Academic Calendar
The 2020-2021 Academic Calendar is now available online with an easy to read format and links to help you get the information you need!
For ease of reading, semesters that have passed are not listed below. For the full academic calendar, please see the academic catalog.
| Spring 2021 | ||
| Wednesday, January 6 | Faculty & Staff Meetings | |
| Thursday, January 7 | Faculty & Staff Meetings | |
| Monday, January 11 | Spring semester (full semester and Spring I) opens – First Day of Classes | CMConnect Course Search for current students |
| Wednesday, January 13 | Spring I: Last day to add course without permission from instructor Spring I: Last day to drop courses and receive 100% refund |
How to add a course How to withdraw from a course |
| Friday, January 15 | Spring I: Last day to drop courses without record Spring I: Last day to drop courses and receive 50% refund |
How to withdraw from a course |
| Monday, January 18 | Martin Luther King Day | No classes |
| Tuesday, January 19 | Full semester: Last day to drop courses and receive 100% refund Full semester: Last day to add courses without permission from instructor |
How to add a course How to withdraw from a course |
| Monday, January 25 | Full semester: Last day to drop courses without record Full semester: Last day to drop courses and receive 50% refund |
How to withdraw from a course |
| Friday, February 12 | Spring I: Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty | |
| Monday, February 15 | President’s Day | No classes |
| Monday, March 1 | Summer and fall registration opens for current matriculated students with 30 or more credits | |
| Friday, March 5 | Full semester: Mid-semester and last day to drop courses without academic penalty; End of Spring 1 (after all classes) – Final Spring 1 grades are due 48 hours after last class | |
| Monday, March 8 | Spring Recess | No classes |
| Monday, March 8 | Summer and Fall registration opens for current matriculated students with fewer than 30 credits | |
| Monday, March 15 | Classes Resume; Spring II starts | |
| Wednesday, March 17 | Spring II: Last day to add courses without permission from instructor Spring II: Last day to drop courses and receive 100% refund |
How to add a course How to withdraw from a course |
| Friday, March 19 | Spring II: Last day to drop courses without record Spring II: Last day to drop courses and receive 50% refund |
How to withdraw from a course |
| Monday, March 22 | Summer and Fall registration opens for new students | |
| Monday, April 5 | Summer registration opens for non-matriculated students and the public | |
| Friday, April 9 | Spring II: Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty | |
| Monday, April 19 | Patriot’s Day | Classes in session |
| Monday, May 3 | End of Semester: Spring (after all classes) and Spring II; Final grades are due 48 hours after last class | |
| Thursday, May 6 | Commencement | |
| Summer Full Term 2021: 13 weeks (4 hrs. per week of contact time) | ||
| Monday, May 17 | First day of classes: Summer | |
| Monday, May 24 | Last day to add courses without permission from instructor Last day to withdraw from a course and receive a 100% refund |
How to add a course How to withdraw from a course |
| Friday, May 28 | Last day to drop courses and receive 50% refund Last day to drop courses without record |
How to withdraw from a course |
| Monday, May 31 | Memorial Day | No classes |
| Friday, July 2 | Last day to drop courses without academic penalty | Mid Term |
| Monday, July 5 | Independence Day Observed | No Classes |
| Tuesday, July 6 | Fall Registration opens for non-matriculated students | |
| Monday, August 16 | End of Summer (after all classes) – Final grades are due 48 hours after last class | |
| Summer 1 2021: 7 weeks (8 hrs per week of contact time) | ||
| Monday, May 17 | Summer 1 Begins | First day of classes |
| Wednesday, May 19 | Last day to add courses without permission from instructor Last day to drop courses and receive 100% refund |
How to add a course How to withdraw from a course |
| Friday, May 21 | Last day to drop courses and receive 50% refund Last day to drop courses without record |
How to withdraw from a course |
| Monday, May 31 | Memorial Day | No classes |
| Monday, June 7 | Last day to drop courses without academic penalty | |
| Friday, July 2 | End of Summer 1 (after all classes) – Final grades are due 48 hours after last class | |
| Summer 2 2021: 6 weeks (8 hrs. per week of contact time) | ||
| Tuesday, July 6 | Summer 2 Begins Fall registration opens for non-matriculated students |
First day of classes |
| Thursday, July 8 | Last day to add courses without permission from instructor Last day to drop courses and receive 100% refund |
How to add a course How to withdraw from a course |
| Monday, July 12 | Last day to drop courses and receive 50% refund Last day to drop courses without record |
How to withdraw from a course |
| Friday, July 23 | Last day to drop courses without academic penalty | How to withdraw from a course |
| Monday, August 16 | End of Summer 2 (after all classes) – Final grades are due 48 hours after last class | |