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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 2011-2012 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.

NMSU Academic Calendar 2012

Spring Semester 2012

January 19 - May 11, 2012
 Faculty Report Thursday January 12
 Curriculum study & improvement of instruction  Thursday-Friday  January 12-13
 Campus Housing Opens  Sunday  January 15
 Martin Luther King Holiday  Monday  January 16
 Spring Convocation  Tuesday  January 17
 Program/Registration for New Students  Tuesday  January 17
 Instruction Begins  Thursday  January 19
 Late Registration  Thursday  January 19
 Deadline For Filing Degree Application
     (Students meeting requirements at end of spring)		  Friday  January 27
 Deadline for Registration/Course Addition  Monday  January 30
 Last Day to Drop Course with "W"
     (Except courses carrying designated dates)		  Monday  March 12
 Spring Break  Monday-Friday  March 19-23
 Spring Holiday  Friday  April 6
 Last day to Withdraw from University  Friday  April 20
 EXAM WEEK  Monday-Friday  May 7-11
 Last Day of Classes  Friday  May 11
 Commencement  Saturday  May 12
 Campus Housing Closes  Saturday  May 12
 Final Grades Due  Tuesday  May 15

Summer Session 2012

May 24 - August 3, 2012
Campus Housing Opens Wednesday (noon) May 23
Registration for New Students Wednesday May 23
Faculty Report Wednesday May 23
Instruction Begins Thursday May 24
Memorial Day Holiday Monday May 28
Deadline for Registration/Course Addition Thursday May 31
Last Day to Drop Course with "W" Thursday June 28
Independence Day Holiday Wednesday July 4
Deadline for Filing Degree Application Friday July 6
Last Day to Withdraw from the University Friday July 20
Last Day of Classes Friday August 3
Campus Housing Closes Saturday August 4
Final Grades Due Tuesday August 7

Holidays for Staff and Faculty 2011-2012

Holidays for Administrative Offices 2011 - 2012
Labor Day Monday September 5, 2011
Thanksgiving Thursday-Friday November 24-25, 2011
Winter Holiday, 2011   Dec. 23, 2011-Jan. 2, 2012
Martin Luther King Holiday Monday January 16, 2012
Spring Holiday Friday April 6, 2012
Memorial Day Holiday Monday May 28, 2012
Independence Day Observance Wednesday July 4, 2012