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Academic Schedule

2019-2020 Academic Calendar 

 

Fall 2019

August 19MondayLate Registration, Advising, and Mulerider Round Up
August 20TuesdayLate Registration, Advising, and Mulerider Round Up
August 21WednesdayLate Registration with penalty
August 21WednesdayClasses begin
August 23FridayLast date to apply for December graduation
August 28WednesdayLast date of entrance and course additions
September 2MondayLabor Day Holiday
October 10-11Thursday-FridayFall Break
October 14Monday – 10:00 a.m.Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar
October 30WednesdayLast date for dropping courses
October 30WednesdayLast date for withdrawing from the University without punitive grade
November 4MondayLast date to change I grades in the Office of the Registrar
November 26Tuesday – 9:00 p.m.Thanksgiving holiday begins
December 2MondayClasses resume
December 9MondayFinal examinations begin
December 12ThursdaySemester ends
December 13FridayCommencement
December 15Sunday – 11:59 p.m.Final grades due to Registrar

Fall Intersession 2019

December 12ThursdayLast date to register for fall intersession classes
December 16MondayFall intersession classes begin
December 19ThursdayLast date for dropping courses
December 19ThursdayLast date for withdrawing from the University without punitive grade
December 27FridayWinter Intersession classes end
December 30Monday – 10:00 a.m.Final grades due to Registrar

Spring 2020

January 13MondayLate Registration and Advising
January 14TuesdayLate Registration and Advising
January 15WednesdayLate Registration with penalty
January 15WednesdayClasses begin
January 17FridayLast date to apply for May graduation
January 20MondayMartin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 23WednesdayLast date of entrance and course additions
March 9Monday – 10:00 amMid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar
March 23-27Monday – FridaySpring vacation
March 30MondayClasses resume
April 1WednesdayLast date for dropping courses
April 1WednesdayLast date for withdrawing from the University without punitive grade
April 27MondayLast date to change I grades in the Office of the Registrar
May 4MondayFinal examinations begin
May 7ThursdaySemester ends
May 8FridayCommencement
May 10Sunday – 11:59 pmFinal grades due to Registrar

Spring Intersession 2020

May 7ThursdayLast date to register for spring intersession classes
May 11MondaySpring intersession classes begin
May 14ThursdayLast date for dropping courses
May 14ThursdayLast date for withdrawing from the University without punitive grade
May 22FridaySpring intersession classes end
May 26Tuesday – 10:00 amFinal grades due to Registrar

Summer 2020

First Term

May 25MondayMemorial Day
May 26TuesdayAdvising and registration
May 27WednesdayClasses begin
May 28ThursdayLast date of entrance and course additions
May 28ThursdayLast date to apply for August graduation
May 29FridayClasses meet (make up for Memorial Day)
June 10WednesdayLast date for dropping courses
June 10WednesdayLast date for withdrawing from the University without punitive grade
June 25ThursdayFirst summer term ends
June 29Monday – 10:00 amFinal grades due to Registrar

Summer 2020

Second Term

June 29MondayAdvising and registration
June 30TuesdayClasses begin
July 2ThursdayIndependence Day Holiday observed
July 6MondayLast date of entrance and course additions
July 10FridayClasses meet to make-up for Independence Day
July 15WednesdayLast date for dropping courses
July 15WednesdayLast date for withdrawing from the University without punitive grade
July 30ThursdaySecond summer term ends
July 31FridayCommencement
August 3Monday – 10:00 amFinal grades due to Registrar

Holiday Schedule

The University will be closed for the holidays and specified vacations days indicated below for the 2019-2020 year.

Please note that this is the same number of holidays that other employees of the state receive but some are observed at different times. These holidays are for twelve-month faculty and staff and official closing of the University. Nine-Month faculty and staff generally follow the academic year.

Independence DayThursday, July 4, 2019 (see note 1 below)See note 1.
Labor DayMonday, September 2, 2018
Fall BreakThursday and Friday October 10 and 11, 2019. SAU hours will be 7:00 to 5:30, Monday through Wednesday, October 7 to October 9 with a 30 minute lunch. SAU will be closed October 10 and 11. October 10 is a President declared holiday (see note 1 below)
Thanksgiving WeekSAU hours will be 7:30 to 5:30 on Monday and Tuesday, November 25 and 27, 2019, with a 30-minute lunch break.
Thanksgiving BreakWednesday, November 27 (five hours mandatory leave); Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29, 2019 (see note 2 below)See note 2.
Christmas/New Year’s BreakSAU hours will be 7:00 to 5:30 Monday, December 16 through Thursday, December 19, 2019 with a 30-minute lunch break. SAU closes at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2019, and reopens at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2020. (see note 3 below). This includes 8 hours of mandatory leave.See note 3.
Martin Luther King Jr. DayMonday, January 20, 2020 (for students and faculty only, see note 4 below)See note 4.
Spring BreakMarch 23 through March 27, 2020 (SAU hours will be 7:00 to 5:30 Monday through Thursday with a 30-minute lunch break and closed on Friday.)
Memorial DayMonday, May 25, 2020 (see note 1 below)See note 1.
  1. Two hours of mandatory leave will be taken by12-month faculty and staff on the two summer holidays, Independence Day and Memorial Day, and October 9 for fall break.
  2. For Wednesday, November 21, 2020, five (5) hours of mandatory leave will be taken from 12-month faculty and staff. If the Governor does not proclaim the day after Thanksgiving a holiday, then a mandatory day of vacation will be taken.
  3. Holidays observed by staff during the Christmas/New Year’s break are: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, George Washington’s Birthday/Daisy Gaston Bates Day, Veteran’s Day, and Employee’s Birthday.
  4. Classes will not meet on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday. The students and faculty will have the day off. A survey of the staff indicated that an overwhelming majority wished to continue observing Dr. King’s Birthday during the Christmas/New Year’s break; therefore, the University will remain open. Supervisors will make every effort to allow any staff member to take a day of annual leave if they prefer. Traditionally, there are events to honor Dr. King on campus that day.

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