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Fall Semester

*Last day for new freshmen to add/drop is 5 p.m. on the Friday before the listed date.

 

   2019-20 2020-21
Residence Halls open   
  • 8/21 - Off-campus apartment residents may begin moving in
  • 8/22 - New students assigned to Muse Hall may begin moving in
  • 8/23 - New students living in all other residence halls may begin moving in
  • 8/24 - Returning students can move in
 TBA
Fall classes begin    8/26 (M) 8/24 (M)
Labor Day - Classes in Session    9/2 (M) 9/7 (M)
Last day for UG students to Add/Drop    9/1* (Su) 8/30* (Su)
Last day to Change P/F or Audit Options   9/9 (M) 9/7 (M)
Last day for GR students to Add/Drop   9/9 (M) 9/7 (M)
Census Date
   9/9 (M) 9/7 (M)
Last day to withdraw with a full tuition refund
   9/9 (M) 9/7 (M)
Last day for GR students to apply for Fall Graduation   9/9 (M) 9/7 (M)
Fall Break   10/11 (F) 10/9 (F)
Mid-Semester grades due by 10:00 a.m.   10/18 (F) 10/16 (F)
Last day to withdraw from one or more (but not all) classes with a grade of "W"   11/1 (F) 10/30 (F)
Registration for Spring semester begins   11/4 (M)
 TBA
Last day to withdraw from the University (all classes) with a  grade of "W"   11/15 (F) 11/13 (F)
Thanksgiving break   11/23-12/1 11/21-11/29
Last day of classes   12/6 (F) 12/4 (F)
Fall Exams   12/9-12/12 12/7-12/10
Radford University Carilion (RUC) Winter Commencement
   12/13 (F) 12/11 (F)
Winter Commencement   12/14 (Sa) 12/12 (Sa)
Grades due by 10:00 a.m.   12/16 (M) 12/14 (M)

Wintermester

    2019-20 2020-21
Wintermester classes begin   12/17 (T) 12/15 (T)
Last day for Students to Add/Drop   12/18 (W) 12/16 (W)
Last day to Change P/F or Audit Options   12/20 (F) 12/18 (F)
Census Date    12/20 (F) 12/18 (F)
Last day to withdraw with a tuition refund
   12/20 (F) 12/18 (F)
Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W"   1/2 (Th) 12/31 (Th)
Last day of Classes/Exams   1/17 (F) 1/15 (F)
Grades due by 10:00 a.m.   1/20 (M) 1/18 (M)

Spring Semester

    2019-20 2020-21
Residence Halls open    1/19 (Su)
 TBA
Martin Luther King Day - Classes NOT in session    1/20 (M) 1/18 (M)
Spring classes begin   1/21 (T) 1/19 (T)
Last day for UG students to Add/Drop   1/27 (M) 1/25 (M)
Last day to change P/F or Audit options   2/4 (T) 2/2 (T)
Last day for GR students to Add/Drop   2/4 (T) 2/2 (T)
Census Date   2/4 (T) 2/2 (T)
Last day to withdraw with a full tuition refund   2/4 (T) 2/2 (T)
Last day for GR students to apply for Spring Graduation   2/3 (M) 2/1 (M)
Spring Break (Sat. - Sun.)     3/7-3/15 3/6-3/14
Mid-Semester grades due by 10:00 a.m.   3/20 (F) 3/19 (F)
Last day to withdraw from one or more (but not all) classes with a grade of "W"   4/3 (F) 4/2 (F)
Registration for Fall semester begins   TBA TBA
Last day to withdraw from the University (all classes) with a grade of "W"   4/17 (F) 4/16 (F)
Last day of classes   5/1 (F) 4/30 (F)
Spring Exams   5/4-5/7 5/3-5/6
Radford University Carilion (RUC) Commencement
   5/8 (F) 5/7 (F)
Spring Commencement   5/9 (Sa) 5/8 (Sa)
Grades due by 10:00 a.m.   5/11 (M) 5/10 (M)

Maymester

    2019-20 2020-21
Maymester begins    5/18 (M)
 5/17 (M)
Last day to Add /Drop for UG students   5/18 (M) 5/18 (T)
Census Date   5/20 (W) 5/19 (W)
Last day to withdraw with a tuition refund   5/20 (W) 5/19 (W)
Last day to Add /Drop for GR students    5/20 (W) 5/19 (W)
Last day to change P/F or Audit options   5/20 (W) 5/19 (W)
Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W"   5/29 (F) 5/28 (F)
Last day for GR students to apply for Summer Graduation   5/22 (F) TBA
Memorial Day - Classes NOT in session   5/25 (M) 5/31 (M)
Classes end   6/5 (F) 6/4 (F)
Final Exams   6/6 (Sa) 6/5 (Sa)
Grades due by 10:00 a.m.   6/9 (T) 6/8 (T)
Degrees Conferred   8/3 (M) 8/2 (M)

Summer Session I

    2019-20 2020-21
Summer Session I begins   5/18 (M) 5/17 (M)
Last day to Add/Drop for UG students   5/19 (T) 5/18 (T)
Census date   5/22 (F) 5/21 (F)
Last day to withdraw with a tuition refund   5/22 (F) 5/21 (F)
Last day to Add /Drop for GR students    5/22 (F) 5/21 (F)
Last day to change P/F or Audit options   5/22 (F) 5/21 (F)
Last day for GR students to apply for Summer Graduation   5/22 (F) 5/21 (F)
Memorial Day - Classes NOT in session   5/25 (M) 5/31 (M)
Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W"   6/5 (F) 6/4 (F)
Summer Session I classes end   6/18 (Th) 6/17 (Th)
Summer Session I Final Exams   6/19-6/20   6/18-6/19
Summer Session I grades due by 10:00 a.m.   6/23 (T) 6/22 (T)
Degrees Conferred   8/3 (M) 8/2 (M)

Summer Session II

    2019-20 2020-21
Summer Session II begins   6/29 (M) 6/28 (M)
Last day to Add/Drop for UG students   6/30 (T) 6/29 (T)
Census date   7/3 (F) 7/2 (F)
Last day to withdraw with a tuition refund   7/3 (F) 7/2 (F)
Last day to Add /Drop for GR students    7/3 (F) 7/2 (F)
Last day to change P/F or Audit options    7/3 (F) 7/2 (F)
Independence Day - Classes NOT in session   7/3 (F) 7/5 (M)
Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W"   7/17 (F) 7/16 (F)
Summer Session II classes end   7/30 (Th) 7/29 (Th)
Summer Session II Final Exams   7/31-8/1 7/30-7/31
Summer Session II grades due by 10:00 a.m.   8/4 (T) 8/3 (T)
Degrees Conferred   8/3 (M) 8/2 (M)

Summer Session III

    2019-20 2020-21
Summer Session III begins    5/18 (M) 5/17 (M)
Memorial Day - Classes NOT in session   5/25 (M) 5/31 (M)
Last day to Add/Drop for UG students   5/22 (F) 5/21 (F)
Census date   5/29 (F) 5/28 (F)
Last day to withdraw with a tuition refund   5/29 (F) 5/28 (F)
Last day to Add /Drop for GR students    5/29 (F) 5/28 (F)
Last day to change P/F or Audit options   5/29 (F) 5/28 (F)
Last day for GR students to apply for Summer Graduation   5/22 (F) TBA
Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W"   7/1 (W) 6/30 (W)
Independence Day - Classes NOT in session   7/3 (F) 7/5 (M)
Summer Session III classes end   7/30 (Th) 7/29 (Th)
Summer Session III Final Exams   7/31-8/1 7/30-7/31
Summer Session III grades due by 10:00 a.m.   8/4 (T)
 8/3 (T)
Degrees Conferred    8/3 (M) 8/2 (M)

Augustmester

  2020-21
 2021-22
Augustmester classes begin  7/29 (M) 7/27 (M)
Last day for Students to Add/Drop 7/29 (M) 7/27 (M)
Last day to Change P/F or Audit Options 7/31 (W) 7/29 (W)
Census Date  7/31 (W) 7/29 (W)
Last day to withdraw with a tuition refund
 7/31 (W) 7/29 (W)
Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" 8/9 (F) 8/7 (F)
Last day of Classes/Exams 8/16 (F) 8/14 (F)
Grades due by 10:00 a.m. 8/19 (M) 8/17 (M)