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2021 - 2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
2021 - 2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SMS Academic Calendar




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 2021

Aug 2 Registration begins for new students
Aug 16 Registration begins for non-degree-seeking students
Aug 30-31 New Student Orientation
Sept 1 First day of classes
Add/drop period begins
Sept 6 Labor Day (offices closed; classes in session)
Sept 10 Last day to add/drop
Sept 11 Withdrawal period begins
Oct 25-29 Spring 2022 priority registration for continuing students
Nov 1 Last day to withdraw
Nov 24-28 Thanksgiving break (offices closed; no classes)
Dec 10 Last day of classes
Last day to submit ETDs for January 2021 graduation
Dec 11-12 & 18-19 Reading periods
Dec 13-17 & 20-21 Final exams
Dec 22-31 Winter break (offices closed; no classes)
Jan 3 by 9 a.m Final grades due
Jan 21 Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)

Spring Semester 2022

Jan 4 Registration begins for new students
Jan 12 Registration begins for non-degree-seeking students
Jan 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (offices closed)
Jan 26 First day of classes
Add/drop period begins
Feb 4 Last day to add/drop
Feb 5 Withdrawal period begins
Feb 15 Online graduation application opens for 2023
Mar 12-20 Spring break (no classes)
Mar 28 Last day to withdraw
Apr 11-15 Summer & Fall 2022 priority registration for continuing students
May 6 Last day of classes
Last day to submit ETDs for May 2022 graduation
May 7-8 & 14-15 Reading periods
May 9-13 & 16-17 Final exams
May 17 Final grades due at 12 p.m. for graduating graduate students
May 19 Final grades due at 9 a.m. for graduating undergraduate students
May 21 Spring degree conferral and Commencement Ceremony
May 24 Final grades due at 9 a.m. for all continuing students

Summer Sessions 2022

Overall Important Dates
Apr 11 Registration begins for continuing students
May 2 Registration begins for new students
May 16 Registration begins for non-degree-seeking students
May 30 Memorial Day (offices closed; no classes)
July 4 Independence Day (offices closed; classes in session)
Aug 26 Summer degree conferral (no ceremony)
 
Summer Session 1: May 31 - July 1, 2022
May 31 First day of classes
Add/drop period begins
June 3 Last day to add/drop
June 4 Withdrawal period begins
June 17 Last day to withdraw
July 1 Last day of classes
July 8 Final grades due at 12 p.m.
 
Summer Session 2: July 5 - August 5, 2022
July 5 First day of classes
Add/drop period begins
July 8 Last day to add/drop
July 9 Withdrawal period begins
July 22 Last day to withdraw
Aug 5 Last day of classes
Aug 12 Final grades due at 12 p.m.
 
Summer Session 3: May 31 - August 5, 2022
May 31 First day of classes
Add/drop period begins
June 9 Last day to add/drop
June 10 Withdrawal period begins
July 4 Independence Day (offices closed; classes in session)
July 8 Last day to withdraw
Aug 5 Last day of classes
Aug 12 Final grades due at 12 p.m.
   
Non-Standard: May 22 - August 21, 2022
* 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.