Spring 2021 Academic Calendar
| January 11–15, Mon.–Fri. | Orientation, advising, and registration for all students based on student population and classification |
| January 15, Friday | Financial aid priority filing period ends for 2021–22 academic year. |
| January 18, Monday | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| January 19, Tuesday | Classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| January 19, Tuesday | Financial aid satisfactory academic progress appeals deadline |
| January 19–25, Tues.–Mon. | Late registration and schedule adjustment |
| January 25, Monday | Hours locked for financial aid purposes. |
| January 25, Monday | Drop/Add period ends; last day to change course(s) or course section(s) for the Standard Term. |
| January 25, Monday | Last day to withdraw from a course for tuition and fees refund; course withdrawal policy in effect after this date. |
| January 26, Tuesday | Deadline for graduate students to apply to graduate in May |
| February 1, Monday | Census reporting; no additional schedule adjustment for the Standard Term. |
| February 1, Monday | Summer session registration begins for continuing students |
| February 15, Monday | Deadline for undergraduates to apply to student teach during Spring 2022 |
| March 3, Wednesday | Health and Wellness Day. Classes dismissed. |
| March 5, Friday | Deadline for undergraduates to apply to graduate in May |
| March 15, Monday | Last day to withdraw from a course without incurring a WF grade (withdraw failing) |
| March 15–Apr. 21, Mon.–Wed. | Fall semester advising for continuing students, by appointment |
| March 17, Wednesday | Final date for May doctoral candidates' oral examinations |
| March 24 Wednesday | Deadline for filing dissertation and original signature pages with the Graduate School |
| Mar. 29–Apr. 21, Mon.–Wed. | Fall semester registration for continuing students |
| April 2, Friday | Spring holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| April 6, Tuesday | Deadline for filing thesis with the Graduate School |
| April 27, Tuesday | University follows Friday schedule.* |
| April 28, Wednesday | Last day of classes |
| April 29, Thursday | Reading Day |
| April 30, Friday | Final date for complete clearance of May candidates for graduate degrees. Deadline for final submission of thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School. |
| April 30 & May 1, Fri. & Sat.; May 3–6, Mon.–Thurs. | Final examinations |
| May 7, Friday | May Class of 2021 Commencement |
| May 8, Saturday | May Class of 2020 Commencement |
| May 8, Saturday | Classes of 2020 and 2021 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony |
*Days of the Week Meeting Distribution for Spring
The one-day shortage of Fridays in Spring 2021 is made up with the one-day overage of Tuesdays (4/27). Including Final Exam Days, which are Sat., May 1–Thurs., May 6, there are 15 instructional days for each weekday (M–F).