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
Term |
Event |
Career |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Start of term | G/U | Aug 24, 2020 | Aug 23, 2021 |
| Fall | 15 week, 1st 8 week, and 1st 5 week sessions begin | G/U | Aug 24, 2020 | Aug 23, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to add 1st 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Aug 25, 2020 | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to add 1st 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Aug 26, 2020 | Aug 25, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to drop 1st 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Aug 28, 2020 | Aug 27, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to add 15 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Aug 30, 2020 | Aug 29, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to drop 1st 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Aug 30, 2020 | Aug 29, 2021 |
| Fall | Labor Day holiday - University closed | G/U | Sep 7, 2020 | Sep 6, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to drop 15 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Sep 6, 2020 | Sep 5, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to withdraw from 1st 5 week session classes | G/U | Sep 8, 2020 | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to withdraw from 1st 8 week session classes | G/U | Sep 14, 2020 | Sep 13, 2021 |
| Fall | 1st 5 week session ends | G/U | Sep 27, 2020 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Fall | 2nd 5 week session begins | G/U | Sep 28, 2020 | Sep 27, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to add 2nd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Sep 29, 2020 | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to drop 2nd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Oct 2, 2020 | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to withdraw from 15 week session classes | G/U | Oct 11, 2020 | Oct 10, 2021 |
| Fall | 1st 8 week session ends | G/U | Oct 11, 2020 | Oct 10, 2021 |
| Fall | 1st 8 week final examinations | G/U | Oct 12-18, 2020 | Oct 11-17, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to withdraw from Fall 2nd 5 week session classes | G/U | Oct 13, 2020 | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Fall | 2nd 8 week session begins | G/U | Oct 19, 2020 | Oct 18, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to add 2nd 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Oct 21, 2020 | Oct 20, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to drop 2nd 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Oct 25, 2020 | Oct 24, 2021 |
| Fall | 2nd 5 week session ends | G/U | Nov 1, 2020 | Oct 31, 2021 |
| Fall | Graduation application deadline | G | Nov 1, 2020 | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Fall | 3rd 5 week session begins | G/U | Nov 2, 2020 | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to add 3rd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Nov 3, 2020 | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to drop 3rd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Nov 6, 2020 | Nov 5, 2021 |
| Spring | Registration begins | G/U | Nov 16, 2020 | TBD |
| Fall | Veteran's Day observance - Staff holiday, classes held | G/U | Nov 11, 2020 | Nov 11, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8 week session classes | G/U | Nov 9, 2020 | Nov 8, 2021 |
| Fall | Last day to withdraw from 3rd 5 week session classes | G/U | Nov 17, 2020 | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Fall | Thanksgiving recess beginning at 4:00pm on Wednesday | G/U | Nov 26-29, 2020 | Nov 25-28, 2021 |
| Fall | All classes resume remotely | G/U | Nov 30, 2020 | |
| Spring | Graduation application deadline | U | Dec 1, 2020 | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Fall | Final instructional day | G/U | Dec 6, 2020 | Dec 5, 2021 |
| Fall | 15 week, 2nd 8 week, and 3rd 5 week sessions end | G/U | Dec 6, 2020 | Dec 5, 2021 |
| Fall | Final examinations | G/U | Dec 7-13, 2020 | Dec 6-12, 2021 |
| Fall | Commencement | G/U | Dec 12, 2020 | Dec 11, 2021 |
| Fall | Final grades due | G/U | Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Christmas Holiday observance - University closed | G/U | Dec 25, 2020 | Dec 27, 2021 | |
| New Year's Day observance - University closed | G/U | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | |
| Audit 60+ in-person registration | G/U | Jan 7-8, 2021 | TBD | |
| Spring | Start of term | G/U | Jan 11, 2021 | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Spring | 15 week, 1st 8 week, and 1st 5 week sessions begin remotely | G/U | Jan 11, 2021 | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to add 1st 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jan 12, 2021 | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to add 1st 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jan 13, 2021 | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to drop 1st 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jan 15, 2021 | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to add 15 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jan 17, 2021 | Jan 16, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to drop 1st 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jan 17, 2021 | Jan 16, 2022 |
| Spring | Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance - University closed | G/U | Jan 18, 2021 | Jan 17, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to drop 15 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jan 24, 2021 | Jan 23, 2022 |
| Spring | First day of face-to face instruction for classes with that option | G/U | Jan 25, 2021 | |
| Spring | Last day to withdraw from 1st 5 week session classes | G/U | Jan 26, 2021 | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to withdraw from 1st 8 week session classes | G/U | Feb 1, 2021 | Jan 31, 2022 |
| Spring | 1st 5 week session ends | G/U | Feb 14, 2021 | Feb 13, 2022 |
| Spring | 2nd 5 week session begins | G/U | Feb 15, 2021 | Feb 14, 2022 |
| Spring | President's Day observance (School of Law classes held) | G/U | Feb 16, 2021 | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to add 2nd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Feb 16, 2021 | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to drop 2nd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Feb 19, 2021 | Feb 18, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to withdraw from 15 week session classes | G/U | Feb 28, 2021 | Feb 27, 2022 |
| Spring | 1st 8 week session ends | G/U | Feb 28, 2021 | Feb 27, 2022 |
| Spring | 1st 8 week final examinations | G/U | Mar 1-7, 2021 | Feb 28-Mar 6, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 5 week session classes | G/U | Mar 2, 2021 | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Spring | 2nd 8 week session begins | G/U | Mar 8, 2021 | Mar 7, 2022 |
| Summer | Registration begins | G/U | Mar 8, 2021 | TBD |
| Spring | Last day to add 2nd 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Mar 10, 2021 | Mar 9, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to drop 2nd 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Mar 14, 2021 | Mar 13, 2022 |
| Spring | 2nd 5 week session ends | G/U | Mar 21, 2021 | Mar 20, 2022 |
| Spring | 3rd 5 week session begins | G/U | Mar 22, 2021 | Mar 28, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to add 3rd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Mar 23, 2021 | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to drop 3rd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Mar 26, 2021 | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Fall | Registration begins | G/U | Mar 29, 2021 | TBD |
| Spring | Graduation application deadline | G | Apr 1, 2021 | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Summer | Graduation application deadline | U | Apr 1, 2021 | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8 week session classes | G/U | Apr 5, 2021 | Apr 4, 2022 |
| Spring | Last day to withdraw from 3rd 5 week session classes | G/U | Apr 6, 2021 | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Spring | Spring recess | G/U | Apr 12-18, 2021 | Mar 21-27, 2022 |
| Spring | All classes resume remotely | G/U | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| Spring | Final instructional day | G/U | May 2, 2021 | May 1, 2022 |
| Spring | 15 week, 2nd 8 week, and 3rd 5 week sessions end | G/U | May 2, 2021 | May 1, 2022 |
| Spring | Final examinations (remote) | G/U | May 3-9, 2021 | May 2-8, 2022 |
| Spring | Commencement | G/U | TBD | TBD |
| Spring | Final grades due | G/U | May 11, 2021 | May 10, 2022 |
| Audit 60+ in-person registration | G/U | May 13-14, 2021 | TBD | |
| Summer | Intersession and 1st 8 week session begin | G/U | May 17, 2021 | May 16, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to add intersession classes without signatures | G/U | May 17, 2021 | May 16, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to drop intersession classes without "WD" | G/U | May 19, 2021 | May 18, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to add 1st 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | May 20, 2021 | May 19, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to drop 1st 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | May 24, 2021 | May 23, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to withdraw from intersession classes | G/U | May 25, 2021 | May 24, 2022 |
| Summer | Memorial Day observance - University closed | G/U | May 31, 2021 | May 30, 2022 |
| Summer | Intersession ends | G/U | Jun 6, 2021 | Jun 5, 2022 |
| Summer | 1st 5 week and 2nd 8 week sessions begin | G/U | Jun 7, 2021 | Jun 6, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to add 1st 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jun 8, 2021 | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to add 2nd 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jun 10, 2021 | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to drop 1st 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jun 11, 2021 | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to withdraw from 1st 8 week session classes | G/U | Jun 11, 2021 | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to drop 2nd 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jun 14, 2021 | Jun 13, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to withdraw from 1st 5 week session classes | G/U | Jun 22, 2021 | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Summer | Graduation application deadline | G | Jul 1, 2021 | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Fall | Graduation application deadline | U | Jul 1, 2021 | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8 week session classes | G/U | Jul 2, 2021 | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Summer | Independence Day observance - University closed | G/U | Jul 5, 2021 | Jul 4, 2022 |
| Summer | 1st 5 week and 1st 8 week sessions end | G/U | Jul 11, 2021 | Jul 10, 2022 |
| Summer | 2nd 5 week session begins | G/U | Jul 12, 2021 | Jul 11, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to add 2nd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jul 13, 2021 | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to drop 2nd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jul 16, 2021 | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Summer | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 5 week session classes | G/U | Jul 27, 2021 | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Summer | 2nd 8 week session ends | G/U | Aug 1, 2021 | Jul 31, 2022 |
| Summer | 2nd 5 week session ends | G/U | Aug 15, 2021 | Aug 14, 2022 |
| Summer | Final grades due | G/U | Aug 17, 2021 | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Audit 60+ in-person registration | G/U | TBD | TBD |