2020 - 2021 Accelerated Sessions Calendar

First Fall

Date	Deadline	Event
August 24		Classes Begin
August 26	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"
August 28	4:30pm	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes
September 7		Labor Day Holiday
September 28	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University
October 9		Last Day of Classes
October 12		Final Examinations
October 13	9:00am	Final grades due

Date	Deadline	Event
October 19		Classes Begin
October 21	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"
October 23	4:30pm	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes
November 23	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University
November 25 - 29		Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 12:30pm on November 25
December 4		Last Day of Classes
December 7		Final Examinations
December 15	9:00am	Final grades due (degree candidate)
December 16	9:00am	Final grades due (non-degree candidate)
December 18		Commencement Day

*NOTE* Holidays are listed, however classes may be held remotely on these days

Additionally, accelerated session courses may be held remotely during periods of physical campus closure

Date	Deadline	Event
January 11		Classes Begin
January 13	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"
January 15	4:30pm	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes
January 18		Martin Luther King Day Holiday
February 12	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University
February 16		Mardi Gras Holiday
February 26		Last Day of Classes
March 1		Final Examinations
March 2	9:00am	Final grades due

Date	Deadline	Event
March 15		Classes Begin
March 17	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"
March 19	4:30pm	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes
March 25		March Break
April 2		Good Friday Holiday
April 19	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University
April 30		Last Day of Classes
May 3		Final Examinations
May 4	9:00am	Final grades due (degree candidate)
May 5	9:00am	Final grades due (non-degree candidate)
May 7 - 8		Commencement will be held over a two-day period

*NOTE* Holidays are listed, however classes may be held remotely on these days

Additionally, accelerated session courses may be held remotely during periods of physical campus closure

Date	Deadline	Event
May 24		Classes Begin
May 26	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"
May 28	4:30pm	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy
June 9	9:00am	Mid-term grades due
June 15	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University
June 18		Juneteenth Holiday – no classes held
June 26 & 28		Final classes and final examinations held
June 29	9:00am	Final grades due
August 13		Commencement Day
25 Classes

Date	Deadline	Event
July 6		Classes Begin
July 8	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"
July 9	4:30pm	Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy
July 22	9:00am	Mid-term grades due
July 28	4:30pm	Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University
August 7 & 9		Final classes and final examinations held
August 10	9:00am	Final grades due
August 13		Commencement Day
25 classes