24 Catalog 2015 - 2016 coloradomesa.edu/academics 2015-2016 Academic Calendar Summer Semester 2015 May 18 ...........................First day of classes for First (4-week) Session May 25 ...........................Memorial Day observance – NO CLASSES June 11 ..........................Final exams and last day of May session June 15 ..........................First day of classes for Second (4-week) and 7-week Sessions July 4 ...........................Independence Day Holiday – NO CLASSES July 9 ...........................Final exams and last day of June (4-week) Session July 13 ...........................First day of classes for Third (3-week) Session July 30 ...........................Final examinations for Third (3-week) and 7-week Sessions July 30 ...........................Summer Sessions end Fall Semester 2015 August 3 ........................ Residency petitions due to Tuition Classification Officer (Admissions Office) August 17 ......................First day of classes September 1 ..................Last day to add or drop a full semester class September 1 .................. Fall census – date after which credit hours are counted in COF attempted hours September 7 ..................Late Start session begins September 15 ................ Deadline for filing Intent to Graduate Form with Registrar’s Office for spring and summer graduates October 9 ......................Fall Break – NO CLASSES October 12 .................... Last day to withdraw from full semester classes with a grade of “W” October 12 ....................Second module classes begins October 26 ....................Priority registration for spring 2016 begins November 23-27 ...........Thanksgiving Holiday – NO CLASSES December 7-10 .............Final examinations December 10 .................Fall semester ends December 11 .................Commencement Spring Semester 2016 (including January Term) January 4 ....................... Residency petitions due to Tuition Classification Officer (Admissions Office) January 4-15 ..................January Term January 18 .....................Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – NO CLASSES January 19 .....................First day of classes February 3 .....................Last day to add or drop a full semester class February 3 ..................... Spring census – date after which credit hours are counted in COF attempted hours February 8 .....................Late Start session begins February 15 ................... Deadline for filing Intent to Graduate Form with Registrar’s Office for fall graduates March 14-18 ..................Spring Break – NO CLASSES March 21........................ Last day to withdraw from full semester classes with a grade of “W” March 21........................Second module classes begin March 28........................Priority registration for summer and fall 2016 begins May 9-12 .......................Final examinations May 12 ...........................Spring semester ends May 14..... ......................Commencement Colorado Mesa University 2015-2016 Catalog If you need to request this information in an accessible format (Braille, digital, or large print) please contact the CMU Marketing Office at [email protected] or 970.248.1412. 1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501-3122 970.248.1020 • 800.982.6372 • coloradomesa.edu HEOA (Higher Education Opportunity Act) and Gainful Employment Institution Disclosure Information In compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, information about Colorado Mesa University is available on the University’s website (http://www.coloradomesa.edu/ir/HEOADisclosures.html). 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If you’re thinking about applying Step 1: Learn about admission, Steps 2 and 3: to Colorado Mesa University, follow registration, tuition, expenses, and Review the Programs of these steps: financial aid on pages 15-22. Study matrix on pages 11-14. For details visit pages 58-103. Step 1: See page 15 for information UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION INFORMATION 15 on admission, registration, tuition, Undergraduate Admission Information PROGRAMS OF STUDY 11 Contact: Admissions Office, Colorado Mesa University, 1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501-3122 Call toll free 800.982.6372 or 970.248.1875 expenses, and financial aid. LEVEL OF AWARD PROGRAMS OF STUDY Certificate Associate Baccalaureate Graduate Minor NOTE: Students should consult the Financial Aid Office for eligibility requirements of undergraduate and graduate certificates. 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