Office of the Registrar: Academic Calendar

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Winter Session 2021 (Optional Session for Students and Faculty)
Spring Semester 2021
2021 Summer Sessions
Graduate 2021 Summer Session Deadlines:
2021 Fall Semester
Winter Session 2022 (Optional Session for Students and Faculty)
Spring Semester 2022
Summer Session 2022
Tentative Fall and Spring Semesters, 2022-2027

Winter Session 2021 (Optional Session for Students and Faculty)

January 4, Monday: Winter Session 1 Winter session 1 (one-week) and Winter Session 2 (two-week) classes meet as scheduled.
January 8, Friday: Final examinations.
January 11, Monday: Winter session 3 (one-week) classes meet as scheduled.
January 12, Tuesday: Winter Session 1 Grades Due
January 15, Friday: Winter Session 2 and 3 Final Examinations
January 19, Tuesday: Winter Session 2 and 3 Grades Due Spring Semester 2021

Spring Semester 2021

Enrollment Deadlines and Registration Information

January 18, Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. (No Classes – University Offices Closed)
January 19, Tuesday: Classes meet virtually.
February 1, Monday: All courses will be offered according to the delivery mode currenty shown in MyMadison.
February 9, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the university with cancellation of tuition charges and refund. Student Assessment/Faculty Assistance (no classes 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.) Evening classes (those beginning 4 p.m. or later) meet as scheduled.
February 17, Wednesday: Break Day 1 (No Classes – University Offices Open)
March 11, Thursday: First Block courses end.
March 12, Friday: Break Day 2 (No Classes – University Offices Closed)
March 15, Monday: Second Block courses begin.
March 16, Tuesday: Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar. First Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
March 19, Friday: James Madison Day
March 22, Monday: Advance registration for 2021 summer session begins.
April 8, Thursday: Break Day 3 (No Classes – University Offices Open)
April 14, Wednesday: Last day to submit an application for a Masters, Ed.S. or Doctoral degrees if graduation requirements are to be met in December 2021. Comprehensive assessment results and scholarly documents are due to The Graduate School for May 2021 graduation candidates.
April 19, Monday: Registration begins for 2021 fall semester.
April 29, Thursday: Last day of classes.
April 30- May 6, Friday-Thursday: Final examinations. University housing checkout process.
May 6, Thursday: Residence halls and Dining Services close. Deadline for completion of course work for May graduates.
May 6-9 Thursday-Sunday: Commencement Ceremonies
May 11, Tuesday: Regular Semester and Second Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar by 3 p.m.

2021 Summer Sessions

Twelve-Week Session
- May 17: Registration and Fee Payment; Classes meet as Scheduled
- May 31 (Memorial Day): No Classes
- July 5 (Fourth of July): No Classes
- August 6: Final Exams
- August 6: Deadline for Completion of Course work for summer graduates
Ten-Week Session
- May 17: Registration and Fee Payment; Classes meet as Scheduled
- May 31 (Memorial Day): No Classes
- July 5 (Fourth of July): No Classes
- July 23: Final Exams
- August 6: Deadline for Completion of Course work for summer graduates
1st Eight-Week Session
- May 17: Registration and Fee Payment; Classes meet as Scheduled
- May 31 (Memorial Day): No Classes
- July 5 (Fourth of July): No Classes
- July 9: Final Exams
- August 6: Deadline for Completion of Course work for summer graduates
2nd Eight-Week Session
- June 14: Registration and Fee Payment; Classes meet as Scheduled
- July 5 (Fourth of July): No Classes
- August 6: Final Exams
- August 6: Deadline for Completion of Course work for summer graduates
1st Six-Week Session
- May 17: Registration and Fee Payment; Classes meet as Scheduled
- May 31 (Memorial Day): No Classes
- June 25: Final Exams
- August 6: Deadline for Completion of Course work for summer graduates
2nd Six-Week Session
- June 28: Registration and Fee Payment; Classes meet as Scheduled
- July 5 (Fourth of July): No Classes
- August 6: Final Exams
- August 6: Deadline for Completion of Course work for summer graduates
1st Four-Week Session
- May 17: Registration and Fee Payment; Classes meet as Scheduled
- May 31 (Memorial Day): No Classes
- June 11: Final Exams
- August 6: Deadline for Completion of Course work for summer graduates
2nd Four-Week Session
- June 14: Registration and Fee Payment; Classes meet as Scheduled
- July 5 (Fourth of July): No Classes
- July 9: Final Exams
- August 6: Deadline for Completion of Course work for summer graduates
1st Two-Week Session
- May 17: Registration and Fee Payment; Classes meet as Scheduled
- May 28: Final Exams
- August 6: Deadline for Completion of Course work for summer graduates
2nd Two-Week Session
- June 1: Registration and Fee Payment; Classes meet as Scheduled
- June 11: Final Exams
- August 6: Deadline for Completion of Course work for summer graduates
1st One-Week Session
- May 10: Registration and Fee Payment; Classes meet as Scheduled
- May 14: Final Exams
- August 6: Deadline for Completion of Course work for summer graduates
2nd One-Week Session
- June 14: Registration and Fee Payment; Classes meet as Scheduled
- June 18: Final Exams
- August 6: Deadline for Completion of Course work for summer graduates

Graduate 2021 Summer Session Deadlines:

June 25: Comprehensive assessment results and scholarly documents are due to The Graduate School for August 2021 graduation candidates

2021 Fall Semester

August 21-22, Saturday & Sunday: Residence halls open for freshmen on assigned days.
August 25, Wednesday: Classes meet as scheduled.
September 14, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the university with cancellation of tuition charges and refund.
October 9-10, Friday-Sunday: Family Weekend
October 12, Tuesday: First Block courses end.
October 14, Thursday: Second Block courses begin.
October 14, Thursday: Last day to submit an application for a Masters, Ed.S. or Doctoral degree if graduation requirements are to be met in May or August 2022.
October 19, Tuesday: Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar. First Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
October 21-22, Thursday and Friday: Fall Break (No Classes – University Offices Open)
November 5, Friday: Homecoming
November 8, Monday: Registration begins for 2022 spring semester.
November 19, Friday: Comprehensive assessment results and scholarly documents are due toThe Graduate School for December 2021 graduation candidates.
November 20, Saturday: Thanksgiving holiday begins
November 29, Monday: Classes resume.
December 10, Friday: Last day of classes.
December 11-17, Saturday-Friday: Final examinations.
December 17, Friday: Deadline for completion of course work for December graduates. Graduate Commencement Ceremony
December 18, Saturday: Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony.
December 20, Monday: Regular Semester and Second Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar by 3 p.m.

Winter Session 2022 (Optional Session for Students and Faculty)

January 3, Monday: Winter session 1 (one-week) and Winter Session 2 (two-week) classes meet as scheduled.
January 7, Friday: Winter Session 1 Final examinations.
January 10, Monday: Winter session 3 (one-week) classes meet as scheduled.
January 11, Tuesday: Winter Session 1 Grades Due
January 14, Friday: Winter Session 2 and 3 Final Examinations
January 18, Tuesday: Winter Session 2 and 3 Grades Due

Spring Semester 2022

January 16, Sunday: Residence halls and Dining Services open.
January 17, Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. (No Classes – University Offices Closed)
January 18, Tuesday: Classes meet as scheduled.
February 8, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the university with cancellation of tuition charges and refund. Student Assessment/Faculty Assistance (no classes 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.) Evening classes (those beginning 4 p.m. or later) meet as scheduled.
March 8, Thursday: First Block courses end.
March 11, Friday: Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
March 14-18, Monday-Friday: Spring Break. Classes do not meet.
March 21, Monday: Classes resume. Second Block courses begin.
March 22, Tuesday: First Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
March 28, Monday: Advance registration for 2022 summer session begins.
April 11, Monday: Registration begins for 2022 fall semester.
April 13, Wednesday: Last day to submit an application for a Masters, Ed.S. or Doctoral degrees if graduation requirements are to be met in December 2022. Comprehensive assessment results and scholarly documents are due to The Graduate School for May 2022 graduation candidates.
May 5, Thursday: Last day of classes.
May 6-12, Friday-Thursday: Final examinations.
May 12, Thursday: Deadline for completion of course work for May graduates.
May 12-14 Thursday-Saturday: Commencement Ceremonies
May 17, Tuesday: Regular Semester and Second Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar by 3 p.m.

Summer Session 2022

May 16, Monday: First day of Summer Session
August 23, Tuesday: Last day of summer session

Tentative Fall and Spring Semesters, 2022-2027

Academic Year 2022-23
- Aug. 24, 2022: Fall Begins
- TBD: Fall Break
- Dec. 16, 2022: Fall Ends
- Dec. 17, 2022: December Commencement
- Jan. 3-7, 2023: Winter Session
- Jan. 9, 2023: Spring Begins
- Mar. 6-10, 2023: Spring Break
- April 27, 2023: Spring Ends
- May 4-6, 2023: May Commencement
Academic Year 2023-24
- Aug. 23, 2023: Fall Begins
- TBD: Fall Break
- Dec. 15, 2023: Fall Ends
- Dec. 16, 2023: December Commencement
- Jan. 2-6, 2024: Winter Session
- Jan. 8, 2024: Spring Begins
- Mar. 4-8, 2024: Spring Break
- April 25, 2024: Spring Ends
- May 2-4, 2024: May Commencement
Academic Year 2024-25
- Aug. 21, 2024: Fall Begins
- TBD: Fall Break
- Dec. 13, 2024: Fall Ends
- Dec. 14, 2024: December Commencement
- Jan 6-10, 2025: Winter Session
- Jan. 13, 2025: Spring Begins
- Mar. 10-14, 2025: Spring Break
- May 1, 2025: Spring Ends
- May 8-10, 2025: May Commencement
Academic Year 2025-26
- Aug. 20, 2025: Fall Begins
- TBD: Fall Break
- Dec. 12, 2025: Fall Ends
- Dec. 13, 2025: December Commencement
- Jan. 5-9, 2026: Winter Session
- Jan. 12, 2026: Spring Begins
- Mar. 9-13, 2026: Spring Break
- April 30, 2026: Spring Ends
- May 7-9, 2026: May Commencement
Academic Year 2026-27
- Aug. 26, 2026: Fall Begins
- TBD: Fall Break
- Dec. 18, 2026: Fall Ends
- Dec. 19, 2026: December Commencement
- Jan. 4-8, 2027: Winter Session
- Jan. 11, 2027: Spring Begins
- Mar. 8-12, 2027: Spring Break
- April 29, 2027: Spring Ends
- May 6-8, 2027: May Commencement