Academic Calendar 2020-21
| FALL TERM 2020 | ||
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Dates related to student finance and the Payment Plan for Fall Term -- view here Dates for orientation for domestic students - view here Dates for orientation for international students - view here |
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| Registration for continuing students begins | Apr 6 | Monday |
| Registration for new students | Jun 9 | Tuesday |
| Fall registration for new graduate students | Jul 20 | Monday |
| Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges begin | Jul 27 | Monday |
| Residence halls open | Aug 8 | Saturday |
| 100% of fall balance* due | Aug 11 | Tuesday |
| All registration schedules released if 100% of balance* is not paid or participation in the payment plan | Aug 12 | Wednesday |
| Classes begin | Aug 17 | Monday |
| 100% refund period begins on dropped courses and complete withdrawals | Aug 17 | Monday |
| Late registration begins | Aug 17 | Monday |
| Late registration ends at 11:59 pm | Aug 20 | Thursday |
| Late registration 100% of balance* due | Aug 20 | Thursday |
| Last day to add | Aug 20 | Thursday |
| All late registration schedules released if 100% balance is not paid or participation in the payment plan. | Aug 21 | Friday |
| Last day to drop without a WD | Aug 21 | Friday |
| Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges end | Aug 21 | Friday |
| 100% refund period on dropped courses and complete withdrawals ends at 10:00 pm | Aug 23 | Sunday |
| 50% refund period begins on dropped courses and complete withdrawals | Aug 24 | Monday |
| Refunding financial aid credit balances* to students begins | Aug 28 | Friday |
| 50% refund period ends. No course withdrawal refunds after this date | Aug 30 | Sunday |
| Census date | Aug 31 | Monday |
| Last day for faculty reports on graduate and undergraduate incomplete grades (spring term) | Sep 1 | Tuesday |
| Labor Day Holiday for students, faculty, staff and administration | Sep 7 | Monday |
| Mid-term grading opens | Sep 28 | Monday |
| Incomplete grades deadline for summer term | Oct 2 | Friday |
| Last day for spring graduation applications | Oct 2 | Friday |
| Mid-term grades web entry due by 10:00 am | Oct 5 | Monday |
| Priority first submission deadline: Theses/dissertations in the Office of the Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm | Oct 5 | Monday |
| Mid-term grades posted | Oct 7 | Wednesday |
| Time tickets posted for spring | Oct 12 | Monday |
| First submission deadline: Theses/dissertations to the Office of Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm | Oct 19 | Monday |
| Last day to drop or withdraw by 11:59 pm | Oct 23 | Friday |
| Spring registration for continuing students | Oct 26 | Monday |
| Priority final deadline: Thesis/dissertations due in the Office of the Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm | Nov 2 | Monday |
| Spring registration for new undergraduate students | Nov 9 | Monday |
| Final deadline: Theses/dissertations due in the Office of the Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm | Nov 16 | Monday |
| Last day of classes | Nov 24 | Tuesday |
| Thanksgiving Holiday for students begins at 5:00 pm (Includes weekend classes) | Nov 24 | Tuesday |
| Thanksgiving Holiday begins at noon on Wednesday for faculty, staff, and administration | Nov 25–27 | Wednesday–Friday |
| Spring registration for new graduate students | Nov 30 | Monday |
| Final grading opens | Nov 30 | Monday |
| Final examinations | Dec 1–4 | Tuesday– Friday |
| Residence halls close | Dec 5 | Saturday |
| Grades due for doctoral candidates | Dec 7 | Monday |
| Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges begin | Dec 7 | Monday |
| Final grades web entry due by 10:00 am | Dec 7 | Monday |
| Final grades posted | Dec 8 | Tuesday |
| Commence Exercises | TBD | TBD |
| Official graduation date | Dec 12 | Saturday |
| Annual Campus Wide Power Outage for Electrical Maintenance (6:00 am to 7:00 pm) | Dec 20 | Sunday |
| Holidays for staff and administration | Dec 21–Jan 1 | Monday–Friday |
| Back-up Date for Annual Campus Wide Power Outage for Electrical Maintenance (6:00 am to 7:00 pm) | Dec 27 | Sunday |
| *Balance includes all current term charges for tuition, fees, housing, and dining. | ||
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SPRING TERM 2021 |
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Dates related to student finance and the Payment Plan for Spring Term - view here Dates for orientation for domestic students - view here Dates for orientation for international students - view here |
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| Spring registration for continuing students begins | Oct 26 | Monday |
| Spring registration for new undergraduate students begins | Nov 9 | Monday |
| Spring registration for new graduate students begins | Nov 30 | Monday |
| Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges begin | Dec 7 | Monday |
| Faculty, staff and administration return to work | Jan 4 | Monday |
| 100% of spring balance* due | Jan 12 | Tuesday |
| All registration schedules released if 100% of balance* is not paid or participation in the payment plan | Jan 13 | Wednesday |
| Residence halls open | Jan 18 | Monday |
| Martin Luther King Holiday for faculty, staff and administration |
Jan 18 | Monday |
| Classes begin | Jan 19 | Tuesday |
| Late registration begins | Jan 19 | Tuesday |
| 100% refund period begins on dropped courses and complete withdrawals | Jan 19 | Tuesday |
| Late registration ends at 11:59 pm | Jan 25 | Monday |
| Last day to add | Jan 25 | Monday |
| Late registration 100% of balance* due | Jan 25 | Monday |
| Last day to drop without a WD | Jan 26 | Tuesday |
| 100% refund period on dropped courses and complete withdrawals ends at 10:00 pm | Jan 26 | Tuesday |
| All late registration schedules released if 100% of balance* is not paid or participation in the payment plan | Jan 26 | Tuesday |
| Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges end | Jan 26 | Tuesday |
| 50% refund period begins on dropped courses and complete withdrawals | Jan 27 | Wednesday |
| Refunding financial aid credit balances to students begins | Jan 29 | Friday |
| 50% refund period ends. No course withdrawal refunds after this date | Feb 1 | Monday |
| Census Date | Feb 2 | Tuesday |
| Mardi Gras Holiday for students, faculty, staff and administration | Feb 16 | Tuesday |
| Mid-term grading opens | Mar 1 | Monday |
| Incomplete grades deadline | Mar 5 | Friday |
| Last day for summer graduation applications | Mar 5 | Friday |
| Mid-term grades web entry due by 10:00 am | Mar 8 | Monday |
| Student Break – No Classes Scheduled | Mar 10 | Wednesday |
| Mid-term grades posted | Mar 10 | Wednesday |
| Time tickets for summer and fall | Mar 15 | Monday |
| Theses/dissertations first submission deadline to Office of Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm | Mar 22 | Monday |
| Last day to drop or withdraw by 11:59 pm | Apr 2 | Friday |
| Summer registration for continuing students (includes May term) | Apr 5 | Monday |
| Fall registration for continuing students | Apr 5 | Monday |
| Student Break – No Classes Scheduled | Apr 8 | Thursday |
| Theses/dissertations due in Office of Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm | Apr 12 | Monday |
| Summer registration for new graduate students (includes May term) | Apr 26 | Monday |
| Last day of classes | Apr 30 | Friday |
| Grades due for doctoral candidates | May 3 | Monday |
| Final Grading Opens | May 3 | Monday |
| Final examinations | May 3–May 6 | Monday–Thursday |
| Residence halls close | May 7 | Friday |
| Final grades web entry due by 10:00 am | May 10 | Monday |
| Final grades posted | May 12 | Wednesday |
| *Balance includes all current term charges for tuition, fees, housing, and dining. | ||
| MAY TERM 2021 |
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Dates related to student finance and the Payment Plan for May Term - view here Dates for orientation for domestic students - view here Dates for orientation for international students - view here |
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| Last day for summer graduation applications | Mar 5 | Friday |
| Time tickets for summer and fall | Mar 15 | Monday |
| Summer registration for continuing students begins (includes May term) | Apr 5 | Monday |
| Summer registration for new graduate students (includes May term) | Apr 26 | Monday |
| 100% of balance* due | May 5 | Wednesday |
| May term classes released if 100% balance* not paid or participation in the payment plan | May 6 | Thursday |
| Late registration and drop/add for May term ends 5:00 pm (in person) | May 7 | Friday |
| Classes begin | May 10 | Monday |
| Refunds on dropped courses ends at 11:59 pm (May term) | May 10 | Monday |
| Last Day for May term classes | May 28 | Friday |
| Memorial Day Holiday for students, faculty, staff and administration | May 31 | Monday |
| Final grades web entry due by 10:00 am (May term) | Jun 1 | Tuesday |
| Final grades posted (May term) | Jun 3 | Wednesday |
| *Balance includes all current term charges for tuition, fees, housing, and dining. | ||
| FIRST, FULL, AND SECOND SUMMER TERMS 2021 |
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Dates related to student finance and the Payment Plan for Summer Terms - view here Dates for orientation for domestic students - view here Dates for orientation for international students - view here |
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| Last day for summer graduation applications | Mar 5 | Friday |
| Time tickets for summer and fall | Mar 15 | Monday |
| Summer registration begins for continuing students (includes May term) | Apr 5 | Monday |
| Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges begin | May 21 | Friday |
| 100% of summer balance* due (all terms) | May 26 | Wednesday |
| Registration for summer released if 100% of balance* not received | May 27 | Thursday |
| Memorial Day Holiday for faculty, staff and administration | May 31 | Monday |
| Registration ends for full and first term | Jun 1 | Tuesday |
| Residence halls open | Jun 1 | Tuesday |
| Classes for full/first term begin | Jun 2 | Wednesday |
| Late registration begins (all summer terms) | Jun 2 | Wednesday |
| 100% refund period begins on dropped courses and complete withdrawals for full, first, and second term courses | Jun 2 | Wednesday |
| 100% refund period ends for first term courses | Jun 4 | Friday |
| 50% refund period begins (first term) | Jun 5 | Saturday |
| Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges end | Jun 7 | Monday |
| Late Registration ends at 11:59 pm (all summer terms) | Jun 8 | Tuesday |
| Late registration 100% of balance* payment deadline | Jun 8 | Tuesday |
| Late registrations for summer released if 100% balance* not paid (all summer terms) | Jun 9 | Wednesday |
| 100% refund period ends for full term courses at 10:00 pm | Jun 9 | Wednesday |
| Last day to drop a first term class (11:59 pm) | Jun 9 | Wednesday |
| 50% refund period ends. No course withdrawal refunds after this date (first term) | Jun 9 | Wednesday |
| Last day to withdraw from University if taking all first term classes (11:59 pm) | Jun 9 | Wednesday |
| 50% refund period begins (full term) | Jun 10 | Thursday |
| Refunding financial aid credit balances to students begins (all summer terms) | Jun 14 | Monday |
| Theses/dissertations first submission deadline to Office of Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm | Jun 14 | Monday |
| 50% refund period ends. No course withdrawal refunds after this date (full term) | Jun 15 | Tuesday |
| Census Date | Jun 16 | Wednesday |
| Second term registration opens | Jun 25 | Friday |
| Classes end for first term classes | Jun 29 | Tuesday |
| Exam day for first term classes | Jun 29 | Tuesday |
| Second term classes begin | Jun 30 | Wednesday |
| 100% refund period begins on course withdrawal (second term) | Jun 30 | Wednesday |
| Late registration for second term | Jun 30 | Wednesday |
| Final grades web entry due by 10:00 am (first term classes) | Jun 30 | Wednesday |
| Late registration ends at 11:59 pm (second summer) | Jun 30 | Wednesday |
| Final grades for first term posted | Jul 2 | Friday |
| Last day to drop a full term course (11:59 pm) | Jul 2 | Friday |
| Last day to withdraw from University (full term) (11:59 pm) | Jul 2 | Friday |
| 100% refund period ends for second term courses | Jul 2 | Friday |
| Last day for faculty reports on graduate and undergraduate incomplete grades | Jul 2 | Friday |
| Last day for fall graduation applications | Jul 2 | Friday |
| 50% refund period begins on withdrawals for second term courses | Jul 3 | Saturday |
| Fourth of July Holiday (Observed) for students, faculty, staff, and administration | Jul 5 | Monday |
| 50% refund period on course withdrawals ends at 11:59 pm (second term) | Jul 8 | Thursday |
| Last day to drop a second term class | Jul 9 | Friday |
| Theses/dissertations due in Office of Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm | Jul 12 | Monday |
| Last day for full term/second term classes | Jul 27 | Tuesday |
| Final Grading Opens | Jul 28 | Wednesday |
| Final Examinations for full term/second term classes | Jul 28–30 | Wednesday–Friday |
| Residence halls close | Jul 31 | Saturday |
| Final grades web entry due by 10:00 am (full term and second term classes) | Aug 2 | Monday |
| Final grades posted for second and full term classes | Aug 4 | Wednesday |
| *Balance includes all current term charges for tuition, fees, housing, and dining. |