Scroll down to view the calendar for the 2020-2021 academic year, and you can also add the key dates to your personal Google calendar view.
Academic Year 2020-2021
FALL 2020 SEMESTER | |
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Residences open for new students | August 26, Wednesday |
First-year Orientation | August 29-30, Saturday-Sunday |
Opening Convocation | August 30, Sunday (virtual) |
Residence Halls open for returning students | August 24-25, Monday-Tuesday |
Classes begin; Drop/Add period begins | August 31, Monday |
Last day audit and Individual Study; Drop/Add period ends | September 8, Tuesday |
Last day to add lessons and ensembles | September 14, Monday |
Last day to add course with a late fee | September 18, Friday |
Last day to change from/to Pass/D/Fail | October 23, Friday |
Fall meeting of the Board of Trustees | October 30, Friday |
Last day to withdraw (WD) from a course with a late fee | October 23, Friday |
Founders' Day; Matriculation | October 29, Thursday |
Thanksgiving vacation begins | November 25, Wednesday |
Student residences close at noon | November 25, Wednesday |
All classes resume (remote) | November 30, Monday |
Grace Period | December 2-8, Wednesday-Tuesday |
Last day of classes; WL deadline | December 9, Wednesday |
Reading days (remote) | December 10-11, Thursday-Friday |
Examinations (remote) | December, 12-18, Saturday-Friday |
Semester ends at 4:30 p.m. | December 18, Friday |
Fall semester grades due before 8 a.m. | January 4, Monday |
SPRING 2021 SEMESTER | |
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Student residences open at 5 p.m. | TBD |
Classes begin; Drop/Add begins | February 1, Monday |
Grace Period | February 1-2, Monday-Tuesday |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration | January 18, Monday |
Last day audit and Individual Study; Drop/Add period ends | February 9, Tuesday |
Last day to add lessons and ensembles | February 15, Monday |
Last day to add a course with a late fee | February 19, Friday |
No classes | March 2, Tuesday |
Last day to change course to/from Pass/D/Fail | March 26, Friday |
No classes | March 31, Wednesday |
Last day to withdraw (WD) from course with late fee | March 26, Friday |
Honors Day | April 13, Tuesday |
Grace Period | May 5-11 Thursday-Wednesday |
Last day of classes; WL deadline | May 11, Tuesday |
Reading Days | May 12 |
Examinations | May 13-May 17, Thursday-Monday |
Semester ends at 9:30 p.m. | May 17, Monday |
Residences close at noon (except for seniors) | May 18, Tuesday |
Senior grades due no later than 10 a.m. | May 19, Wednesday |
Baccalaureate | May 21, Friday |
193rd Commencement | May 22, Saturday |
Residence halls close for seniors at 7 p.m. | May 22, Saturday |
Grades Due 10 a.m. | May 27, Thursday |
Alumni Reunion Weekend; Alumni Council | TBD, Friday-Sunday |