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Academic Calendar – BFA

BFA 2024-25 Academic Year
BFA FALL TERM 2024
July 22BFA tuition payment for Fall 2024 is due.
August 22-25Orientation for All New First-Year and Transfer Students.
August 22Residence Halls open for NEW & TRANSFER students.
August 24Residence Halls open for RETURNING students.
August 25100% BFA refund period ends.
August 26BFA CLASSES BEGIN.
September 2HOLIDAY: Labor Day. No BFA, MFA, MAT or Salt classes. Administrative offices closed.
September 375% BFA refund period ends.
September 5DEADLINE: Internships and Independent Studies.
September 9DEADLINE: Last day to ADD or DROP classes.
September 1040% BFA refund period ends.
October 1AICAD Exchange: Applications must be received by the host school no later than October 1, for study in Spring 2025.
October 4Mid-term grades available to students at 12:00 PM, online via MyMECA&D.
October 14HOLIDAY: Indigenous Peoples' Day. No BFA, MFA, MAT or Salt classes. Administrative offices closed.
October 18DEADLINE: Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W."
November 1-2Friends & Family Weekend.
November 11Veterans Day. All classes run as scheduled. Administrative offices open.
November 25-29THANKSGIVING BREAK: No BFA, MFA, MAT, and Salt classes. Residence halls remain open. No meal services.
December 1First chance to file 2025-26 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).
December 6BFA tuition payment for Spring 2025 is due
December 9-11BFA classes run on regular schedule.
December 12 & 13All BFA Majors' Critiques & Reviews // No regularly scheduled classes.
December 13BFA FALL SEMESTER ENDS.
December 14All BFA Residence Halls Close for Winter Break at 12:00pm. Students can apply for break housing.
December 19Grades available online for students via MyMECA&D.
BFA SPRING TERM 2025
January 8New Student Orientation via Zoom.
January 11Residence halls open for NEW and RETURNING students.
January 12100% BFA refund period ends.
January 13BFA CLASSES BEGIN.
January 20HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: All BFA, MFA, and MAT classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed.
January 2175% BFA refund period ends.
January 23DEADLINE: Internships and Independent Studies.
January 27DEADLINE: Last day to ADD or DROP classes.
January 2840% BFA refund period ends.
February 17Presidents' Day. All classes run as scheduled. Administrative offices open.
February 21Mid-term grades available to students at 12:00 PM, online via MyMECA&D.
March 7DEADLINE: Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W."
March 10-14SPRING BREAK: No BFA classes. Residence halls are open. No meal services.
March 15AICAD Exchange: Applications must be received by the host school no later than: March 15, for study in Fall 2025.
March 20Curriculum Fair. All returning undergraduate students learn about AY 2025-26 classes and BFA program offerings.
March 21Course Registration Begins.
March 21 – April 4Junior Reviews.
April 18PREFERRED DEADLINE for summer Internship proposals. Submit to Artists at Work office.
April 28–30BFA classes run on regular schedule.
May 1 & 2All BFA Majors' Critiques & Reviews // No regularly scheduled classes.
May 2BFA SPRING SEMESTER ENDS.
May 3Residence halls close 24 hours after last review or at 3:00PM for non-graduating students.
May 8Grades available online for students via MyMECA&D.
May 9BFA, MFA and MAT Commencement at 10:00am.
May 10Residence halls close at 3:00PM for students participating in Commencement.
BFA 2025–26 Academic Year
BFA FALL TERM 2025
July 21BFA tuition payment for Fall 2025 is due.
August 21–24Orientation for All New First-Year and Transfer Students.
August 21Residence Halls open for NEW & TRANSFER students.
August 23Residence Halls open for RETURNING students.
August 24100% BFA refund period ends.
August 24Meal plans start at dinner for Returning BFA students in residence halls.
August 25BFA CLASSES BEGIN
September 1HOLIDAY: Labor Day. No BFA, MFA, MAT or Salt classes. Administrative offices closed.
September 275% BFA refund period ends.
September 4DEADLINE: Internships and Independent Studies.
September 8DEADLINE: Last day to ADD or DROP classes.
September 940% BFA refund period ends.
October 1First chance to file 2026-27 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).
October 1AICAD Exchange: Applications must be received by the host school no later than October 1, for study in Spring 2026.
October 3Mid-term grades available to students at 12:00PM, online via MyMECA&D.
October 13HOLIDAY: Indigenous Peoples' Day. No BFA, MFA, MAT or Salt classes. Administrative offices closed.
October 17DEADLINE: Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W."
Oct 31 – Nov 1Friends & Family Weekend.
November 11Veterans Day. All classes run as scheduled. Administrative offices open.
November 24–28THANKSGIVING BREAK: No BFA, MFA, and MAT classes. Residence halls remain open. No meal services.
December 5BFA tuition payment for Spring 2026 is due.
December 8–10BFA classes run on regular schedule.
December 11 & 12All BFA Majors' Critiques & Reviews // No regularly scheduled classes.
December 12BFA FALL SEMESTER ENDS
December 13All BFA Residence Halls Close for Winter Break at 12:00PM. Students can apply for break housing.
December 18Grades available online for students via MyMECA&D.
BFA SPRING TERM 2026
January 7New Student Orientation via Zoom.
January 10Residence halls open for NEW and RETURNING students.
January 11100% BFA refund period ends.
January 12BFA CLASSES BEGIN
January 19HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: All BFA, MFA, MAT and Salt classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed.
January 1975% BFA refund period ends.
January 22DEADLINE: Internships and Independent Studies.
January 26DEADLINE: Last day to ADD or DROP classes.
January 2640% BFA refund period ends.
February 16Presidents' Day. All classes run as scheduled. Administrative offices open.
February 20Mid-term grades available to students at 12:00PM, online via MyMECA&D.
March 6DEADLINE: Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W."
March 9–13SPRING BREAK: No BFA classes. Residence halls are open. No meal services.
March 15AICAD Exchange: Applications must be received by the host school no later than March 15, for study in Fall 2026.
March 19Curriculum Fair. All returning undergraduate students learn about AY 2026-27 classes and BFA program offerings.
March 20Course Registration Begins.
March 20–April 3Junior Reviews.
April 17PREFERRED DEADLINE for summer Internship proposals. Submit to Artists at Work office.
April 27–29BFA classes run on regular schedule.
April 30 & May 1All BFA Majors' Critiques & Reviews // No regularly scheduled classes
May 1BFA SPRING SEMESTER ENDS
May 2Residence halls close 24 hours after last review or at 3:00PM for non-graduating students.
May 7Grades available online for students via MyMECA&D.
May 8BFA, MFA and MAT Commencement at 10:00am.
May 9Residence halls close at 3:00PM for students participating in Commencement.