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2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar


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Fall 2019 Fall Semester 2020 Fall Semester 2021 Fall Semester
Classes Begin August 26, 2019 August 24, 2020 August 23, 2021
Session I Saturday Classes Sept. 7, 21, Oct. 5, 19 (MU2 Oct. 12) Aug. 29, Sept.12, 26, Oct. 10 (MU2 Oct. 3) Aug. 28, Sept. 11, 25, Oct.9 (MU2 Oct. 16)
College Closed (Labor Day) September 2, 2019 September 7, 2020 September 6, 2021
Session I Classes End October 19, 2019 October 10, 2020 October 16, 2021
Session II Classes Begin October 21, 2019 October 12, 2020 October 18, 2021
Session II Saturday Classes Oct. 26, Nov. 9, 23, Dec. 14 (MU2 Dec. 7) Oct. 17, 24, Nov. 7, 21 (MU2 Nov. 14) Oct. 23, Nov. 6, 20, Dec. 11 (MU2 Dec. 4)
No Classes November 27-29, 2019 November 25-27, 2020 November 24-26, 2021
College Closed (Thanksgiving Holiday) November 28-29, 2019 November 26-27, 2020 November 25-26, 2021
Fifteen-Week Classes End (Changed to Fourteen-Week due to COVID-19, effective June 2020) December 7, 2019 November 24, 2020 December 3, 2021
Session II Classes End December 14, 2019 November 24, 2020 December 11, 2021
Fall Seminar Classes Begin December 16, 2019 November 30, 2020 December 13, 2021
Fall Seminar Classes End December 21, 2019 December 5, 2020 December 18, 2021
College Closed (Winter Break) December 23, 2019 - January 1, 2020 December 21, 2020 - January 1, 2021 December 20 - 31, 2021
Spring 2020 Spring Semester 2021 Spring Semester 2022 Spring Semester
Spring Seminar Classes Begin January 6, 2020 January 4, 2021 January 3, 2022
Spring Seminar Classes End January 11, 2020 January 9, 2021 January 8, 2022
Classes Begin January 13, 2020 January 11, 2021 January 10, 2022
College Closed (Martin Luther King Day) January 20, 2020 January 18, 2021 January 17, 2022
Session I Saturday Classes Jan. 18, Feb. 1, 15, 29 (MU2 Mar. 7) Jan. 16, 30, Feb. 13, 27 (MU2 Feb. 20) Jan. 15, 29, Feb. 12, 26 (MU2 Mar. 5)
Session I Classes End March 7, 2020 February 27,2021 March 5, 2022
Session II Classes Begin March 9, 2020 March 1, 2021 March 7, 2022
Session II Saturday Classes March 14, 28 April 4, 18 (MU2 Apr. 25) March 6, 20,  27, April 10 (MU2 Apr. 17) March 12, 26, April 9, 23 (MU2 Apr. 30)
No Classes April 8-11, 2020 March 31-April 3, 2021 April 13-17, 2022
College Closed (Good Friday) April 10, 2020 April 2, 2021 April 15, 2022
Fifteen-Week Classes End April 25, 2020 April 23, 2021 April 22, 2022
Session II Classes End May 2, 2020 April 17, 2021 April 30, 2022

Commencement: Processional begins at 3:45 p.m.

5/1/2020 (Postponed due to COVID-19) April 23, 2021 April 29, 2022
Summer 2020 Summer Session 2021 Summer Session
2022 Summer Session
Session I Classes Begin May 4, 2020 May 3, 2021 May 2, 2022
One-Week Undergraduate Seminars Begin* May 18, 2020 May 10, 2021 May 9, 2022
Session I Saturday Classes May 9, 16, 30, June 13 (MU2 June 20) May 8, 22, June 5, 19 (MU2 June 12) May 7, 21, June 4, 18 (MU2 June 11)
College Closed (Memorial Day) May 25, 2020 May 31, 2021 May 30, 2022
Session I Classes End June 20, 2020 June 19, 2021 June 18, 2022
Session II Classes Begin June 22, 2020 June 21, 2021 June 20, 2022
College Closed (Independence Day) July 3, 2020 July 5, 2021 July 4, 2022
No Classes June 29 - July 4, 2020  July 5 - July 10, 2021 July 4 - July 9
Session II Saturday Classes June 27, July 11, 25, Aug. 8 (MU2 Aug 15) June 26, July 17, 31, Aug.14 (MU2 Aug 7) June 25, July 16, 30, Aug. 13 (MU2 Aug 6)
Session II Classes End August 15, 2020 August 14, 2021 August 13, 2022

*Undergraduate one-week seminars are scheduled throughout the summer and listed in the course offerings.

Notes:

  1. The academic calendar dates are subject to change without prior notice.
  2. A fifth class date is scheduled for each session for Saturday classes. The make-up date is for College-wide cancellations due to circumstances beyond the control of the College, such as inclement weather. Students are expected to keep their schedules open on that date in case the College determines that a make-up session is needed.