Academic Calendar 2020 – 2021
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Last Updated: Jun 09, 2026, 08:19 AM
| Summer Intersession 2020 | |
| Summer Intersession Begins | Monday, May 11, 2020 |
| Memorial Day (campus holiday) | Monday, May 25 |
| Summer Intersession Ends | Friday, June 5 |
| Summer Session 2020 | |
| Eight Week Session Begins | Monday, June 8, 2020 |
| Independence Day (campus holiday) | Friday, July 3 |
| Final Examinations | Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31 |
| Commencement | ceremonies now held only in May and December |
| Fall Semester 2020 | |
| Semester Classes Begin | Monday, August 17, 2020 |
| Labor Day (campus holiday) | Monday, September 7 |
| Fall Break | no longer offered |
| 2020 Election Day (campus holiday) | Tuesday, November 3 |
| Veterans Day (campus holiday) | Wednesday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Saturday, November 21, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, November 29 |
| Thanksgiving (campus holidays) | Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 7 through Friday, December 11 |
| Commencement | (suspended) |
| Winter Intersession 2020-2021 | |
| Winter Intersession begins | Monday, December 14, 2020 |
| Campus holidays and administrative closure | Thursday, December 24 through Friday, January 1 |
| Winter Intersession ends | Sunday, January 10 |
| Spring Semester 2021 (modified) | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (campus holiday) | Monday, January 18, 2021 |
| Semester Classes Begin | Tuesday, January 19 |
| Spring Break | not offered this semester |
| Honors Day | Saturday, April 10 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 3 through Friday, May 7 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
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 February 2018
(updated July 2020 with 2020 Election Day holiday)
(updated September 2020 with changes to Spring semester start and to Spring Break)
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.