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Fall Semester 2020

August 3
 Fall 2020 tuition payment due
August 20-22 Undergraduate Student Orientation
August 22 Graduate Student Orientation
August 24 Full semester classes begin
August 24 First fall mini-mester classes begin
August 26   Last day to add a first fall mini-mester class
August 28  Last day to drop a first fall mini-mester class without academic record
August 28 Last day to drop a first fall mini-mester class with 100% refund of tuition and fees; no refunds after this date
August 29  First day to withdraw from a first fall mini-mester class with a grade of W
August 31 Online program classes begin (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
August 31
 Last day to late register or add a full semester class
August 31 Last day to drop a full semester class without academic record 
August 31
 Last day to drop a full semester class with 100% refund of tuition and fees
August 31  Last day to drop a class with 100% refund of tuition and fees for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
September 1
 First day to withdraw from a full semester class with a grade of W
September 2
 Mass of the Holy Spirit — no classes between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
September 7  Labor Day holiday — university closed 
September 8 Last day to add a class for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
September 8 Last day to drop a class without academic record for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
September 8 Last day to withdraw from a full semester class with 75% tuition refund
September 8  Last day to drop a class with 75% tuition refund for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.) 
September 9 First day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
September 15 Last day to withdraw from a full semester class with 50% tuition refund; no refunds after this date
September 15 Last day to withdraw from a class with 50% tuition refund for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.); no refunds after this date
September 18 
 Midterm grades for first fall mini-mester classes due by 5 p.m.
September 25 Last day to withdraw from a first fall mini-mester class with a grade of W
October 12
 Fall Break — university closed
October 13
 Make-up day for Fall Break — Monday classes meet
October 16
 Midterm grades for full semester classes due by 5 p.m.
October 17 Last day of first fall mini-mester classes
 TBD Family and Homecoming Weekend
October 19 Second fall mini-mester classes begin
October 19 Registration for Spring 2021 begins
October 19  Final grades for first fall mini-mester classes due to the Office of the Registrar at noon
October 21 Last day to add a second fall mini-mester class
October 23 Last day to drop a second fall mini-mester class without academic record
October 23 Last day to drop a second fall mini-mester class with 100% refund of tuition and fees; no refunds after this date
October 24 First day to withdraw from a second fall mini-mester class with a grade of W 
November 13 Midterm grades for second fall mini-mester classes due by 5 p.m.
November 20
 Last day to withdraw from a full semester class with a grade of W
November 20 Last day to withdraw from a second fall mini-mester class with a grade of W
November 20 Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.) 
November 25-November 29 Thanksgiving holiday — university closed
November 30 Classes resume
December 5 Last day of full semester classes
December 5 Online program classes end (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
December 6-12 Flex week for online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
December 7-12 Final exam period
December 12 Last day of second fall mini-mester classes
December 14 Final grades for full semester classes, second fall mini-mester classes, and online program classes (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.) due to the Office of the Registrar at noon

Spring Semester 2021

January 4 Spring 2021 tuition payment due
January 11 Full semester classes begin
January 11  First spring mini-mester classes begin 
January 11 Online program classes begin (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
January 13 Last day to add a first spring mini-mester class 
January 15  Last day to drop a first spring mini-mester class without academic record
January 15 Last day to drop a first spring mini-mester class with 100% refund of tuition and fees; no refunds after this date
January 16   First day to withdraw from a first spring mini-mester class 
January 18
 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday — university closed
January 19 Last day to late register or add a full semester class
January 19 Last day to add a class for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
January 19  Last day to drop a full semester class without academic record
January 19 Last day to drop a class without academic record for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.) 
January 19 Last day to drop a full semester class with 100% refund of tuition and fees
January 19 Last day to drop a class with 100% refund of tuition and fees for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.) 
January 20
 First day to withdraw from a full semester class with a grade of W
January 20 First day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.) 
January 22 Last day to withdraw from a first spring mini-mester class with a grade of W 
January 26
 Last day to withdraw from a full semester class with 75% tuition refund
January 26 Last day to withdraw from a class with 75% tuition refund for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
February 2
 Last day to withdraw from a full semester class with 50% tuition refund; no refunds after this date
February 2 Last day to withdraw from a class with 50% tuition refund for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.); no refunds after this date
February 5 
 Midterm grades for first spring mini-mester classes due by 5 p.m.
February 15 Registration for Summer 2021 begins
March 5
 Midterm grades for full semester classes due by 5 p.m.
March 6 Last day of first spring mini-mester classes
March 8-14 Spring Break
March 8 Final grades for first spring mini-mester classes due to the Office of the Registrar at noon 
March 15 Full semester classes resume
March 15 Second spring mini-mester classes begin
March 15  Registration for Fall 2021 begins 
March 17 Last day to add a second spring mini-mester class 
March 19  Last day to withdraw from a full semester class with a grade of W
March 19  Last day to drop a second mini-mester class without academic record
March 19  Last day to drop a second mini-mester class with 100% refund of tuition and fees; no refunds after this date
March 19 Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.) 
March 20  First day to withdraw from a second spring mini-mester class with a grade of W
March 26  Last day to withdraw from a second spring mini-mester class with a grade of W 
April 1-5 Easter holiday — no classes, university closed April 2
April 6  Make-up day for Easter holiday — Monday classes meet 
April 9 Midterm grades for second spring mini-mester classes due by 5 p.m.
April 17 Online program classes end (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
April 18-24 Flex week for online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
April 21 (tentative) Student Research Conference — no classes
May 1
 Last day of full semester classes
May 3-8 Final exam period
May 8 Last day of second spring mini-mester classes
May 10 Final grades for full semester classes, second spring mini-mester, and online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.) classes due to the Office of the Registrar at noon
May 15-16 (tentative) Commencement Weekend

Summer Semester 2021

Summer Sessions are also referred to as SU.
May 3
 Tuition payment due for SU I and SU III
May 10 Online program classes begin (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
May 17 Summer Sessions I and III begin
May 17 Last day to add a class for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
May 18 Last day to drop a class without academic record for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.) 
May 19 First day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
May 19 Last day to late register or add an SU I class
May 21 Last day to late register or add an SU III class
May 21  Last day to drop an SU I or SU III class without academic record
May 21 Last day to drop an SU I and SU III class with 100% refund of tuition and fees; no refunds for SU I classes after this date
May 21 Last day to withdraw from a class with a 100% refund of tuition and fees (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
May 22 First day to withdraw from an SU I and SU III class with a grade of W
May 26 Last day to withdraw from an SU III class with 75% tuition refund
May 26 Last day to withdraw from a class with 75% tuition refund for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
May 28
 Last day to withdraw from an SU I class with a grade of W
May 30
 Last day to withdraw from an SU III class with 50% tuition refund; no refunds after this date
May 30 Last day to withdraw from a class with 50% tuition refund for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.); no refunds after this date.
May 31 Memorial Day holiday — university closed
June 4  Make-up day for Memorial Day holiday — Monday classes meet 
June 14 Tuition payment due for SU II
June 18 Last day to withdraw from an SU III class with a grade of W
June 18 Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
June 19 Summer Session I ends
June 28
 Summer Session II begins
June 30
 Last day to late register or add an SU II class
July 3 Independence Day holiday observed — university closed
July 2  Last day to drop an SU II class without academic record
July 2
 Last day to drop an SU II class with 100% refund of tuition and fees; no refunds after this date
July 3 First day to withdraw from an SU II class with a grade of W
July 5  Independence Day holiday observed — university closed 
July 9  Make-up day for Independence Day holiday — Monday classes meet
July 9 Last day to withdraw from an SU II class with a grade of W
July 31
 Summer Sessions II and III end
August 2
 Final grades for all summer sessions due to the Office of the Registrar at noon
August 14 Online program classes end (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
August 15-21  Flex week for online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)

These calendars are subject to change. The latest academic date and calendar information is available on the Office of the Registrar's website.

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