
Academic Calendar
2020-21
First Semester - 2020
Date | Description |
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August 15 (Saturday 8 a.m.) |
Residence halls open for new students |
Aug. 15-Aug. 23 (Saturday-Sunday) |
New Student Week |
August 20 (Thursday) |
College Fall Conference |
August 22 (Saturday 8 a.m.) |
Residence halls open for returning students |
August 24 (Monday) |
Instruction begins: Block 1 (10:30 a.m.) |
August 24 (Monday 9 a.m.) |
Opening Convocation |
(10:30 a.m.) |
Classes |
September 16 (Wednesday) |
End of Block 1 |
September 21 (Monday) |
Beginning of Block 2 |
September 21-October 2 (Mon.-Fri.) |
New student registration for Blocks 3-8 |
September 25-27 (Friday-Sunday) |
Family Weekend |
October 9-11 (Friday-Sunday) |
Homecoming Weekend |
October 14 (Wednesday) |
End of Block 2 |
October 19 (Monday) |
Beginning of Block 3 |
November 11 (Wednesday) |
End of Block 3 |
November 16 (Monday) |
Beginning of Block 4 |
November 23-27 |
Fall Break including Thanksgiving |
December 16 |
End of Block 4 at noon; Beginning of Winter Break |
December 17 (Thursday) |
Residence halls close at noon |
Second Semester - 2021
Date | Description |
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January 3 (Sunday, 8 a.m.) |
Residence Halls open |
January 4-14 (Monday-Thursday) |
Half-block |
January 9 (Saturday) |
Winter-starts move in residence halls |
January 9 -16 (Saturday-Saturday) |
Winter-start orientation |
January 18 (Monday) |
Registration for all students |
January 18 (Monday) |
Beginning of Block 5 |
February 10 (Wednesday) |
End of Block 5 |
February 15 (Monday) |
Beginning of Block 6 |
March 10 (Wednesday) |
End of Block 6 |
March 11 (Thursday) |
Beginning of Spring Break; Residence halls close at noon |
March 21 (Sunday, 8 a.m.) |
Residence halls open |
March 22 (Monday) |
Beginning of Block 7 |
March 22-April 2 (Monday-Friday) |
Preregistration for all students |
April 14 (Wednesday) |
End of Block 7 |
April 19 (Monday) |
Beginning of Block 8 |
May 4 (Tuesday) |
Honors Convocation |
May 12 (Wednesday) |
End of Block 8 |
May 13 (Thursday) |
Residence halls close at 5:00pm |
May 15 (Saturday) |
Baccalaureate |
May 16 (Sunday) |
Commencement |