2021-2022 Academic Calendar

Fall 2021

Arrival of New Students in Residence Sunday - Monday, August 15-16
New Faculty Orientation Monday - Tuesday, August 16-17
Opening Breakfast Wednesday, August 18
Arrival of New Transfer Students in Residence Thursday, August 19
Arrival of Returning Students in Residence Friday - Sunday, August 20-22
Opening Picnic & Torchlight Ceremony Friday, August 20
Opening Events Friday - Friday, August 20-27
Orienttaion, Graduate Students Saturday, August 21
Instruction Begins: Semester and Q1 Courses Monday, August 23
Registration Changes (ADD/DROP Period Begins) Monday, August 23
Final Date to Add a Q1 Course Thursday, August 26
Final Date to Select Pass/Fail Option for Q1 Course Thursday, August 26
Final Date to Drop a Q-1 Course Wednesday, September 1
Final Date to Add an Undergraduate or Graduate Semester Course Wednesday, September 1
Final Date to Select Pass/Fail Option for Semester Course Wednesday, September 1
Student Teaching Orientation Thurs-Fri, September 2-3
Labor Day (No classes, Residence Halls Remain Open) Monday, September 6
Q-1 Student Teaching Begins Tuesday, September 7
Rosh Hashanah (No classes) Tues-Wed, September 7-8
Final Date to Drop an Undergraduate or Graduate Semester Course Wednesday, September 15
Yom Kippur (No classes) Thursday, September 16
Course Withdrawal Period (W grade will be assigned on the transcript) September 16 - Oct. 22
Final Date for Faculty to Remove Incompletes and Other Grade Changes         Friday, October 1
Founders Weekend October 1 -2 
Open House Monday, October 11
Fall Break (No classes) Friday, October 15
End of Q1 Courses Friday, October 8
Final Exams for Q1 Courses Monday - Friday, October 11 - 15
Mid Term Grades Posted Friday, October 15
Instruction Begins: Q-2 Courses Monday, October18
Final Date to Add a Q-2 Course Thursday, October 21
Final Date to Select Pass/Fail Option for Q-2 Course Thursday, October 21
End of Q1 Student Teaching Thursday, October 21
Family & Friends Weekend Friday, October 22 - 24
Q-2 Student Teaching Begins Monday, October 25
Documented Late Withdrawal Period (W grade will be assigned on the transcript) Monday, October 25 - Dec.3
Instruction begins for Q-2 Courses Monday, October 26
Final Date to Drop a Q-2 Course Thursday, October 28
Veteran's Day Open House Thursday, November 11
All Non-break Residence Halls Close Wednesday, November 24 (8 am)
Thanksgiving Recess Wed-Sun, November 24 - 28   
All Residence Hall Reopen Sunday, November 28 (Noon)
Classes Resume Monday, November 29
Last Day of Classes Friday, December 3
Reading Days Sat-Sun, December 4 - 5
Common Finals Monday, December 6
Final Exams for Semester & Q-2 Courses Mon-Fri, December 6 - 10
End of Q-2 Student Teaching Thursday, December 9
All Non-break Residence Halls Close Saturday, December 11 (10 am)
December Graduation Saturday, December 11
Winter Recess Begins

Winter 2022 
Winter Session Begins Monday, January 3
Martin Luther King Day: No Classes              Monday, January 17
Winter Session Ends Friday, January 21
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Spring 2022

Arrival of New Students (all freshmen & transfers in residence) Thursday, Jan. 20
Student Teaching Orientation Thurs-Fri, Jan. 20-21
Orientation, Advisement & Registration for Non-Registered New Students              Friday, Jan. 21
Arrival of Returning Students in Residence Sunday, January 23
Instruction Begins: Semester & Q-3 Courses Monday, Jan. 24
Q-3 Student Teaching Begins Monday, Jan. 24
Registration Changes (Add/Drop Period Begins) Monday, Jan. 24
Final Date to ADD a Q-3 Course Thursday, Jan. 27
Final Date to Select Pass/Fail Option for Q-3 Course Thursday, Jan. 27
Final Date to ADD an Undergraduate or Graduate Semester Course Wednesday, Feb. 2
Final Date to Select Pass/Fail Option for Semester Course Wednesday, Feb. 2
Final Date to Drop a Q-3 Course Wednesday, Feb. 2
Final Date to Drop an Undergraduate or Graduate Semester Course Friday, Feb. 11
Course Withdrawal Period (W grade will be assigned on the transcript) Feb. 14 - April 1
Final Date for FACULTY to Remove Incompletes and Other Grade Changes Friday, March 4
Final Exams: Q-3 Courses March 7 - 11
All Non-break Residence Halls Close Saturday, March 12 (8 am) 
Spring Recess (does not apply to Student Teaching) Mon-Fri, March 14 - 18
End of Q-3 Student Teaching Thursday, March 17
All Residence Halls Reopen  Sunday, March 20 (noon)
Classes Resume Monday, March 21
Instruction Begins: Q-4 Courses Monday, March 21
Q-4 Student Teaching Begins Monday, March 21
Final Date to Add a Q-4 Class Thursday, March 24
Final Date to Select Pass/Fail Option: Q-4 Course Thursday, March 24
Mid-term Grades Posted Friday, March 25
Final Date to Drop a Q-4 Course Wednesday, March 30
Quest (No Classes, 8 am - 5 pm) Wednesday, April 6
Honors Convocation 3:00pm (Classes in session) Friday, April 8
Documented Late Course Withdrawal Period (W grade will be assigned on the transcript) April 4 - May 6
Easter Weekend (No classes) Fri-Sun, April 15 - 17
Last Day of Classes Friday, May 6
Reading Days Sat-Sun, May 7 - 8
Common Finals Monday, May 9
Final Exams: Semester & Q-4 Courses Mon-Fri, May 9 - 13
End of Q-4 Student Teaching Thursday, May 12
Torchlight Ceremony Friday, May 13
All Non-break Residence Halls Close Saturday, May 14
Commencement Saturday, May 14
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Summer 2022

Session 1 Monday, May 23 - June 10
Session 1 - 2 Monday, May 23 - July 1
Session 1 - 4 Monday, May 23 - August 12    
Memorial Day: No Classes Monday, May 30
Reunion Weekend Thur-Sun, June 9 - 12
Session 2 Monday, June 13 - July 1
Independence Day: No classes            Monday, July 4
Session 3 Tuesday, July 5 - 22
Session 3 - 4 Tuesday, July 5 - August 12
Session 4 Monday, July 25 - August 12
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