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2020-2021 General Catalog

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2020-2021 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar, 2020-2021

Fall Semester 2020
Wintersession 2020
Spring Semester 2021
Summer Term 2021

Fall Semester 2020

AUGUST

24

Mon

Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.

SEPTEMBER	4	FRI	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	7	Mon	Labor Day holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.
	8	TUE	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	8	TUE	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	8	Tue	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.

OCTOBER	20	Tue	Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
OCTOBER	25	Sun	Course scheduling for spring semester, Spring Intersession, and summer term begins, 5:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER	9	Mon	Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours
	25	Wed	Thanksgiving Holiday begins, 12:30 p.m.
	30	Mon	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m. *the remainder of the fall semester, including final exams, will be conducted remotely via the web

DECEMBER	2	Wed	Concentrated Study Period begins–no meetings, social activities, athletic events, or other extracurricular activities requiring student participation will be scheduled; no major examinations will be given in academic courses other than labs
	4	Fri	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	4	Fri	Final date for resigning from the University, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	5	Sat	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	6	Sun	Concentrated Study Period ends
	7-12	Mon-Sat	Final examinations
	15	Tue	Final grades due (degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	16	Wed	Final grades due (non-degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	18	Fri	Commencement Day
	42 MWF Classes; 28 TTh Classes

Wintersession 2020

DECEMBER	15	Tue	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	15	Tue	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	16	Wed	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	16	Wed	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	23	Wed	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	23	Wed	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	24	Thu	Winter Holiday begins, 7:30 a.m.

JANUARY	2	Sat	Classes resume, 7:30 a.m.
	5	Tue	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	6	Wed	Final examinations
	8	Fri	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
	11 Classes

Spring Semester 2021

JANUARY	11	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	18	Mon	Martin Luther King Day holiday
	20	Wed	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	21	Thu	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	21	Thu	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline

FEBRUARY

16

Tue

Mardi Gras holiday

MARCH	6	Sat	Make-up day for Monday, February 15 closure.
	12	Fri	Make-up day for Monday, February 19 closure.
	16	Tue	Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m.
	25	Thu	Make-up day for Monday, February 18 closure.
	26	Fri	Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours
	28	Sun	Course scheduling for fall semester, Summer Intersession, and Wintersession begins, 5:00 p.m.

APRIL	2	Fri	Good Friday Holiday
	10	Sat	Make-up day for Monday, February 17 closure.
	21	Wed	Concentrated Study Period begins–no meetings, social activities, athletic events, or other extracurricular activities requiring student participation will be scheduled; no major examinations will be given in academic courses other than labs
	23	Fri	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	23	Fri	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	24	Sat	Classes end, 10:00 p.m.
	25	Sun	Concentrated Study Period ends
	26	Mon	Final examinations begin.

MAY	1	Sat	Final examinations end.
	4	Tue	Final grades due (degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	5	Wed	Final grades due (non-degree candidate), 9:00 a.m. deadline
	7-8	Fri-Sat	Commencement will be held over a two-day period (Dates Tentative)
	42 MWF Classes; 28 TTh Classes

Summer Term 2021

First Summer

MAY	24	Mon	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	26	Wed	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	28	Fri	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	28	Fri	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline

JUNE	9	Wed	Mid-term grades due, 9:00 a.m.
	15	Tue	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	15	Tue	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	18	Fri	Juneteenth Holiday - no classes held
	26, 28	Sat & Mon	Final classes and Final examinations held
	29	Tue	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline

AUGUST	13	Fri	Commencement, 9:00 a.m.
	26 Classes

Second Summer

JULY	6	Tue	Classes begin, 7:30 a.m.
	8	Thu	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. deadline
	9	Fri	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	9	Fri	Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	22	Thu	Mid-term grades due, 9:00 a.m.
	28	Wed	Final date for dropping courses, 4:30 p.m. deadline
	28	Wed	Final date for resigning from the university, 4:30 p.m. deadline

AUGUST	7, 9	Sat & Mon	Final classes and Final examinations held
	10	Tue	Final grades due, 9:00 a.m. deadline
	13	Fri	Commencement, 9:00 a.m.
	25 Classes