Academic Calendar
Fall 2012
August 27 | (Monday) – First Day of Class/Registration day |
August 31 | (Friday) - Last day web registration; Last day to add courses without instructor’s signature |
September 2 | (Sunday) - Degree awarding date |
September 3 | (Monday) - Labor Day - classes held |
September 7 | (Friday) - Last day of registration; Last day drop/add without a “W” |
September 14 | (Friday) - Last day to select or cancel pass/fail grading |
September 17 | (Friday) - Rosh Hashanna |
September 26 | (Wednesday) – Yom Kippur |
September 27 | (Thursday) - Four o’clock exam Day 1 |
October 1 | (Monday) - Four o’clock exam Day 2 |
October 2 | (Tuesday) - Four o’clock exam Day 3 |
October 3 | (Wednesday) – Four o’clock exam Day 4 |
October 4 | (Thursday) – Four o’clock exam Day 5 (if needed) |
October 8-9 | (Monday-Tuesday) - Pacing Break - no classes |
October 16 | (Tuesday) - Mid-term grades due |
October 31 | (Wednesday) - Four o’clock exam Day 1 |
November 1 | (Thursday) - Applications for January degree due |
November 1 | (Thursday) – Four o’clock exam Day 2 |
November 5-16 | (Monday-Friday) - Registration for Spring |
November 6 | (Tuesday) – Four o’clock exam Day 3 |
November 7 | (Wednesday) – Four o’clock exam Day 4 |
November 8 | (Thursday) – Four o’clock exam Day 5 (if needed) |
November 13 | (Tuesday) - Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W”; Last day for January doctoral candidates to deliver advisor approved dissertation drafts to dean |
November 21-23 | (Wednesday-Sunday) – Thanksgiving Vacation |
November 30 | (Friday) - Last day for hourly exams |
December 7 | (Friday) - Last day of classes; Last day to drop a course with a WP/WF grades; Last day for January master’s degree candidates to electronically upload thesis and deliver final paperwork to the Registrar’s Office; Last day for January doctoral degree candidates to complete all degree requirements |
December 8 | (Saturday) - Review-consultation-study period for Tuesday classes |
December 10 | (Monday) - Review-consultation-study period for Monday classes |
December 11 | (Tuesday) - Final exams begin |
December 19 | (Wednesday) - Final exams end |
Spring 2013
January 13 | (Sunday) – Degree awarding date |
January 14 | (Monday) - First day of class/Registration day |
January 18 | (Friday) - Last day web registration; Last day to add courses without instructor’s permission |
January 25 | (Friday) - Last day for spring registration; Last day to drop a course without a “W” |
February 1 | (Friday) - Last day to select or cancel pass/fail |
February 13 | (Wednesday) - Four o’clock exam Day 1 |
February 14 | (Thursday) - Four o’clock exam Day 2 |
February 19 | (Tuesday) - Four o’clock exam Day 3 |
February 20 | (Wednesday) - Four o’clock exam Day 4 |
February 21 | (Thursday) – Four o’clock exam Day 5 (as needed) |
March 1 | (Friday) - Last day for filing applications for May graduation |
March 4 | (Monday) Mid-term grades due |
March 11-15 | (Monday - Friday) - Spring break |
March 18 | (Monday) - Classes resume |
March 26 | (Tuesday) – Passover, classes held on weekdays |
March 28 | (Thursday) – Four o’clock exam Day 1 |
March 29 | (Friday) - Good Friday - classes held |
April 1 | (Monday) – Four o’clock exam Day 2 |
April 2 | (Tuesday) – Four o’clock exam Day 3 |
April 3 | (Wednesday) – Four o’clock exam Day 4 |
April 4 | (Thursday) – Four o’clock exam Day 5 (as needed) |
April 5 | (Friday) - Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W”; Last day for May doctoral candidates to deliver advisor approved dissertation drafts to dean |
April 8-19 | (Monday-Friday) Registration for Fall and Summer |
April 19 | (Friday) - Last day for hourly exams |
April 26 | (Friday) – Last Class Day; Last day to drop a class or withdraw with WP/WF grades; Last day for May master’s candidates to electronically upload thesis and deliver final paperwork to the Registrar’s Office; Last day for May doctoral candidates to complete all degree requirements |
April 27 | (Saturday) - Review-consultation-study period for Tuesday classes |
April 29 | (Monday) - Review-consultation-study period for Monday classes |
April 30 | (Tuesday) - Final exams begin |
May 8 | (Wednesday) - Final exams end |
May 20 | (Monday) - University Commencement Day |
July 1 | (Monday) - Deadline to apply for September degree |
July 26 | (Friday) - Last day for September doctoral candidates to deliver advisor approved dissertation drafts to dean |
August 9 | (Friday) - Last day for September masters candidates to electronically upload and deliver paperwork to the Registrar’s Office; Last day for September doctoral candidates to complete all degree requirements |
Lehigh University defines a semester as 14 weeks and 70 individual days of instruction to be followed by 2 days of a reading-consultation and study period in preparation of 9 consecutive calendar days of final examinations with four periods per day of 3 hour exam blocks. The summer term is 12 weeks with measured sessions. The academic year consists of one summer and two regular terms.