2020-2021 Academic Calendar
Dates are subject to change.
Ensure you are using the current academic year's Academic Catalog and not an archived Catalog.
| Fall 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Classes begin | August 24, 2020 |
| Labor Day - no classes | September 7, 2020 |
| Honors Convocation - no classes between 3-5 p.m. | October 16, 2020 Family Weekend |
| Veterans Day - no classes | November 11, 2020 |
| Thanksgiving recess | November 26-November 29, 2020 |
| Last day of classes and laboratory sessions | December 9, 2020 |
| Reading Day - no classes or finals | December 10, 2020 |
| Final examinations | December 11-17, 2020 |
| Degree award date for students completing by close of Fall Session | December 18, 2020 |
| College and Department Convocation Ceremonies | Please click on link in the left column for a complete list of convocation ceremonies |
| Winter 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Classes Begin | December 21, 2020 |
| Christmas Holidays - no classes | December 24-25, 2020 |
| New Year's Holiday - no classes | January 1, 2021 |
| Last day of classes and examinations | January 12, 2021 |
| Degree award date for students completing by close of Winter Session | January 13, 2021 |
| Spring 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Classes begin | January 13, 2021 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Holiday - no classes | January 18, 2021 |
| Reading Day (1) - no classes | February 25, 2021 |
| Reading Days (1) - no classes | March 9 - 10, 2021 |
| Reading Day (1) - no classes | April 2, 2021 |
| Reading Day (1) - no classes | April 21, 2021 |
| Last day of classes and laboratory sessions | May 5, 2021 |
| Reading Day - no classes or finals | May 6, 2021 |
| Final examinations | May 7-13, 2021 |
| Commencement | May 14, 2021 |
| Degree award date for students completing by close of Spring Semester | May 14, 2021 |
| Summer 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Session | |
| Classes begin | May 17, 2021 |
| Memorial Day Holiday -- no classes | May 31, 2021 |
| Last day of classes and examination | June 5, 2021 |
| Seven Week - First | |
| Classes begin | May 17, 2021 |
| Memorial Day Holiday -- no classes | May 31, 2021 |
| Last day of classes and examination | July 2, 2021 |
| 13 Week | |
| Classes begin | May 17, 2021 |
| Memorial Day Holiday -- no classes | May 31, 2021 |
| Independence Day observed -- no classes | July 5, 2021 |
| Last day of classes and examinations | August 11, 2021 |
| Five Week - First | |
| Classes begin | June 7, 2021 |
| Independence Day observed -- no classes | July 5, 2021 |
| Last day of classes and examinations | July 8, 2021 |
| 10 Week | |
| Classes begin | June 7, 2021 |
| Independence Day observed -- no classes | July 5, 2021 |
| Last day of classes and examinations | August 11, 2021 |
| Seven Week - Second | |
| Classes begin | July 6, 2021 |
| Last day of classes and examinations | August 20, 2021 |
| Five Week - Second | |
| Classes begin | July 12, 2021 |
| Last day of classes and examinations | August 11, 2021 |
| Degree award date for students completing in Summer | August 21, 2021 |