2020-2021 Academic Calendar Fall Semester: August 26 December 12, 2020 Registration Begins April 6 Late Registration Begins August 15 New Student Orientation August 22-25 Fall Semester Begins August 26 Deadline: Submit December 2020 Graduation Application August 31 Campus Holiday: Labor Day September 7 Deadline: Add Fall Semester Classes September 9 Deadline: Drop Fall Semester Classes with 100% Refund Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Fall Semester Deadline: Drop Fall Semester Classes with 50% Refund September 16 Convocation September 23 Undergraduate Advising Begins - Spring 2021 October 5 Core Festival (Tentative) October 7 Fall Census Date October 15 Mid-Season Holiday (Traditional Undergraduates) October 16 Deadline: Withdraw from Fall Semester Classes November 12 Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Fall Semester Registration Begins - Spring 2021 November 16 Campus Holiday: Thanksgiving Break (Classes meet Mon-Wed November 26-29 except Fall Term 2 classes, which do not meet this week.) Deadline: Submit May 2021 Graduation Application December 1 Fall Semester Classes End December 2 Study Day December 7 Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Fall Semester Final Examinations - Fall Semester December 8-12 Degree Date December 12 Student Holiday: Winter Break December 13 January 3 Campus Holiday: Christmas Break TBD Grades Due December 15 Grades Available December 21 Fall Term 1: August 26 October 14, 2020 Fall Term 1 Begins (Accelerated 7 Weeks) August 26
Deadline: Add Fall Term 1 Classes August 31 Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Fall Term 1 MSN Nursing Students Weekend September 3-6 Campus Holiday: Labor Day September 7 Deadline: Drop Fall Term 1 Classes with 100% Refund September 9 September 10-13 Deadline: Withdraw from Fall Term 1 Classes September 30 Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Fall Term 1 MSN Nursing Students Weekend October 1-4 Fall Term 1 Ends October 14 Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Term 1 Fall Term 2: October 19 December 12, 2020 Fall Term 2 Begins (Accelerated 7 Weeks) October 19 October 22-25 Deadline: Add Fall Term 2 Classes October 26 Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Fall Term 2 Deadline: Drop Fall Term 2 Classes with 100% Refund November 2 MSN Nursing Students Weekend November 5-8 November 12-15 Thanksgiving Break: Term 2 Classes do not meet this week November 23-29 Deadline: Withdraw from Fall Term 2 Classes Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Fall Term 2 Fall Term 2 Ends Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Fall Term 2 November 30 December 12 Spring Semester: January 11 May 11, 2021 Registration Begins November 9 Late Registration Begins - Spring 2021 January 7 New Student Orientation January 8 Spring Semester Begins January 11 Campus Holiday: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 18 Deadline: Add Spring Semester Classes January 25 Deadline: Drop Spring Semester Classes with 100% Refund Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Spring Semester Deadline: Drop Spring Semester Classes with 50% Refund February 1 Campus Holiday: Presidents Day February 15 Undergraduate Advising Begins - Summer & Fall 2021 March 1 Deadline: Submit Graduation Applications to participate in March 1 Commencement 2021 Ceremony Spring Census Date March 3 Student Holiday: Spring Break March 8-14 Campus Holiday: Good Friday and Easter (Classes meet Mon-Thu April 2-4 except Spring Term 4 classes, which do not meet this week.)
Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Spring Semester April 5 Deadline: Withdraw from Spring Semester Classes Registration Begins - Summer & Fall 2021 April 12 Founders Day Observed April 21 Spring Semester Classes End May 3 Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Spring May 4 Semester Study Day Deadline: Submit August 2021 Graduation Application May 1 Final Examinations - Spring Semester (Excludes Saturday/Sunday) May 5-11 Founders Day May 10 Degree Date May 11 Grades Due May 14 Commencement Ceremony - Graduate Students May 14 Commencement Ceremony - Undergraduate Students May 15 Grades Available May 18 Spring Term 3: January 11 March 1, 2021 Spring Term 3 Begins (Accelerated 7 Weeks) January 11 MSN Nursing Students Weekend January 14-17 Campus Holiday: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 18 Deadline: Add Spring Term 3 Classes January 19 Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Spring Term 3 Deadline: Drop Spring Term 3 Classes with 100% Refund January 25 MSN Nursing Students Weekend February 4-7 Campus Holiday: Presidents Day February 15 Deadline: Withdraw from Spring Term 3 Classes February 16 Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Spring Term 3 MSN Nursing Students Weekend February 25-28 Spring Term 3 Ends March 1 Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Spring Term 3 Spring Term 4: March 15 May 9, 2021 Spring Term 4 Begins (Accelerated 7 Weeks) March 15 Deadline: Add Spring Term 4 Classes March 22 Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Spring Term 4 MSN Nursing Students Weekend March 25-28 Deadline: Drop Spring Term 4 Classes with 100% Refund March 29 Easter Break: Term 4 Classes do not meet this week March 29 April 4 MSN Nursing Students Weekend April 8-11 April 15-18 Deadline: Withdraw from Spring Term 4 Classes April 26
Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Spring Term 4 MSN Nursing Students Weekend May 6-9 Spring Term 4 Ends May 9 Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Spring Term 4 Summer Semester: May 17 August 21, 2021 Registration Begins April 12 Late Registration Begins - Summer 2021 May 10 Summer Semester Begins May 17 Campus Holiday: Memorial Day May 31 Deadline: Add Summer Semester Classes June 1 Deadline: Drop Summer Semester Classes with 100% Refund Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Summer Semester Deadline: Drop Summer Semester Classes with 50% Refund June 7 June 10-13 Summer Census Date July 2 Campus Holiday: Independence Day July 5 July 15-18 Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Summer Semester August 2 Deadline: Withdraw from Summer Semester Classes August 5-8 Late Registration Begins - Fall 2021 August 16 Summer Semester Ends August 21 Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Summer Semester Degree Date August 21 Grades Due August 24 Grades Available August 27 Deadline: Submit December 2021 Graduation Application August 31 Summer Term 5: May 17 July 3, 2021 Summer Term 5 Begins (Accelerated 7 Weeks) May 17 Deadline: Add Summer Term 5 Classes May 24 Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Summer Term 5 Campus Holiday: Memorial Day May 31 Deadline: Drop Summer Term 5 Classes with 100% Refund June 1 Deadline: Withdraw from Summer Term 5 Classes June 21 Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Summer Term 5 Summer Term 5 Ends July 3 Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Term 5
Summer Term 6: July 6 August 21, 2021 Summer Term 6 Begins (Accelerated 7 Weeks) July 6 Deadline: Add Summer Term 6 Classes July 12 Deadline: File - Credit/No Credit Grading - Summer Term 6 Deadline: Drop Summer Term 6 Classes with 100% Refund July 19 Deadline: Change Credit/No Credit to Letter Grade - Summer Term 6 August 2 Deadline: Withdraw from Summer Term 6 Classes Summer Term 6 Ends August 21 Deadline: File an Incomplete/Deferred Grade Petition - Summer Term 6