Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2020

August 21

Graduate Full Semester Classes Begin

August 28

Graduate Fall I Classes Begin

August 31

Last Day to Add/Drop FULL semester classes - 5:00 p.m.

September 1

Last Day to Add/Drop Graduate Fall I classes - 5:00 p.m.

September 7

Labor Day - Graduate Classes Held

September 24

Graduate Fall I Withdrawal (W) deadline - 5:00 p.m.

October 17

Graduate Fall I ends

October 19

Graduate Fall I grades due

October 23

Graduate Fall II begins

October 27

Advising and Registration Begins for Winter Intersession & Spring 2021

Last Day to Add/Drop Graduate Fall II Classes

October 29

5:00 p.m. Deadline to Withdraw from a Class with a “W”
(on-campus, traditional course schedule; see catalog for non-traditional course policy)

November 19

Graduate Fall II Withdrawal (W) deadline - 5:00 p.m.

November 25-27

Thanksgiving holiday - no classes, University closed

November 30

Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.

December 12

All Graduate Incompletes due for Spring and Summer 2020

Last day of Graduate Full Semester and Graduate Fall II Classes

December 14

All grades due at 8:30 a.m.

WINTER INTERSESSION December 13, 2020 - January 11, 2021

Spring Semester 2021

January 8	Graduate Full Semester and Graduate I Classes Begin
January 12	Last Day to Add/Drop Graduate Spring I classes - 5:00 p.m.
January 15	Last Day to Add/Drop FULL semester classes - 5:00 p.m.
January 18	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - no classes, University closed
February 4	Graduate Spring I Withdrawal (W) deadline - 5:00 p.m.
February 27	Graduate Spring I Classes End
March 1-5	Undergraduate Spring Break - Graduate classes MAY be held - University Closed March 1, 2021
March 2	Graduate Spring I Grades Due - 8:30 a.m.
March 5	Graduate Spring II Classes Begin
March 9	Last Day to Add/Drop Graduate Spring II Classes
March 23	Advising and Pre-Registration Begins for Summer & Fall 2021
March 26	5:00 p.m. Deadline to Withdraw from a Class with a “W” (on-campus, traditional course schedule; see catalog for non-traditional course policy)
April 1	Graduate Spring II Withdrawal (W) deadline - 5:00 p.m.
April 20	Symposium on the Common Good Day (graduate and evening classes as usual)
April 21	Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase (Evening classes resume at 5:30 p.m.)
May 1	All Graduate Incompletes Due for Fall 2020
	Last Day of Full Semester and Graduate Spring II Classes
May 3	Graduate Spring II grades due at 8:30 a.m.
May 10	All Full Semester grades due at 8:30 a.m.
May 14	Graduate Commencement

Summer Term 2021

May 9	Graduate Full Summer and Graduate Summer I Classes being
May 31	Memorial Day Holiday - Graduate courses my be held - University closed
June 26	Graduate Summer I ends
June 27	Graduate Summer II begins
June 28	Grades for Graduate Summer I due at 8:30 a.m.
July 5	Independence Day holiday (observed) - University closed
August 14	Graduate Full Summer and Graduate Summer II ends
August 16	Grades for Graduate Full Summer and Graduate Summer II due at 8:30 a.m.

Please review individual course listing information for specific add/drop and withdrawal deadlines. Fall, Winter Intersession, and Spring sessions course offerings have a VARIETY of start and end deadlines.