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Important Graduation Related Deadlines

****ATTENTION GRADUATING SENIORS****

Important Spring 2021 Graduation Related Deadlines

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The Office of the Registrar has resumed limited in-person operations by appointment only.

The Office of the Registrar has resumed limited in-person operations by appointment only as of Monday October 5, 2020.  We will continue to handle the majority of inquiries via email, but if you feel you have a specific need to meet with someone in person, please explain that in your email and we will contact you to make an appointment.

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Academic Calendar-Upcoming

Current
2021-2022

Summer 2021

May

  • 5 Wed May

    Add/drop for Summer term 2021 begins at noon EDT.

  • 12 Wed May

    Classes for the Summer term begin

  • 25 Tue May

    Last day to add a course without a fee. (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline) Banner web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged a late fee of $15 per course.

  • 29 Sat May
    until 31 Mon May

    Memorial Day weekend. No University exercises.

Jun

  • 1 Tue Jun

    Classes resume

  • 9 Wed Jun

    Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline).

  • 25 Fri Jun

    Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline).

Jul

  • 5 Mon Jul

    Independence Day Holiday. No University exercises.

  • 6 Tue Jul

    Extended weekend. No classes to be held.

  • 7 Wed Jul

    Classes resume

Aug

  • 2 Mon Aug

    Beginning of Remote Reading Period (optional and at discretion of instructor).

  • 6 Fri Aug

    Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor.

  • 9 Mon Aug
    until 13 Fri Aug

    Remote Exam Period

Fall 2021

Sep

  • 2 Thu Sep

    Beginning of College Orientation

  • 7 Tue Sep

    Opening Convocation at 4:00 p.m.EDT

  • 8 Wed Sep

    Classes of the first semester begin.

  • 21 Tue Sep

    Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). Banner Web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged a late fee of $15 per course.

Oct

  • 5 Tue Oct

    Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline).

  • 11 Mon Oct

    Indigenous Peoples’ Day. No University exercises.

  • 15 Fri Oct

    Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline).

  • 16 Sat Oct

    Mid-semester.

Nov

  • 12 Fri Nov

    Students on serious warning who wish to drop a course after this date must meet with an academic dean for advising and to obtain a “drop code.”

  • 24 Wed Nov
    until 28 Sun Nov

    Thanksgiving recess beginning Wednesday at noon EST.

  • 29 Mon Nov

    Classes resume.

Dec

  • 8 Wed Dec

    Beginning of Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor)

  • 12 Sun Dec

    Classes for First Semester end.

  • 13 Mon Dec
    until 21 Tue Dec

    Final Examination Period (inclusive of Sunday).

Spring 2022

Jan

  • 17 Mon Jan

    Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No University exercises.

  • 26 Wed Jan

    Classes of the second semester begin.

Feb

  • 8 Tue Feb

    Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. EST deadline). Banner Web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged a late fee of $15 per course.

  • 19 Sat Feb
    until 22 Tue Feb

    Long weekend. No University exercises.

  • 23 Wed Feb

    Classes resume. Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. EST deadline).

Mar

  • 11 Fri Mar

    Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. EST deadline).

  • 12 Sat Mar

    Mid-semester.

  • 26 Sat Mar
    until 3 Sun Apr

    Spring Recess

Apr

  • 31 Thu Mar
    until 3 Sun Apr

    Spring Recess

  • 4 Mon Apr

    Classes resume.

  • 29 Fri Apr

    Reading Period begins (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).

May

  • 10 Tue May

    Classes for Second Semester end. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor.

  • 11 Wed May
    until 20 Fri May

    Final Examination Period (No exams on Sunday May 15)

  • 29 Sun May

    Commencement

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