2020-2021 Academic Calendar

Fall 2020 Semester

August

   
1 Saturday
  • Online course registration opens at 12:00PM for students with two or less semesters of coursework remaining
31 Monday
  • Mandatory Orientation begins for incoming students
15 Saturday
  • Deadline for completion of all August degree requirements

September

   
2 Wednesday
  • Online course registration opens at 12:00PM for students with more than two semesters of coursework remaining
4 Friday
  • Mandatory Orientation ends for incoming students
7 Monday
  • Labor Day Observed – University Holiday – NO CLASSES
8 Tuesday
  • Classes begin for Session A and full semester courses
15 Tuesday
  • Online registration ends for Fall semester at 11:59PM
  • Last day for non-Fletcher students to submit cross-registration petitions online
29 Tuesday
  • Last day of the drop/late add period for Session A and full semester courses.  Courses dropped after this date receive a withdrawal notation.
  • Last day to submit independent study
  • Last day to submit audit forms

October

   
12 Monday
  • Indigenous People’s Day Observed – Classes are held
23 Friday
  • Last day of classes for Session A
24 Saturday
  • Reading Day for Session A and full semester courses
26 Monday
  • Reading Day for Session A and full semester courses
27 Tuesday
  • Final exam period for Session A
  • Midterm exam period for full semester courses
28 Wednesday
  • Final exam period for Session A
  • Midterm exam period for full semester courses
29 Thursday
  • First day of Session B

November

   
5 Thursday
  • Last day to add/drop Session B classes
11 Wednesday
  • Veterans Day – University Holiday - NO CLASSES
12 Thursday
  • NYC Career Trip – NO CLASSES
26 Thursday
  • Thanksgiving Recess – NO CLASSES
27 Friday
  • Thanksgiving Recess – NO CLASSES
28 Saturday
  • Thanksgiving Recess – NO CLASSES

December

   
17 Thursday
  • Last day of classes for Session B and full semester courses
18 Friday
  • Reading Day for Session B and full semester courses
19 Saturday
  • Reading Day for Session B and full semester courses
21 Monday
  • Final exam period for Session B and full semester courses
22 Tuesday
  • Final exam period for Session B and full semester courses
23 Wednesday
  • Final exam period for Session B and full semester courses

Spring 2021 Semester

January

 

 

4 Monday
  • Fall grades due by 12:00PM
  • Deadline for completion of all February degree requirements
  • Online course registration opens at 12:00PM for students with two or less semesters of coursework remaining
11 Monday
  • Mandatory orientation for incoming students begins
  • Online course registration opens at 12:00PM for students with more than two semesters of coursework remaining
15 Friday
  • 8am – 12:00 pm EST – Virtual Shopping Day with live presentations for selected courses
  • Equivalency exams administered using CANVAS.  Exams begin at 9:00am EST through 1:00pm EST on Saturday, January 16.  Equivalency exams will be offered for E201, E210m, B205/B206.  NOTE: The equivalency exams are administered, without exception, twice during the academic year.  Note that the final time the equivalency exams will be administered for the academic year is during January orientation.
18 Monday
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed – University Holiday – NO CLASSES
19 Tuesday
  • Classes begin
26 Tuesday
  • Online registration ends at 11:59PM

February

   
9 Tuesday
  • Last day of the drop/late add period.  Courses dropped after this date receive a withdrawal notation.
  • Last day for non-Fletcher students to submit cross-registration petitions
  • Last day to submit independent study registration forms
  • Last day to submit audit forms to the Registrar’s Office
15 Monday
  • Presidents’ Day Observed – NO CLASSES.
16 Tuesday
  • Follow MONDAY class schedule
18 Thursday
  • Washington, D.C. Career Trip – NO CLASSES
19 Friday
  • Washington, D.C. Career Trip – NO CLASSES
27 Saturday
  • Foreign Language Reading Comprehension Exams:  Exams will be offered on CANVAS for a 24-hour period beginning at 9 am EST and will end at 9 am EST on Sunday, February 28. 

March

   
5 Friday
  • Modular courses scheduled for the first half of the term end
12 Friday
  • Add/drop period ends for modular courses scheduled in the second half
  • Capstone Agreement Form due to the Registrar's Office for students in 2-year programs entering their final year and for students in 1-year programs entering their final semester.
15 Monday
  • Modular courses scheduled for the second half of the term begin
23 Tuesday
  • Follow THURSDAY class schedule
24-26 Wednesday-Friday
  • Spring Break NO CLASSES
29 Monday
  • Spring Break ends; classes resume

April

   
16 Friday
  • Last day to submit PhD dissertation (deposit copies) to the Director of the PhD program
19 Monday
  • Patriots’ Day – University holiday - NO CLASSES
28 Wednesday
  • Follow FRIDAY class schedule
  • Last Day of classes for the spring 2021 term
  • Deadline for completion of all May degree requirements, excluding spring 2021 final grades
29 Thursday
  • Reading Day
30 Friday
  • Reading Day

May

   
3 Monday
  • First Day of Final Exams
4 Tuesday
  • Final Exams
5 Wednesday
  • Final Exams
6 Thursday
  • Final Exams
7 Friday
  • Last Day of Final exams
12 Wednesday
  • Spring grades due by 5 PM
20 Thursday
  • Executive and Full Faculty Meeting for degree vote
22 Saturday
  • Class Day Ceremony
23 Sunday
  • Commencement