Academic Calendar

First Summer Term 2021

June

1	Registration for Summer I and Summer I 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 Grade of “W”
28	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Summer I Classes

July

1	Final Exams for Summer I
5	Independence Day Holiday

Second Summer Term 2021

July

6	Registration for Summer II and Summer II 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

Fall Semester 2021

August

20	Registration for Fall
23	Fall Semester Classes Begin
30	Last Date to Register or Change Classes/Last Date to Change from Credit to Audit

September

2	Convocation
24	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
4	Academic Advising for Spring and May Term Begins
15	Fall Session I Ends
15	“BW Aston” Fall Break
18	Fall Session II Begins
21-24	Homecoming
29	Last Date to Request Permission to Take Comprehensive Exam (Thesis Programs)
29	Last Date to Request Permission to Take Comprehensive Exam (Non-Thesis Programs)

November

2	Advance Registration for Spring Semester
12	Last Date to Submit Thesis for Proofreading
12	Last Date to Complete Comprehensive Exam (Thesis Programs)
12	Last Date to Complete Comprehensive Exam (Non-Thesis Programs)
15	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes
21	Last Date to Return Corrected Thesis to the Office of Graduate Studies (Due Before Noon)
24-26	Thanksgiving Holidays
29	Classes Resume

December

6-9	Final Exams for Fall Semester
10	Commencement 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Spring Semester 2022

January

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

February

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

March

1	Last Date to File a Diploma Card for Aug/Dec 2022 Graduations
11	Spring Session I Ends
14-18	Spring Break
21	Classes Resume/Spring Session II Begins
25	Last Date to Request Permission to Take Comprehensive Exam (Thesis Programs)
25	Last Date to Request Permission to Take Comprehensive Exam (Non-Thesis Programs)

April

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

May

9-12	Final Exams for Spring Semester
13	Commencement 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

May Term 2022

May

17	Last Date of Registration for May Term and Classes Begin
19	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from May Term Classes with a Grade of “W”
30	Memorial Day Holiday
31	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from May Term Classes

June

3	Final Exams for May Term

First Summer Term 2022

June

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

July

4	July 4th Holiday
7	Final Exams for Summer I

Second Summer Term 2022

July

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

August

4	Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Summer II Classes
10	Final Exams for Summer II