Scroll down to view the calendar for the 2021-2022 academic year, and you can also add the key dates to your personal Google calendar view.
Academic Year 2021-22
| FALL SEMESTER | |
|---|---|
| Residences open for new students; Orientation begins | August 21, Saturday |
| Opening Convocation | August 22, Sunday |
| Residence Halls open for returning students | August 24, Tuesday |
| Classes begin; Drop/Add period begins | August 26, Thursday |
| Last day audit and Individual Study; Drop/Add period ends | September 3, Friday |
| Last day to add course with a late fee | September 15, Wednesday |
| Homecoming, Alumni Council, Reunion planning and KFEC | September 24-26, Friday-Sunday |
| Last day to change from/to Pass/D/Fail | October 6, Wednesday |
| October Break | October 7-8, Thursday-Friday |
| Founders' Day; Matriculation | October 14, Thursday |
| Family Weekend; Parents Advisory Council | October 22-24, Friday-Sunday |
| Last day to withdraw (WD) from a course with a late fee | October 22, Friday |
| Fall meeting of the Board of Trustees | October 28-29, Thursday-Friday |
| Thanksgiving vacation begins; student residences close at noon | November 20, Saturday |
| Student residences open at 5 p.m. | November 27, Saturday |
| Classes resume | November 29, Monday |
| Grace Period | December 6-13, Monday-Sunday |
| Last day of classes; WL deadline | December 10, Friday |
| Reading days | December 11-12, Saturday-Sunday; December 13 day (exam evening) |
| Examinations | December 13-17, Monday-Friday |
| Semester ends at 4:30 p.m. | December 17, Friday |
| Student residences close at noon | December 18, Saturday |
| Fall semester grades due before 8 a.m. | Tuesday, December 28, before 8 a.m. |
| SPRING SEMESTER | |
|---|---|
| Student residences open at 5 p.m. | January 15, Saturday |
| Classes begin; Drop/Add begins | January 17, Monday |
| Grace Period | January 17-18, Monday-Tuesday |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 17, Monday |
| Last day audit and Individual Study; Drop/Add period ends | January 25, Tuesday |
| Last day to add course with a late fee | February 4, Friday |
| Winter meeting of the Board of Trustees | February 3-4, Thursday-Friday |
| Last day to change course to/from Pass/D/Fail | February 25, Friday |
| Winter Weekend: Alumni Council; Greek Alumni Leadership Council; Kenyon Fund Executive Committee | TBA |
| Spring vacation begins; student residences close at noon | March 5, Saturday |
| Student residences open at 5 p.m. | March 19, Saturday |
| Classes resume | March 21, Monday |
| Grace Period | March 21-22, Monday-Tuesday |
| Last day to withdraw (WD) from course with late fee | March 25, Friday |
| Parents Advisory Council | TBA |
| Honors Day | April 19, Tuesday |
| Spring meeting of the Board of Trustees | April 21-22, Thursday-Friday |
| Grace Period | May 2-9, Monday-Sunday |
| Last day of classes; WL deadline | May 6, Friday |
| Reading Days | May 7-9, Saturday-Sunday; May 9 day (exam evening) |
| Examinations | May 9-13, Monday-Friday |
| Semester ends at 4:30 p.m. | May 13, Friday |
| Residences close at noon (except for seniors) | May 14, Saturday |
| Senior grades due 10 a.m. | May 16, Monday |
| Baccalaureate | May 20, Friday |
| 194th Commencement | May 21, Saturday |
| Residence halls close for seniors at 7 p.m. | May 21, Saturday |
| 192nd Commencement (class of 2020) | May 22, Sunday |
| Grades Due 10 a.m. | May 24, Tuesday |
| Alumni Reunion Weekend; Alumni Council | May 26-29, Friday-Sunday |