Undergraduate Academic Calendar, 2019-2020
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Original approval: January 9, 2017. Revisions: March 18, 2020; April 1, 2020; April 6, 2020; April 15, 2020 (due to COVID-19 worldwide health emergency)
Fall Term / Winter Term / Spring Term
Fall Term 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Wed., Sep. 4 | Matriculation deadline |
| Wed., Sep. 4 | First-years complete registration with advisers |
| Wed., Sep. 4 | Fall Convocation: 5:30 pm |
| Thu., Sep. 5 | Academic year begins; classes begin: 8:00 am |
| Wed., Sep. 11 | Free pass/fail declarations and drop/add ends at midnight |
| Wed., Sep. 11 | May 2020 degree applications due |
| Thu., Sep. 19 | Drop with record begins: W on all dropped courses |
| Wed., Sep. 25 | Incomplete Grade Change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
| Oct. 10 - 11 | Fall reading days: No classes |
| Mon., Oct. 14 | Classes resume: 8:00 am |
| Fri., Oct. 18 | Midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses after this date |
| Mon., Oct. 21 | Midterm grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Oct. 28- Nov. 1 | Registration for Winter Term 2020 |
| Nov. 25 - 29 | Thanksgiving Holiday: No classes |
| Mon., Dec. 2 | Classes resume: 8:00 am |
| Fri., Dec. 6 | Last day of Fall term classes |
| Sat., Dec. 7 | Final Examinations begin: 2:00 pm |
| Fri., Dec. 13 | Final Examinations end: 12:00 noon |
| Tue., Dec. 17 | All grades due: 12:00 noon |
Winter Term 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Thu., Jan. 9 | Classes begin: 8:00 am |
| Wed., Jan. 15 | Free pass/fail declarations and drop/add ends at midnight |
| Mon., Jan. 20 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No classes (Monday classes meet on Friday) |
| Tue., Jan. 21 | Founders Day/Omicron Delta Kappa Convocation |
| Thu., Jan 23 | Drop with record begins: W on all dropped courses |
| Fri., Jan. 24 | Monday classes held on Friday of MLK week |
| Wed., Jan. 29 | Incomplete Grade Change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
| Feb. 10 - 13 | Registration for Spring Term 2020 |
| Thu., Feb. 13 | Sophomore major declaration deadline |
| Fri., Feb. 14 | Mock Convention: No classes |
| Fri., Feb. 21 | Midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses after this date |
| Mon., Feb. 24 | Midterm grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Feb. 24 - 28 | Washington Break: No classes |
| Mon., Mar. 2 | Classes resume: 8:00 am |
| Fri., Mar. 6 | Deadline to drop Spring 2020 domestic extra-fee course without being responsible for the fee |
| Fri., Mar. 6 | Spring Option declaration deadline |
| Sat., Mar 14-Sun., Mar. 29 | Face-to-Face classes suspended; virtual classes resume on Mar. 30 |
| Postponed to May | Registration for Fall Term 2020 |
| Wed., Apr. 22 | Last day of Winter term classes |
| As determined by faculty | Examinations begin |
| Sat., Apr. 25 | Examinations end by 12:00 midnight Eastern Time |
| Tue., Apr. 28 | Senior’s grades due: 12:00 noon Eastern Time |
| Mon., May 4 | Non-Senior’s grades due: 12:00 noon Eastern Time |
Spring Term 2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Wed., Apr. 29 | Classes begin: 8:00 am Eastern Time |
| Wed., Apr. 29 | Drop/add begins |
| Thu., Apr. 30 | Drop/add ends at midnight Eastern Time |
| Fri. May 1 | December 2020 degree applications due |
| Fri. May 1 | Drop with records begins: W on all dropped courses after this date |
| Fri., May 8 | Midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses after this date |
| Fri., May 22 | Last day of Spring term classes |
| Sat., May 23 | Examinations end by 12:00 midnight Eastern Time |
| Mon., May 25 | Student declarations of Winter 2020 Credit/No Credit grades due: 12:00 noon Eastern Time |
| Mon., May 25 | Senior’s grades due: 12:00 noon Eastern Time |
| Thu., May 28 | Degree conferral by virtual ceremony: 10:00 am |
| Fri., May 29 | Non-Senior’s grades due: 12:00 noon Eastern Time |
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