Academic Catalog 2019-2020 
    
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Academic Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar 2020-2021


FALL TERM 2020

Monday-Tuesday Aug. 17-18 First Year International Students arrive

Monday-Saturday Aug. 17-22 Pre-arrival belongings drop-off

Friday Aug. 21 First Year students subject to 14 day quarantine arrive

Monday-Tuesday Aug. 24-25 Returning students subject to 14 day quarantine arrive

Wednesday-Friday Aug. 26-28 OA’s Pre-O leaders, returning international students arrive

Friday Aug. 28 First generation pre-orientation participants arrive

Sunday Aug. 30 Pre-orientation participants arrive

Monday-Tuesday Aug. 31-Sep.1 First generation experience

Friday-Saturday Sep. 4-5 Residence halls open for New Students and new Transfer students only

Saturday-Tuesday Sep. 5-8 New Students and Transfer Student orientation

Sunday-Tuesday Sep. 6-8 Residence halls and houses open for upperclass students

Tuesday Sep. 8 New Students & Transfer Student advising and schedule adjustments

Wednesday Sep. 9 Fall term classes begin; add/drop starts

Tuesday Sep. 15 Last day to add/drop without a late fee

Tuesday Sep. 15 Last day to add an open course without instructor’s approval

Tuesday Sep. 22 Last day to finalize fall class schedule, with instructor permission to add class

Friday Oct. 9 Winter term course schedule available online

Monday-Friday Oct. 12-30 Academic advising for winter term courses; students consult with faculty advisers

Tuesday Oct. 20 Last day to declare a course “Pass-Fail”

Saturday-Tuesday Oct. 17-20 Petition course sign-up

Wednesday-Monday Oct. 21-26 Faculty Review and Petition Course Approval

Friday-Saturday Oct. 23-24 Virtual Homecoming and Family Weekend

Tuesday Oct. 27 Last day to drop a course without a “W”

Tuesday-Thursday Oct. 27-29 Petition Course Acceptance

Monday Nov. 2 Graduation application due for Class of 2021

Monday-Thursday Nov. 2-5 Winter term prescheduling appointments

Tuesday Nov. 3 Last day to drop a course with a “W”

Tuesday Nov. 17 Fall term classes end

Wednesday Nov. 18 Reading period

Thursday Nov. 19 Fall term exams begin

Tuesday Nov. 24 Fall term exams end

Wednesday Nov. 25 Residence halls and houses close

Wednesday Dec. 2 Fall term grades due

 

WINTER TERM 2021

Sunday Jan. 3 Residence halls and houses open

Monday Jan. 4 Winter classes begin; add/drop starts

Monday-Wednesday Jan. 4-6 Off-campus & commuter student data verification

Friday Jan. 8 Last day to add an open course without instructor’s written approval

Friday Jan. 8 Last day to add/drop without a late fee

Friday Jan. 15 Last day to finalize winter class schedule, with instructor permission to add a class

Friday Feb. 5 Spring term course schedule available online

Monday-Friday Feb. 8-26 Academic advising for spring term courses; students consult with faculty advisers

Friday Feb. 12 Last day to declare a course “Pass-Fail”

Saturday-Tuesday Feb. 13-16 Petition course sign-up

Wednesday-Monday Feb. 17-22 Faculty Review and Petition Course Approval

Friday Feb. 19 Last day to drop a course without a “W”

Tuesday-Thursday Feb. 23-25 Petition Course Acceptance

Friday Feb. 26 Last day to drop a course with a “W”

Monday-Thursday Mar. 1-4 Spring term prescheduling appointments

Friday Mar. 12 Winter term classes end

Monday Mar. 15 Winter term exams begin

Thursday Mar. 18 Winter term exams end

Friday Mar. 19 Residence halls and houses close

Monday Mar. 22 Winter grades due

 

SPRING TERM 2021

Sunday Mar. 28 Residence halls and houses open

Monday Mar. 29 Spring term classes begin; add/drop starts

Monday-Wednesday Mar. 29-31 Off campus & commuter student data verification

Friday Apr. 2 Last day to add an open course without instructor’s written approval

Friday Apr. 2 Last day to add/drop without a late fee

Friday Apr. 9 Last day to finalize spring class schedule, with instructor permission to add a class

Friday Apr. 30 Fall term course schedule available online

Monday May 3-21 Academic advising for fall term courses; students consult with faculty advisers

Friday May. 7 Last day to declare a course “Pass-Fail”

Saturday-Tuesday May 8-11 Petition course sign-up

Monday May 10 Registration begins for summer classes

Wednesday-Monday May 12-17 Faculty Review and Petition Course Approval

Friday May. 14 Last day to drop a course without a “W”

Friday-Sunday May 14-16 ReUnion Weekend

Tuesday-Thursday May 18-20 Petition Course Acceptance

Friday May 21 Last day to drop a course with a “W”

Monday-Wednesday May 24-26 Fall term prescheduling appointments

Friday Jun. 4 Spring term classes end

Monday Jun. 7 Spring term exams begin

Thursday Jun. 10 Spring term exams end

Friday Jun. 11 Residence halls and houses close at 3:00 p.m. for students not involved in Commencement

Sunday Jun. 13 Commencement

Sunday Jun. 13 Residence halls and houses close at 6:00 p.m.

Monday Jun. 14 Registration ends for summer classes

Wednesday Jun. 16 Spring grades due Monday Jun. 21 Summer classes begin