Academic Calendar

1.1            Academic Calendar for 2022-2023

VIST operates on a quarter system where each academic year is divided into four quarters: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. Students may apply for acceptance into any one of these quarters.

Quarters		First Day of Classes	Last Day of Classes
Fall 2022-23	Oct 10,  Mon		Dec 17, Sat
Winter 2023	Jan 9, Mon		March 18, Sat
Spring 2023	April 10, Mon		Jun 17, Sat
Summer 2023	July 10, Mon		Sept 16, Sat
Fall 2023-24	Oct 9, Mon		Dec 16, Sat

1.2            Holidays

During the 2022-23 Academic Year, VIST will observe the following holidays, on which days there will be no classes and our administrative offices will be closed:

1. New Year’s Day (January 1st)
2. Martin Luther King Day (the third Monday in January)
3. Memorial Day (the last Monday in May)
4. Juneteenth Day (June 19th)
5. Independence Day (July 4th)
6. Labour Day (the first Monday in September)
7. Veterans Day (the second Tuesday in November)
8. Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday in November)
9. Christmas Day (December 25th)
10. If the holiday falls on a weekend, Monday will make up for it.

Conversely, the institute does not observe the following holidays, on which classes are held:

Presidents Day (the third Monday in February)
Columbus Day (the second Monday in October)