Academic Calendar 2020-2021
(2020-2021) | (2021-2022)
This calendar shows academic events of note for the college campus.
FALL SEMESTER 2020 | ||
August | ||
20 | Thursday | Fall registration begins for non-degree students (undergraduate) |
25 | Tuesday | New Faculty Orientation |
26 | Wednesday | Opening coffee hour |
28 | Friday | Fall waiver registration for senior citizens and students with unemployment waivers |
31 | Monday | Fall classes begin |
September | ||
4 | Friday | Last day to add without permission from department; students may still drop classes without permission |
7 | Monday | Labor Day (college closed, library closed) |
9 | Wednesday | First-Year Convocation |
14 | Monday | Last day for adding or dropping courses |
October | ||
12 | Monday | Columbus Day (college closed, library closed) |
17 | Saturday | Emergency make-up day (if needed and so designated by administration) |
28 | Wednesday | Mid-semester grades due by noon |
November | ||
3 | Tuesday | Election day (college closed, library closed) |
6 | Friday | Last day to withdraw from courses with a W (Graduate Programs Only) |
11 | Wednesday | Last day for faculty to give a W |
11 | Wednesday | Veterans Day (college closed, library closed) |
14 | Saturday | Emergency make-up day (if needed and so designated by administration) |
18 | Wednesday | Spring registration begins for degree students |
26 & 27 | Thursday & Friday | Thanksgiving recess |
30 | Monday | Classes resume |
30 | Monday | Early Spring registration begins for non-degree students (contact Records Office) |
December | ||
1 | Tuesday | Registration begins for non-degree graduate students |
12 | Saturday | Emergency make-up day (if needed and so designated by administration) |
14 | Monday | Fall semester classes end |
15 | Tuesday | Reading Day |
16 | Wednesday | Final examinations begin |
22 | Tuesday | Final examinations end |
23 | Wednesday | Make-up date for final examinations |
25 | Friday | Christmas Day observed (college closed, library closed) |
29 | Tuesday | Fall grades due by 4 p.m. |
EARLY SPRING 2021 | ||
28 | Monday | Early Spring classes begin |
SPRING SEMESTER 2021 | ||
January | ||
1 | Friday | New Year’s Day observed (college closed, library closed) |
11 | Monday | Spring registration begins for non-degree students (undergraduate) |
15 | Friday | Early Spring classes end; Spring waiver registration for senior citizens and students with unemployment waivers |
18 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (college closed, library closed) |
19 | Tuesday | Spring classes begin |
25 | Monday | Last day to add without permission from department ; students may still drop classes without permission (no W resulting) |
February | ||
1 | Monday | Last day for students to add with permission; last day for students to drop without permission (no W resulting). |
18-19 | Thursday & Friday | Winter recess - Classes cancelled (Offices open) |
20 | Saturday | Emergency make up day (if needed and so designated by administration) |
22 | Monday | Summer registration begins for degree students |
March | ||
1 | Monday | Summer registration begins for non-degree students |
20 | Saturday | Emergency make up day (if needed and so designated by administration) |
24 | Wednesday | Classes cancelled (Offices open) |
24 | Wednesday | Mid-semester grades due |
26 | Friday | Last day to withdraw from courses with a W (Graduate Programs only) |
April | ||
7 | Wednesday | Last day for faculty to give a W |
14 | Wednesday | Fall registration begins for degree students |
19-20 | Monday & Tuesday | Spring recess - Classes cancelled (Offices open) |
24 | Saturday | Emergency make up day (if needed and so designated by administration) |
28 | Wednesday | Cap and Gown Convocation |
May | ||
3 | Monday | Last day of classes |
3 | Monday | Fall registration begins for non-degree graduate students |
4 | Tuesday | Reading Day |
5 | Wednesday | Final examinations begin |
11 | Tuesday | Final examinations end |
12 | Wednesday | Senior grades due by 4 p.m. |
14 | Friday | All other grades due by 4 p.m. |
14 | Friday | Summer Session I waiver registration for senior citizens and students with unemployment waivers |
15 | Saturday | Graduate/Undergraduate Commencement |
SUMMER SESSIONS 2021 | ||
17 | Monday | Summer Session I begins |
21 | Friday | Last day for adding courses or dropping a course without a charge (Summer Session I) |
31 | Monday | Memorial Day (college closed, library closed) |
June | ||
25 | Friday | Summer Session I ends; Summer Session II waiver registration for senior citizens and students with unemployment waivers |
28 | Monday | Summer Session II begins |
29 | Tuesday | Summer Session I grades are due by 4 p.m. |
July | ||
2 | Friday | Last day for add/drop (Summer Session II) |
5 | Monday | Independence Day Observed (college closed, library closed) |
August | ||
6 | Friday | Summer Session II ends |
9 | Monday | Victory Day (college closed, library closed) |
11 | Wednesday | Summer Session II grades due by 4 p.m. |
NOTE: Calendar subject to change PEC Approved – as amended |