2021-2022 Academic Calendar

Fall 2021 Semester

August

   
13 Friday
  • Deadline for completion of all degree requirements for August graduation
  • Capstone submission deadline for August graduation
  • PhD Defense and Materials Submission Deadline for August Graduation
15 Sunday
  • Grades for coursework completed during summer 2021 due by 5PM
16-20 Monday-Friday
  • Strategic Management/B238m Pre-session week one
17 Tuesday
  • Online course registration opens at 12:00 PM ET for returning students with two or fewer semesters of coursework remaining
23-27 Monday-Friday
  • Strategic Management/B238m Pre-session week two
30 Monday
  • Orientation week for incoming students

September

 

 

1 Wednesday
  • Online course registration opens at 12:00 PM ET for students with more than two semesters of coursework remaining and new students
2 Thursday
  • Equivalency Exams: exams will be offered on CANVAS for a 27-hour period beginning at 2:00 PM ET Thursday, September 2 until 5:00 PM ET Friday, September 3

NOTE: The equivalency exams are administered twice during the academic year. The next time the equivalency exams will be administered for the academic year is in January

3 Friday
  • Shopping Day for selected course offerings
6 Monday
  • Labor Day Observed – University Holiday
7 Tuesday
  • First Day of Instruction
  • Follow MONDAY schedule
10 Friday
  • Convocation
14 Tuesday
  • Online registration ends for fall semester at 11:59 PM ET
  • Last day to add courses in First Half module session
27 Monday
  • Last day of the late add period; courses dropped after this date receive a withdrawal notation
  • Last day to submit independent study registration forms
  • Last day to submit cross-registration petitions
  • Last day for audit registration

October

   
11 Monday
  • Indigenous People’s Day Observed – University Holiday – NO CLASSES
19 Tuesday
  • First half module session ends
20-26 Wednesday-Tuesday
  • First half module exams
27 Wednesday
  • Second half module session begins

November

   
3 Wednesday
  • Last day to add courses in second half module session
4 Thursday
  • Foreign Language Reading Comprehension Exams: exams will be offered on CANVAS for a 27-hour period beginning at 2:00 PM ET Thursday, November 4 until 5:00 PM ET on Friday, November 5
8 Monday
  • Professional Development Day – NO CLASSES
9 Tuesday
  • Professional Development Day – NO CLASSES
10 Wednesday
  • Follow THURSDAY schedule
11 Thursday
  • Veterans Day – University Holiday - NO CLASSES
25 Thursday
  • Thanksgiving Recess – University Holiday – NO CLASSES
26 Friday
  • Thanksgiving Recess – University Holiday – NO CLASSES

December

   
14 Tuesday
  • Last Day of Instruction
  • Second half module session ends
  • Deadline for completion of all degree requirements for February graduation excluding fall 2021 final grades
  • Capstone submission deadline for February graduation
15 Wednesday
  • Reading Day
16 Thursday
  • Final exams
17 Friday
  • Final exams
20 Monday
  • Final exams
21 Tuesday
  • Final exams
22 Wednesday
  • Final exams

Spring 2022 Semester

January

   
3 Monday
  • Fall grades due by 12:00 PM
4 Tuesday
  • Online course registration opens at 12:00 PM ET for returning students with two or fewer semesters of coursework remaining
10 Monday
  • Orientation week for incoming students
  • Online course registration opens at 12:00 PM ET for students with more than two semesters of coursework remaining and new students
  • PhD Defense and Materials Submission Deadline for February Graduation
13 Thursday
  • Equivalency Exams: exams will be offered on CANVAS for a 27-hour period beginning at 2:00 PM ET Thursday, January 13 until 5:00 PM ET Friday, January 14

NOTE: The equivalency exams are administered twice during the academic year. The next time the equivalency exams will be administered for the academic year is in September

14 Friday
  • Shopping Day for selected course offerings
17 Monday
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed – University Holiday
18 Tuesday
  • First Day of Instruction
25 Tuesday
  • Online registration ends at 11:59 PM ET
  • Last day to add courses in First Half module session

February

   
7 Monday
  • Last day of the late add period; courses dropped after this date receive a withdrawal notation
  • Last day to submit independent study registration forms
  • Last day to submit cross-registration petitions
  • Last day for audit registration
21 Monday
  • Presidents’ Day Observed – University Holiday – NO CLASSES
22 Tuesday
  • Follow MONDAY schedule
23 Wednesday
  • Washington, D.C. Career Trip – NO CLASSES
24 Thursday
  • Washington, D.C. Career Trip – NO CLASSES
25 Friday
  • Washington, D.C. Career Trip – NO CLASSES

March

   
4 Friday
  • First half module session ends
7-11 Monday-Friday
  • First half module exams
14 Monday
  • Second half module session begins
17 Thursday
  • Foreign Language Reading Comprehension Exams: exams will be offered on CANVAS for a 27-hour period beginning at 2:00 PM ET Thursday, March 17 until 5:00 PM ET on Friday, March 18
18 Friday
  • Last day to add courses in second half module session
21-25 Monday-Friday
  • Spring Break – NO CLASSES

April

   
18 Monday
  • Patriots’ Day – University holiday – NO CLASSES
19 Tuesday
  • Early registration for fall 2022 opens at 12:00 PM ET
25 Monday
  • Early registration for fall 2022 ends at 11:59 PM ET

May

   
2 Monday
  • Last day of Instruction
  • Second half module session ends
  • Deadline for completion of all degree requirements for May graduation excluding spring 2022 final grades
  • Capstone submission deadline for May graduation
  • PhD Defense and Materials Submission Deadline for May Graduation
3 Tuesday
  • Reading Day
4 Wednesday
  • Reading Day
5 Thursday
  • Final Exams
6 Friday
  • Final Exams
9 Monday
  • Final Exams
10 Tuesday
  • Final Exams
11 Wednesday
  • Final Exams
12 Thursday
  • Spring grades due by 12:00 PM
21 Saturday
  • Class Day Ceremony
22 Sunday
  • Commencement

In constructing the academic calendar, religious holy days will not be the sole factor in determining the days on which classes will be held or suspended. However, it is the policy of the faculty:

  • that students be encouraged to observe their appropriate religious holy days;
  • that instructors strive to facilitate this by allowing absence from classes for such purposes, and by trying to ensure that no examinations, written reports, oral reports, other mandatory class assignments are scheduled for or due on such holy days, and
  • that instructors provide ample opportunities for such students to make up work missed on such occasions without penalty.

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