2020-2021 Academic Calendar
Fall 2020 Semester |
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AUGUST |
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1 |
Saturday |
Online course registration opens at 12:00PM for students with two or less semesters of coursework remaining |
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17 |
Monday |
August session begins (mandatory for incoming MIBs) |
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15 |
Saturday |
Deadline for completion of all August degree requirements |
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28 |
Friday |
August session ends |
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29 |
Saturday |
Blakeley Hall opens for students living on-campus |
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31 |
Monday |
Mandatory orientation week activities begin for incoming students |
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SEPTEMBER |
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2 |
Wednesday |
Online course registration opens at 12:00PM for students with more than two semesters of coursework remaining |
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4 |
Friday |
Last day of orientation Equivalency exams administered at 9:30AM for E201 and 10:30AM for E210M and B205 |
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7 |
Monday |
Labor Day Observed – University Holiday – NO CLASSES |
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8 |
Tuesday |
Shopping Day for selected course offerings |
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9 |
Wednesday |
Classes begin |
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11 |
Friday |
Convocation |
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15 |
Tuesday |
Online registration ends for Fall semester at 11:59PM Last day for non-Fletcher students to submit cross-registration petitions online |
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26 |
Saturday |
First Foreign Language Reading Comprehension Exams: Non-Roman alphabet languages (9:00AM-11:00AM); Roman alphabet languages (9:30AM-11:00AM); Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (9:00AM-12:00PM) |
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29 |
Tuesday |
Last day of the drop/late add period. Courses dropped after this date receive a withdrawal notation. Last day to submit independent study registration forms Last day to submit audit forms to the Registrar’s Office |
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OCTOBER |
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12 |
Monday |
Indigenous People’s Day Observed – Classes are held. |
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27 |
Tuesday |
Modular courses scheduled for the first half of the term end |
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28 |
Wednesday |
Modular courses scheduled for the second half of the term begin |
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NOVEMBER |
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4 |
Wednesday |
Add/drop period ends for modular courses scheduled in the second half |
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11 |
Wednesday |
Veterans Day – University Holiday - NO CLASSES |
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12 |
Thursday |
New York City Career Trip – NO CLASSES |
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13 |
Friday |
New York City Career Trip – NO CLASSES |
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26 |
Thursday |
Thanksgiving Recess – NO CLASSES |
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27 |
Friday |
Thanksgiving Recess – NO CLASSES |
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DECEMBER |
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14 |
Monday |
Follow THURSDAY schedule |
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15 |
Tuesday |
Follow FRIDAY schedule Last day of classes |
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16 |
Wednesday |
Reading Day |
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17 |
Thursday |
First day of final exams |
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18 |
Friday |
Final exams |
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21 |
Monday |
Final exams |
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22 |
Tuesday |
Last day of final exams |
Spring 2021 Semester |
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JANUARY |
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2 |
Saturday |
Online course registration opens at 12:00PM for students with two or less semesters of coursework remaining |
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4 |
Monday |
Fall grades due by 12:00PM Deadline for completion of all February degree requirements |
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6 |
Wednesday |
Online course registration opens at 12:00PM for students with more than two semesters of coursework remaining Mandatory orientation for incoming students begins |
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7 |
Thursday |
Orientation for incoming students continues Equivalency exams administered at 9:30AM for E201 and 10:30AM for E210M and B205 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. New York City Career Trip |
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8 |
Friday |
Last day of orientation for incoming students |
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18 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed – University Holiday – NO CLASSES |
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19 |
Tuesday |
Shopping Day for selected course offerings |
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20 |
Wednesday |
Classes begin |
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26 |
Tuesday |
Online registration ends at 11:59PM Last day for non-Fletcher students to submit cross-registration petitions online |
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FEBRUARY |
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6 |
Saturday |
Second Foreign Language Reading Comprehension Exams: Non-Roman alphabet languages (9:00AM-11:00AM); Roman alphabet languages (9:30AM-11:00AM); Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (9:00AM-12:00PM) |
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9 |
Tuesday |
Last day of the drop/late add period. Courses dropped after this date receive a withdrawal notation. Last day to submit independent study registration forms Last day to submit audit forms to the Registrar’s Office |
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15 |
Monday |
Presidents’ Day Observed – Classes are held. |
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17 |
Wednesday |
Washington, D.C. Career Trip – NO CLASSES |
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18 |
Thursday |
Washington, D.C. Career Trip – NO CLASSES |
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19 |
Friday |
Washington, D.C. Career Trip – NO CLASSES |
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MARCH |
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12 |
Friday |
Modular courses scheduled for the first half of the term end |
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13 |
Monday |
Modular courses scheduled for the second half of the term begin |
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19 |
Friday |
Add/drop period ends for modular courses scheduled in the second half Spring Break begins at the end of classes |
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29 |
Monday |
Spring Break ends; classes resume |
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APRIL |
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3 |
Saturday |
Third and final offering of the Foreign Language Reading Comprehension Exams: Non-Roman alphabet languages (9:00AM-11:00AM); Roman alphabet languages (9:30AM-11:00AM); Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (9:00AM-12:00PM) |
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16 |
Friday |
Last day to submit PhD dissertation (deposit copies) to the Director of the PhD program |
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19 |
Monday |
Patriots’ Day – University holiday - NO CLASSES |
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MAY |
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3 |
Monday |
Last day of classes for the Spring term Deadline for completion of all May degree requirements, excluding Spring final grades |
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4 |
Tuesday |
Reading Day |
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5 |
Wednesday |
Reading Day |
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6 |
Thursday |
First day of final exams |
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7 |
Friday |
Final exams |
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10 |
Monday |
Final exams |
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11 |
Tuesday |
Final exams |
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12 |
Wednesday |
Last day of final exams |
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14 |
Friday |
Spring grades due by 12:00PM |
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20 |
Thursday |
Executive and Full Faculty Meeting for degree vote |
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22 |
Saturday |
Class Day Ceremony |
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23 |
Sunday |
Commencement |
Religious Holy Days
Check the University academic calendar for religious holy days*
*Class meetings are scheduled on these dates. Instructors should take religious holy days into consideration when scheduling guest speakers, exams, presentations, etc.