The following guidelines are used in creating the Academic Calendar, University Calendar, or Campus Calendar each year.
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- The summer term shall generally begin on or before the Thursday after Spring Commencement.
- Classes shall not meet on Memorial Day, which is currently a university holiday.
- There shall be a two-day academic break during the week containing Independence Day; there is no full week academic break during the summer term. July 4 will continue to be a university holiday.
- If desired, summer commencement may be held the Saturday or Sunday after the end of classes.
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Academic Calendar Approval Process
Process for adopting/modifying existing calendaring guidelines*
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The deadline for this petition is the same as the deadline to add or drop a course and is published in the University Calendar in the General Catalog.
REG - Intensify a Course
Students may propose a special project for earning one extra credit in one course in which they are enrolled in a given semester. See the University Catalog for the full intensification policy.
The deadline for this petition is published in the University Calendar in the General Catalog. valpo.edu/registrar/catalog
REG - Sat/Unsat Grade Petition
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