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Original approval: May 7, 2018 ; Fall 2020 revised June 2, 2020 (due to COVID-19 worldwide health emergency); August 10, 2020 (Fall First-Years registration and Fall Convocation); Winter 2021 revised October 15, 2020 (due to ongoing COVID-19); February 4, 2021 (spring and fall registration)
Fall Term / Winter Term / Spring Term
Fall Term 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Fri., Aug. 21 | First-Years complete registration with advisers |
| Sun., Aug. 23 | Fall Convocation: 5:30 pm |
| Mon., Aug. 24 | Academic year begins; drop/add begins |
| Mon., Aug. 24 | Matriculation deadline |
| Fri., Aug. 28 | Free pass/fail declarations and drop/add ends at midnight |
| Fri., Aug. 28 | May 2021 degree applications due |
| Sat., Sep. 5 | Drop with record begins: W on all dropped courses |
| Fri., Sep. 11 | Incomplete Grade Change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
| Fri., Oct. 2 | Midterm: Drop with record after midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses |
| Mon., Oct. 5 | Midterm grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Nov. 9- 13 | Registration for Winter Term 2021 |
| Fri., Nov. 13 | Last day of Fall term classes |
| Sat., Nov. 14 | Final Examinations begin: 2:00 pm |
| Fri., Nov. 20 | Final Examinations end: 12:00 noon |
| Fri., Dec. 4 | All grades due: 12:00 noon |
Winter Term 2021
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Mon., Jan. 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No classes (Monday classes meet on Friday) |
| Tue., Jan. 19 | Classes begin: drop/add begins |
| Tue., Jan. 19 | Founders Day/Omicron Delta Kappa Convocation |
| Fri., Jan. 22 | Monday classes held on Friday of MLK week |
| Mon., Jan. 25 | Free pass/fail declarations and drop/add ends at midnight |
| Mon., Feb. 1 | Drop with record begins: W on all dropped courses after this date |
| Mon., Feb. 8 | Incomplete Grade Change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
| Fri., Feb. 26 | Sophomore major declaration deadline |
| Fri., Feb. 26 | SR deadline for degree, major, minor changes |
| Mon., Mar. 1 | Midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses after this date |
| Mon., Mar. 1 | Midterm grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Mar. 2 - 3 | Winter Term break days; no classes |
| Sat., Mar. 13 | Science, Society, and the Arts Conference (virtual) |
| Fri., Mar. 19 | Spring Option declaration deadline |
| Mar. 22-25 | Registration for Spring Term 2021 |
| Fri., Apr. 2 | Winter Term break day; no classes |
| Fri., Apr. 9 | Last day of Winter term classes |
| Fri., Apr. 9 | Deadline to drop Spring 2021 domestic extra-fee course without being responsible for the fee |
| Sat., Apr. 10 | Examinations begin: 2:00 pm |
| Fri., Apr. 16 | Examinations end: 12:00 noon |
| Tue., Apr. 20 | All grades due: 12:00 noon |
| *There will be no Washington Break week in February |
Spring Term 2021
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Mon., Apr. 26 | Classes begin: drop/add begins |
| Tue., Apr. 27 | Drop/add ends at midnight |
| Fri. Apr. 30 | December 2021 degree applications due |
| Fri. Apr. 30 | Drop with records begins: W on all dropped courses after this date |
| May 3 - 7 | Registration for Fall 2021 |
| Fri., May 7 | Midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses after this date |
| Fri., May 21 | Last day of Spring term classes |
| Sat., May 22 | Examinations: 9:00 am and 2:00 pm |
| Mon., May 24 | Senior grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Wed., May 26 | Baccalaureate Service: 10:00 am (canceled; updated 3/24/21) |
| Thu., May 27 | Commencement: 10:00 am |
| Fri., May 28 | Non-senior grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Fri., June 4 | Six-week courses end |
| Mon., Jun. 7 | Six-week course grades due: 12:00 noon |
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