Fall 2023 Academic Calendar Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

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Full-Term Courses

Spring 2021, Full-Term Courses
Event Date
Classes begin August 14
Last day to add a full-term course August 18
Last day to drop a full-term course without financial penalty August 18
Last day to select pass/fail option on full-term courses August 18
Census date August 28
Labor Day (No classes) September 4
Deadline to apply for December conferral October 1
Mid-term grades due by 9am September 28
Last day to withdraw October 13
Registration for spring semester begins October 24
Veterans' Day Holiday (No classes) November 10 and 11
Classes end November 16
Final examinations November 17-21
Degree Conferral Date (No ceremony) November 26
Thanksgiving Break November 22-24
Final Grades Due by 9am November 30

Half-Term Courses

First Half of Term

Spring 2021, Half-Term Courses, First Half of Term
Event Date
Classes begin August 14
Last day to add a half-term course August 18
Last day to drop a half-term course without financial penalty August 18
Last day to withdraw from first-half courses with W grades September 1
Labor Day- Classes held for half term courses September 4
Classes end October 1
Grades Due by 9am October 4

Second Half of Term

Spring 2021, Half-Term Courses, Second Half of Term
Event Date
Classes begin October 2
Last day to add a half-term course October 6
Last day to drop a half-term course without financial penalty October 6
Last day to withdraw from second-half courses with W grades October 27
Veterans' Day Holiday (No classes) November  10 and 11
Classes end November 19
Final grades due by 9 a.m. November 30