Academic Calendar
Full Academic Calendar
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Below are key dates and deadlines for the 2020–21 academic year.
Please note, dates may be subject to change.
Winterterm 2021
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Dec. 26–Jan. 15 | Winterterm |
Spring Term 2021
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Jan. 27–30 | Residence halls open for all students, including those from states and countries listed in the CT Travel Advisory |
| Feb. 1 | Classes begin (all classes held remotely for the first week of classes) |
| Feb. 8 | In-person classes resume |
| Apr. 13 | Advance registration for full-time undergraduates begins |
| Apr. 15 | Advance registration for part-time and graduate students begins |
| May 7 | Classes end |
| May 8 | Final examinations begin* |
| May 9 | Reading Day |
| May 14 | Final examinations end |
| May 15 | Commencement 2021 (conditions permitting) |
| May 15 | Residence halls close |
Below are more important dates to help you plan ahead.
Mayterm
May
- Classes begin | Monday 17
- Memorial Day* | Monday 31
June
- Classes end | Monday 1
Session 1
May
- Classes begin | Monday 17
- Memorial Day* | Monday 31
June
- Classes end (6-week session) | Monday 28
Session 2
July
- Classes begin | Tuesday 6
August
- Classes end | Monday 16
Virtual Campus (CapEd Programs)
May
- Virtual Campus Session 1 begin | Monday 17
July
- Virtual Campus Session 1 end | Friday 2
- Virtual Campus Session 2 begin | Tuesday 6
August
- Virtual Campus Session 2 end | Friday 20
* University holiday - no classes
August
- Preview Session 5 | Friday–Saturday 20–21
- Residence halls open for new students only | 10 a.m. Saturday 21
- First-year student orientation: Liftoff | noon Saturday 21
- University Convocation | 5:30 p.m. Saturday 21
- Residence halls open for returning students | noon Sunday 22
- Classes begin | 8 a.m. Monday 23
November
- Thanksgiving recess begins | 3 p.m. Saturday 20
- All residence halls will remain open
- Classes resume. | 8 a.m. Monday 29
December
- Classes end | 10 p.m. Monday 6
- Reading Day | Tuesday 7
- Final examinations begin | 8 a.m. Wednesday 8
- Note: Final exam schedule includes Saturday as a scheduled
- exam day
- Final examinations end | 10 p.m. Tuesday 14
- Residence halls close | 8 a.m. Wednesday 15
January
- Residence halls open | noon Sunday 16
- Martin Luther King Day – University Holiday | Monday 17
- Final registration | 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesday 18
- Classes begin | 8 a.m. Wednesday 19
March
- Spring recess begins | 5 p.m. Saturday 12
- All residence halls will remain open
- Classes resume | 8 a.m. Monday 21
May
- Classes end | 10 p.m. Tuesday 3
- Reading Day | Wednesday 4
- Final examinations begin | 8 a.m. Thursday 5
- Note: Final exam schedule includes Saturday as a scheduled
- exam day
- Final examinations end | 10 p.m. Wednesday 11
Please note, dates may be subject to change.