Spring Term 2021 Academic Calendar

January 2021

January 5 — Tuesday

Summer 2021 regstration opens for matriculated students

January 15 — Friday

Registration for graduate and undergraduate non-matriculated students (spring and summer)

January 18 — Monday

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday; University closed

January 25 — Monday

Classes begin (full-term and sub-term A) 

January 25 - February 1 — Monday - Monday

Drop/add period (full-term and sub-term A)

January 29 — Friday

Fall 2021 pre-registration schedule of classed posted (view only)

January 30 — Saturday

Saturday classes begin


February 2021

February 1 — Monday

Deadline to drop full-term and sub-term A course(s) with a 100% refund

Deadline to file FERPA hold to prevent release of student information

February  8 — Monday

Deadline to file Spring 2021 graduation application without financial penalty 

February 9 —Tuesday

Deadline to withdraw from sub-term A course(s) with a 50% refund (part-time students only)

February 15 — Monday

President's Day holiday; no classes; normal campus operations

February 16 — Tuesday

Deadline to withdraw from full-term course(s) with a 50% refund (part-time students only)

February 24 — Wednesday

Board of Trustees meeting

February 26 — Friday

Deadline to withdraw from sub-term A course(s) with a W grade


March 2021

March 11 — Thursday

Sub-term A classes end

March 12 — Friday

Sub-term B classes begin

March 12 - 15 — Friday-Monday

Sub-term B drop/add period

March 15 — Monday

Deadline to drop sub-term B course(s) with a 100% refund

March 29 — Monday

Deadline to withdraw from sub-term B course(s) with a 50% refund (part-time students only)

March 30 — Tuesday

Preceptorial advising day; no classes

Seniors (with 128+ earned credits) and matriculated graduate students preregister at 3pm

March 31 - April 1 — Wednesday - Thursday

Seniors (with 96+ earned credits)  preregister


April 2021

April 2 — Friday

Holiday; normal campus operations

April 5-6 — Monday-Tuesday

Juniors (with 64-95 earned credits) preregister

April 7 — Wednesday

Preceptorial Advising Day; No classes

April 8-9 — Thursday-Friday

Sophomores (with 32-63 earned credits) preregister

April 8 — Thursday

Final deadline to file Spring 2021 graduation application

April 12-13 — Monday - Tuesday

Freshmen (with 0-31 earned credits) preregister

April 26 — Monday

Deadline to withdraw from sub-term B course(s) with a W grade

April 30 — Friday

Deadline to withdraw from full-term course(s) with a W grade

Spring term classes end


May 2021

May 3-7 — Monday-Friday

Final week

May 5 — Wednesday

Board of Trustees meeting

May 7 — Friday

Term ends

May 10 — Monday

Grades due for graduating students by 12 noon

May 13 — Thursday

Grades due for non-graduating students by 12 Noon

Note: Commencement ceremony for Doctoral, Masters, and Baccalaureate graduates (TBD).