Registrar
For a listing of Academic dates and deadlines and other events on campus, please visit the Campus Calendar.
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 |