(Degree-/Diploma-seeking Programs) Initial Fall Registration Monday, April 6 – Friday, June 12 Add/Drop Period Begins Monday, August 3 Orientation & Welcome Week Sunday, August 23 - Sunday, August 30 First Day of Classes Monday, August 31 Labor Day Holiday – no classes Saturday, September 5 – Monday, September 7 Last Day of Add/Drop Period (& waive health ins) Monday, September 14 Withdrawal Period Begins Tuesday, September 15 Rosh Hashanah – no classes Saturday, September 19** Yom Kippur – no classes Monday, September 28** Family Weekend Friday, October 16 - Sunday, October 18 Initial Spring Registration Monday, November 9 – Wednesday, December 23 Last Day to Withdraw Sunday, November 15 Thanksgiving Holiday – no classes Wednesday, November 25 – Sunday, November 29 Last Day of Classes Saturday, December 19 Make-up Days, Official Last Days of Term Monday, December 21 - Tuesday, December 22 Fall 2020 Degree Conferral Date Thursday, December 31 SPRING 2021 Dates (Degree-/Diploma-seeking Programs) Initial Spring Registration Monday, November 9 – Wednesday, December 23 Spring Intensive Saturday, January 2 – Sunday, January 17 Add/Drop Period Begins Monday, January 4 Orientation & Welcome Weekend Wednesday, January 13 - Sunday, January 17 Martin Luther King Holiday Monday, January 18 First Day of Classes Tuesday, January 19 Last Day to Add/Drop Period (& waive health ins) Monday, February 1 Withdrawal Period Begins Tuesday, February 2 President’s Day Holiday – no classes Monday, February 15 Spring Break – no classes Monday, March 15 – Sunday, March 21 Last Day to Withdraw Sunday, April 11 Initial Fall Registration Monday, March 29 – Friday, May 28 Last Day of Classes Monday, May 10 Make-up Days, Official Last Days of Term Tuesday, May 11 - Wednesday, May 12 Commencement Activities Tuesday, May 11 – Friday, May 14 Commencement Friday, May 14 Spring 2021 Degree Conferral Date Monday, May 31 SUMMER 2021 Dates (Degree-/Diploma-seeking Programs) Memorial Day Monday, May 31 Start of Summer Sessions Tuesday, June 1 Independence Day Holiday – no classes Saturday, July 3 – Monday, July 5 End of Summer Sessions Saturday, August 14 Summer 2021 Degree Conferral Date Tuesday, August 31
**The prior evening, courses beginning 3:50pm or later will not meet. Updated: February 2020