Academic Calendar
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2021-2022
Please note that the dates listed are subject to change.
Fall 2021
| Tuesday, Aug. 24 - Thursday, Aug. 26 | Incoming transfer & continuing student registration for Fall 2021 classes |
| Friday, Sept. 3 | Incoming first-year registration for Fall 2021 classes |
| Saturday, Sept. 4 | Incoming first-year, transfers & continuing student registration for Fall 2021 classes |
| Monday, Sept. 6 | Labor Day holiday |
| Tuesday & Wednesday Sept. 7th & 8th | All student registration for Fall 2021 classes |
| Thursday, Sept. 9 | First day of classes |
| Thursday, Sept. 9 | Final Incomplete deadline for fall 2020 and Spring 2021 classes |
| Friday, Sept. 10 | Deferred Exams for Spring 2021 and Summer 2021 classes |
| Thursday, Sept. 9 - Tuesday, Sept. 21 | Registration, Fall 2021 |
| Monday, Sept. 13 | (As needed) Deferred Exams for Spring 2021 and Summer 2021 classes |
| Tuesday, Sept. 21 | Last day to uncover Spring 2021 P/D/F grades |
| Tuesday, Sept. 21 | Deadline to add Fall classes |
| Friday, Sept. 24 | Uncovering P/D/F grades for Summer 2021 will be available online |
| Monday, Sept. 27 | Requesting P/D/F grades for Fall 2021 will be available online |
| Tuesday, Oct. 12 | Deadline to drop Fall classes |
| Wednesday, Oct. 20 | Awarding of October degrees (no ceremony) |
| Thursday, Oct. 21 | Fall midterm date |
| Wednesday, Oct. 27 | Last day to uncover Summer 2021 P/D/F |
| Monday, Nov. 1 | Academic Holiday (no classes held) |
| Tuesday, Nov. 2 | Election Day holiday (no classes held) |
| Monday, Nov. 15 - Friday, Nov. 19 | Early registration for Spring classes |
| Thursday, Nov. 18 | Deadline to withdraw from a Fall class |
| Thursday, Nov. 18 | Deadline to declare the pass/d/fail option for a Fall 2021 class |
| Wednesday, Nov. 24 | Academic holiday |
| Thursday, Nov. 25 - Friday, Nov. 26 | Thanksgiving holiday |
| Monday, Dec. 6 - Friday, Dec. 10 | Early registration for Spring classes |
| Monday, Dec. 13 | Last day for Fall classes (before exams) |
| Tuesday, Dec. 14 - Wednesday Dec. 15 | Reading period |
| Wednesday Dec. 15 | Last day to file a request for an Incomplete for a Fall classes |
| Thursday, Dec. 16 - Wednesday, Dec. 22 | Exam period for Fall classes |
| Thursday, Dec. 23 - Sunday, Jan. 17 | Winter recess |
| Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 | Deadline for Fall 2021 grades |
Spring 2022
| Tuesday, Jan. 4 - Friday, Jan. 7 | Registration for Spring 2022 classes |
| Monday, Jan. 10 - Friday, Jan. 14 | Registration for Spring 2022 classes |
| Monday, Jan. 17 | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday |
| Tuesday, Jan. 18 | First day of Spring 2022 classes |
| Tuesday, Jan. 18 | Final Incomplete grade deadline for Summer 2021 classes |
| Tuesday, Jan. 18 - Friday, Jan. 28 | Registration for Spring 2022 classes |
| Friday, Jan. 21 | Deferred Exams for classes given in Fall 2021 |
| Monday, Jan. 24 | (As needed) Deferred Exams for classes given in Fall 2021 |
| Friday, Jan. 28 | Deadline to add Spring classes |
| Friday, Jan. 28 | Last day to uncover Fall 2021 P/D/F grades |
| Wednesday, Feb. 9 | Awarding of February degrees (no ceremony) |
| Tuesday, Feb. 22 | Deadline to drop Spring classes |
| Tuesday, Mar. 1 | Last day for second-semester sophomores to declare a major |
| Tuesday, Mar. 1 | Last day for second-semester seniors to declare a minor |
| Monday, Mar. 7 | Spring midterm date |
| Monday, Mar. 14 - Friday, Mar. 18 | Spring break |
| Thursday, Mar. 24 | Deadline to withdraw from a Spring class |
| Thursday, Mar. 24 | Deadline to declare the pass/d/fail option for a Spring class |
| Friday, April 15 | Final Incomplete deadline for Fall 2021 classes |
| Monday, May 2 | Last day of Spring classes (before exams) |
| Tuesday, May 3 - Thursday, May 5 | Reading Period |
| Thursday, May 5 | Last day to file a request for an Incomplete for a Spring class |
| Friday, May 6 - Thursday May 12 | Final exam period for Spring classes |
| Wednesday, May 18 | University Commencement |
| Wednesday, May 18 | Awarding of May degrees |