Academic Calendar

Academic Year 2019-2020

*FALL TERM*		2019
New student conference		Aug 22-28
New student registration		Aug 26-28
Opening Convocation		Aug 28
Classes begin at 8 a.m.		Aug 29
Last day to add a course		Sept 5
Census (12^th Class Day)		Sept 13
Off-Campus January Term registration II (Supplementary)		Sept 24-26
Fall break begins at 8:00 a.m.		Oct 11
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.		Oct 14
Last day to change a grading system		Oct 18
Last day to drop a course with no grade		Oct 18
On-campus January Term registration		Oct 22-24
Advising Weeks		Oct 28 – Nov 8
Last day to drop a course with a W		Nov 8
Spring Term registration		Nov 11-14
Thanksgiving break begins at 8:00 a.m.		Nov 25
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.		Dec 2
Classes end		Dec 6
Final Examinations begin		Dec 9
Reading Day		Dec 11
Final Examinations and Fall Term ends at 5:00 p.m.		Dec 13
Fall Term Grades and previous term Incompletes Grades due 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)		Dec 19

*JANUARY TERM*		2020
Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.		Jan 6
Last day to add a course		Jan 8
Last day to change a grading system		Jan 16
Last day to drop a course without a grade		Jan 16
Last day for a student to drop a course with a W		Jan 22
January Term ends at 5:00 p.m.		Jan 28
January Term Grades due 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)		Feb 10

*SPRING TERM*		2020
Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.		Feb 3
Last day to add a course		Feb 7
Census (12^th Class Day)		Feb 18
Spring recess begins at 8:00 a.m.		Mar 9
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.		Mar 16
Last day to drop a course without a grade		Apr 3
Advising Weeks		Apr 6-17
Last day to drop a course with a W		Apr 24
Fall and Summer Terms registration		Apr 20-23
Last day to change a grading system		May 4
January Term Registration		TBD
Classes end		May 8
Final Examinations begin		May 11
Reading Day		May 13
Final Examinations and Spring Term ends at 5:00 p.m.		May 15
Senior Grades due by 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)		May 16
Commencement (rescheduled)		~~May 17~~ Aug 9
Spring Term Grades and previous term Incompletes Grades due 12:00 p.m. (Faculty).		May 21

*SUMMER TERM*		2020
All Summer Term Undergraduate Courses are Cancelled
(Graduate and off-campus courses may follow a different schedule)
Undergraduate on-campus classes begin		June 1
Last day to add a course		June 4
Last day to change a grading system		June 24
Last day to drop a course without a grade		June 24
Independence Day holiday (classes do not meet)		July 4 (Sat)
Last day to drop a course with a W		July 8
Undergraduate on-campus classes end		July 17
On-Campus Classes Grades due 12:00 p.m.		July 24
Last day to register for a directed or independent study		July 20
Last day to drop independent or directed study		Aug 12
Summer Term ends		Aug 12
Summer Term Grades due 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)		Aug 14

Please note: Austin College’s spring break is in alignment with Sherman ISD.

Academic Year 2020-2021

Fall | JanTerm | Spring | MayTerm | Summer

*FALL TERM*		2020
New student conferences		Aug 20-24
New student registration and registration confirmation		Aug 21-24
Opening Convocation		Aug 24
Classes begin at 8 a.m.		Aug 25
Last day to add a course		Sept 1
Census (12^th Class Day)		Sept 9
January Term Registration (New Students)		Sept 22-24
Fall break begins at 8:00 a.m.		Oct 9
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.		Oct 12
Last day to change a grading system		Oct 15
Last day to drop a course with no grade		Oct 15
Advising Weeks		Oct 26-Nov 6
Last day to drop a course with a W		Nov 5
Spring Term priority registration		Nov 9-12
Thanksgiving break begins at 8:00 a.m.		Nov 23
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.		Nov 30
Classes end		Dec 4
Final Examinations begin		Dec 7
Reading Day		Dec 9
Final Examinations and Fall Term ends at 5:00 p.m.		Dec 11
Fall Term Grades and previous term Incomplete Grades due 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)		Dec 17

*JANUARY TERM*		2021
Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.		Jan 4
Last day to add a course		Jan 6
Last day to change a grading system		Jan 14
Last day to drop a course with no grade		Jan 14
Last day for a student to drop a course with a W		Jan 20
January Term ends at 5:00 p.m.		Jan 26
January Term Grades due 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)		Feb 8

*SPRING TERM*		2021
Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.		Feb 1
Last day to add a course		Feb 8
Census (12^th Class Day)		Feb 16
Spring recess begins at 8:00 a.m.		TBD
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.		TBD
Last day to drop a course with no grade		Mar 29
Last day to change a grading system		Mar 29
Advising Weeks		Apr 5-16
Last day to drop a course with a W		Apr 16
Fall and Summer Terms registration		Apr 19-22
January Term Registration		Apr 27-29
Classes end		May 11
Reading Day		May 12
Final Examinations begin		May 13
Final Examinations and Spring Term ends at 5:00 p.m.		May 18
Senior Grades due by 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)		May 20
Commencement		May 22
Spring Term Grades and previous term Incomplete Grades due 12:00 p.m. (Faculty).		May 24

*MAY TERM*
Term begins		May 24
Term ends		Jun 16
May term grades due 12 p.m. (Faculty)		Jun 23

*SUMMER TERM*		2021
(Graduate and off-campus courses may follow a different schedule)
Undergraduate on-campus classes begin		Jun 7
Last day to add a course		Jun 10
Census		Jun 14
Last day to change a grading system		Jun 30
Last day to drop a course with no grade		Jun 30
Independence Day holiday observed (classes do not meet)		Jul 5
Last day to drop a course with a W		Jul 14
Undergraduate on-campus classes end		Jul 23
Last day to register for a directed or independent study		Jul 26
Undergraduate on-campus course grades due at 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)		Jul 30
Last day to drop independent or directed study		Aug 18
Summer Term ends		Aug 18
Summer Term Grades due at 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)		Aug 20

Please note: Austin College’s spring break is in alignment with Sherman ISD.

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