2020 - 2021 Academic Calendar

Date	Deadline	Event
August 17 - 18		International Student Orientation
August 24		Classes Begin
September 4	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"
September 7		Labor Day Holiday
September 8	4:30pm	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy
October 20	9:00am	Mid-semester grades due
October 25		Course scheduling for spring semester and summer term begins at 5:00pm
November 9		Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours
November 25 - 29		Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 12:30pm on November 25
November 30		Classes resume The remainder of the fall semester, including final exams, will be conducted remotely via the web.
December 2 - 6		Concentrated Study Period begins- no meetings, social activities, athletic events, or other extracurricular activities requiring student participation will be scheduled; no major examinations will be given in academic courses other than labs
December 4	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University
December 5		Last Day of Classes
December 7 - 12		Final Examinations
December 15	9:00am	Final grades due (degree candidate)
December 16	9:00am	Final grades due (non-degree candidate)
December 18		Commencement Day
43 MWF Classes; 29 TTh Classes

Date	Deadline	Event
December 15		Classes Begin
December 15	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"
December 16	4:30pm	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy
December 23	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University
December 24 - January 1		Winter Holiday
January 5		Last Day of Classes
January 6		Final Examinations
January 8	9:00am	Final grades due
11 Classes

Date	Deadline	Event
January 11		Classes Begin
January 18		Martin Luther King Day Holiday
January 20	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"
January 21	4:30pm	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy
February 16		Mardi Gras Holiday
March 6		Class make-up day for Monday, Feb. 15
March 12		Class make-up day for Friday, Feb. 19
March 16	9:00am	Mid-semester grades due
March 25		Class make-up day for Thursday, Feb. 18
March 26		Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours
March 28		Course scheduling for fall semester and wintersession begins at 5:00pm
April 2		Good Friday Holiday
April 10		Class make-up day for Wednesday, Feb. 17
April 21 - 25		Concentrated Study Period begins- no meetings, social activities, athletic events, or other extracurricular activities requiring student participation will be scheduled; no major examinations will be given in academic courses other than labs
April 23		Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University
April 24		Last Day of Classes
April 26 - May 1		Final Examinations
May 4	9:00am	Final grades due (degree candidate)
May 5	9:00am	Final grades due (non-degree candidate)
May 7 - 8		Commencement will be held over a two-day period
42 MWF Classes; 28 TTh Classes

First Summer (Session B)

Date	Deadline	Event
May 24		Classes Begin
May 26	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"
May 28	4:30pm	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy
June 9	9:00am	Mid-semester grades due
June 15	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University
June 18		Juneteenth - No classes held
June 26 & 28		Final classes and final examinations held
June 29	9:00am	Final grades due
August 13		Commencement Day
25 Classes

Date	Deadline	Event
July 6		Classes Begin
July 8	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"
July 9	4:30pm	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy
July 22	9:00am	Mid-semester grades due
July 28	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University
August 7 & 9		Final classes and final examinations held
August 10	9:00am	Final grades due
August 13		Commencement Day
25 Classes