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Fall Semester

*New freshmen wishing to add/drop for Fall 2020 have until 5 p.m. on the listed date.

 

 2020-21 2021-22
Residence Halls open  8/1 (Sa)
 TBA
Fall classes begin  8/12 (W) 8/23 (M)
Labor Day - Classes in Session 9/7 (M)
 9/6 (M)
Last day for UG students to Add/Drop  8/18 (T)* 8/29 (Su)*
Last day to Change P/F or Audit Options 8/26 (W) 9/6 (M)
Last day for GR students to Add/Drop 8/26 (W) 9/6 (M)
Census Date
 8/26 (W) 9/6 (M)
Last day to withdraw with a full tuition refund
 8/26 (W) 9/6 (M)
Last day for GR students to apply for Fall Graduation 8/26 (W) 9/6 (M)
Fall Break
 N/A 10/8 (F)
Mid-Semester grades due by 10:00 a.m. 10/5 (M) 10/15 (F)
Makeup Day for Monday classes (Monday only, MW, and MWF) from August 10th 10/9 (F) N/A
Last day to withdraw from one or more (but not all) classes with a grade of "W" 11/9 (M) 10/29 (F)
Registration for Spring semester begins 10/26 (M)
 TBA
Last day to withdraw from the University (all classes) with a  grade of "W" 11/16 (M) 11/12 (F)
Thanksgiving break N/A
 11/20-11/28
Makeup Day for Tuesday classes (TR or just T) from August 11th
 11/16 (M)
 N/A
Last day of classes
 11/16 (M) 12/3 (F)
Fall Exams 11/17-11/20 12/6-12/9
Main Campus Graduate Degree Conferral and Winter Commencement Ceremony 11/21 (Sa) 12/10 (F)
Main Campus Undergraduate Degree Conferral and Winter Commencement Ceremonies 11/21 (Sa)
 12/11 (Sa)
Radford University Carilion (RUC) Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Conferral and Winter Commencement Ceremony 11/21 (Sa)
 12/12 (Su)
Grades due by 10:00 a.m. 11/24 (T) 12/13 (M)

Wintermester

  2020-21 2021-22
Wintermester classes begin 12/15 (T) 12/14 (T)
Last day for Students to Add/Drop 12/16 (W) 12/15 (W)
Last day to Change P/F or Audit Options 12/18 (F) 12/17 (F)
Census Date  12/18 (F) 12/17 (F)
Last day to withdraw with a tuition refund
 12/18 (F) 12/17 (F)
Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" 12/31 (Th) 12/30 (Th)
Last day of Classes/Exams 1/15 (F) 1/14 (F)
Grades due by 10:00 a.m. 1/18 (M) 1/17 (M)

Spring Semester

  2020-21 2021-22
Residence Halls open  1/13 - 1/17
 TBA
Martin Luther King Day - Classes NOT in session  1/18 (M) 1/17 (M)
Spring classes begin 1/19 (T) 1/18 (T)
Last day for UG students to Add/Drop 1/25 (M) 1/24 (M)
Last day to change P/F or Audit options 2/2 (T)
 2/1 (T)
Last day for GR students to Add/Drop 2/2 (T) 2/1 (T)
Census Date 2/2 (T) 2/1 (T)
Last day to withdraw with a full tuition refund 2/2 (T) 2/1 (T)
Last day for GR students to apply for Spring Graduation 2/2 (T)
 2/1 (T)
Spring Break
 N/A 3/5-3/13
Mid-Semester grades due by 10:00 a.m. 3/12 (F) 3/18 (F)
Last Day to Withdraw from One or More (but not all) Classes with a Grade of "W"
 4/16 (F) 4/1 (F)
Registration for Fall semester begins 4/5 (M)
 TBA
Last day to withdraw from the University (all classes) with a grade of "W" 4/23 (F) 4/15 (F)
Last day of classes 4/23 (F) 4/29 (F)
Spring Exams 4/26 - 4/29
 5/2-5/5
Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremonies and Related Activities
 4/29 - 5/2 N/A
Class of 2021 Commencement Ceremonies and Related Activities, and Degree Conferral
 4/30 - 5/2
 N/A
Class of 2022 Spring Commencement
 N/A 5/7 (Sa)
Grades due by 10:00 a.m. 5/3 (M)
(2:00p.m.)
 5/9 (M)

Maymester

  2020-21 2021-22
Maymester begins  5/17 (M) 5/16 (M)
Last day to Add /Drop for UG students 5/17 (M) 5/16 (M)
Census Date 5/19 (W) 5/18 (W)
Last day to withdraw with a tuition refund 5/19 (W) 5/18 (W)
Last day to Add /Drop for GR students  5/19 (W) 5/18 (W)
Last day to change P/F or Audit options 5/19 (W) 5/18 (W)
Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W" 5/28 (F) 5/27 (F)
Last day for GR students to apply for Summer Graduation TBA
 TBA
Memorial Day - Classes NOT in session 5/31 (M) 5/30 (M)
Classes end 6/4 (F) 6/3 (F)
Final Exams 6/5 (Sa) 6/4 (Sa)
Grades due by 10:00 a.m. 6/8 (T)
 6/7 (T)
Degrees Conferred 8/2 (M) 8/1 (M)

Summer Session I

  2020-21 2021-22
Summer Session I begins 5/17 (M) 5/16 (M)
Last day to Add/Drop for UG students 5/18 (T) 5/17 (T)
Census date 5/21 (F) 5/20 (F)
Last day to withdraw with a tuition refund 5/21 (F) 5/20 (F)
Last day to Add /Drop for GR students  5/21 (F) 5/20 (F)
Last day to change P/F or Audit options 5/21 (F) 5/20 (F)
Last day for GR students to apply for Summer Graduation 5/21 (F) TBA
Memorial Day - Classes NOT in session 5/31 (M) 5/30 (M)
Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W" 6/4 (F) 6/3 (F)
Summer Session I classes end 6/17 (Th) 6/16 (Th)
Summer Session I Final Exams 6/18-6/19 6/17-6/18
Summer Session I grades due by 10:00 a.m. 6/22 (T) 6/21 (T)
Degrees Conferred 8/2 (M) 8/1 (M)

Summer Session II

  2020-21 2021-22
Summer Session II begins 6/28 (M) 6/27 (M)
Last day to Add/Drop for UG students 6/29 (T) 6/28 (T)
Census date 7/2 (F) 7/1 (F)
Last day to withdraw with a tuition refund 7/2 (F) 7/1 (F)
Last day to Add /Drop for GR students  7/2 (F) 7/1 (F)
Last day to change P/F or Audit options  7/2 (F) 7/1 (F)
Independence Day - Classes NOT in session 7/5 (M) 7/4 (M)
Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W" 7/16 (F) 7/15 (F)
Summer Session II classes end 7/29 (Th) 7/28 (Th)
Summer Session II Final Exams 7/30-7/31 7/29-7/30
Summer Session II grades due by 10:00 a.m. 8/3 (T) 8/2 (T)
Degrees Conferred 8/2 (M) 8/1 (M)

Summer Session III

  2020-21 2021-22
Summer Session III begins  5/17 (M) 5/16 (M)
Memorial Day - Classes NOT in session 5/31 (M) 5/30 (M)
Last day to Add/Drop for UG students 5/21 (F) 5/20 (F)
Census date 5/28 (F) 5/27 (F)
Last day to withdraw with a tuition refund 5/28 (F) 5/27 (F)
Last day to Add /Drop for GR students  5/28 (F) 5/27 (F)
Last day to change P/F or Audit options 5/28 (F) 5/27 (F)
Last day for GR students to apply for Summer Graduation TBA TBA
Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W" 6/30 (W) 6/29 (W)
Independence Day - Classes NOT in session 7/5 (M) 7/4 (M)
Summer Session III classes end 7/29 (Th) 7/28 (Th)
Summer Session III Final Exams 7/30-7/31 7/29-7/30
Summer Session III grades due by 10:00 a.m. 8/3 (T) 8/2 (T)
Degrees Conferred  8/2 (M) 8/1 (M)