USciences Academic Calendars

Academic Year 2020-2021*

Summer 2020
Classes Begin Summer A	Monday May 4
Classes Begin Summer I	Monday May 11
Summer A Drop/Add Ends	Thursday  May 14
Summer I Drop/Add Ends	Monday May 18
Memorial Day Holiday (No Classes)	Monday May 25
Last Day to Withdraw from Summer I	Thursday June 4
Last Day to Withdraw from Summer A	Thursday, June 25
Classes End Summer I	Friday June 26
Classes Begin Summer II	Monday June 29
Independence Day Holiday (No Classes)	Saturday July 4
Summer II Drop/Add Ends	Monday July 6
Last Day to Withdraw from Summer II	Thursday July 23
Classes End Summer II	Friday August 14
Classes End Summer A	Friday August 21

 

Fall 2020 – COVID Revised (For U1-U4 Students †)
Semester Begins for All Students	Monday, August 31
Labor Day Monday classes for all U1-U4 classes	Monday, September 7
Drop/Add Ends	Friday, September 11
Monday classes held (no Pacing Day)	Monday, October 12
Spring Priority Registration	Sunday, November 1 - November 14
Course Withdrawal Deadline	Friday, November 6
University Offices Open	Mon-Wed, November 23-25
Thanksgiving Recess ‡ (No Classes)	Mon-Fri, November 23-27
Final Examinations	Saturday-Friday, December 12-18
Reading Day (No Classes or Exams)	Wednesday, December 16
Fall Semester Ends ‡ After Thanksgiving Recess, most undergraduate (U1-U4) classes, labs, recitations and examinations will be conducted online. † Graduate students and P1-P4 students will receive specific information about their classes from their program directors/department chairs.	Friday, December 18

 

Spring 2021
Classes Begin for All Students	Monday, January 18
Martin Luther King Jr Day**	Monday, January 18
Drop/Add Period Ends	Friday, January 29
Spring Recess (No Classes)	Monday-Friday, March 8-12
Classes Resume	Monday, March 15
Course Withdrawal Deadline	Friday, April 2
Priority Registration for Fall/Summer	Sunday, March 28-April 9
Final Examinations	Saturday-Friday, May 1-7
Reading Day (No Classes or Exams)	Wednesday, May 5
Spring Semester Ends	Friday, May 7
** Classes that are scheduled at 4 pm or later will be held as scheduled

* The Academic Calendar is subject to change.