Fall 2020 Academic Calendar

Full Semester Course First Mini-Mester Course Second Mini-Mester Course
Fall 2020 Tuition is Due August 3 August 3 August 3
Undergraduate Student Orientation August 20-22 August 20-22 August 20-22
Graduate Student Orientation August 22 August 22 August 22
Classes Begin August 24 August 24 October 19
Last Day to Add a Class August 31 August 26 October 21
Last Day to Drop a Class without Academic Record August 31 August 28 October 23
Last Day to Drop a class with 100% refund of tuition and fees August 31 August 28 – no refunds after this date October 23 – no refunds after this date
First day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W September 1 August 29 October 24
Mass of the Holy Spirit – No Classes between 11am and 3pm September 2 September 2 N/A
Labor Day Holiday – University Closed September 7 September 7 N/A
Last day to withdraw from a class with 75% tuition refund September 8 N/A N/A
Last day to withdraw from a class with 50% tuition refund September 15 – no refunds after this date N/A N/A
Fall Break – University Closed October 12 October 12 N/A
Make up day for Fall Break October 13 – Monday classes meet October 13 – Monday classes meet N/A
Midterm Grades – Due by 5pm October 19 September 18 November 13
Spring 2021 Registration Begins November 12 November 12 November 12
Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W November 20 September 25 November 20
Thanksgiving Holiday – University Closed November 25-29 N/A November 25-29
Last Day of Classes December 5 October 17 December 12
Final Exam Period December 7-12 See course syllabus See course syllabus
Final Grades – Due by 12pm December 14 October 19 December 14

*Note that most courses will switch to fully remote instruction for the remainder of the semester (including final exams) at the conclusion of the Thanksgiving holiday break.

Fall 2020 Academic Calendar for Fully Online M.S.N., D.N.P., Ed.D.*
August 3 Fall 2020 tuition is Due
August 22 Graduate Student Orientation
August 31 Online program classes begin (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
August 31 Last day to drop a class with 100% refund of tuition and fees for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
September 2 Mass of the Holy Spirit – no classes between 11:00am and 3:00pm
September 7 Labor Day holiday – university closed
September 8 Last day to add a class for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
September 8 Last day to drop a class without academic record for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
September 8 Last day to drop a class with 75% tuition refund for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
September 9 First day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
September 15 Last day to withdraw from a class with 50% tuition refund for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.); no refunds after this date
October 12 Fall Break – university closed
October 13 Make up day for Fall Break – Monday classes meet
October 16 Midterm grades for full semester classes due by 5:00pm
November 12 Registration for Spring 2021 begins
November 20 Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W for students in online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
November 25-29 Thanksgiving holiday – University Closed*
December 5 Online program classes end (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
December 6-12 Flex week for online programs (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.)
December 14 Final grades for online program (fully online M.S.N., D.N.P., and Ed.D.) due to the Office of the Registrar at noon

*Note that most courses will switch to fully remote instruction for the remainder of the semester (including final exams) at the conclusion of the Thanksgiving holiday break.