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Academic Calendar


Policy Administrator: Associate Provost

Authority: N.J.S.A. 18A:64-6

Effective Date: January 17, 1977; February 16, 2011; May 3, 2023

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Policy File Number: II-3

Approved By: Board of Trustees

Stockton operates on a semester schedule that consists of a 16-week term. The fall term begins after September 1st and ends 16 weeks later. The spring term typically begins on the day following the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and ends in early May. The winter break occurs between the fall and spring terms; spring break occurs midway in the spring term. The summer terms occur from mid-May to mid-August on varying schedules.

The Academic Calendar is published on the Stockton Website. The calendar includes the beginning and ending dates of terms, drop/add dates, select holidays, registration dates, and other related academic dates. In accordance with the AFT Master Agreement, the Academic Calendar is developed with SFT Union consultation by the University and approved annually by the Board of Trustees.

Review History:

Policy Administrator 01/22/2022

AA Leadership 08/19/2022

Faculty Senate 09/16/2022

Divisional Executive 10/19/2022

General Counsel 11/30/2022

Cabinet 01/19/2023

President 01/19/2023

Board of Trustees 05/03/2023