Academics: Academic Calendar

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2020 - 2021 ACADEMIC YEAR

FALL 2020 SEMESTER
Priority Registration begins	July 06
First-year orientation	Aug 10 - 14
Instruction begins	Aug 17
Last day to register/add	Aug 21
Last day to drop course without tuition charge or "W" grade	Sept 4
Payment due	Sept 4
Labor Day holiday*	Sept 7
Labor Day make-up day (Monday classes meet)	Sept 8
60% point of term (applicable to Federal Student Aid)	Oct 30
Veterans Day	Nov 11
Veterans Day make-up day (Wednesday classes meet)	Nov 23
Make-up day for Tuesday, Sept 8 (Tuesday classes meet)	Nov 24
Instruction ends	Nov 24
Study period	Nov 25 - Dec 1
Thanksgiving holiday*	Nov 26 - 27
Examination period (includes Saturdays & Sundays)	Dec 2 - 13
Midyear Recess	Dec 14 - Jan 10

SPRING 2021 SEMESTER
Priority Registration begins	Nov 9
Instruction begins	Jan 11
Last day to register/add	Jan 15
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday*	Jan 18
Last day to drop course without tuition charge or "W" grade	Jan 29
Payment due	Jan 29
President's Day holiday*	Feb 15
President's Day make-up (Monday classes meet)	Feb 16
Mid-term examination days	Mar 6
Spring recess	Mar 8 - 12
60% point of term (applicable to Federal Student Aid)	Mar 28
Martin Luther King, Jr. make-up day (Monday classes meet)	Apr 26
Make-up day for Tue, Feb 16 (Tuesday classes meet)	Apr 27
Instruction ends	Apr 27
Study period	Apr 28 - 30
Examination period (includes Saturdays & Sundays)	May 1 - 12
Commencement (Graduation) Ceremony	May 14

SUMMER 2021 SESSION
Priority Registration begins	Mar 29
Instruction begins	Jun 7
Last day to register/add	Jun 11
Last day to drop course without tuition charge or "W" grade	Jun 25
Payment due	Jun 28
Independence Day holiday (observed)*	Jul 5
60% point of term (applicable to Federal Student Aid)	Jul 9
Independence Day make-up (Monday classes meet)	Jul 23
Instruction ends (standard session)	Jul 23
Study period (standard session)	Jul 24 - 27
Examination period (standard session)	Jul 28 - 31
1L HLP and 1st Step Programs end	Aug 7

*The School of Law will be closed on these dates.

2021 - 2022 ACADEMIC YEAR

FALL 2021 SEMESTER
Priority Registration begins	July 07 (tentative)
First-year orientation	Aug 10 - 12
Instruction begins	Aug 16
Last day to register/add	Aug 20
Last day to drop course without tuition charge or "W" grade	Sept 3
Payment due	Sept 3
Labor Day holiday*	Sept 6
Mid-term examination days	Oct 2, 3, 9, 10
60% point of term (applicable to Federal Student Aid)	Oct 26
Veterans Day	Nov 11
Labor Day make-up day (Monday classes meet)	Nov 22
Veterans Day make-up day (Thursday classes meet)	Nov 23
Instruction ends	Nov 23
Study period	Nov 24 - 30
Thanksgiving holiday*	Nov 25 - 26
Examination period (includes Saturdays & Sundays)	Dec 1 - 12
JD Flex Program Examination Period	Dec 4 - 5
Midyear Recess	Dec 13 - Jan 09

SPRING 2022 SEMESTER
Priority Registration begins	Nov 8
Instruction begins	Jan 10
Last day to register/add	Jan 14
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday*	Jan 17
Last day to drop course without tuition charge or "W" grade	Jan 28
Payment due	Jan 28
President's Day holiday*	Feb 21
President's Day make-up (Monday classes meet)	Feb 22
Mid-term examination days	Feb 26, 27, Mar 5, 6
Spring recess	Mar 7 - 11
60% point of term (applicable to Federal Student Aid)	Mar 27
Martin Luther King, Jr. make-up day (Monday classes meet)	Apr 25
Make-up day for Tue, Feb 22 (Tuesday classes meet)	Apr 26
Instruction ends	Apr 26
Study period	Apr 27 - 29
Examination period (includes Saturdays & Sundays)	Apr 30 - May 11
JD Flex Program Examination Period	May 14 - 15
Commencement (Graduation) Ceremony	TBA

SUMMER 2022 SESSION
Priority Registration begins	Mar 28
Instruction begins	Jun 6
Last day to register/add	Jun 10
Last day to drop course without tuition charge or "W" grade	Jun 24
Payment due	Jun 24
Independence Day holiday*	Jul 4
60% point of term (applicable to Federal Student Aid)	Jul 8
Independence Day make-up (Monday classes meet)	Jul 22
Instruction ends (standard session)	Jul 22
Study period (standard session)	Jul 23 - 26
Examination period (standard session)	Jul 27 - 30
1L HLP and 1st Step Programs end	Aug 6

*The School of Law will be closed on these dates.