2020-2021 Academic Calendar

2020 Fall Term

August 13 New Faculty Orientation
August 19 Faculty Retreat
August 24 Classes begin, 8am
August 28 Add/Drop Period ends
August 31 First day to withdraw from a course
September 7 Labor Day – Classes Held
October 5 Midterm
First Day for S/U requests
October 7 Midterm grades due, 5pm
October 16 Last day for S/U requests
October 20 JayTerm/Spring courses published
October 23 Last day for course withdrawals
November 24 Classes end
November 24 Thanksgiving recess begins 5pm
November 30 Thanksgiving recess ends
Reading Day
December 1 Final Examinations begin, 8am
December 5 Final Examinations end
December 9 Fall grades due, 5pm
December 11 Faculty Meeting, 1pm

2021 JayTerm
January 11 Classes begin, 7:40am
January 12 Add/Drop Period ends
January 13 First day to withdraw from a course
First day for S/U requests
January 19 Last day for course withdrawals and S/U requests, 5pm
January 22 Classes end
February 3 JayTerm grades due, 5pm

2021 Spring Term

January 25 Classes begin, 7:40am
January 29 Add/Drop Period ends
February 1 First day to withdraw from a course
February 15 Presidents Day – Classes Held
February 17 Symposium on Democracy – No Classes
March 11 No Classes
March 23 Midterm
No Classes
March 24 First Day for S/U requests
Midterm grades due, 5pm
April 5 Fall course schedule published
April 7 Last day for course withdrawals and S/U requests, 5pm
No Classes
April 15 Honors Convocation
April 23 No Classes
May 3 No Classes
May 7 Classes end
May 10 Reading Day
May 11 Final Examinations begin, 8am
May 15 Final Examinations end, summer recess begins, 9:30pm
May 18 Senior grades due, 5pm
May 21 Other grades due, 5pm
May 22 Commencement

2021 Summer I
June 7 Classes begin, 8am
June 8 Add/Drop Period ends
June 9 First day to withdraw from a course
June 14 First Day for S/U requests
June 21 Last day for course withdrawals and S/U requests, 5pm
July 2 Classes end
July 7 Grades due, 5pm

2021 Summer II
July 12 Classes begin, 8am
July 13 Add/Drop Period ends
July 14 First day to withdraw from a course
July 19 First Day for S/U requests
July 26 Last day for course withdrawals and S/U requests, 5pm
August 6 Classes end
August 11 Grades due, 5pm