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 |
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