-Sept | Constitution Day | |
| Tues-Fri | 30-Sept – 3 Oct | Mid-Semester Evaluations | |
| Mon | 6-Oct | Jubilee Day Convocation, 10:00 A.M. -12:00 P.M. (noon) | |
| Tues | 7-Oct | Last day for faculty to submit mid-term grades via Colleague, grades due at 12:00 | |
| Wed | 8-22 Oct | Computer Proficiency Examination: mandatory for Sophomores or Juniors who have not taken or do not plan to take CSCI 100 or BAD 110; credit by examination administered (other times by permission of Provost) | |
| Fri-Fri | 10-Oct – 7 Nov | Registration for Spring Semester 2026 | |
| Mon-Tues | 13-14 Oct | Fall Break: No classes, university closed. | |
| Mon-Fri | 20-Oct – 7-Nov | Senior exit/major field examination period; Students should check with their Department Chairs for information on exact dates and times. |
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| Wed | 5-Nov | Last day to drop a course with a grade of “W” without academic penalty. | |
| Thurs | 6-Nov |
Withdrawn Failing Period begins students may withdraw with an academic penalty “WF” grade.
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| Sun-Sat | 2-8 Nov | Homecoming Week | |
| Mon | 10-Nov | Last day to submit work for completion of "I"(Incomplete) grade from the previous semester. | |
| Mon-Fri | 23-28 Nov | Thanksgiving Recess: University closed for students, faculty, staff, and administrators. | |
| Tues | 2-Dec | Last Day of Instruction | |
| Wed-Tues | 3-9 Dec | Final Examinations Period for all Registered Students | |
| Wed | 10-Dec | Living-Learning Centers close at 5:00 pm, Cafeteria after lunch. | |
| Fri | 12-Dec | Faculty must submit final grades via Colleague by 5:00 pm for all courses; Fall Semester Ends | |
| Mon-Fri | 15-Dec – 2-Jan | Winter Holiday Break: University closed for faculty, staff, and administration.
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All dates are subject to change
*Essential personnel, to include Facilities & Grounds and Public Safety personnel may be required, if business operations warrant working on any of these designated holidays. When this occurs, the supervisor schedules time off as holiday time for the staff member within the next ninety (90) days. For hourly-paid staff, if the department cannot provide holiday time off within ninety (90) days, the staff member will be paid for that holiday. **If required; otherwise, daily attendance from the instructor will be submitted via Colleague.
Spring 2026
| Day | Date | Description | |
| Thurs | 1-Jan | New Year’s Day (observed): University Closed | |
| Wed | 7-Jan | University Opens: Faculty and Staff return to Campus | |
| Thurs | 8-Jan | State of the University/Faculty & Staff Professional Development | |
| Fri | 9-Jan | Students arrive; Living-Learning Centers open at 9:00 A.M. New Students and New Parents | |
| Fri | 9-Jan | Computer Science Proficiency test for new students; Advising and Registration (1:30 p.m. to 5:00 P.M.) | |
| Mon | 12-Jan | Classes begin-First day of instruction. ADD/DROP Period begins. | |
| Thurs | 15-Jan | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation – 10:00 A.M.- 12:00 P.M. – Fisk Memorial Chapel; classes as usual at all other hours | |
| Fri | 16-Jan | Last day for Registration & to ADD/DROP courses without transcript designation & without financial impact. | |
| Mon | 19-Jan | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. - University closed | |
| Tues | 20-Jan | Course Withdrawal Period Begins, students may withdraw with a grade of “W” without academic penalty. | |
| Wed | 21-Jan | Last Final deadline for Graduation Applications | |
| Thurs | 22-Jan | Involuntary Withdrawal for Non-Attendance and Financial Balances (Students who have not attended classes or have not set up a payment plan and made the required down payment for outstanding balances will be withdrawn from classes). | |
| Thurs | 22-Jan | Reinstatement Period Begins (Students may request to be reinstated into purged courses, instructor approval required). | |
| Fri | 23-Jan | BibliU Textbook Charge Date-Opt out deadline | |
| Thurs | 29-Jan | Reinstatement Period Ends | |
| Thurs | 29-Jan | Go "Official" (Bursar function)/University Census Date (Registrar function); | |
| Thurs | 29-Jan | Business Holds for balance and/or delinquent payment plan payments | |
| Wed | 11-Feb | Faculty submit SU-25 course offerings to Provost. | |
| TBA | TBA | W.E.B. DuBois Day | |
| Fri-Fri | 20-Feb – 13-Mar | Junior Audits: Faculty Advisors to meet with students to conduct Junior Audits for all Juniors | |
| Mon-Fri | 28-27 Feb | Mid-Semester Evaluations | |
| Fri | 27-Feb | Last day for faculty to submit changes to Fall 2025 course offerings to Provost; Last day for faculty to submit changes to SU-25 course offerings to Provost. | |
| Mon | 2-Mar | Last day for faculty to submit mid-term grades via Colleague, grades due at 12:00 P.M. (noon) | |
| Mon-Fri | 9-13 Mar | Spring Break: No classes, University closed. | |
| Mon | 16-Mar | Classes Resume | |
| Thurs-Fri | 19-20 Mar | Bulldog Registration Rally | |
| Thurs-Fri | 19-Mar – 5-Jun | Registration for Fall 2025 term | |
| Wed | 18-Mar | Last day to submit Junior Audits to the University Registrar | |
| Mon-Fri | 16-Mar – 3-May | Registration for Summer Terms 2025 | |
| Thurs | 26-Mar | Last day to drop a course with a grade of “W” without academic penalty. | |
| Mon | 30-Mar | Withdrawn Failing Period begins students may withdraw with an academic penalty “WF” grade. | |
| Mon-Sun | 30-Mar – 5-Apr | 96th Annual Spring Arts Festival | |
| TBA | TBA | 26th Annual Fisk Research Symposium | |
| Thurs | 2-Apr | Honors Convocation – 1:00 P.M. | |
| Fri | 3-Apr | Good Friday: University is closed for students, faculty, staff, and administrators | |
| Wed | 8-Apr | Payment Due Date for Graduating Students (students cannot participate in the graduation ceremony with a balance) | |
| Wed | 8-Apr | Last day to submit work for completion of “I” (Incomplete) mark from the previous semester. |
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| Sun-Mon | 12-13 Apr | Scholars Weekend (Admissions function) | |
| Thurs | 16-Apr | Last day of instruction | |
| Mon | 20-Apr | Grades for Graduating Seniors & Graduate Students due in Colleague by 12:00 P.M. | |
| Tues-Fri | 21-24 Apr | Final Examination Period for all registered students (Seniors, April 16-20) | |
| Fri-Mon | 1-4 May | Commencement/Reunion Weekend | |
| Sat | 2-May | Baccalaureate Service – 10:00 A.M. – Fisk Memorial Chapel | |
| Sun | 3-May | Commencement – 9:00 A.M. | |
| Sun | 3-May | Last day of Spring Semester; last official day for faculty, Living-Learning Centers close at 5pm (Seniors) | |
All dates are subject to change
*Essential personnel, to include Facilities & Grounds and Public Safety personnel may be required, if business operations warrant working on any of these designated holidays. When this occurs, the supervisor schedules time off as holiday time for the staff member within the next ninety (90) days. For hourly-paid staff, if the department cannot provide holiday time off within ninety (90) days, the staff member will be paid for that holiday. **If required; otherwise, daily attendance from the instructor will be submitted via CAMS.
All dates are subject to change
*Essential personnel, to include Facilities & Grounds and Public Safety personnel may be required, if business operations warrant working on any of these designated holidays. When this occurs, the supervisor schedules time off as holiday time for the staff member within the next ninety (90) days. For hourly-paid staff, if the department cannot provide holiday time off within ninety (90) days, the staff member will be paid for that holiday. **If required; otherwise, daily attendance from the instructor will be submitted via CAMS.
At Fisk University our students are more than just a number, we are preparing students for the 21st century not only academically but holistically so that they are ready for the real world. we strive to make sure our students are successful in all endeavors while they matriculate through their years on campus but years after as well -Dean Natara Garvin, Ed.D.
