Academic Calendar 2020-2021
| August 2020 | |
|---|---|
| 10-13 | Cross-registration opens |
| 14 | Fall 2020 payment deadline; Courses dropped if payment not received by deadline; Regsitration ends |
| 16-18 | New Student Orientation (Virtual) |
| 19 | First day of classes |
| 19 | Attendance/participation confirmation period begins |
| 20 | Late registration begins |
| 28 | Last day to add/drop courses without grade of W; Attendance/participation confirmation deadline; Graduation application due for December 2020 and May 2021 degree candidates |
| 29 | Withdrawal period begins |
| September 2020 | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Final payment deadline; Installment plan closes; Courses dropped if payment not received by deadline |
| 3-4 | Reinstatement period |
| 7 | Labor Day (classes in session) |
| 10 | Opening convocation |
| 25 | Last day to make up incompletes (I) SP 2020 |
| 28-30 | Mid-semester evaluations |
| October 2020 | |
|---|---|
| 1-2 | Mid-semester evaluations |
| 8 | Mid-semester grades due |
| 19 | Academic advising begins |
| 26 | Last day to withdraw from a course |
| November 2020 | |
|---|---|
| 2 | Registration for Spring 2021 semester begins |
| 11 | Last day of classes |
| 12-13 | Reading period |
| 16-20 | Final exams |
| 20 | Semester ends |
| 23-27 | Thanksgiving week (college closed) |
| December 2020 | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Final grades due by noon |
| 2-10 | Fall 2020 degree clearance |
| 11-13 | Class of 2020 commencement weekend (proposed) |
| 17-31 | Winter break (college closed) |
| January 2021 | |
|---|---|
| 1 | New Year's Day (college closed) |
| 4 | College opens |
| 11-29 | J-Mester Classes |
| 18 | MLK Holiday (college closed); Late registration fee begins |
| 25-29 | New Student Orientation |
| 26 | Spring 2021 payment deadline; Courses dropped if payment not received; Installment plan closes |
| 27 | Registration system closes |
| 30 | Registration system reopens (only students enrolled in 12 credits and financially clear) |
| February 2021 | |
|---|---|
| 1 | First day of classes; Attendance confirmation period begins |
| 8 | Last day to add courses (only students enrolled in 12 credits and financially clear); Last day to drop courses without a grade of W |
| 10 | Courses dropped for non-attendance |
| 11 | Founders Day celebration |
| March 2021 | |
|---|---|
| 12 | Last day to make up incompletes (I) F 2020 |
| 15-19 | Mid-semester evaluations |
| 25 | Mid-semester grades due |
| 31 | Break (no classes) |
| April 2021 | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Break (no classes) |
| 2 | Holiday (college closed/no classes) |
| 7 | Last day to withdraw from a course |
| 12 | Academic advising begins |
| 26 | Registration for Summer and Fall 2021 begins |
| 28 | Last day of class |
| 29-30 | Reading period |
| 29-30 | Graduating senior final exams |
| May 2021 | |
|---|---|
| 3-7 | Final exams |
| 4 | Senior grades due by noon |
| 5-13 | May 2021 graduate clearance |
| 7 | Semester ends |
| 11 | Final grades due by noon |
| 14-16 | Commencement weekend |
| 15 | Baccalaureate services |
| 16 | Commencement exercise |
| June 2021 | |
|---|---|
| 8 | Classes begin |
| 10 | Add and drop ends |
| 11 | Withdrawal period begins; Summer payment deadline |
| 14 | Students dropped for non-payment and non-attendance |
| 23-25 | Mid-semester evaluations |
| 29 | Mid-semester grades due |
| Juy 2021 | |
|---|---|
| 2 | Last day to withdraw from a course |
| 5 | Independence Day observed (no classes) |
| 9 | Last day of classes |
| 12-13 | Reading period |
| 14-16 | Final examinations |
| 16 | Summer semester ends |
| 20 | Grades due by noon |
| 21-27 | Graduate clearance |