The University of Akron Academic Calendar
The academic calendar is your resource for official dates throughout the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Use The University of Akron calendar below to find out dates for the start and end of term, holidays, class add and drop deadlines, registration, final examinations, and more.
Graduate | Undergraduate
*As a result of concerns surrounding COVID-19, all 2nd 8 week session dates has been adjusted to match the 3rd 5 week session dates for Spring 2020.
Term |
Event |
Career |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Start of term | G/U | Aug 26, 2019 | Aug 24, 2020 |
| Fall | 15 week, 1st 8 week, and 1st 5 week sessions begin | G/U | Aug 26, 2019 | Aug 24, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to add 1st 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Aug 27, 2019 | Aug 25, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to add 1st 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Aug 28, 2019 | Aug 26, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to drop 1st 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Aug 30, 2019 | Aug 28, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to add 15 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Sep 1, 2019 | Aug 30, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to drop 1st 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Sep 1, 2019 | Aug 30, 2020 |
| Fall | Labor Day holiday - University closed | G/U | Sep 2, 2019 | Sep 7, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to drop 15 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Sep 8, 2019 | Sep 6, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to withdraw from 1st 5 week session classes | G/U | Sep 10, 2019 | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to withdraw from 1st 8 week session classes | G/U | Sep 16, 2019 | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Fall | 1st 5 week session ends | G/U | Sep 29, 2019 | Sep 27, 2020 |
| Fall | 2nd 5 week session begins | G/U | Sep 30, 2019 | Sep 28, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to add 2nd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Oct 1,2019 | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to drop 2nd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Oct 4, 2019 | Oct 2, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to withdraw from 15 week session classes | G/U | Oct 13, 2019 | Oct 11, 2020 |
| Fall | 1st 8 week session ends | G/U | Oct 13, 2019 | Oct 11, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to withdraw from Fall 2nd 5 week session classes | G/U | Oct 15, 2019 | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Fall | 2nd 8 week session begins | G/U | Oct 21, 2019 | Oct 19, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to add 2nd 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Oct 23, 2019 | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to drop 2nd 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Oct 27, 2019 | Oct 25, 2020 |
| Fall | Graduation application deadline | G | Nov 1, 2019 | Nov 1, 2020 |
| Fall | 2nd 5 week session ends | G/U | Nov 3, 2019 | Nov 1, 2020 |
| Fall | 3rd 5 week session begins | G/U | Nov 4, 2019 | Nov 2, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to add 3rd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Nov 5, 2019 | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to drop 3rd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Nov 8, 2019 | Nov 6, 2020 |
| Spring | Registration begins | G/U | Nov 11, 2019 | Nov 16, 2020 |
| Fall | Veteran's Day observance - Staff holiday, classes held | G/U | Nov 11, 2019 | Nov 11, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8 week session classes | G/U | Nov 11, 2019 | Nov 9, 2020 |
| Fall | Last day to withdraw from 3rd 5 week session classes | G/U | Nov 19, 2019 | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Fall | Thanksgiving recess beginning at 4:00pm on Wednesday | G/U | Nov 28-Dec 1, 2019 | Nov 26-29, 2020 |
| Fall | All classes resume remotely | G/U | Nov 30, 2020 | |
| Spring | Graduation application deadline | U | Dec 1, 2019 | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Fall | Final instructional day | G/U | Dec 8, 2019 | Dec 6, 2020 |
| Fall | 15 week, 2nd 8 week, and 3rd 5 week sessions end | G/U | Dec 8, 2019 | Dec 6, 2020 |
| Fall | Final examinations | G/U | Dec 9-15, 2019 | Dec 7-13, 2020 |
| Fall | Commencement | G/U | Dec 14, 2019 | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Fall | Final grades due | G/U | Dec 17, 2019 | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Christmas Holiday observance - University closed | G/U | Dec 25, 2019 | Dec 25, 2020 | |
| New Year's Day observance - University closed | G/U | Jan 1, 2020 | Jan 1, 2021 | |
| Audit 60+ in-person registration | G/U | Jan 9-10, 2020 | Jan 7-8, 2021 | |
| Spring | Start of term | G/U | Jan 13, 2020 | Jan 11, 2021 |
| Spring | 15 week, 1st 8 week, and 1st 5 week sessions begin | G/U | Jan 13, 2020 | Jan 11, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to add 1st 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jan 14, 2020 | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to add 1st 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jan 15, 2020 | Jan 13, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to drop 1st 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jan 17, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to add 15 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jan 19, 2020 | Jan 17, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to drop 1st 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jan 19, 2020 | Jan 17, 2021 |
| Spring | Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance - University closed | G/U | Jan 20, 2020 | Jan 18, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to drop 15 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jan 26, 2020 | Jan 24, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to withdraw from 1st 5 week session classes | G/U | Jan 28, 2020 | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to withdraw from 1st 8 week session classes | G/U | Feb 3, 2020 | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Spring | 1st 5 week session ends | G/U | Feb 16, 2020 | Feb 14, 2021 |
| Spring | 2nd 5 week session begins | G/U | Feb 17, 2020 | Feb 15, 2021 |
| Spring | President's Day observance (School of Law classes held) | G/U | Feb 18, 2020 | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to add 2nd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Feb 18, 2020 | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to drop 2nd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Feb 21, 2020 | Feb 19, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to withdraw from 15 week session classes | G/U | Mar 1, 2020 | Feb 28, 2021 |
| Spring | 1st 8 week session ends | G/U | Mar 1, 2020 | Feb 28, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 5 week session classes | G/U | Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Spring | 2nd 8 week session begins* | G/U | Mar 30, 2020* | Mar 8, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to add 2nd 8 week session classes without signatures* | G/U | Mar 31, 2020* | Mar 10, 2021 |
| Summer | Registration begins | G/U | Mar 9, 2020 | TBD |
| Spring | Last day to drop 2nd 8 week session classes without "WD"* | G/U | Apr 3, 2020* | Mar 14, 2021 |
| Spring | 2nd 5 week session ends | G/U | Mar 22, 2020 | Mar 21, 2021 |
| Spring | Spring recess | G/U | Mar 23-29, 2020 | Mar 22-28, 2021 |
| Fall | Registration begins | G/U | Mar 30, 2020 | TBD |
| Spring | 3rd 5 week session begins | G/U | Mar 30, 2020 | Mar 29, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to add 3rd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Spring | Graduation application deadline | G | Apr 1, 2020 | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Summer | Graduation application deadline | U | Apr 1, 2020 | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Spring | Last day to drop 3rd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Apr 3, 2020 | Apr 2, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8 week session classes* | G/U | Apr 14, 2020* | Apr 5, 2021 |
| Spring | Last day to withdraw from 3rd 5 week session classes | G/U | Apr 14, 2020 | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Spring | Final instructional day | G/U | May 3, 2020 | May 2, 2021 |
| Spring | 15 week, 2nd 8 week, and 3rd 5 week sessions end | G/U | May 3, 2020 | May 2, 2021 |
| Spring | Final examinations | G/U | May 4-10, 2020 | May 3-9, 2021 |
| Spring | Commencement | G/U | May 8-10, 2020 | TBD |
| Spring | Final grades due | G/U | May 12, 2020 | May 11, 2021 |
| Audit 60+ in-person registration | G/U | May 14-15, 2020 | May 13-14, 2021 | |
| Summer | Intersession and 1st 8 week session begin | G/U | May 18, 2020 | May 17, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to add intersession classes without signatures | G/U | May 18, 2020 | May 17, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to drop intersession classes without "WD" | G/U | May 20, 2020 | May 19, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to add 1st 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | May 21, 2020 | May 20, 2021 |
| Summer | Memorial Day observance - University closed | G/U | May 25, 2020 | May 31, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to drop 1st 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | May 25, 2020 | May 24, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to withdraw from intersession classes | G/U | May 26, 2020 | May 25, 2021 |
| Summer | Intersession ends | G/U | Jun 7, 2020 | Jun 6, 2021 |
| Summer | 1st 5 week and 2nd 8 week sessions begin | G/U | Jun 8, 2020 | Jun 7, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to add 1st 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jun 9, 2020 | Jun 8, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to add 2nd 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jun 11, 2020 | Jun 10, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to drop 1st 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jun 12, 2020 | Jun 11, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to withdraw from 1st 8 week session classes | G/U | Jun 12, 2020 | Jun 11, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to drop 2nd 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jun 15, 2020 | Jun 14, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to withdraw from 1st 5 week session classes | G/U | Jun 23, 2020 | Jun 22, 2021 |
| Summer | Graduation application deadline | G | Jul 1, 2020 | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Fall | Graduation application deadline | U | Jul 1, 2020 | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Summer | Independence Day observance - University closed | G/U | Jul 3, 2020 | Jul 5, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8 week session classes | G/U | Jul 3, 2020 | Jul 2, 2021 |
| Summer | 1st 5 week and 1st 8 week sessions end | G/U | Jul 12, 2020 | Jul 11, 2021 |
| Summer | 2nd 5 week session begins | G/U | Jul 13, 2020 | Jul 12, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to add 2nd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jul 14, 2020 | Jul 13, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to drop 2nd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jul 17, 2020 | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Summer | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 5 week session classes | G/U | Jul 28, 2020 | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Summer | 2nd 8 week session ends | G/U | Aug 2, 2020 | Aug 1, 2021 |
| Summer | 2nd 5 week session ends | G/U | Aug 16, 2020 | Aug 15, 2021 |
| Summer | Final grades due | G/U | Aug 18, 2020 | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Audit 60+ in-person registration | G/U | TBD | TBD |