Academic Calendars: Graduate Five-Term
Fall I 2019
| Classes begin |
August 26 |
| Labor Day holiday — no classes held |
September 2 |
| Last day to choose audit |
September 6 |
| Last day to withdraw with “W” |
September 27 |
| Final exams |
October 14 – 18 |
| Last day to make up Incomplete grades from summer 2019 |
October 18 |
| Fall I term ends |
October 20 |
| Final grades due from faculty, 5 p.m. |
October 22 |
Fall II 2019
| Classes begin |
October 21 |
| Registration opens for Spring I and Spring II |
October 28 |
| Last day to choose audit |
November 1 |
| Thanksgiving holiday—no classes held |
November 27 – 29 |
| Last day to withdraw with “W” |
November 22 |
| Final exams |
December 9 – 13 |
| Last day to make up Incomplete grades from Fall I 2019 |
December 13 |
| Fall II term ends |
December 13 |
| Graduate Commencement at 7 p.m. |
December 13 ** |
| Final grades due from faculty, 5 p.m. |
December 17 |
Updated after publishing per September Addendum - 09/05/2019 **
Spring I 2020
| New Year's Eve—university closed |
December 31 |
| New Year's Day—university closed |
January 1 |
| Classes begin |
January 13 |
| Registration opens for Summer 5-term |
January 20 |
| Last day to choose audit |
January 24 |
| Last day to withdraw with “W” |
February 14 |
| Final exams |
March 2 – March 6 |
| Last day to make up Incomplete grades from Fall II 2019 |
March 6 |
| Spring I term ends |
March 8** |
| Final grades due from faculty, 5 p.m. |
March 10** |
Updated after publishing - July addendum 07/22/2019**
Spring II 2020
| Spring Break |
March 9 – 15 |
| Classes begin |
March 16 |
| Last day to choose audit |
March 27 |
| Registration opens for Fall I & Fall II |
March 30 |
| Good Friday—no classes held |
April 10 |
| Last day to withdraw with “W” ***DATE CHANGED 4/10/2020*** |
May 1 |
| Final exams |
May 4 - May 8 |
| Last day to make up Incomplete grades from Spring I 2020 |
May 8 |
| Spring II term ends |
May 8 |
| Graduate student commencement 7 p.m. (All Schools) |
May 8** |
| Undergraduate commencement 10 a.m (Arts, Media, and Communications, Education, Sciences, Health Sciences, and Humanities) |
May 9** |
| Undergraduate commencement 3 p.m. (Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship and Accelerated Degree Programs) |
May 9** |
| Final grades due from faculty, 5 p.m. |
May 12 |
Summer 2020
| Classes begin |
May 18** |
| Memorial Day holiday observed—no classes held |
May 25 |
| Last day to choose audit |
May 22*** |
| Last day to withdraw with “W” |
June 22*** |
| Independence Day holiday—no classes held |
July 4 |
| Final exams |
July 6—10** |
| Last day to make up Incomplete grades from Spring II 2020 |
July 10** |
| Summer term ends |
July 12** |
| Final grades due from faculty, 5 p.m. |
July 14** |
Updated after publishing - September addendum 09/06/2019**
Updated after publishing - January addendum 01/21/2020***