| FALL | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Registration (and Drop/Add) Begin (UG) | Apr 6 |
| Classes Begin | Aug 24 |
| Late Registration Fee ($25) Begins | Aug 25 |
| Labor Day Holiday | * |
| Late Registration and Drop/Add End | Sep 4 |
| Deadline Credit/Audit (UG) | Sep 4 |
| Fall Break | * |
| Mid-Term Grades Due (UG) | Oct 19 |
| Deadline for removal of prev. term "I" grades (UG) | Nov 6 |
| Deadline Credit/Audit (G) | Nov 6 |
| Deadline For Class Withdrawal (upperclass UG) | Nov 6 |
| Registration for Spring Begins (UG) | Nov 16 |
| Thanksgiving Holidays | Nov 23-27* |
| Deadline for Class Withdrawal and P/NP (first year UG) | Dec 4 |
| Last Day of Class | Dec 4* |
| Reading Days | Dec 7, 11* |
| Final Exams Begin | Dec 8* |
| Final Exams End | Dec 16* |
| Final Grades Due by 11:00 am | Dec 18 |
| Fall Awarding of Degrees | Jan 15 (2021) |
| SPRING | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Registration (and Drop/Add) Begin (UG) | Nov 16 (2020) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday | Jan 18 |
| Classes Begin | Feb 1** |
| Late Registration Fee ($25) Begins | Feb 2 |
| Late Registration and Drop/Add End | Feb 12 |
| Deadline Credit/Audit (UG) | Feb 12 |
| Mid-Term Grades Due (UG) | Mar 22 |
| Spring Break | **Mar 16, 24 |
| Deadline for removal of prev. term "I" grades(UG) | Apr 9 |
| Deadline Credit/Audit (G) | Apr 9 |
| Deadline for Class Withdrawal (upperclass UG) | Apr 9 |
| Open registration for Summer Begins (UG) | Apr 12 |
| Open registration for Fall Begins (UG) | Apr 26 |
| Deadline for Class Withdrawal and P/NP (first year UG) | May 7 |
| Last Day of Class | May 7** |
| Reading Days | May 10/14** |
| Final Exams Begin | May 11** |
| Final Exams End | May 19** |
| Final Grades Due by 11:00 am | May 21*** |
| Spring Awarding of Degrees | May 30**** |
| University Commencement | May 30**** |
| SUMMER | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Classes Begin | Jun 1 |
| Independence Day Holiday | Jul 5 |
| Classes End | Jul 27 |
| Final Grades Due 12:00 noon | Jul 29 |
| Summer Awarding of Degrees | Aug 13 |
* per Faculty Senate/Provost action on the standard academic calendar in response to COVID-19 constraints for Fall 2020:
- Classes will be held on Labor Day (September 7); Classes will not be held on Wednesday, November 25
- The two days of Fall Break (normally October 19/20) are shifted to November 23/24
- The last day of on-campus classes is Friday, November 20; December 4 remains the last day of classes
- No classes (in-person or remote) should be held during the week of Thanksgiving, i.e., November 23 – 27
- Classes will be conducted remotely during the final week of the semester, i.e., November 30 – December 4
- All Reading Day events and final exams for the Fall semester will be held remotely
** per Faculty Senate/Provost action on the standard academic calendar in response to COVID-19 constraints for Spring 2021:
- A remote-only session will be held in January, with no classes on January 18
- The start date for the Spring semester will be shifted to February 1
- There will be no Spring Break, but there will be two no-class days on March 16 and March 24
- The last day of classes will be May 7
- Final exams will begin May 11 and conclude May 19
- University Commencement will be held on May 30
*** Schools that do not follow the above calendar have different grade deadlines. If not explicitly stated per individual school communications, final grades are due no later than 48 hours after final exams.
**** Spring awarding of degrees for the School of Medicine will be May 16