2020 – 2021 Academic Calendar
Date Announcement
Monday, August 3, 2020 Last day to submit an Undergraduate Application for Candidacy for Fall 2020
2020 Fall Semester
Monday, August 24, 2020 WebCampus Orientation week begins
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 New Student Convocation - 3:30pm in the Canavan Arena Monday, August 31, 2020 First day of Classes - 2020 Fall
Sunday, September 6, 2020 Last Day for 100% Refund (tuition and fees) Monday, September 7, 2020 Labor Day - No Classes; Offices Closed
Monday, September 14, 2020 Last Day to Add/Drop
Last Day for 90% Refund (tuition only) A "W" will be entered on the record for all withdrawals after this date.
Undergraduates require the signature of the Office of Undergraduate
Academics to withdraw after this date. Graduates require the signature of the Office of Graduate Academics to
withdraw after this date. Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Faculty: Student Enrollment/Attendance Verification begins in Canvas
First day of the withdrawal period. A "W" will be entered on the transcript Friday, September 18, 2020 Last Day to submit a Graduate Application for Candidacy for the Fall 2020 Saturday, September 19, 2020 -
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Rosh Hashanah (Starts at sundown the evening of… ends the evening of) Monday, September 28, 2020 Yom Kippur (Starts at sundown the evening of… ends the evening of) Monday, September 28, 2020 Last Day for 50% Refund (tuition only)
Friday, October 2, 2020 Faculty: Student Enrollment/Attendance Verification ends in Canvas. Thursday, October 1, 2010 Last day to submit an Undergraduate Application for Candidacy for Spring
2021
Monday, October 12, 2020 Fall Recess; No Classes; Offices Open Columbus Day
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Monday Class Schedule
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Chronological Midpoint of the Semester
Last day for Undergraduates to opt for Pass/Fail grade in applicable courses. Last Day for 25% Refund (tuition only). 0% thereafter
Monday, October 26, 2020 Graduate Registration for Spring 2021 begins.
Monday, November 2, 2020 Undergraduate Registration for 2021 Winter and 2021 Spring begins Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Last day for Undergraduates to withdraw from a course without the
instructor's signature; Office of Undergraduate Academics' signature required. Last day for Graduates to withdraw from a course without instructor's,
Advisors signature; Office of Graduate Academics' signature required. Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Last Day to Schedule a Ph.D. Defense
2020 – 2021 Academic Calendar
Wednesday, November 25, 2020- Saturday, November 28, 2020
Thanksgiving Recess; No Classes; Offices Closed Friday, December 4, 2020 Last day to Withdraw from a course.
Friday, December 11, 2020 Last Day of Classes - 2020 Fall Last Day to submit an Incomplete (INC) Petition Graduate Students: Last day to defend and submit a Thesis/Dissertation to the Library
Saturday, December 12, 2020 - Undergraduate Reading Day Saturday, December 12, 2020 -
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Final Exam and Review Period
Thursday, December 24, 2020 - Sunday, January 3, 2021
Winter Recess; No Classes; Offices Closed
2021 Winter Intersession
Monday, January 4, 2021 College reopens First day of classes - 2021 Winter Intersession Last day of Add/Drop
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 A "W" will be entered on the record for all withdrawals after this date. Undergraduates require the signature of the Office of Undergraduate
Academics to withdraw after this date. Graduates require the signature of the Office of Graduate Academics to
withdraw after this date.
Monday, January 11, 2021 Webcampus Orientation week begins
Saturday, January 16, 2021 Last day of class for 2021 Winter Intersession
Monday, January 18, 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day; No classes; Offices Closed
2021 Spring Semester
Monday, February 1, 2021 Fall 2020 Degree Conferral (Commencement Ceremony May 26, 2021) Monday, February 1, 2021 First Day of classes - 2021 Spring Semester
Sunday, February 7, 2021 Last Day for 100% Refund (tuition and fees) Friday, February 12, 2021 Last Day to Add/Drop
Last Day for 90% Refund (tuition only) A "W" will be entered on the record for all withdrawals after this date. Undergraduates require the signature of the Office of Undergraduate
Academics to withdraw after this date. Graduates require the signature of the Office of Graduate Academics to
withdraw after this date.
Monday, February 15, 2021 Presidents’ Day – No Classes; Offices Closed. Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Tuesday Class Schedule
2020 – 2021 Academic Calendar
Last Day to submit a Graduate Application for Candidacy for Spring 2021 Graduation.
Faculty: Student Enrollment/Attendance Verification begins in Canvas First day of the withdrawal period. A "W" will be entered on the record
Friday, February 26, 2021 Last Day for 50% Refund (tuition only).
Friday, March 5, 2021 Faculty: Student Enrollment/Attendance Verification ends in Canvas. Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Mid-Semester Day Off; No Classes; Offices Open
Friday March 19, 2021 Last Day for 25% Refund (tuition only). 0% thereafter. Sunday, March 28, 2021 –
Sunday, April 4, 2021
Passover (Starts at sundown the evening of… ends the evening of) Monday, March 29, 2021 Graduate Registration for 2021 Summer and Fall begins.
Friday, April 2, 2021 Good Friday; No Classes; Offices Open Sunday, April 4, 2021 Easter
Monday, April 5, 2021 Undergraduate Registration for 2021 Summer and Fall begins Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Last day for Undergraduates to withdraw from a course without the
instructor's signature; Office of Undergraduate Academics' signature required. Last day for Graduates to withdraw from a course without instructor's,
Advisors signature; Office of Graduate Academics' signature required. Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Last Day to Schedule a Ph.D. Defense
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Last Day to Withdraw from a course. Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Wednesday Class Schedule
Last Day of Classes – 2021 Spring. Last Day to submit an Incomplete (INC) Petition. Graduate Students: Last Day to defend and submit a Thesis/Dissertation to the
Library.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Undergraduate Reading Day Wednesday, May 12, 2021 -
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Final Exam and Review Period
Thursday, May 13, 2021 Eid al-Fitr – Exams in Progress; Offices Open
2021 Summer Session I
Thursday, May 13, 2021 WebCampus Orientation begins
Thursday, May 20, 2021 First day of class - 2021 Summer I Session Last Day for 100% Refund (tuition and fees).
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Spring 2021 Degrees Conferred and Commencement; No Classes
Thursday, May 27, 2021 Wednesday Class Schedule Last Day to Add/Drop
2020 – 2021 Academic Calendar
Last Day for 90% Refund (tuition only) A "W" will be entered on the record for all withdrawals after this date.
Undergraduates require the signature of the Office of Undergraduate
Academics to withdraw after this date. Graduates require the signature of the Office of Graduate Academics to
withdraw after this date.
Friday, May 28, 2021 Faculty: Student Enrollment/Attendance Verification begins in Canvas. First day of the withdrawal period. A W will be entered on the transcript. Monday, May 31, 2021 Memorial Day; No Classes; Offices Closed
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Last Day to submit an Undergraduate Application for Candidacy for Summer 2021 Graduation.
Friday, June 4, 2021 Last Day for 50% Refund (tuition only). Monday Class Schedule Faculty: Student Enrollment/Attendance Verification ends in Canvas.
Friday, June 11, 2021 Last Day for 25% Refund (tuition only).0% thereafter.
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Last Day to submit a Graduate Application for Candidacy for Summer 2021 Graduation.
Friday, June 18, 2021 Last day for Undergraduates to withdraw from a course without the
instructor's signature; Office of Undergraduate Academics' signature required. Last day for Graduates to withdraw from a course without instructor's,
Advisors signature; Office of Graduate Academics' signature required. Friday, June 25, 2021 Last Day to Withdraw from a course.
Friday, July 2, 2021 Last Day of Classes - 2021 Summer Session I Last Day to submit an Incomplete (INC) Petition.
Sunday, July 4, 2021 Independence Day
Monday, July 5, 2021 Independence Day (Observed); No Classes; Offices Closed Tuesday, July 6, 2021 - Friday,
July 9, 2021
Final Exam and Review Period
2021 Summer Session II
Monday, July 12, 2021 First Day of Classes - 2021 Summer II Session Last Day for 100% Refund (tuition and fees).
Friday, July 16, 2021 Last Day to Add/Drop Last Day for 90% Refund (tuition only) A "W" will be entered on the record for all withdrawals after this date.
Undergraduates require the signature of the Office of Undergraduate
Academics to withdraw after this date. Graduates require the signature of the Office of Graduate Academics to
withdraw after this date. Monday, July 19, 2021 Faculty: Student Enrollment/Attendance Verification begins in Canvas.
2020 – 2021 Academic Calendar
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Eid al-Adha – Classes in Session; Offices open Friday, July 23, 2021 Last Day for 50% Refund (tuition only).
Monday, July 26 2021 Faculty: Student Enrollment/Attendance Verification ends in Canvas. Friday, July 30, 2021 Last Day for 25% Refund (tuition only). 0% thereafter.
Friday, August 6, 2021 Last day for Undergraduates to withdraw from a course without the
instructor's signature; Office of Undergraduate Academics' signature required. Last day for Graduates to withdraw from a course without instructor's,
Advisors signature; Office of Graduate Academics' signature required. Last Day to Schedule a Ph. D Defense.
Friday, August 13, 2021 Last Day to Withdraw from a course.
Friday, August 20, 2021 Last Day of Classes - 2021 Summer Session II Last Day to submit an Incomplete (INC) Petition.
Graduate Students: Last Day to defend and submit a Thesis/Dissertation to the Library.
Saturday, August 21, 2021 - Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Final Exam and Review Period
Monday, August 30, 2021 First Day of Classes – 2021 Fall Semester Tuesday, August 31, 2021 Summer 2021 Degree Conferral
2021 Summer Term and WebCampus
Thursday, May 13, 2021 WebCampus Orientation begins
Thursday, May 20, 2021 First day of class - 2021 Summer Term Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Spring 2021 Degrees Conferred and Commencement; No Classes
Thursday, May 27, 2021 Wednesday Class Schedule Last Day for 100% refund (tuition and fees) Monday, May 31, 2021 Memorial Day; No Classes; Offices Closed
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Last Day to submit an Undergraduate Application for Candidacy for Summer 2021 Graduation.
Friday, June 4, 2021 Monday Class Schedule
Last Day to Add/Drop Last Day for 90% Refund (tuition only)
A "W" will be entered on the record for all withdrawals after this date. Undergraduates require the signature of the Office of Undergraduate
2020 – 2021 Academic Calendar
Graduates require the signature of the Office of Graduate Academics to withdraw after this date.
Monday, June 7, 2021 Faculty: Student Enrollment/Attendance Verification begins in Canvas.
First day of the withdrawal period. A W will be entered on the transcript. Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Last Day to submit a Graduate Application for Candidacy for Summer 2021
Graduation.
Friday, June 18, 2021 Faculty: Student Enrollment/Attendance Verification ends in Canvas. Last Day for 50% Refund (tuition only)
Sunday, July 4, 2021 Independence Day
Monday, July 5, 2021 Independence Day (Observed); No Classes; Offices Closed Monday, July 12, 2021 Last Day for 25% Refund (tuition only).0% thereafter.
Friday, July 16, 2021 Monday Class Schedule Saturday, July 17, 2021 Friday Class Schedule
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Eid al-Adha – Classes in Session; Offices open
Tuesday, July 27 2021 Last day for Undergraduates to withdraw from a course without the
instructor's signature; Office of Undergraduate Academics' signature required. Last day for Graduates to withdraw from a course without instructor's,
Advisors signature; Office of Graduate Academics' signature required. Friday, August 13, 2021 Last Day to Withdraw from a course.
Friday, August 20, 2021 Last Day of Classes - 2021 Summer Term Last Day to submit an Incomplete (INC) Petition.
Graduate Students: Last Day to defend and submit a Thesis/Dissertation to the Library.
Saturday, August 21, 2021 - Friday, August 27, 2021
Final Exam and Review Period
Monday, August 30, 2021 First Day of Classes – 2021 Fall Semester Tuesday, August 31, 2021 Summer 2021 Degree Conferral
