Virginia International University observes 12 days as paid holidays, and we will not have classes on the following days:

• New Year's Day (January 1)
  
• Martin Luther King Day (the third Monday in January)
  
• Memorial Day (the last Monday in May)
  
• Independence Day (July 4)
  
• Labor Day (the first Monday in September)
  
• Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday in November)
  
• The day after Thanksgiving
  
• Christmas Day (December 25)
  

The remaining four holidays are included in the winter holiday break, and will be observed between Christmas and New Year's.
If a holiday falls on a Saturday, it will be observed on the preceding Friday. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it will be observed on the following Monday.

Note: Virginia International University will not observe the following holidays and will be open for classes as usual:

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