Academic Calendar
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2020-2021
Please note that the dates listed are subject to change.
Fall 2020
| Monday, Sept. 7 | Labor Day holiday |
| Tuesday, Sept. 8 | First day of classes for full semester courses and Fall A courses |
| Tuesday, Sept. 8 | Final Incomplete deadline for fall 2019 and spring 2020 classes |
| Friday, Sept. 11 | Deadline to add Fall A courses |
| Friday, Sept. 11 | Deadline for Deferred Exams from fall 2019 and spring 2020 |
| Friday, Sept. 18 | Deadline to add Fall Full-term or Fall B courses |
| Tuesday, Sept. 22 | Deadline to drop Fall A courses |
| Thursday, Oct. 8 | Deadline to drop Fall Full-term courses |
| Thursday, Oct. 8 | Deadline to declare the pass/d/fail option for Fall A courses - online by 11:30 PM |
| Thursday, Oct. 8 | Deadline to withdraw from Fall A courses |
| Monday, Oct. 19 | Fall A last day of classes |
| Tuesday, Oct. 20 | Last day to file a request for an Incomplete for a Fall A course |
| Tuesday, Oct. 20 - Friday, Oct. 23 | Fall A final exam period |
| Wednesday, Oct. 21 | Awarding of October degrees (no ceremony) |
| Thursday, Oct. 22 | Fall midterm date |
| Monday, Oct. 26 | First day of Fall B classes |
| Monday, Nov. 2 | Academic Holiday (no classes held) |
| Tuesday, Nov. 3 | Election Day holiday (no classes held) |
| Wednesday, Nov. 4 | Deadline for Fall A grades |
| Monday, Nov. 9 | Deadline to drop Fall B courses |
| Thursday, Nov. 19 | Deadline to withdraw from a Fall Full-term or Fall B course |
| Thursday, Nov. 19 | Deadline to declare the pass/d/fail option for Fall full-term and Fall B classes - online by 11:30 PM |
| Wednesday, Nov. 25 | Academic holiday |
| Thursday, Nov. 26 - Friday, Nov. 27 | Thanksgiving holiday |
| Tuesday, Dec. 1 - Friday, Dec. 4 | Early registration for Spring Full-term, Spring A, and Spring B courses |
| Monday, Dec. 7 - Friday, Dec. 11 | Early registration for Spring Full-term, Spring A, and Spring B courses |
| Monday, Dec. 14 | Last day for Fall Full-term and Fall B classes (before exams) |
| Tuesday, Dec. 15 - Wednesday, Dec. 16 | Reading period |
| Thursday, Dec. 17 | Last day to file a request for an Incomplete for a Fall Full-term or Fall B course |
| Thursday, Dec. 17 - Wednesday, Dec. 23 | Exam period for Fall Sull-term or Fall B courses |
| Monday, January 4 | Deadline for full-term and Fall B grades |
| Thursday, Dec. 24 - Sunday, Jan. 10 | Winter recess |
Spring 2021
| Monday, Jan. 11 | First day of classes for full semester courses and Spring A courses |
| Monday, Jan. 11 - Friday, Jan. 22 | Spring 2021 Registration Period |
| Monday, Jan. 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday |
| Friday, Jan. 15 | Deadline to add Spring A courses and deadline for disabling waitlists for Spring A courses |
| Friday, Jan. 22 | Deadline to add Spring Full-term courses |
| Friday, Jan. 22 | Last day to uncover Fall 2020 P/D/F grades |
| Friday, Jan. 22 | Deferred Exams for classes given in Fall 2020 (some may be given Monday, January 25th) |
| Monday, Jan. 25 | Deadline to drop a Spring A course |
| Monday, Feb. 8 | Deadline to declare the pass/d/fail option for Spring A courses - online by 11:30pm |
| Monday, Feb. 8 | Deadline to withdraw from a Spring A course. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 10 | Awarding of February degrees (no ceremony) |
| Tuesday, Feb. 16 | Deadline to drop a Spring Full-term course |
| Monday, Feb. 22 | Spring A last day of classes |
| Tuesday, Feb. 23 | Last day to file a request for an Incomplete for a Spring A course |
| Tuesday, Feb. 23 – Friday, Feb. 26 | Reading and final exam period for Spring A courses |
| Monday, Mar. 1 | Last day for second-semester sophomores to declare a major |
| Monday, Mar. 1 – Friday, Mar. 5 | Spring break |
| Monday, Mar. 8 - Friday, Mar. 12 | Early registration for Summer 2021 classes |
| Monday, Mar. 8 | Spring B first day of classes |
| Thursday, Mar. 18 | Deadline to withdraw from a Spring Full-term course |
| Thursday, Mar. 18 | Deadline to declare the pass/d/fail option for a Spring full-term course - online by 11:30pm |
| Monday, Mar. 22 | Deadline to drop a Spring B course |
| Monday, Apr. 5 - Friday, April 9 | Early registration for Fall 2021 classes |
| Monday, Apr. 5 | Deadline to withdraw from a Spring B course. |
| Monday, Apr. 5 | Deadline to declare the pass/d/fail option for a Spring B course - online by 11:30pm |
| Thursday, Apr. 15 |
Last day of Spring Full-term and Spring B classes (before exams)
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| Friday, Apr. 16 - Monday, Apr. 19 | Reading Period |
| Tuesday, Apr. 20 | Last day to file a request for an Incomplete for a Spring Full-term or Spring B course |
| Tuesday, Apr. 20 - Friday, Apr. 23 | Final exam period for Spring Full-term and Spring B courses |
| Monday, Apr. 26 - Friday, Apr. 30 | University Commencement will take place during this week (specific dates to be announced). |
| Wednesday, May 19 | Awarding of May degrees |
Summer 2021
| Monday, May 3 | First day of classes for Summer Full-term and Summer A courses |
| Monday, May 3 - Friday, May 14 | Summer registration period |
| Friday, May 7 | Deadline to add Summer A courses |
| Friday, May 14 | Deadline to add Summer Full-term courses |
| Monday, May 17 | Deadline to drop Summer A courses |
| Monday, May 31 | Memorial Day |
| Tuesday, June 1 | Deadline to drop a Summer Full-term course |
| Monday, June 7 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer A course |
| Monday, June 7 | Deadline to declare the pass/d/fail option for a Summer A course - online by 11:30pm |
| Monday, June 14 | Last day of Summer A classes (before exams) |
| Tuesday, June 15 | Last day to file a request for an Incomplete for a Summer A course |
| Tuesday, June 15 - Friday, June 18 | Reading and final exam period for Summer A courses |
| Monday, June 21 - Friday, June 25 | Summer break |
| Monday, June 28 | First day of Summer B classes |
| Monday, July 12 | Deadline to drop a Summer B course |
| Thursday, July 15 | Deadline to withdraw from a Summer Full-term course |
| Thursday, July 15 | Deadline to declare the pass/d/fail option for Summer Full-term courses - online by 11:30pm |
| Friday, July 30 | Deadline to withdraw from a Summer B course. |
| Friday, July 30 | Deadline to declare the pass/d/fail option for a Summer B course - online by 11:30pm |
| Friday, Aug. 6 | Last day of Summer Full-term and Summer B classes (before exams) |
| Monday, Aug. 9 - Tuesday, Aug. 10 | Reading period |
| Wednesday, Aug. 11 | Last day to file a request for an Incomplete for a Summer Full-term or Summer B course |
| Wednesday, Aug. 11 - Monday, Aug. 16 | Final exam period for Summer Full-term and Summer B courses |