2020-2021 Graduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

2020-2021 Traditional Calendars

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Fall Semester 2020
Spring Semester 2021
Summer Semester 2021

Fall Semester 2020

Traditional Semester

August
	12		Semester Payment Due Date
	24		Classes Begin*
	31		Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
September
	7		Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
	7		Last Day to Turn in Credit/No Credit Request
October
	28		Dissertation Defense Deadline for Fall 2020 Commencement Participation
	30		Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
November
	16		Graduation Application Deadline for Spring 2021 posting date
	24		Traditional Semester Closes
	24-27		Thanksgiving Holiday (offices closed at 12:00 noon)
	30		Offices Open
December
	12		Combined Virtual Commencement Exercises for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2020 - revised 10/22/20 due to COVID-19
	22		Offices Closed (December 22 - January 1)

Session 1

August
	12		Semester Payment Due Date
	31		Classes Begin* - Session 1
September
	8		Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1
	14		Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1
	28		Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
October
	24		Session 1 Closes

Session 2

October
	26		Classes Begins* - Session 2
	28		Dissertation Defense Deadline for Fall 2020 Commencement Participation
November
	2		Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
	9		Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
	16		Graduation Application Deadline for Spring 2021 posting date
	23		Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
	26-27		Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes, offices closed at 12:00 noon on the 24th)
	30		Classes Resume, Offices Open
December
	12		Combined Virtual Commencement Exercises for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2020 - revised 10/22/20 due to COVID-19
	19		Session 2 Closes

*For courses with alternate begin and end dates, please see InsideCBU for alternate add, drop and withdraw dates. For Online and Professional Studies semester dates, please refer to the Online and Professional Studies Calendar.

Spring Semester 2021

Traditional Semester

January
	4		Offices Open
	6		Semester Payment Due Date
	18		Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (offices closed)
	25		Classes Begin* - revised 1/4/21 due to COVID-19
February
	1		Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - revised 1/4/21 due to COVID-19
	8		Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - revised 1/4/21 due to COVID-19
March
	15		Graduation Application Deadline for Summer 2021 posting date
	16		Dissertation Defense Deadline for Spring 2021 Commencement Participation
April
	2		Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	3-5		Easter Observance (classes resume at 4:00pm on the 5th, offices closed)
	6		Offices Open
	6		Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - revised 1/4/21 due to COVID-19
	30		Traditional Semester Closes - revised 1/4/21 due to COVID-19
May
	3-6		Commencement Exercises (tentative) - revised 1/4/21 due to COVID-19

Session 1

January
	4		Classes Begin* - Session 1
	6		Semester Payment Due Date
	11		Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1
	18		Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	19		Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1
February
	1		Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
	27		Session 1 Closes

Session 2

March
	1		Classes Begin* - Session 2
	8		Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
	15		Graduation Application Deadline for Summer 2021 posting date
	15		Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
	16		Dissertation Defense Deadline for Spring 2021 Commencement Participation
	29		Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
April
	2		Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	3-5		Easter Observance (classes resume at 4:00pm on the 5th, offices closed)
	6		Offices Open
	24		Session 2 Closes
May
	3-6		Commencement Exercises (tentative) - revised 1/4/21 due to COVID-19

*For courses with alternate begin and end dates, please see InsideCBU for alternate add, drop and withdraw dates. For Online and Professional Studies semester dates, please refer to the Online and Professional Studies Calendar.

Summer Semester 2021

Traditional Semester

May
	3		Semester Payment Due Date
	10		Classes Begin*
	17		Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
	24		Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
	31		Memorial Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
July
	2		Independence Day Holiday Observance (no classes, offices closed) - revised 2/3/21
	7		Dissertation Defense Deadline for Summer 2021 Commencement Participation
	15		Graduation Application Deadline for Fall 2021 posting date
	16		Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
August
	13		Traditional Semester Closes
	18-19		Commencement Exercises (tentative)

Session 1

May
	3		Semester Payment Due Date
	3		Classes Begin* - Session 1
	10		Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1
	17		Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1
	31		Memorial Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
June
	1		Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
	26		Session 1 Closes

Session 2

June
	28		Classes Begin* - Session 2
July
	2		Independence Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	5		Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
	7		Dissertation Defense Deadline for Summer 2021 Commencement Participation
	12		Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
	15		Graduation Application Deadline for Fall 2021 posting date
	26		Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
August
	18-19		Commencement Exercises (tentative)
	21		Session 2 Closes

*For courses with alternate begin and end dates, please see InsideCBU for alternate add, drop and withdraw dates. For Online and Professional Studies semester dates, please refer to the Online and Professional Studies Calendar.

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