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Fall Semester 2020
Spring Semester 202 1
Summer Sessions 2021

NOTE: Additional dates and deadlines of importance may also be found on the Academic Calendars & Exam Schedules pages of the University Registrar’s web site www.wm.edu/registrar. Calendar dates are subject to change.

Fall Semester 2020

Aug 3	Registration begins for new students
Aug 17-18	New Student Orientation
Aug 19	First day of classes Add/drop period begins
Aug 28	Last day to add/drop
Aug 29	Withdrawal period begins
Sept 7	Labor Day (offices closed; classes in session)
Oct 12	Last day to withdraw
Oct 19-23	Spring 2021 registration for continuing students
Nov 13	Last day of classes
Nov 14-15 Nov 21-22	Reading periods
Nov 16-20 Nov 23-24	Final exams
Nov 25-29	Thanksgiving (offices closed)
Dec 7	Final grades due
Jan 4, 2021	Spring 2021 registration begins for new students
Jan 22, 2021	Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)

Spring Semester 2021

Jan 4	Spring 2021 registration begins for new students
Jan 25	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (offices closed)
Jan 27	First day of classes Add/drop period begins
Feb 5	Last day to add/drop
Feb 6	Withdrawal period begins
Feb 15	Online graduation application opens for 2022
Mar 13-21	Spring Break
Mar 29	Last day to withdraw
Mar 29	Summer & Fall 2021 registration begins for continuing students
May 7	Last day of classes
May 8-9 May 15-16	Reading periods
May 10-14 May 17-18	Final exams
May 19	Final grades due at 12 p.m. for graduating graduate students
May 21	Final grades due at 9 a.m. for graduating undergraduate students
May 22	Spring degree conferral and Commencement Ceremony
May 26	Final grades due at 9 a.m. for all continuing students

Summer Sessions 2021

Overall Important Dates
Mar 29	Summer 2021 registration begins for continuing students
May 5	Summer 2021 registration begins for new students
May 31	Memorial Day (offices closed)
July 5	Independence Day Observed (offices closed)
Aug 27	Summer degree conferral (no ceremony)

Summer Session 1: June 1 - July 2, 2021
June 1	First day of classes Add/drop period begins
June 4	Last day to add/drop
June 5	Withdrawal period begins
June 18	Last day to withdraw
July 2	Last day of classes
July 9	Final grades due at 12 p.m.

Summer Session 2: July 6 - August 6, 2021
July 6	First day of classes Add/drop period begins
July 9	Last day to add/drop
July 10	Withdrawal period begins
July 23	Last day to withdraw
Aug 6	Last day of classes
Aug 13	Final grades due at 12 p.m.

Summer Session 3: June 1 - August 6, 2021
June 1	First day of classes Add/drop period begins
June 10	Last day to add/drop
June 11	Withdrawal period begins
July 9	Last day to withdraw
Aug 6	Last day of classes
Aug 13	Final grades due at 12 p.m.

Non-Standard: May 23 - August 15, 2021 * MSCI field courses and short courses generally fall within this session. ** See SMS Registrar for course specific details. After the last day of Spring classes, registration and add/drop/withdraw must be done manually through SMS Registrar’s Office.
Varies per course **	First day of classes
Varies per course **	Add/drop period
Varies per course **	Withdrawal period
Varies per course **	Last day of classes
One week after class end date **	Final grades due at 12 p.m.