Academic Year Calendar

Fall 2020

• Opening Day (Employees) – August 12
• Move-In Days – August 12-13
• New Student Orientation – August 13-16
• Classes Begin – August 17
• Opening Convocation¹ – TBD
• Mass of the Holy Spirit² – TBD
• Undergraduate Add/Drop Week – August 17-21
• Exploration Day 1³ – September 16
• Exploration Day 2³ – October 13
• Last Day to Withdraw (15 week classes – undergraduate) – October 23
• Advising Week – October 26-30
• Registration (Emmitsburg undergraduate) – November 9-12
• Last Day of Classes (15 week classes) – November 20
• Thanksgiving Break – November 23-29
• Final Exams – November 30-December 4
• Final Grades Due – December 8
• University Closed – December 22-January 3

Calendar Details

¹Date to be determined.

²Date to be determined.

³No main campus classes; special programs.

Spring 2021

Undergraduate

• M. L. King Jr. Holiday (university closed)⁴ – January 18
• Undergraduate students move in – January 23-27
• Classes begin – January 28
• Undergraduate add/drop week – January 28-February 3
• Exploration Day – March 3
• Advising week – March 15-19
• Last day to withdraw (15 week classes – undergraduate) – March 26
• Undergraduate registration for fall classes – March 29-31
• Friday class schedule on Thursday – April 1
• Good Friday (no classes) – April 2
• SPARC Festival – TBD
• Academic Awards Ceremony – TBD
• Last day of classes – May 6
• Reading day – May 7
• Final exams – May 8, 10-13
• Baccalaureate – May 14
• Commencement – May 15
• Final grades due – May 18
• Memorial Day (university closed) – May 31

Graduate

• Session I (8 weeks) – January 18-March 12
• Session II (8 weeks) – March 15-May 7

Adult Undergraduate

• Spring (15-week session) – January 28-May 13
• Spring 1 (5-weeks) – January 18-February 19
• Spring 2 (5-weeks) – February 22-March 26
• Spring 3 (5-weeks) – March 29-April 30
• Spring 4 (8-weeks) – January 18-March 12
• Spring 5 (8-weeks) – March 15-May 7

Calendar Details

⁴University is closed; No main campus classes; Frederick classes may offer virtual sessions

Summer 2021

Main and Frederick campuses

• Session I (5 weeks) – June 1-July 2
• Session II (5 weeks) – July 5-August 6
• Session III (10 weeks) – June 1-August 6
• Session IV (8 weeks) – June 1-July 23
• Grad 1 (8 weeks) – May 10-July 2
• Grad 2 (8 weeks) – July 5-August 27