NMSU Academic Calendar

Community college students and Weekend College students should refer to their separate calendars as appropriate.
Summer terms will be built into the summer calendar and disclosed at a later date by the Registrar's Office. For Freshman Orientation Program Dates: Contact the Office of Vice President for Student Success.
NMSU-Las Cruces campus official beginning and end dates are in italics.

Academic Calendar 2012 - 2013

August 23 - December 14, 2012
Campus Housing Opens	Sunday	August 19
Faculty Report	Monday	August 20
Fall Convocation	Tuesday	August 21
Instruction Begins	Thursday	August 23
Late Registration	Thursday	August 23
Deadline For Filing Degree Application (Students meeting requirements at end of fall)	Friday	August 31
Labor Day Holiday	Monday	September 3
Deadline for Registration/Course Addition	Tuesday	September 4
Last Day to Drop Course with "W" (Except courses carrying designated dates)	Tuesday	October 16
Last Day to Withdraw from the University	Friday	November 16
Thanksgiving Holiday for Students	Monday - Friday	November 19 - 23
EXAM WEEK	Monday - Friday	December 10-14
Last Day of Classes	Friday	December 14
Commencement	Saturday	December 15
Campus Housing Closes	Saturday	December 15
Final Grades Due	Tuesday	December 18

January 17 - May 10, 2013
Faculty Report	Thursday	January 10
Curriculum Study & Improvement of Instruction	Thursday - Friday	January 10 - 11
Campus Housing Opens	Sunday	January 13
Spring Convocation	Tuesday	January 15
Program/Registration for New Students	Wednesday	January 16
Instruction Begins	Thursday	January 17
Late Registration	Thursday	January 17
Martin Luther King Holiday	Monday	January 21
Deadline for Filing Degree Application (Students meeting requirements at end of spring)	Friday	January 25
Deadline for Registration/Course Addition	Tuesday	January 29
Last Day to Drop Course with "W" (Except courses carrying designated dates)	Tuesday	March 12
Spring Break	Monday - Friday	March 25-29
Spring Holiday	Friday	March 29
Last Day to Withdraw from the University	Friday	April 19
EXAM WEEK	Monday - Friday	May 6 - 10
Last Day of Classes	Friday	May 10
Commencement	Saturday	May 11
Campus Housing Closes	Saturday	May 11
Final Grades Due	Tuesday	May 14
Community college students and weekend college students should refer to their separate calendars as appropriate.

Holidays for Administrative Offices, 2012 - 2013
Labor Day	Monday	September 3, 2012
Thanksgiving	Thursday - Friday	November 22 - 23, 2012
Winter Holiday		Dec 24, 2012 - Jan 1, 2013
Martin Luther King Holiday	Monday	January 21, 2013
Spring Holiday	Friday	March 29, 2013
Memorial Day Holiday	Monday	May 27, 2013
Independence Day Observance	Thursday	July 4, 2013

May 23 - August 2, 2013
Campus Housing Opens	Wednesday	May 22
Registration for New Students	Wednesday	May 22
Faculty Report	Wednesday	May 22
Instruction Begins	Thursday	May 23
Memorial Day Holiday	Monday	May 27
Deadline for Registration/Course Addition	Thursday	May 30
Last Day to Drop Course with "W"	Thursday	June 27
Independence Day Holiday	Thursday	July 4
Deadline for Filing Degree Application	Friday	July 5
Last Day to Withdraw from the University	Friday	July 19
Last Day of Classes	Friday	August 2
Campus Housing Closes	Saturday	August 3
Final Grades Due	Tuesday	August 6
Summer terms will be built into the summer calendar and disclosed at a later date by the Registrar's Office. For 2012-2013 Freshman Orientation Program Dates: Contact the Office of Vice President for Student Success

August 22 - December 13, 2013
Campus Housing Opens	Sunday	August 18
Faculty Report	Monday	August 19
Fall Convocation	Tuesday	August 20
Instruction Begins	Thursday	August 22
Late Registration	Thursday	August 22
Deadline For Filing Degree Application (Students meeting requirements at end of fall)	Friday	August 30
Labor Day Holiday	Monday	September 2
Deadline for Registration/Course Addition	Tuesday	September 3
Last Day to Drop Course with "W" (Except courses carrying designated dates)	Tuesday	October 15
Last Day to Withdraw from the University	Friday	November 15
Thanksgiving Holiday for Students	Monday - Friday	November 25 - 29
EXAM WEEK	Monday - Friday	December 9-13
Last Day of Classes	Friday	December 13
Commencement	Saturday	December 14
Campus Housing Closes	Saturday	December 14
Final Grades Due	Tuesday	December 17

January 16 - May 9, 2014
Faculty Report	Thursday	January 9
Curriculum Study & Improvement of Instruction	Thursday - Friday	January 9 - 10
Campus Housing Opens	Sunday	January 12
Spring Convocation	Tuesday	January 14
Program/Registration for New Students	Wednesday	January 15
Instruction Begins	Thursday	January 16
Late Registration	Thursday	January 16
Martin Luther King Holiday	Monday	January 20
Deadline for Filing Degree Application (Students meeting requirements at end of spring)	Friday	January 24
Deadline for Registration/Course Addition	Tuesday	January 28
Last Day to Drop Course with "W" (Except courses carrying designated dates)	Tuesday	March 11
Spring Break	Monday - Friday	March 24-28
Last Day to Withdraw from the University	Thursday	April 17
Spring Holiday	Friday	April 18
EXAM WEEK	Monday - Friday	May 5 - 9
Last Day of Classes	Friday	May 9
Commencement	Saturday	May 10
Campus Housing Closes	Saturday	May 10
Final Grades Due	Tuesday	May 13
Community college students and weekend college students should refer to their separate calendars as appropriate.

Holidays for Administrative Offices, 2013-2014
Labor Day	Monday	September 2, 2013
Thanksgiving	Thursday - Friday	November 28 - 29, 2013
Winter Holiday		Dec 23, 2013 - Jan 1, 2014
Martin Luther King Holiday	Monday	January 20, 2014
Spring Holiday	Friday	April 18, 2014
Memorial Day Holiday	Monday	May 26, 2014
Independence Day Observance	Friday	July 4, 2014

May 22 - August 1, 2014
Campus Housing Opens	Wednesday (noon)	May 21
Registration for New Students	Wednesday	May 21
Faculty Report	Wednesday	May 21
Instruction Begins	Thursday	May 22
Memorial Day Holiday	Monday	May 26
Deadline for Registration/Course Addition	Thursday	May 29
Last Day to Drop Course with "W"	Thursday	June 26
Independence Day Holiday	Friday	July 4
Deadline for Filing Degree Application	Monday	July 7
Last Day to Withdraw from the University	Friday	July 18
Last Day of Classes	Friday	August 1
Campus Housing Closes	Saturday	August 2
Final Grades Due	Tuesday	August 5
Summer terms will be built into the summer calendar and disclosed at a later date by the Registrar's Office. For 2013-2014 Freshman Orientation Program Dates: Contact the Office of Vice President for Student Success