Academic Calendar 2021 – 2022
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| 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.