ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY

CALENDAR 2014-15
* NOTE: The fall and spring dates below pertain to full-term courses. The calendar for condensed courses may differ
from what is printed below. Please reference the Registrars Office website for course and term definitions and
pertinent Academic Calendar dates for courses not conforming to the beginning and ending dates outlined below.
Summer Sessions 2014 (five-week condensed terms)
First Term June 2, 2014 to July 3, 2014*
Late registration for first term ........................................................................................................................................ June 2 - 3
Classes begin ...................................................................................................................................................................... June 2
Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with full reduction of tuition and fees ......................................................... June 3
Last day to register and add courses/change sections ......................................................................................................... June 3
Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with 80 percent reduction of tuition ............................................................ June 6
Early registration for freshmen for fall semester .....................................................................................................May - August
Last day to drop courses with a "W" or change from credit to audit ................................................................................ June 27
First term ends ..................................................................................................................................................................... July 3
Holiday .................................................................................................................................................................. (Friday) July 4
Second Term July 7, 2014 to August 8, 2014*
Late registration for second term .................................................................................................................................... July 7 - 8
Classes begin ....................................................................................................................................................................... July 7
Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with full reduction of tuition and fees .......................................................... July 8
Last day to register and add courses/change sections .......................................................................................................... July 8
Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with 80 percent reduction of tuition ........................................................... July 11
Last day to drop courses with a "W" or change from credit to audit .............................................................................. August 1
Second term ends ............................................................................................................................................................ August 8
Graduation ...................................................................................................................................................................... August 9

Fall Semester Opens August 18, 2014

Selected fall activities ............................................................................................................................................ August 18 - 26
Registration ............................................................................................................................................................ August 18 - 26
Classes begin ................................................................................................................................................................ August 27
Labor Day holiday ..................................................................................................................................................... September 1
Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with full reduction of tuition and fees ................................................ September 3
Last day to register and add courses/change sections ................................................................................................ September 3
Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with 80 percent reduction of tuition ....................................................... October 1
Deadline for degree audit (transcript evaluation), December 2015 graduates ............................................................. October 10
Mid-term ...................................................................................................................................................................... October 15
Early registration for spring semester .............................................................................................................. November 10 25
Thanksgiving holidays .....................................................................................7:00 a.m., November 26 - 7:00 a.m., December 1
Last day to drop courses with a "W" or change from credit to audit ......................................................................... December 1
Reading Day .......................................................................................................................... 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., December 9
End of course examinations .......................................................................... 7:00 p.m., December 9 10:00 a.m., December 16
Graduation ........................................................................................................................................................ December 19 - 20

Spring Semester Opens January 5, 2015

Registration ............................................................................................................................................................... January 5 - 9
Classes begin ............................................................................................................................................................... January 12
Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with full reduction of tuition and fees .................................................. January 16
Last day to register and add courses/change sections .................................................................................................. January 16
Martin Luther King Day holiday ................................................................................................................................. January 19
Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with 80 percent reduction of tuition ................................................... February 16
Mid-term .......................................................................................................................................................................... March 2
Deadline for degree audit (transcript evaluation), May 2016 graduates .......................................................................... March 4
Spring holidays .......................................................................................................... 7:00 a.m., March 23 - 7:00 a.m., March 30
Deadline for degree audit (transcript evaluation), summer 2016 graduates................................................................... March 30
Early registration for summer and fall semesters ........................................................................................................ April 6 - 22
Last day to drop courses with a "W" or change from credit to audit ............................................................................... April 17
Reading Day ................................................................................................................................ 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., April 28
End of course examinations .......................................................................................... 7:00 p.m., April 28 10:00 a.m.., May 5
Graduation ..................................................................................................................................................................... May 8 - 9

Summer Sessions 2015 (five-week condensed terms)

(tentative)
First Term June 1, 2015 to July 2, 2015*
Late registration for first term ........................................................................................................................................ June 1 - 2
Classes begin ...................................................................................................................................................................... June 1
Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with full reduction of tuition and fees ......................................................... June 2
Last day to register and add courses/change sections ......................................................................................................... June 2
Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with 80 percent reduction of tuition ............................................................ June 5
Early registration for freshmen for fall semester .....................................................................................................May - August
Last day to drop courses with a "W" or change from credit to audit ................................................................................ June 26
First term ends ..................................................................................................................................................................... July 2
Holiday .................................................................................................................................................................. (Friday) July 3

Second Term July 6, 2015 to August 7, 2015*

Late registration for second term .................................................................................................................................... July 6 - 7
Classes begin ....................................................................................................................................................................... July 6
Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with full reduction of tuition and fees .......................................................... July 7
Last day to register and add courses/change sections .......................................................................................................... July 7
Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with 80 percent reduction of tuition ........................................................... July 10
Last day to drop courses with a "W" or change from credit to audit ................................................................................. July 31
Second term ends ............................................................................................................................................................ August 7
Graduation ...................................................................................................................................................................... August 8