Academic Calendar

First Summer Term 2020

June

1	Registration for Summer I and Classes Begin
2	Last Date to Register for Credit for Summer I
8	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes with Grade of “W”
25	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Summer I Classes

July

2	Final Exams for Summer I
3	Independence Day Holiday

Second Summer Term 2020

July

6	Registration for Summer II and Classes Begin
7	Last Date to Register for Credit for Summer II
13	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes with a Grade of “W”
30	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes

August

6	Final Exams for Summer II

Fall Semester 2020

August

21	Registration for Fall
24	Fall Semester Classes Begin
31	Last Date to Register or Change Classes/Last Date to Change from Credit to Audit

September

3	Convocation
25	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes with a Grade of “W”

October

1	Last Date to File a Diploma Card for May 2021 Graduation
5	Academic Advising for Spring and May Term Begins
16	Fall Session I Ends
16	“BW Aston” Fall Break
19	Fall Session II Begins
30	Last Date to Request Permission to Take Comprehensive Exam (Thesis Programs)
30	Last Date to Request Permission to Take Comprehensive Exam (Non-Thesis Programs)

November

3	Advance Registration for Spring Semester
6-8	Homecoming
13	Last Date to Submit Thesis for Proofreading
13	Last Date to Complete Comprehensive Exam (Thesis Programs)
13	Last Date to Complete Comprehensive Exam (Non-Thesis Programs)
20	Last Date to Return Corrected Thesis to the Office of Graduate Studies (Due Before Noon)
23	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes
25-27	Thanksgiving Holidays
30	Classes Resume

December

7-10	Final Exams for Fall Semester
11	Commencement 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Spring Semester 2021

January

11	Registration for Spring Semester and Classes Begin
18	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
19	Last Date to Register or Change Classes/Last Date to Change from Credit to Audit

February

15	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes with a Grade of “W”
15	Academic Advising for May Term, Summer, and Fall Begins

March

1	Last Date to File a Diploma Card for Aug/Dec 2021 Graduations
5	Spring Session I Ends
8-12	Spring Break
15	Classes Resume/Spring Session II Begins
26	Last Date to Request Permission to Take Comprehensive Exam (Thesis Programs)
26	Last Date to Request Permission to Take Comprehensive Exam (Non-Thesis Programs)

April

2	Easter Holiday
6	Advance Registration for May Term, Summer, and Fall
16	Last Date to Complete Comprehensive Exam (Thesis Programs)
16	Last Date to Complete Comprehensive Exam (Non-Thesis Programs)
16	Last Date to Submit Thesis for Proofreading
16	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes
23	Last Date to Return Corrected Thesis to the Office of Graduate Studies (Due Before Noon)

May

3-6	Final Exams for Spring Semester
7	Commencement 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

May Term 2021

May

11	Last Date of Registration for May Term and Classes Begin
13	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes with a Grade of “W”
24	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from May Term Classes
28	Final Exams for May Term
31	Memorial Day Holiday

First Summer Term 2021

June

1	Registration for Summer I and Classes Begin
2	Last Date to Register for Credit for Summer I/Last Date to Add a Summer I Course
8	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes with a Grade of “W”
28	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Summer I Classes

July

1	Final Exams for Summer I
5	July 4th Holiday

Second Summer Term 2021

July

6	Registration for Summer II and Classes Begin
7	Last Date to Register for Credit for Summer II/Last Date to Add a Summer II Course
13	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes with a Grade of “W”

August

2	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Summer II Classes
5	Final Exams for Summer II