Academic Calendar
Cooley offers classes year-round with terms starting in January, May, and September.
Each term is 15 weeks.
» Current Term |
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HILARY TERM (Jan 2 - Apr 15) |
2012 |
| New Student Orientation for Weekday Students | January 2 - 4 |
New Student Orientation for Weekend Students at Grand Rapids Campus |
January 6 - 7 |
Term begins - apply to start in January  |
January 2 |
| Term begins for weekday students | January 2 |
| Term begins for Saturday/Sunday classes | January 7 - 8 |
| M.L. King Day (classes suspended for other on-campus events) |
January 16 |
| Marion M. Hilligan Class Graduation: 3:00 pm, MSU Auditorium | January 21 |
| Last day of classes | April 8 |
| Exam Week | April 9 - 15 |
| Term break | April 16 - May 6 |
TRINITY TERM (May 7 - Aug 19) |
2012 |
| New Student Orientation for Tampa Bay Campus | April 30 - May 1 |
| New Student Orientation for Weekday Students | May 3 - 4 |
New Student Orientation for Weekend Students at Auburn Hills Campus |
May 3 - 4 |
| Term begins - apply to start in May |
May 7 |
| Term begins for weekday students | May 7 |
| Term begins for Saturday/Sunday classes | May 12 - 13 |
| Oliver Ellsworth Class graduation, 1:00 pm, Breslin Center, MSU campus | May 20 |
| Memorial Day observed (no classes) | May 28 |
| Independence Day observed (no classes) | July 4 |
| Last day of classes | August 12 |
| Exam Week | August 13 - 19 |
| Term break | August 20 - September 3 |
MICHAELMAS TERM (Sept 3 - Dec 16) |
2012 |
New Student Orientation:(NOTE - Look on the Portal for Campus specific information) |
July 12 - 13 or August 25 - 26 or August 27 - 28 or August 29 - 30 |
| Term begins - apply to start in September |
September 3 |
| Term begins (Labor Day, no classes) | September 3 |
| Term begins for weekday students | September 4 |
| Term begins for Saturday/Sunday classes | September 8 - 9 |
| Bushrod Washington Class graduation | September 23 |
| Thanksgiving Day (no classes) | November 22 |
| Friday after Thanksgiving Day (no classes) | November 23 |
| Last day of classes | December 9 |
| Exam Week | December 10 - 16 |
| Term break | December 17 - January 6 |
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