Fall Term 2021 Academic Calendar
August 2021
August 5 — Thursday
Registration and orientation for new graduate students
August 12 — Thursday
Registration for graduate non matriculated students
August 30 — Monday
Late registration and orientation for new first-year and transfer students
September 2021
September 1 — Wednesday
Fall faculty conference
September 3 — Friday
Registration for undergraduate non matriculated students
September 6 — Monday
Labor Day Holiday
September 7 — Tuesday
Classes begin (full-term and sub-term A)
September 7-13 — Tuesday-Monday
Drop/add period (full-term)
September 11 — Saturday
Saturday classes begin
September 13 — Monday
Deadline to file FERPA hold to prevent release of student information
Deadline to drop full-term and sub-term A course(s) with a 100% refund
September 16 — Thursday
Deadline to withdraw from sub-term A course(s) with a 50% refund (part-time students only)
September 22 — Wednesday
Board of Trustees meeting
September 24 — Friday
Deadline to withdraw from a full-term course(s) with a 50% refund (part-time students only)
October 2021
October 1 — Friday
Deadline to file fall 2021 graduation application without financial penalty
October 6 — Thursday
Deadline to withdraw from sub-term A course(s) with W grade
October 11 — Monday
Holiday; normal campus operations
October 14 — Thursday
Sub-term A classes end
October 18 — Monday
Sub-term B classes begin
October 18-20 — Monday-Wednesday
Sub-term B drop/add period
October 20 — Wednesday
Spring 2022 pre-registration schedule of classes posted (view only)
October 20 — Wednesday
Deadline to drop sub-term B course(s) with a 100% refund
October 26 — Tuesday
Preceptorial advising day; no classes
October 27-November 8 — Wednesday-Monday
Spring 2022 pre-registration is available.
October 30 — Saturday
Deadline to withdraw from sub-term B course(s) with a 50% refund (part-time students only)
November 2021
November 2 — Tuesday
Election Day holiday; normal campus operations
November 3— Wednesday
Preceptorial advising day; classes begin 3:25PM
November 11 — Thursday
Veterans Day holiday; normal campus operations
November 15 — Monday
Deadline to withdraw from full-term course(s) with a W grade
November 24 — Wednesday
Classes end at 3:25PM
Deadline to withdraw from sub-term B course(s) with a W grade
November 25 — Thursday
Thanksgiving holiday; University closed
November 26 — Friday
No classes
November 27 — Saturday
No Saturday classes
December 2021
December 8 — Wednesday
Board of Trustees meeting
December 10 — Friday
Fall term classes end
December 13-17 — Monday-Friday
Final week
December 17 — Friday
Term ends
December 20— Monday
Grades due for graduating students by 12 noon
December 22 — Wednesday
Grades due for non-graduating students by 5PM
December 24-January 2— Friday-Sunday
Holiday break; University closed
December 31 — Friday
New Year's Day Holiday