Academic Calendar 2020–2021 REVISED

FALL SEMESTER
August 20-23 Friday-Saturday Orientation and welcome activities for 1st year & transfer students
August 25
Tuesday Classes begin
August 31 Monday

Last day to add/drop a Fall 2020 course without fee

Last day to declare pass/fail/audit for Fall 2020 course

September 7 Monday Last day to add a course ($25 fee)
September 24 Thursday Last day to drop a course ($25 fee)
October 27 Tuesday Last day to withdraw from a course ($25 fee)
November 2-6 Monday-Friday Academic advising for Spring 2021
November 6-18 Friday-Wednesday Spring 2021 registration appointments
November 24 Tuesday

Last day of in-person instruction; Students check out from campus housing.

November 25-29 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving break
November 30 Monday Reading day (remote)
December 1-4 Tuesday-Friday Final exams (remote)
December 5-Jan.5 Saturday-Tuesday Winter break (students)
December 7-11 Monday-Friday Fall Educators Week
December 12-Jan. 5 Friday-Tuesday Winter break (undergraduate educators)
SPRING SEMESTER
January term January 6 Wednesday Classes begin
January 8 Friday Last day to add/drop a J-term 2021 course without fee

Last day to declare pass/fail/audit for J-term 2021 course

January 12 Tuesday Last day to drop a course ($25 fee)
January 18 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes)
January 20 Wednesday Last day to withdraw from a course ($25)
January 27 Wednesday Term ends
January 28-31 Thursday-Sunday Move-in/orientation (no classes)
Spring term February 1 Monday Classes begin
February 5 Friday

Last day to add/drop Spring 2021 course without fee

Last day to declare pass/fail/audit for Spring 2021 course

February 12 Friday Last day to add Spring 2021 course ($25 fee)
February 26 Friday Last day to drop a Spring 2021 course ($25 fee)
March 13-21 Saturday-Sunday Spring break
March 22 Monday Classes resume
March 29-April 6 Monday-Tuesday Academic advising begins for Fall 2021
April 2-5 Friday-Monday Easter break
April 6 Tuesday

Classes resume

Last day to withdraw from a Spring 2020 course ($25 fee)

April 6-19 Tuesday-Monday Fall 2021 registration appointments
April 15 Thursday Service day (no day classes)
May 4 Tuesday Last day of classes (Follows Thursday course schedule)
May 5 Wednesday Reading day
May 6-11 Thursday-Tuesday Final exams
May 14-15 Friday-Saturday Commencement weekend
May 17-21 Monday-Friday Educators: May Development week
May term May 24-June 11 Monday-Friday Approved cross-cultural courses
SUMMER SESSION
Summer term I
June 7- July 30 Monday-Friday
Summer term II July 5-Aug 14 Sunday-Saturday