Academic Calendar
2020-2021 | PhD Programs
| Fall Term | 2020 |
|---|---|
Orientation for new students |
08/24, Mon |
Fall Module I classes begin |
08/24, Mon |
Online registration closes (anticipated) |
08/28, Fri |
Fall Full Term classes begin |
08/31, Mon |
Labor Day (University Holiday - No Class) |
09/07, Mon |
Fall Module I classes end |
10/17, Sat |
Fall Module II classes begin |
10/19, Mon |
Online Registration for Winter 2020 and Spring 2021 opens (anticipated) |
11/02, Mon |
Thanksgiving (University Holiday - No Class) |
11/26, Thurs |
Classes resume 8:00 a.m. |
11/30, Mon |
Fall Full Term and Module II classes end |
12/12, Sat |
Grades must be entered into Banner by 9:00 a.m. |
12/18, Fri |
| Winter Term | 2020 |
|---|---|
Online registration closes |
12/11, Fri |
Winter Term classes begin |
12/14, Mon |
Christmas (University Holiday - No Class) |
12/25, Fri |
New Year's Day (University Holiday - No Class) |
01/01, Fri |
Winter Term classes end |
01/09, Sat |
Grades must be entered into Banner by 9:00 a.m. |
01/15, Fri |
| Spring Term | 2021 |
|---|---|
Online registration closes |
01/08, Fri |
Spring Full Term and Module I classes begin |
01/11, Mon |
Last day to file application for graduation for 2020-2021 academic year |
TBD |
Martin Luther King Day (University Holiday - No Class) |
01/18, Mon |
Spring Module I classes end |
03/06, Sat |
Spring Module II classes begin |
03/08, Mon |
Online Registration for Summer 2021 and Fall 2021 opens (anticipated) |
04/05, Mon |
Spring Full Term and Module II classes end |
05/01, Sat |
Grades must be entered into Banner by 9:00 A.M. |
05/07, Fri |
Commencement |
TBD |
| Summer Term | 2021 |
|---|---|
Summer Full Term and Module I classes begin |
05/03, Mon |
Memorial Day (University Holiday - No Class) |
05/31, Mon |
Summer Module I classes end |
06/26, Sat |
Summer Module II classes begin |
06/28, Mon |
Independence Day (University Holiday - No Class) |
07/05, Mon |
Summer Full Term and Module II classes end |
08/20, Fri |
Grades must be entered into Banner by 9:00 a.m. |
08/27, Fri |
2020-2021 | Masters & Certificate Programs
| Summer Term | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Online registration begins (anticipated) | 04/06, Mon |
| Online registration closes (anticipated) | 05/01, Fri |
| Summer Full Term classes begin | 05/04, Mon |
| Summer Module I classes begin | 05/04, Mon |
| Memorial Day (University Holiday - No Class) | 05/25, Mon |
| Summer Classes Begin & Summer tuition due | |
| Summer Module I classes end | 06/27, Sat |
| Summer Module II classes begin | 06/29, Mon |
| Independence Day (University Holiday - No Class) | 07/03, Fri (observed) |
| Summer Module II classes end | 08/21, Fri |
| Summer Full Term classes end | 08/21,Fri |
| Summer Classes End | |
| Grades must be entered into Banner by 9:00 a.m. | 08/28, Fri |
| Fall Term | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Online Registration Begins (anticipated) | 04/06, Monday |
| New Student Orientation | TBD |
| Semester Begins | 08/24, Monday |
| First week of MS Classes | 08/31, Monday |
| Online Registration Closes | 08/31, Monday |
| Last Day to Drop Without "W" Grade (Full Term) - Online Registration Closes | 09/03, Thursday |
| Labor Day (University Holiday - No Class) | 09/07, Monday |
| Last Day to Remove "I" Grade from Previous Term | 09/18, Friday |
| Last Day for Course Withdrawal | 09/28, Monday |
| Online registration for Spring 2021 semesters begins (anticipated) | 11/02, Monday |
| Thanksgiving (University Holiday - No Class) | 11/26, Thursday |
| Classes End | 12/12, Saturday |
| Grades Due and Made Available to Students | 12/14, Monday |
| Last day to file graduation application for 2020-2021 academic year | TBD |
| Spring Term | 2021 |
|---|---|
Spring Term Module 1 Classes Begin Spring Full Term classes begin 01/19, Tues |
01/19, Tues |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (University Holiday - No Class) | 01/18, Mon |
| Last Day to Add Online (Full Term) | 01/18, Mon |
Spring Module I classes end |
03/06, Sat |
Spring Module II classes begin |
03/08, Mon |
| Grades Due and Made Available to Students | 05/04, Tues |
| Commencement | TBD |
2020-2021 | Postbaccalaureate Pre-Professional Program
| Pre-Fall Term | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Online registration opens (anticipated) | 04/06, Mon |
| Online registration closes (anticipated) | 05/05, Fri |
| Orientation for new students (one-year program) | TBD |
| Memorial Day (University Holiday - No Class) | 05/25, Mon |
| Pre-Fall I classes begin | 05/26, Tues |
| Independence Day (University Holiday - No Class) | 07/03, Fri (observed) |
| Pre-Fall I classes end | 07/10, Fri |
| Pre-Fall II classes begin | 07/13, Mon |
| Pre-Fall II classes end | 08/28, Fri |
| Fall Term | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Thanksgiving (University Holiday - No Class) | 11/26, Thurs |
| Classes resume 8:00 a.m. | 11/30, Mon |
| Fall Full Term and Module II classes end | 12/12, Sat |
| Grades must be entered into Banner by 9:00 a.m. | 12/18, Fri |
| Winter Term 2020 Online registration closes | 12/11, Fri |
| Winter Term classes begin | 12/14, Mon |
| Christmas (University Holiday - No Class) | 12/25, Fri |
| New Year's Day (University Holiday - No Class) | 01/01, Fri |
| Winter Term classes end | 01/09, Sat |
| Grades must be entered into Banner by 9:00 a.m. | 01/15, Fri |
| Spring Term | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Online registration closes | 01/08, Fri |
Spring Term Module 1 Classes Begin Spring Full Term classes begin 01/19, Tues |
01/11, Mon |
| Last day to file application for graduation for 2020-2021 academic year | TBD |
| Martin Luther King Day (University Holiday - No Class) | 01/18, Mon |
| Spring Module I classes end | 03/06, Sat |
| Spring Module II classes begin | 03/08, Mon |
| Online Registration for Summer 2021 and Fall 2021 opens (anticipated) | 04/05, Mon |
| Spring Full Term and Module II classes end | 05/01, Sat |
| Grades must be entered into Banner by 9:00 a.m. | 05/07, Fri |
| Commencement | TBD |
| Summer Term | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Summer Full Term and Module I classes begin | 05/03, Mon |
| Memorial Day (University Holiday - No Class) | 05/31, Mon |
| Summer Module I classes end | 06/26, Sat |
| Summer Module II classes begin | 06/28, Mon |
| Independence Day (University Holiday - No Class) | 07/05, Mon |
| Summer Full Term and Module II classes end | 08/20, Fri |
| Grades must be entered into Banner by 9:00 a.m. | 08/27, Fri |
The University reserves the right to make changes to the academic calendar as circumstances may require. Tuition is due no later than the first day of class. Class drops will not be processed after the third class meeting and class withdrawals will not be processed after the third quarter of an academic term has been completed.