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Academic Calendars
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Academic Calendar 2020-2021
FALL SEMESTER 2020
| Sunday, August 23 | New Student Orientation and Registration |
| Monday, August 24 | First Day of Fall Semester |
| Monday, August 24–Friday, September 4 | Add-Drop Period |
| Wednesday October 28–Tuesday, November 10 | Registration Period for Spring 2021 |
| Friday, November 6 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Class |
| Sunday, November 22 | Last Day of Fall Classes. No in-person classes after this point. Lessons continue online. |
| Monday, November 23–Sunday, November 29 | Thanksgiving Break |
| Monday, November 23–Sunday, January 3, 2021 | Buildings Closed |
| Monday, November 30–Sunday, December 13 | Online Examination and Jury Period |
| Sunday, December 6 | Last Day of Fall Studio Instruction |
| Sunday, December 13 | End of Fall Semester |
SPRING SEMESTER 2021
| Thursday, January 14 & Friday, January 15 | New Student Orientation (online) |
| Monday, January 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (buildings open, no regularly scheduled classes or lessons) |
| Tuesday, January 19 | First Day of Spring Semester (all classes online for the first two weeks) |
| Tuesday, January 19 – Monday, February 1 | Add-Drop Period |
| Tuesday, February 2 | Hybrid-in-person and In-person classes begin meeting on campus. |
| Tuesday, March 16–Monday, March 22 | Spring Break (no regularly scheduled classes or lessons) |
| Thursday, April 8–Monday, April 19 | Registration Period for Fall 2021 |
| Monday, April 12 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Class |
| Monday, April 26 | Last Day of Spring Classes (studio instruction continues) |
| Tuesday, April 27–Monday, May 10 | Examination and Jury Period |
| Monday, May 3 | Last Day of Spring Studio Instruction |
| Monday, May 10–Friday, May 14 | Commencement and Performance Week |
| Saturday, May 15 | Commencement |
| Monday, May 31 | Memorial Day (buildings closed) |
Academic Calendar 2021-2022
FALL SEMESTER 2021
| Sunday, August 29–Sunday, September 5 | New Student Orientation and Registration |
| Monday, September 6 | Labor Day (buildings closed) |
| Tuesday, September 7 | First Day of Fall Semester |
| Tuesday, September 7–Monday, September 20 | Add-Drop Period |
| Monday, October 11 & Tuesday, October 12 | Fall Break (buildings open, no regularly scheduled classes or lessons) |
| Wednesday, October 27 – Tuesday, November 9 | Registration Period for Spring 2022 |
| Wednesday, November 24 – Sunday, November 28 | Thanksgiving Recess (no regularly scheduled classes or lessons, buildings closed Thursday & Friday) |
| Monday, November 29 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Class |
| Monday, December 13 | Last Day of Fall Classes (studio instruction continues) |
| Tuesday, December 14 – Thursday, December 23 | Examination and Jury Period |
| Monday, December 20 | Last Day of Fall Studio Instruction |
| Thursday, December 23 | End of Fall Semester |
| Friday, December 24 – Sunday, January 2, 2022 | Buildings closed |
SPRING SEMESTER 2022
| Thursday, January 13 & Friday, January 14 | New Student Orientation and Registration |
| Monday, January 17 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (buildings open, no regularly scheduled classes or lessons) |
| Tuesday, January 18 | First Day of Spring Semester |
| Tuesday, January 18 – Monday, January 31 | Add-Drop Period |
| Tuesday, March 15 – Monday, March 21 | Spring Recess (buildings open, no regularly scheduled classes or lessons) |
| Thursday, April 7 –Monday, April 18 | Registration Period for Fall 2022 |
| Monday, April 11 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Class |
| Monday, April 25 | Last Day of Spring Classes (studio instruction continues) |
| Tuesday, April 26 – Friday, May 6 | Examination and Jury Period |
| Monday, May 2 | Last Day of Spring Studio Instruction |
| Monday, May 9 – Friday, May 13 | Commencement and Performance Week |
| Saturday, May 14 | Commencement |
| Monday, May 30 | Memorial Day (buildings closed) |