| Fri |
23 Jul |
Payment Due Date |
| Mon |
26 Jul |
All Faculty return to campus |
| Fri |
30 Jul |
New and International students arrive; residence halls open at 9:00am |
| Tues-Wed |
3 -4 Aug |
Faculty and Staff Institute at 8:00 am- Jubilee Hall |
| Thurs |
5 Aug |
Returning students arrive; residence halls open at 9:00am; advisement and course registration for returning students ($200 penalty fee applies for returning students who failed to register during the University’s regularly scheduled registration period during the previous Spring term) |
| Mon |
9 Aug |
Classes begin-first day of instruction |
| Mon-Fri |
9-13 Aug |
Senior audits: Faculty Advisors/Discipline Coordinators/Chairpersons to meet with students to conduct Senior Audits for all graduating Seniors |
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| Mon |
16 Aug |
Last day to add courses (after this date students will be financially responsible for all attempted hours, regardless of individual course withdrawals made |
| Fri |
20 Aug |
Go "Official" (Bursar function) |
| Fri |
20 Aug |
University Census Date (Registrar function) |
| Thurs |
26 Aug |
Opening Convocation- 10:00 am -12:00 pm -Fisk Memorial Chapel; classes as usual at other hours |
| Mon |
6 Sept |
Labor Day; University closed for students, faculty, staff, and administrators |
| Fri |
10 Sept |
Last day to drop classes with a “WD” (withdrawn) mark; Senior Audits due in the Registrar’s Office |
| Fri |
10 Sept |
Constitution Day |
| Fri |
17 Sept |
Half a day for Institutional Assessment |
| Sat |
18 Sept |
Senior Exam Preparation Workshop |
| Mon-Fri |
Sept 20-24 |
Mid-Semester evaluations |
| Mon |
27 Sept |
Last day for faculty to submit mid-term grades via CAMS, grades due at 12 noon |
| Wed |
29 Sept |
Measure of Proficiency Profile (PP) for entering Freshmen |
| Wed-Wed
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29 Sept-20 Oct
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Computer Proficiency Examination; mandatory for Sophomores or Juniors who have not taken or do not plan to take CSCI 100 or BAD 110; credit by examination administered (other times by permission of Provost) |
| Wed |
6 Oct |
Jubilee Day Convocation, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Fisk Memorial Chapel |
| Thurs |
8 Oct |
Business Holds for balance and/or delinquent payment plan payments |
| Mon-Tues |
11-12 Oct |
Fall Break; University closed for faculty, staff, and administration |
| Wed |
13 Oct |
Deadline for application for Study Abroad for Spring Semester |
| Thurs-Sat |
14-16 Oct |
Campus Open House |
| Fri-Fri |
15-22 Oct |
Registration for Spring Semester 2021 |
| Fri |
15 Oct |
Last day for students to file for degree for May Commencement and December completion date |
| Fri |
22 Oct |
Measure of Proficiency Profile (PP) for graduating seniors |
| Sun-Sun |
7-13 Nov |
Homecoming Week |
| Tues |
9 Nov |
Last day to drop course with a grade of WP (Withdrawn Passing) or WF (Withdrawn Failing) |
| Fri |
12 Nov |
Payment Plan Late Fee $50.00 Assessed |
| Mon |
16 Nov |
Last day of instruction and last day to submit work for completion of "I"(Incomplete) grade from previous semester |
| Tues |
16 Nov |
Last day to Officially Withdraw from the University |
| Wed |
17 Nov |
Final Examinations Preparation Day |
| Thurs-Mon
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18-22 Nov |
Final Examinations Period for all Registered students ; Exam Period, Thursday, Friday , Saturday , until 12:00 noon |
| Mon |
22 Nov |
Living-Learning Centers close at 5:00 pm |
| Tues-Fri |
23-26 Nov |
Thanksgiving Recess; University closed for students, faculty, staff, and administrators |
| Mon |
29 Nov |
Faculty must submit final grades via CAMS by 5:00p for all courses whose exams were given Monday, Nov.29 |
| Mon-Fri |
29 Nov -17 Dec |
Decembermester Period |
| Thurs |
3 Dec |
Last day to add/drop courses for Decembermester |
| Sat |
18 Dec |
Decembermester Final Exam |
| Mon |
20 Dec |
Faculty submit Decembermester grades via CAMS by 12:00 noon |
| Mon-Fri |
13 Dec -3 Jan 2022
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Winter Holiday Break: University closed for faculty, staff and administration |