Academic Calendar 2021-2022

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2021 - 2022 Academic Calendar


Summer Intersession 2021
Summer Intersession Begins Monday, May 10, 2021
Memorial Day (campus holiday) Monday, May 31
Summer Intersession Ends Friday, June 4
Summer Session 2021
Eight Week Session Begins Monday, June 7, 2021
Independence Day (campus holiday) Monday, July 5
Final Examinations Thursday, July 29 and Friday, July 30
Commencement ceremonies now held only in May and December
Fall Semester 2021
Semester Classes Begin Monday, August 16, 2021
Labor Day (campus holiday) Monday, September 6
Fall Break no longer offered
Veterans Day (campus holiday) Thursday, November 11
Thanksgiving Break Saturday, November 20, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, November 28
Thanksgiving (campus holidays) Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26
Final Examinations Monday, December 6 through Friday, December 10
Commencement Saturday, December 11, 2021
Winter Intersession 2021-2022
Winter Intersession begins Monday, December 13, 2021
Campus holidays and administrative closure Friday, December 24 through Friday, December 31
Winter Intersession ends Sunday, January 9
Spring Semester 2022
Semester Classes Begin Monday, January 10, 2022
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (campus holiday) Monday, January 17
Spring Break Saturday, March 5, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, March 13
Honors Day Saturday, April 2
Final Examinations Monday, May 2 through Friday, May 6
Commencement Saturday, May 7, 2022


All Breaks begin officially at 10:00 p.m. the night before and end at 7:30 a.m. the morning after the respective beginning and ending dates listed, unless otherwise noted.

Approved August 2019

Note:  For a list of registration-related deadlines during a semester or session, please see the appropriate Registration Deadlines Calendar.  The Summer Intersession is considered to be a part of the immediately-following Summer Session – and the Winter Intersession is considered to be a part of the immediately-following Spring semester – for a student's credit hours and time status, GPA and Deans List, tuition and fee assessment, financial aid, and graduation eligibility calculation purposes.


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