USciences Academic Calendars

Academic Year 2019-2020*

Fall 2019
Drop/Add Period Begins	Monday, August 19
Classes Begin	Monday, August 26
Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)	Monday, September 2
Monday Schedule for Classes	Tuesday, September 3
Drop/Add Period Ends	Friday, September 6
Mid-Semester Pacing Day (No Classes)	Monday, October 14
Spring Registration Begins	Sunday, October 27
Course Withdrawal Deadline	Friday, November 1
University is Open for Business	Wednesday, November 27
Thanksgiving Recess (No Classes)	Wednesday-Friday, November 27-29
Last Day of Classes	Friday, December 6
Final Examinations Begin	Saturday, December 7
Reading Day (No Classes or Exams)	Wednesday, December 11
Final Examinations End	Friday, December 13
Fall Semester Ends	Friday, December 13

Spring 2020
Drop/Add Period Begins	Wednesday, January 8
Classes Begin	Monday, January 13
Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service**	Monday, January 20
Drop/Add Period Ends	Friday, January 24
Spring Recess (No Classes)	Monday-Friday, March 2-6
Classes Resume	Monday, March 9
Course Withdrawal Deadline	Friday, March 27
Fall and Summer Registration Begins	Sunday, March 29
Last Day of Classes	Friday, April 24
Final Examinations Begin	Saturday, April 25
Reading Day (No Classes or Exams)	Wednesday, April 29
Final Examinations End	Friday, May 1
Spring Semester Ends	Friday, May 1

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
Semester Begins for All Students	Monday, August 31
Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)	Monday, September 7
Monday Schedule Undergrad/Professional Classes	Tuesday, September 8
Drop/Add Ends	Friday, September 11
Mid-Semester Pacing Break (Undergraduate/Professional)	Monday, October 12
Spring Priority Registration	Sunday, November 1 - November 14
Course Withdrawal Deadline	Friday, November 6
University is Open for Business	Wednesday, November 25
Thanksgiving Recess (No Classes)	Wednesday-Friday, November 25-27
Final Examinations	Saturday-Friday, December 12-18
Reading Day (No Classes or Exams)	Wednesday, December 16
Fall Semester Ends	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

* The Academic Calendar is subject to change.

** Classes that are scheduled at 4 pm or later will be held as scheduled