The academic calendar is your resource for official dates throughout the fall, spring and summer semesters, including the start and end of terms, holidays, class add-and-drop deadlines, registration, final exams and more.
For the "Career" column, "G" denotes a date that applies to graduate students, and "U" applies to undergraduates.
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| Term | Event | Career | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Summer | Registration begins | G/U | Mar 29, 2021 | TBD |
| 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 |
