2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Fall Semester 2020 August 2020 3–5 New Faculty Orientation 4–5 Academic Leadership Group Meetings 7 Faculty/ Staff Sessions and Service Awards Program 10 Academic Division Meeting 11–13 Department/School Retreats 14–16 Getting Started Weekend (meal contract starts at 5 p.m. on Friday) 17–20 Fall Bible Conference 17 Instruction begins at 8 a.m. September 2020 30–10/1 Trustee Meetings October 2020 12–13 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Priority Registration 14–15 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Seniors 19–20 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Juniors 21–23 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Sophomores November 2020 3–5 Advising/Early Registration for Spring: Freshmen 2–16 Student Evaluation of Faculty for Fall Semester 19, 23–24 Final Exams* 25 Winter Break Begins (residence halls open; dining hall closed) December 2020 16 Grades Due at 3 p.m. Spring Semester 2021 January 2021 4 New Student Orientation and Preparation (meal contract starts at 5 p.m.) 5 Instruction Begins at 8 a.m. 5–7 GO Conference 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) 21–22 Trustee Meetings February 2021 27–3/7 Spring Break (residence halls open; dining hall closed) March 2021 8 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 15–16 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Priority Registration 17–18 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Seniors 19–22 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Juniors 23–24 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Sophomores 25–26 Advising/Early Registration for Fall: Freshmen April 2021 2–4 Easter Break (no classes) 5 Instruction Resumes at 8 a.m. 12–26 Student Evaluation of Faculty for Spring Semester 27–30 Final Exams* 29–30 Trustee Meetings May 2021 1 125th Annual Commencement (residence halls close at 5 p.m. for undergraduates, 8 p.m. for walking seniors) 5 Grades due at 3 p.m. *Final exam schedules are published at the beginning of each semester. Please be sure that your travel arrangements do not confl ict with your final exams. Note – all dates are subject to change due. Summer Sessions 2021 May Session: May 3–May 21, 2021 June Session: June 14–June 25, 2021 Summer Online Courses: May 25–August 13, 2021 (online only) Summer Non-Traditional: May 3–August 13, 2021 (online only) ACADEMIC CALENDAR