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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Student residences open by appointment | January 24, Monday |
| 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 (replaced by Tuesday, May 11) | March 2, Tuesday |
| Last day to change course to/from Pass/D/Fail | March 26, Friday |
| No classes (replaced by Monday, May 10) | March 31, Wednesday |
| Last day to withdraw (WD) from a course with late fee | March 26, Friday |
| Honors Day | April 13, Tuesday |
| Grace Period | May 5-11, Thursday-Wednesday |
| Senior Celebration (for on campus seniors and faculty) | May 8, Saturday |
| 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 | May 18, Tuesday |
| Senior grades due no later than 10 a.m. | May 19, Wednesday |
| Degrees awarded for the class of 2021 | May 22, Saturday |
| Grades Due 10 a.m. | May 27, Thursday |
| Alumni Reunion Weekend; Alumni Council | Virtual reunion May 16-29, 2021 |
| Celebration of the class of 2021 | June 12, Saturday |