Fall 2020
August
| Date | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Sunday | First-Year Students Arrive* |
| 25 | Tuesday | Upper-class Student Residences and Dining Halls Open* |
| 26 | Wednesday | Drop/Add Period Begins; Founders' Day Convocation |
| 27 | Thursday | First Day of Classes (Half-Day Schedule of Classes); S/U Grade Option Begins |
| 28 | Friday | Second Day of Classes (All Thursday Classes Meet) |
September
| Date | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Tuesday | Drop/Add Period Ends for Full-term and First-Half-of-Term Courses |
| 23 | Wednesday | First-Half-of-Term S/U Grade Option and Course Withdrawal (with a W) Deadlines |
October
| Date | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Wednesday | First-Half-of-Term Courses (鈥淕rading Period A鈥) End |
| 15 | Thursday | Second-Half-of-Term Courses (鈥淕rading Period B鈥) Begins |
| 23 | Friday | Deadline for Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 Off-Campus Study Credit |
| 28 | Wednesday | Full-Term S/U Grade Option and Course Withdrawal (with a W) Deadlines Second-Half-of-Term Courses Drop/Add Period Ends |
November
| Date | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Wednesday | Deadline for Submission of Applications for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 藏精阁 Study Groups |
| 9鈥13 | 惭辞苍诲补测鈥揊谤颈诲补测 | Course Registration for spring 2021 Term |
| 13 | Friday | Second-Half-of-Term S/U Grade Option and Course Withdrawal (with a W) Deadlines |
| 20 | Friday | Last Day of On-Campus Instruction |
| 22 | Sunday | Residence Halls close at 12:00 p.m. (noon) |
| 22鈥29 | 厂耻苍诲补测鈥揝耻苍诲补测 | Thanksgiving Recess |
| 30 | Monday | Virtual Instruction Begins |
December
| Date | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Wednesday | Last Day of Virtual Instruction |
| 10鈥13 | 罢丑耻谤蝉诲补测鈥揝耻苍诲补测 | Review Period |
| 14鈥15 | 惭辞苍诲补测鈥揟耻别蝉诲补测 | Examination Period (Virtual) |
| 16 | Wednesday | Review Period |
| 17-18 | Thursday-Friday | Examination Period (Virtual) |
| 28 | Monday | All Grades Due in the Registrar鈥檚 Office, 9 a.m. |
Spring 2021
January
| Date | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Monday | January Period** begins |
| 21-23 | Thursday-Saturday | Student Residences begin opening for spring term |
| 22 | Friday | January Period** ends |
| 24 | Sunday | Drop/Add Begins |
| 25 | Monday | First Day of Classes (Half-Day Schedule of Classes) |
February
| Date | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Wednesday |
Drop/Add Period Ends for Full-Term and First-Half-of-Term Courses; Application Deadline for Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Approved Program Leaves |
| 12 | Friday | Break Day |
| 19 | Friday | First-Half-of-Term S/U Grade Option and Course Withdrawal (with a W) Deadlines |
March
| Date | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Friday |
Break Day |
| 15 | Monday |
First-Half-of-Term Courses End |
| 16 | Tuesday |
Deadline for Declaration of Major (Class of 2023) Second-Half-of-Term Courses Begins |
| 31 | Wednesday | Full-Term S/U Grade Option and Course Withdrawal (with a W) Deadlines Second-Half-of-Term Courses Drop/Add Period Ends |
April
| Date | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Friday | Second-Half-of-Term S/U Grade Option and Course Withdrawal (with a W) Deadlines |
| 30 | Friday | Last Day of Classes |
May
| Date | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1鈥2 | 厂补迟耻谤诲补测鈥揝耻苍诲补测 | Review Period |
| 3鈥4 | 惭辞苍诲补测鈥揟耻别蝉诲补测 | Examination Period |
| 5 | Wednesday | Review Period |
| 6鈥7 | 罢丑耻谤蝉诲补测鈥揊谤颈诲补测 | Examination Period |
| 8 | Saturday | Dining Halls Closed Residence Halls Closed to All Students Except Seniors, noon. |
| 9 | Sunday | Commencement, Class of 2021 Residence Halls Close to All Seniors, 8 p.m. |
| 10 | Monday | Senior Grades Due in Registrar's Office, 9 a.m. |
| 18 | Tuesday | All Other Grades Due to Registrar's Office, 9 a.m. |
| 25鈥28 | Tuesday-Friday | Course Registration for Fall 2021 term |
June
| Date | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3鈥6 | 罢丑耻谤蝉诲补测鈥揝耻苍诲补测 | Reunion Weekend |
* Policies for arrival of students to be determined
** January Period and June Term are only available to students with special permission of the Associate Dean of the Faculty for Curricular and Academic Affairs