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2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

2020-2021 Academic Calendar


The academic calendar is accurate as of September 2020. Dates may have changed. For the most up-to-date version, click here.

Su = Sunday | M = Monday | Tu = Tuesday | W = Wednesday | Th = Thursday | F = Friday | Sa = Saturday

Regular = Regular academic session | CE# = Continuing Education (CAPS) sessions | CEO = Continuing Education (CAPS) online session | OCE = Online Regular Session

Fall Semester 2020

September 7 (M) Labor Day (holiday)
September 8 (Tu) Semester begins
September 8 (Tu) Regular, CE2, and CEO classes begin
September 11 (F) CE1 classes begin
September 15 (Tu) Add/Drop Ends (Regular and CEO)
September 21 (M) CAPS Drop for 100% refund (CE1 and CE2)
September 24 (Th) CAPS Withdraw for 50% refund (CE1 and CE2)
October 12 (M) Columbus Day (holiday)
October 23 (F) Last day to file for December 2020 graduation
November 2 (M) Winter & Spring 2021 registration begins
November 11 (W) Veterans Day (holiday)
November 20 (F) Pass/fail & course withdrawal deadline
November 26 (Th) to 29 (Su) Thanksgiving recess
November 30 (M) Classes resume
December 10 (F) CE1 classes end
December 14 (M) Regular, CE2, and CEO classes end
December 15 (Tu) Study period
December 16 (W) to 21 (M) Final exam period (Saturday used as exam day)
December 22 (Tu) Emergency snow day
December 28 (M) Fall 2020 grades due online

Class meetings: M (13) Tu (14) W (13) Th (13) F (13)

 

Winter Semester 2021

November 2 (M) Registration begins
January 4 (M) Winter Session begins
January 18 (M) Martin Luther King Day (holiday)
January 22 (F) Winter Session ends (including final exams)
February 1 (M) Winter 2021 grades due online

Snow make-up days (if needed): 1/9/21, 1/16/21, or 1/23/21

 

Spring Semester 2021

November 2 (M) Registration begins
January 25 (M) Semester begins
January 25 (M) Regular and CE2 classes begin
February 1 (M) CE1, CEO, and OCE classes begin
February 1 (M) Add/drop ends (Regular, CEO, and OCE)
February 8 (M) CAPS Drop for 100% refund (CE1 and CE2)
February 15 (M) Presidents’ Day (holiday)
February 26 (F) CAPS withdrawal for 50% refund (CE1 and CE2)
March 12 (F) Last day to file for May/August 2021 graduation
March 14 (Su) to 21 (Su) Spring vacation
March 22 (M) Classes resume
April 5 (M) Summer & Fall 2021 registration begins
April 19 (M) Patriots’ Day (holiday)
April 22 (Th) Pass/fail & withdrawal deadline
May 6 (Th) CE1 classes end
May 7 (F) CEO classes end
May 12 (W) Regular, CE2, and OCE classes end
May 13 (Th) to 16 (Su) Study period
May 17 (M) to 21 (F) Final exam period
May 27 (Th) Graduate commencement
May 28 (F) Undergraduate commencement
May 28 (F) Spring 2021 grades due online
May 31 (M) Memorial Day (holiday)

Class meetings: M (13) Tu (15) W (15) Th (14) F (14)

 

Summer Semester 2021

April 5 (M) Registration begins
June 1 (Tu) to July 1 (Th) Summer Session I (CE1)
June 1 (Tu) to July 15 (Th) Summer Session I (CE2)
June 1 (Tu) to July 29 (Th) Summer Session I (CE3)
June 1 (Tu) to August 26 (Th) Summer Session Online (CEO)
June 19 (Sa) Juneteenth Independence Day (holiday)
July 5 (M) Independence Day (holiday) observed
July 6 (Tu) to August 5 (Th) Summer Session II (CE4)
July 19 (M) to August 5 (Th) Summer Session II (CE5)
July 19 (M) to August 26 (Th) Summer Session II (CE6)