Academic Calendar

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The Widener University academic calendar shows key academic dates for all undergraduate, graduate, and adult and professional studies students, including when classes are in session, deadlines to add and drop classes, as well as holiday schedules.

2020-2021 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

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

February 2021

10 Wednesday Early Assessment forms e-mailed to faculty teaching  Undergraduate Day freshmen*
12 Friday Last day to withdraw from Undergraduate Module I courses
17 Wednesday Early Assessment forms for Undergraduate Day freshmen due back to Academic Support Services*
25-26 Thursday-Friday Module I final exams
26 Friday Deadline for finishing Undergraduate Incompletes from Fall 2020*
26 Friday Spring Break begins at 6 p.m. (Break housing available at 6 p.m.)
27-Mar.7 Saturday-Sunday No classes to be scheduled:  network upgrade period

March 2021

1-5 Monday-Friday Mid-term break for full semester classes (Undergraduate, Graduate, Continuing Studies)
5 Friday Module I final grades due by 12:00 noon
7 Sunday Residence Halls re-open 9 a.m.
8 Monday All classes resume; Module II begins
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
15 Saturday Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

*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 I)

  • June 15, 16, 17
  • July 6, 7, 8 or July 13, 14, 15 depending on when we are off for July 4th

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

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
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)

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

 

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.

Past Academic Calendars

2019-2020 Academic Calendar

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

*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.

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)

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

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