Academic Calendar

August 2020

20-21	Thursday-Friday	Virtual New Student Orientation - Undergraduate Day Only*
20	Thursday	Opening Meeting
21	Friday	Virtual Academic Convocation, 10:30 a.m. - Undergraduate Day Only*
21-23	Friday-Sunday	Returning Student Move-In, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
24	Monday	Start of the fall semester for Undergraduate, Graduate, Continuing Studies and Module I courses

September 2020

1	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for full semester and Module I courses
7	Monday	Labor Day, No Classes
8	Tuesday	University Census Date
21	Monday	Early Assessment forms emailed to faculty teaching undergraduate freshmen*
24	Thursday	Last day for withdrawal from Undergraduate Day Module I courses*
28	Monday	Early Assessment forms for Undergraduate Day freshmen due back to Academic Support Services*
28	Monday	Freshman Pre-Advising Day - Undergraduate Day Only*

October 2020

8-9	Thursday-Friday	Module I Final Exams
11	Sunday	Last day of Module I courses
11	Sunday	Widener Day I
14	Wednesday	Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Summer 2020
16	Friday	Mid-term and Module I grades due by 12:00 noon
16-17	Friday-Saturday	Homecoming Weekend
19	Monday	Module II Begins
26-27	Monday-Tuesday	Fall Break (Undergraduate Day classes only)*
27	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for Module II courses

November 2020

2-20	Monday-Friday	Registration for Spring 2021 classes
3	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw without penalty from full semester Undergraduate courses
9-13	Monday-Friday	International Week
14	Saturday	Widener Day II
17	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw from Undergraduate Module II courses
20	Friday	Last day of in-person on campus instruction
23	Monday	All classes begin fully online format
25	Wednesday	Thanksgiving Break begins at 6 p.m.
26-27	Thursday-Friday	Thanksgiving Holiday, No Classes

December 2020

3-4	Thursday-Friday	Module II final exams
4	Friday	Last day of full fall semester courses for Undergraduate, Graduate and Continuing Studies
5-6	Saturday-Sunday	Reading Days (Undergraduate Day classes only)*
7-11	Monday-Friday	Final Exams for Undergraduate Day non-modular courses
11	Friday	Winter Break begins at 6 p.m.
15	Tuesday	Final deadline for grades, 12:00 noon
31	Thursday	December graduation date (no commencement exercises)

*Note: "Undergraduate Day" students are enrolled in majors in the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, or Schools of Engineering, Business, or Nursing. Items marked for "Undergraduate Day" students do not apply to undergraduate students in the Center for Graduate & Continuing Studies.

*Please Note: Students enrolled in the fully-online MSW, MBA and RN-BSN programs should consult their student success counselor for their Academic Calendar.

January 2021

14-15	Thursday-Friday	New Student Move-in; Residence Halls open 9 a.m.
14-15	Thursday-Friday	New Student Orientation; in person (Undergraduate Day)*
15	Friday	Transfer Student Orientation; online (Undergraduate Day)*
16-17	Saturday-Sunday	Returning Student Move-in; Residence Halls open 9 a.m.
18	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No Classes
19	Tuesday	Start of the spring semester for Undergraduate, Graduate, Continuing Studies, and Module I courses
27	Wednesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for full semester and Module I courses
30	Saturday	Widener Day III

February 2021

1	Monday	University Census Date
17	Wednesday	Early Assessment forms e-mailed to faculty teaching  Undergraduate Day freshmen*
19	Friday	Last day to withdraw from Undergraduate Module I courses
24	Wednesday	Early Assessment forms for Undergraduate Day freshmen due back to Academic Support Services*

March 2021

4-5	Thursday-Friday	Module I final exams
5	Friday	Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Fall 2020
8	Monday	Module II begins
12	Friday	Module I final grades due by 12:00 noon
12	Friday	Mid-term grades due by 12:00 noon
15-19	Monday-Friday	Honors Week
16	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for Module II courses
20	Saturday	Accepted Student Day I
29-Apr. 16	Monday-Friday	Registration for Summer and Fall 2021 classes
31	Wednesday	Last day to withdraw from full semester Undergraduate courses*

April 2021

2	Friday	Spring Holiday, No Classes
10	Saturday	Accepted Student Day II
14	Wednesday	Last day to withdraw from Undergraduate Module II courses
22-23	Thursday-Friday	Module II final exams
23	Friday	Student Project Day, No Undergraduate Day classes scheduled*
30	Friday	Last day of full semester courses

May 2021

1-2	Saturday-Sunday	Reading Days (Undergraduate Day classes only)*
3-7	Monday-Friday	Final Exams for Undergraduate Day non-modular courses*
7	Friday	Official end of the Spring semester
7	Friday	Residence Halls close at 6 p.m. (seniors may stay through commencement until 6 p.m.)
11	Tuesday	Final deadline for grades, 12:00 noon
11-12	Tuesday-Wednesday	Drive-Through Commencement Ceremonies
12-15	Wednesday-Saturday	Mini Commencement Ceremonies

*Note: "Undergraduate Day" students are enrolled in majors in the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, or Schools of Engineering, Business, or Nursing. Items marked for "Undergraduate Day" students do not apply to undergraduate students in the Center for Graduate & Continuing Studies.

2021 Summer Registration (Pride Experience)

• June 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24

2021 Full Summer Session (21/SUM)

• May 10 - August 15
• Program start dates may be later than session start dates. Program end dates may be earlier than session end dates.

May 2021

10	Monday	Full Summer classes begin - Graduate
17	Monday	Full Summer classes begin - Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
18	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes - Graduate
25	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes - Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
31	Monday	Memorial Day, No Classes

June 2021

21	Monday	Juneteenth Holiday, No Classes
24	Thursday	Undergraduate mid-term grades due by 12:00 noon Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Spring 2021

July 2021

4	Sunday	July 4 Holiday, No Classes
5	Monday	Independence Day Holiday, No Classes
13	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw - Undergraduate

August 2021

6	Friday	Last day of full summer courses - Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
15	Sunday	Last day of full summer - Graduate
18	Wednesday	Final deadlines for grades, 12:00 noon
20	Friday	August Graduation Date (no commencement exercises)

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2021 Summer Session 1 (21/SU1)

• May 10 - June 27

• Program start dates may be later than session start dates. Program end dates may be earlier than session end dates.

First 5 Week Summer Session (Undergraduate, Continuing Studies, and Graduate)

• May 17 - June 25

May 2021

17	Monday	First 5 Week Summer classes begin
20	Thursday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes
31	Monday	Memorial Day, No Classes

June 2021

14	Monday	Last day to withdraw - Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
24	Thursday	Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Spring 2021
25	Friday	Last day of first 5 week courses
30	Wednesday	Final deadlines for grades, 12:00 noon

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2021 Summer Session II (21/SU2)

• June 28 - August 15
• Program start dates may be later than session start dates.  Program end dates may be earlier than session end dates.

Second 5 Week Summer Session (Undergraduate, Continuing Studies, and Graduate)

June 2021

28

Monday

Second 5 Week Summer classes begin

July 2021

1	Thursday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes
26	Monday	Last day to withdraw

August 2021

6	Friday	Last day of second 5 week courses
11	Wednesday	Final deadline for grades, 12:00 noon

*Note: "Undergraduate Day" students are enrolled in majors in the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, or Schools of Engineering, Business, or Nursing. Items marked for "Undergraduate Day" students do not apply to undergraduate students in the Center for Graduate & Continuing Studies.

August 2021

13	Friday	Transfer Student Orientation, 10 a.m.
18	Wednesday	New Student Move-In, 9 a.m.
18-20	Wednesday-Friday	New Student Orientation-Undergraduate Day Only*
19	Thursday	Opening Faculty Meeting
20	Friday	Academic Convocation and New Student Advising Day
21-22	Saturday-Sunday	Returning Student Move-in, 9 a.m.
23	Monday	Start of the Fall semester for Undergraduate, Graduate, Continuing Studies and Module I Courses
31	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for full semester and Module I courses

September 2021

6	Monday	Labor Day, No Classes
7	Tuesday	University Census Date
21	Tuesday	Last day for withdrawal from Undergraduate Module I courses*

October 2021

7-8	Thursday-Friday	Module I Final Exams
10	Sunday	Last day of Module I courses
10	Sunday	Widener Day I
11	Monday	First-Year Student Pre-advising Day-Undergraduate Day only*
13	Wednesday	Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Summer 2021
15	Friday	Mid-term and Module I grades due by 12:00 noon
15-16	Friday-Saturday	Homecoming Weekend
18	Monday	Module II begins
25-26	Monday-Tuesday	Fall Break (Undergraduate Day classes only)*
26	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for Module II courses

November 2021

1-19	Monday-Friday	Registration for Spring 2022 classes
1	Monday	Last day to petition to graduate for May graduation
2	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw without penalty from full semester Undergraduate courses
15-19	Monday-Friday	International Week
13	Sat	Widener Day II
16	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw from Undergraduate Module II courses
24	Wednesday	Thanksgiving break begins at 6 p.m. (Break housing starting at 6 p.m.)
25-26	Thursday-Friday	Thanksgiving holiday, No classes
28	Sunday	Residence halls resume normal operation, 9 a.m.

December 2021

2-3	Thursday-Friday	Module II final exams
3	Friday	Last day of full fall semester courses for Undergraduate, Graduate and Continuing Studies
4-5	Saturday-Sunday	Reading Days (Undergraduate Day classes only)*
6-10	Monday-Friday	Final Exams for Undergraduate Day non-modular courses
10	Friday	Winter Break begins at 6 p.m. (Break Housing available starting at 6 p.m.)
14	Tuesday	Final deadline for grades, 12:00 noon
31	Friday	December graduation date (no commencement exercises)

*Note: "Undergraduate Day" students are enrolled in majors in the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, or Schools of Engineering, Business, or Nursing. Items marked for "Undergraduate Day" students do not apply to undergraduate students in the Center for Graduate & Continuing Studies.

December 2021

13	Monday	Winter Term Begins
16	Thursday	Last Day to Drop/ Add Winter Courses
30	Thursday	Last Day to Withdrawal from Winter Courses

January 2022

7	Friday	Last day of Winter Courses
11	Tuesday	Final Grades due for Final Courses, 12:00 noon

January 2022

7	Friday	Spring Orientation (Undergraduate Day)*
9	Sunday	New Student Move-In; Residence Halls resume normal operation, 9 a.m.
10	Monday	Start of the spring semester for Undergraduate, Graduate, Continuing Studies, and Module I courses
17	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No Classes
18	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for full semester and Module I courses
24	Monday	University Census Date
30	Sunday	Accepted Student Day I

February 2022

8	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw from Undergraduate Module I courses
24-25	Thursday  Friday	Module I final exams
25	Friday	Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Fall 2021
25	Friday	Spring Break begins at 6 p.m. (Break housing available starting at 6 p.m.)
27	Sunday	Last Day of Module I courses

March 2022

4	Friday	Module I Final Grades due by 12:00 noon
6	Sunday	Residence Halls resume normal operation, 9 a.m.
7	Monday	All classes resume; Module II begins
11	Friday	Mid-term grades due by 12:00 noon
12	Saturday	Widener Day III
14-18	Monday-Friday	Honors Week
15	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for Module II courses
22	Tuesday	Last Day to Withdraw from Full semester Undergraduate courses*

April 2022

1	Friday	Last date to petition to graduate for August graduation
9	Saturday	Accepted Student Day II
4-22	Monday-Friday	Registration for Summer and Fall 2022 classes
12	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw from Undergraduate Module II courses
15	Friday	Spring Holiday, No Classes
21-22	Thursday-Friday	Module II final exams
22	Friday	Student Project Day, No Undergraduate Day classes scheduled*
24	Sunday	Last Day of Module II courses
29	Friday	Last Day of full semester courses
30-May 1	Saturday-Sunday	Reading Days (Undergraduate Day classes only)*

May 2022

2-6	Monday-Friday	Final Exams for Undergraduate Day non-modular courses*
6	Friday	Official end of the Spring semester
6	Friday	Residence Halls close at 6 p.m. (seniors may stay through commencement until 6 p.m.)
10	Tuesday	Final deadline for grades, 12:00 noon
14	Saturday	Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

2022 Summer Registration (Pride Experience I)

• June 14-16 Tuesday-Thursday: Summer Orientation and Registration, 9 a.m.
• June 21-23 Tuesday-Thursday: Summer Orientation and Registration, 9

2022 Full Summer Session (22/SUM)

• May 9-August 14

• Program start dates may be later than session start dates. Program end dates may be earlier than session end dates. 

May 2022

9	Monday	Full Summer Classes begin- Graduate
16	Monday	Full Summer Classes begin Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
17	Tuesday	Last Day for dropping and/or adding classes Graduate
24	Tuesday	Last Day for dropping and/or adding classes- Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
30	Monday	Memorial Day, No Classes

June 2022

20	Monday	Juneteenth, Holiday, no class
23	Thursday	Undergraduate Mid-Term grades due by 12:00 noon
23	Thursday	Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Spring 2022

 

July 2022

4	Monday	July 4 Holiday, no classes
5	Tuesday	Last Day to withdraw Undergraduate

 

August 2022

5	Friday	Last Day of Full Semester courses Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
10	Wednesday	Final Deadline for grades Undergraduate and Continuing Studies, 12:00 noon
14	Sunday	Last Day of full semester Graduate
17	Wednesday	Final Deadline for grades Graduate, 12:00 noon
19	Friday	August Graduation Date (no commencement exercise)

 

2022 Summer Session 1 (21/SU1)

• May 10 - June 27

• Program start dates may be later than session start dates. Program end dates may be earlier than session end dates.

First 5 Week Summer Session (Undergraduate, Continuing Studies, and Graduate)

• May 9 - June 20

May 2022

9	Monday	Summer I classes begin-Graduate
17	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes Graduate
19	Monday	Summer I classes begin Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
24	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
30	Monday	Memorial Day, No Classes

June 2022

7	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
19	Sunday	Juneteenth, Holiday, No Class
23	Thursday	Undergraduate Mid-term grades due by 12:00 noon
23	Thursday	Deadline for finishing Undergraduate incompletes 2022
26	Sunday	Last day of Summer I classes

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2022 Summer Session II (21/SU2)

• June 27 - August 19
• Program start dates may be later than session start dates.  Program end dates may be earlier than session end dates.

June 2022

20	Monday	Juneteenth, Holiday, No Class
27	Monday	Summer II classes begin-Graduate
27	Monday	Summer II classes begin-Undergraduate and Continuing Studies

July 2022

4	Monday	July 4 Holiday, No Classes
5	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes Graduate
5	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
19	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw Undergraduate

August 2022

1	Monday	Last day to petition to graduate for December graduation
5	Friday	Last day of full semester courses Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
10	Wednesday	Final deadline for grades Undergraduate and Continuing Studies, 12:00 noon
14	Sunday	Last day of full semester Graduate
17	Wednesday	Final deadline for grades Graduate, 12:00 noon

*Note: "Undergraduate Day" students are enrolled in majors in the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, or Schools of Engineering, Business, or Nursing. Items marked for "Undergraduate Day" students do not apply to undergraduate students in the Center for Graduate & Continuing Studies.

August 2022

12	Friday	Transfer Student Orientation, 10 a.m.
17	Wednesday	New Student move-in, 9 a.m.
17-19	Wednesday-Friday	New Student Orientation- Undergraduate Day Only*
18	Thursday	Opening Faculty Meeting
19	Friday	Academic Convocation and New Student Advising Day
20-21	Saturday-Sunday	Returning Student Move-In Day, 9 a.m.
22	Monday	Start of the Fall semester for Undergraduate, Graduate, Continuing Studies and Module I courses
30	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for full semester and Module I courses

September 2022

5	Monday	Labor Day, No Classes
6	Tuesday	University Census Date
20	Tuesday	Last day for withdrawal from Undergraduate Day Module I courses*

October 2022

6-7	Thursday-Friday	Module I Final Exams
9	Sunday	Last day of Module I courses
9	Sunday	Widener Day I
10	Monday	First-Year Student Pre-advising Day-Undergraduate Day only*
12	Wednesday	Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Summer 2022
14	Friday	Midterm and Module I grades due by 12:00 noon
14-15	Friday-Saturday	Homecoming Weekend
17	Monday	Module II begins
24-25	Monday-Tuesday	Fall Break (Undergraduate Day classes only)*
25	Tuesday	Last Day for dropping and/or adding classes for Module II courses

November 2022

1	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw without penalty from full semester Undergraduate courses
1	Tuesday	Last day to petition to graduate for May graduation
7-25	Monday-Friday	Registration for Spring 2023 classes
14-18	Monday-Friday	International Week
12	Saturday	Widener Day II
15	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw from Undergraduate Module II courses
23	Wednesday	Thanksgiving Break begins at 6 p.m. (Break housing available starting at 6 p.m)
24-25	Thursday-Friday	Thanksgiving Holiday, No Classes
27	Sunday	Residence Halls resume normal operation, 9 a.m.

December 2022

1-2	Thursday-Friday	Module II final exams
2	Friday	Last day of full fall semester courses for Undergraduate, Graduate and Continuing Studies
3-4	Saturday-Sunday	Reading Days (Undergraduate Day classes only)*
5-9	Monday-Friday	Final Exams for Undergraduate Day non-modular courses
9	Friday	Winter Break begins at 6 p.m.
13	Tuesday	Final deadline for grades, 12:00 noon
31	Saturday	December graduation date (no commencement exercises)

December 2022

12	Monday	Winter Term Begins
15	Thursday	Last Day to Drop/Add Winter Courses
29	Thursday	Last Day to Withdrawal from Winter Courses

January 2023

6	Friday	Last day of Winter Courses
10	Tuesday	Final Grades due for Final Courses, 12:00 noon

January 2023

6	Friday	Spring Orientation (Undergraduate Day)*
8	Sunday	New Student Move-In; Residence Halls resume normal operation, 9 a.m.
9	Monday	Start of the spring semester for Undergraduate, Graduate, Continuing Studies, and Module I courses
16	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No Classes
17	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for full semester and Module I courses
23	Monday	University Census Date
29	Sunday	Accepted Student Day I

February 2023

7	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw from Undergraduate Module I courses
23-24	Thursday-Friday	Module I final exams
24	Friday	Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Fall 2022
24	Friday	Spring Break begins at 6 p.m. (Break housing available starting at 6 p.m.)
25-March 5	Saturday-Sunday	no classes to be scheduled: network upgrade period
26	Sunday	Last day of module I courses
28-March 3	Monday-Friday	Mid-term break for full semester classes (Undergraduate, Graduate, Continuing Studies)

March 2023

3	Friday	Module I Final Grades due by 12:00 noon
5	Sunday	Residence Halls resume normal operation, 9 a.m.
6	Monday	All classes resume; Module II begins
10	Friday	Mid-term grades due by 12:00 noon
11	Saturday	Widener Day III
13-17	Monday-Friday	Honors Week
14	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for Module II courses
21	Tuesday	Last Day to Withdraw from Full semester Undergraduate courses*

April 2023

14	Friday	Last date to petition to graduate for August graduation
15	Saturday	Accepted Student Day II
3-21	Monday-Friday	Registration for Summer and Fall 2023 classes
7	Friday	Spring Holiday, No Classes
11	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw from Undergraduate Module II courses
20-21	Thursday-Friday	Module II final exams
21	Friday	Student Project Day, No Undergraduate Day classes scheduled*
23	Sunday	Last Day of Module II courses
28	Friday	Last Day of full semester courses
29-30	Saturday-Sunday	Reading Days (Undergraduate Day classes only)*

May 2023

1-5	Monday-Friday	Final Exams for Undergraduate Day non-modular courses*
5	Friday	Official end of the Spring semester
5	Friday	Residence Halls close at 6 p.m. (seniors may stay through commencement until 6 p.m.)
9	Tuesday	Final deadline for grades, 12:00 noon
13	Saturday	Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

2023 Summer Registration (Pride Experience I)

• June 13-15 Tuesday-Thursday: Summer Orientation and Registration, 9 a.m.
• June 20-22 Tuesday-Thursday: Summer Orientation and Registration, 9 a.m.

2023 Full Summer Session (22/SUM)

• May 8-August 18

• Program start dates may be later than session start dates. Program end dates may be earlier than session end dates. 

May 2023

8	Monday	Full Summer Classes begin- Graduate
15	Monday	Full Summer Classes begin Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
16	Tuesday	Last Day for dropping and/or adding classes Graduate
23	Tuesday	Last Day for dropping and/or adding classes- Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
29	Monday	Memorial Day, No Classes

June 2023

19	Monday	Juneteenth, Holiday, no class
22	Thursday	Undergraduate Mid-Term grades due by 12:00 noon
22	Thursday	Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Spring 2023

 

July 2023

4	Tuesday	July 4 Holiday, no classes
5	Wednesday	Last Day to withdraw Undergraduate

 

August 2023

4	Friday	Last Day of Full Semester courses Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
9	Wednesday	Final Deadline for grades Undergraduate and Continuing Studies, 12:00 noon
13	Sunday	Last Day of full semester Graduate
16	Wednesday	Final Deadline for grades Graduate, 12:00 noon
18	Friday	August Graduation Date (no commencement exercise)

 

2023 Summer Session 1 (21/SU1)

• May 8 - June 23

• Program start dates may be later than session start dates. Program end dates may be earlier than session end dates.

May 2023

8	Monday	Summer I classes begin-Graduate
15	Monday	Summer I classes begin Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
16	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes Graduate
23	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
29	Monday	Memorial Day, No Classes

June 2023

19	Monday	Juneteenth, Holiday, No Class
22	Thursday	Deadline for completing Undergraduate Incompletes from Spring 2023
25	Sunday	Last day of Summer I classes

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2023 Summer Session II (21/SU2)

• June 26 - August 20
• Program start dates may be later than session start dates.  Program end dates may be earlier than session end dates.

June 2023

26	Monday	Summer II classes begin-Graduate
26	Monday	Summer II classes begin-Undergraduate and Continuing Studies

July 2023

4	Tuesday	July 4 Holiday, No Classes
5	Wednesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes
18	Monday	Last day to withdraw Undergraduate and Continuing Studies

August 2023

1	Tuesday	Last day to petition to graduate for December graduation
4	Friday	Last day of full semester courses Undergraduate and Continuing Studies
9	Sunday	Final deadline for grades Undergraduate and Continuing Studies, 12:00 noon
13	Wednesday	Last day of full semester Graduate
16	Wednesday	Final deadline for grades Graduate, 12:00 noon

*Note: "Undergraduate Day" students are enrolled in majors in the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, or Schools of Engineering, Business, or Nursing. Items marked for "Undergraduate Day" students do not apply to undergraduate students in the Center for Graduate & Continuing Studies.

Fall 2019

August 2019

20	Tuesday	New Student Move-In - Residence Halls open 9 a.m.
20-23	Tuesday-Friday	New Student Orientation - Undergraduate Day Only*
22	Thursday	Opening Meeting
23	Friday	Freshman Advising Day; Academic Convocation - Undergraduate Day Only*
25	Sunday	Returning Student Move-In, Residence Halls open 9 a.m.
26	Monday	Start of the fall semester for Undergraduate, Graduate, Adult & Professional Studies courses

September 2019

2	Monday	Labor Day, No Classes
3	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for full semester and Module I courses
9	Monday	University Census Date
23	Monday	Early Assessment forms emailed to faculty teaching undergraduate freshmen*
26	Thursday	Last day for withdrawal from Undergraduate Day Module I courses*
30	Monday	Early Assessment forms for Undergraduate Day freshmen due back to Academic Support Services*

October 2019

7	Monday	Freshman Pre-advising Day - Undergraduate Day Only*
10-11	Thursday-Friday	Module I final exams
11-12	Friday-Saturday	Homecoming Weekend
13	Sunday	Last day of Module I courses
16	Wednesday	Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Summer 2019
18	Friday	Mid-term and Module I grades due by 12:00 noon
21	Monday	Module II begins
21-22	Monday-Tuesday	Fall Break (Undergraduate Day classes only)*
26	Saturday	Widener Day I
29	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for Module II courses

November 2019

4-22	Monday-Friday	Registration for Spring 2020 classes
5	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw without penalty from full semester Undergraduate courses*
11-15	Monday-Friday	International Week
17	Sunday	Widener Day II
19	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw from Undergraduate Module II courses
27	Wednesday	Residence Halls close for Thanksgiving Break 6 p.m.
28-29	Thursday-Friday	Thanksgiving Holiday, No Classes

December 2019

1	Sunday	Residence Halls re-open 9 a.m.
5-6	Thursday-Friday	Module II final exams
6	Friday	Last day of full fall semester courses for Undergraduate, Graduate and Extended Learning
7-8	Saturday-Sunday	Reading Days (Undergraduate Day classes only)*
9-13	Monday-Friday	Final Exams for Undergraduate Day non-modular courses*
13	Friday	Residence Halls close for Winter Break 6 p.m.
17	Tuesday	Final deadline for grades, 12:00 noon
31	Tuesday	December graduation date (no commencement exercises)

*Note:  "Undergraduate Day" students are enrolled in majors in the College of Arts & Sciences or Schools of Engineering, Business, Nursing or Human Service Professions.  Items marked for "Undergraduate Day" students do not apply to undergraduate students in the Center for Extended Learning or Online RN-BSN Students

Spring 2020

*Please Note: Students enrolled in the fully-online MSW, MBA and RN-BSN programs should consult their student success counselor for their Academic Calendar.

January 2020

10	Friday	Spring Orientation (Undergraduate Day)*
12	Sunday	New Student Move-in, Residence Halls Open 9 a.m.
13	Monday	Start of the spring semester for Undergraduates, Graduate, Extended Learning and Module I courses
20	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No Classes
21	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for full semester and Module I courses
25	Saturday	Widener Day III
27	Monday	University Census Date

February 2020

12	Wednesday	Early Assessment forms e-mailed to faculty teaching  Undergraduate Day freshmen*
14	Friday	Last day to withdraw from Undergraduate Module I courses
19	Wednesday	Early Assessment forms for Undergraduate Day freshmen due back to Academic Support Services*
27-28	Thursday-Friday	Module I final exams
28	Friday	Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Fall 2019*
28	Friday	Residence Halls Close for Spring Break 6 p.m.
29-Mar.8	Saturday-Sunday	No classes to be scheduled:  network upgrade period

March 2020

2-6	Monday-Friday	Mid-term break for full semester classes (Undergraduate, Graduate, Extended Learning)
6	Friday	Module I final grades due by 12:00 noon
8	Sunday	Residence Halls re-open 9 a.m.
9	Monday	All classes resume; Module II begins
13	Friday	Mid-term grades due by 12:00 noon
16-20	Monday-Friday	Honors Week
17	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes for Module II courses
21	Saturday	Accepted Student Day I
30-April.17	Monday-Friday	Registration for Summer and Fall 2020 classes

April 2020

1	Wednesday	Last day to withdraw from full semester Undergraduate courses*
4	Saturday	Accepted Student Day II
10	Friday	Spring Holiday, No Classes
15	Wednesday	Last day to withdraw from Undergraduate Module II courses
23-24	Thursday-Friday	Module II final exams
24	Friday	Student Project Day, No Undergraduate Day classes scheduled*

May 2020

1	Friday	Last day of full semester courses
2-3	Saturday-Sunday	Reading Days (Undergraduate Day classes only)*
4-8	Monday-Friday	Final Exams for Undergraduate Day non-modular courses*
8	Friday	Official end of the Spring semester
8	Friday	Residence Halls Close 6 p.m.
12	Tuesday	Final deadline for grades, 12:00 noon
16	Saturday	Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

*Note: "Undergraduate Day" students are enrolled in majors in the College of Arts & Sciences or Schools of Engineering, Business, Nursing or Human Service Professions.  Items marked for "Undergraduate Day" students do not apply to undergraduate students in the Center for Extended Learning.

Summer 2020

2020 Summer Registration (Pride Experience I)

All Summer Registration events for incoming undergraduate students will be held online.

• June 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 

2020 Full Summer Session (20/SUM)

• May 11 - August 16
• Program start dates may be later than session start dates. Program end dates may be earlier than session end dates.

May 2020

11	Monday	Full Summer classes begin - Graduate
18	Monday	Full Summer classes begin - Undergraduate and Extended Learning
19	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes - Graduate
25	Monday	Memorial Day, No Classes
26	Tuesday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes - Undergraduate and Extended Learning

June 2020

25

Thursday

Undergraduate mid-term grades due by 12:00 noon

July 2020

4	Saturday	July 4 Holiday, No Classes
14	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw - Undergraduate

August 2020

7	Friday	Last day of full summer courses - Undergraduate and Extended Learning
16	Sunday	Last day of full summer - Graduate
19	Wednesday	Final deadlines for grades, 12:00 noon
21	Friday	August Graduation Date (no commencement exercises)

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2020 Summer Session 1 (20/SU1)

• May 11 - June 28

• Program start dates may be later than session start dates. Program end dates may be earlier than session end dates.

First 5 Week Summer Session (Undergraduate, Extended Learning and Graduate)

• May 18 - June 26

May 2020

18	Monday	First 5 Week Summer classes begin
21	Thursday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes
25	Monday	Memorial Day, No Classes

June 2020

15	Monday	Last day to withdraw - Undergraduate and Extended Learning
25	Thursday	Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Spring 2020
26	Friday	Last day of first 5 week courses

July 2020

1

Wednesday

Final deadline for grades, 12:00 noon

2020 Summer Session II (20/SU2)

• June 29 - August 16
• Program start dates may be later than session start dates.  Program end dates may be earlier than session end dates.

Second 5 Week Summer Session (Undergraduate, Extended Learning and Graduate)

June 2020

29

Monday

Second 5 Week Summer classes begin

July 2020

2	Thursday	Last day for dropping and/or adding classes
4	Saturday	July 4 Holiday, No Classes
27	Monday	Last day to withdraw

August 2020

7	Friday	Last day of second 5 week courses
12	Wednesday	Final deadline for grades, 12:00 noon

Academic Year 2018-2019 (pdf)