Academic Calendar
The Academic Calendar contains important dates and deadlines for students and faculty by semester. Dates include: term start and end, scheduled purges, registration periods and add/drop, last day to drop or withdraw, final examinations, various grade submission deadlines, web open/close for grade submissions, holidays and breaks, commencements, and graduation application deadlines. This calendar is subject to change without notice.
FALL SEMESTER 2019
AUGUST
| 5 | Department Chairs Return to Work |
| 8 | Last Day Subterm II Final Examinations |
| 8-9 | Web Open for Subterm II Grade Submission |
| 9 | Final Grades for Subterm II Due in the System by 3:00 p.m. |
| 9 | Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Calculation will Process |
| 12 | Financial Aid 2019-2020 SAP Notification will be emailed to student B-CU email address |
| 12 | Faculty Return to Work |
| 19 | Classes begin for Full-Term |
| 19-22 | Late Registration / $100 Late Registration Fee Applies / Add-Drop |
| 20-23 | Mandatory Attendance Verification for Full Term Courses |
| 21 | Academic Advisory Council Meeting |
| 22 | Last Day to Change Major for Fall Semester |
| 22 | Last Day to Add Courses |
| 22 | Last Day for 100% Tuition Refund (Room/Board Assessed) |
| 22 | Last Day to Drop without Receiving a WD |
| 26 | Faculty Senate Meeting |
| 31 | Labor Day Weekend - No Saturday Classes |
SEPTEMBER
| 2 | Labor Day Holiday – No Classes |
| 4 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 9 | Fall Census date |
| 13 | Fall Commencement Planning Meeting |
| 18 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 20 | Institutional Review Board Meeting |
| 23 | Web Open for 4 Week Grade Submission for Full Term Courses |
| 23 | Mandatory Attendance Verification Full Term Courses |
| 23 | Faculty Senate Meeting |
| 24 | Last Day to Drop SubTerm I Course and Receive WD - Graduate |
| 24 | Last Day to Withdraw from University for SubTerm I with W - Graduate |
| 27 | Fall Commencement Planning Meeting |
| 30 | Student Deadline; Last Day to Remove I Grade earned Spring & Summer Semesters |
OCTOBER
| 1 | Web Closes for 4 Week Grade Submission for Full Term Courses |
| 1 | Mandatory Attendance Verification Full Term Courses – Ends |
| 1 | 4 Week Grade Submission for Full Term Courses are due in System by 5:00p.m. |
| 2 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 3-4 | Mandatory Attendance Verification SubTerm I Courses |
| 7-12 | Midterm Exams Full Term courses |
| 7-15 | Web Open for Midterm Grade Submission for Full Term Courses |
| 7 | Faculty Deadline: Removal of Incomplete Grades to Registrar’s Office by 5:00p.m. |
| 9 | Last Day of SubTerm I; Final Examinations - Graduate |
| 9 | Web Open for SubTerm I Grade Submission - Graduate |
| 11 | Fall Commencement Planning Meeting |
| 15 | Midterm Grades for Full Term courses Due in System by 5:00 p.m. |
| 16 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 18 | Institutional Review Board Meeting |
| 22 | Last Day to Drop Full-Term Courses & Receive WD |
| 23 | Last Day to Withdraw from University (Full-Term) & Receive W |
| 25 | Fall Commencement Planning Meeting |
| 28 | Faculty Senate Meeting |
| 30 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
NOVEMBER
| 4 | Registration for Spring and Summer 2019 Begins |
| 5 | Last Day Fall Graduation Applications will be Accepted Applications Submitted After this Date Will Not Appear in the Commencement Program. |
| 5 | Midterm Grades Due in the System by 5:00 p.m. |
| 8 | Fall Commencement Planning Meeting |
| 11 | Veteran’s Day Holiday – No Classes |
| 11-14 | Web Open for 12 Week Grade Submission for Full Term Courses |
| 12 | Last Day to Withdraw from University SUbTerm II and Receive W - Graduate |
| 12-13 | Mandatory Attendance Verification Full Term Courses |
| 13 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 14 | Spring Graduation Applications Due |
| 15 | First Annual Pineapple Anchor Ball |
| 15 | Institutional Review Board Meeting |
| 27-29 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
DECEMBER
| 2 | Classes Resume |
| 6 | Outstanding Grade Changes and Transfer Grades (Official Transcripts) for Graduates Due in System & Registrar’s Office by 3:00 p.m. |
| 6 | Fall Commencement Planning Meeting |
| 7-11 | Final Examinations for Full-Term Classes |
| 8 | Final Examinations for Saturday Classes |
| 11 | Last Day of Full-Term Classes |
| 11-15 | Web Open for Final Grade Submission for Full Term |
| 11 | Service of Consecration 7:00 p.m. |
| 12 | Nursing Pinning Ceremony |
| 12 | All Graduating Senior Grades Due in System by 12 noon |
| 13 | President’s Reception Honoring Graduates |
| 14 | Fall Commencement Ceremony |
| 16 | Christmas Holiday begins for Faculty |
| 16 | All Non-Graduate Grades Due in System by 3:00 p.m. |
| 23 | Christmas Holiday begins for Staff |
SPRING SEMESTER 2020
JANUARY
| 6 | Faculty Return to Work |
| 8 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 13 | All Full Term Classes Begin |
| 13 | Last Day to Change Majors for Spring Semester |
| 13-16 | Late Registration / $100 Late Registration Fee Applies / Add-Drop |
| 13-24 | Mandatory Attendance Verification for Full Term |
| 16 | Last Day to Add Classes |
| 16 | Last Day for 100% Tuition Refund for Full Term (Room/Board Assessed) |
| 16 | Last Day to Drop without Receiving a WD |
| 17 | Institutional Review Board |
| 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – No Classes |
| 22 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 27 | Faculty Senate Meeting |
FEBRUARY
| 3 | Spring Census Day |
| 5 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 6-8 | Web open for 4-week Grade Submission for Full Term Courses |
| 7 | 4 Week Grades Due in System by 5:00 p.m. |
| 7 | Spring Commencement Planning Meeting |
| 10-13 | Mandatory Attendance Verification for Full Term Courses |
| 14 | Institutional Review Board |
| 19 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 21 | Spring Commencement Planning Meeting |
| 24 | Student Deadline: Last Day for Students to Remove I’s Earned Fall Semester |
| 24 | Faculty Senate Meeting |
| 29 | Midterm Examinations for Saturday Classes |
MARCH
| 2-6 | Midterm Examinations for Full Term Courses |
| 2-6 | Web Open for Midterm Grade Submission for Full Term Courses |
| 2 | Faculty Deadline: Submit Removal of I’s to Registrar’s Office by 5:00 p.m. |
| 4 | Academic Advisory Council Meeting |
| 6 | Spring Commencement Planning Meeting |
| 7 | Midterm Grades for Full Term Courses Due in Computer by 5:00 p.m. |
| 9-13 | Spring Break |
| 16 | Classes Resume |
| 18 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 20 | Institutional Review Board Meeting |
| 22 | Spring Commencement Planning Meeting |
| 23 | Last Day Spring Graduation Applications will be accepted Applications Submitted After this Date Will Not Appear in the Commencement Program |
| 23 | Last Day to Drop Full-Term Courses and receive WD |
| 23 | Faculty Senate Meeting |
| 24 | Last Day to Withdraw from the University Full Term and Receive W |
| 24-30 | Mandatory Attendance Verification for Full Term Courses |
| 26-28 | Alumni Day of Service - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED |
APRIL
| 1 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 3 | Spring Commencement Planning Meeting |
| 3 | Academic Showcase |
| 4 | Student Honors and Awards |
| 6 | Registration for Summer/Fall begins |
| 9 | Faculty & Staff Honors and Awards |
| 10 | Good Friday (No Classes) |
| 11-15 | Web Open for 12 Week Grade Submission for Full Term Courses |
| 11 | No Saturday Classes (Easter weekend) |
| 22 | Rite of Sankofa |
| 24 | Spring Commencement Planning Meeting |
| 27 | Faculty Senate Meeting |
| 27 | Outstanding Grade Changes and Transfer Grades (Official Transcripts) for Graduates Due to the Computer / Registrar’s Office by 3:00 p.m. |
MAY
| 4-6 | Final Examinations for Full-Term |
| 6 | Service of Consecration |
| 6 | Last Day of Full-Term Classes |
| 7 | Nursing Pinning Ceremony |
| 8 | President’s Reception Honoring Graduates |
| 9 | Spring Commencement Ceremony (Tentative) |
| 11 | All Graduating Senior Grades and All Non-Graduate Grades Due in System by 11:59 pm |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2020
MAY
| 4 | Purge Summer Schedules for Non-Payment |
| 4 | Summer Graduation Applications Due |
| 13 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 13 | Last Day to Change Major for Summer Sessions |
| 15 | Last Day for Nine-Month Faculty |
| 18 | First Day of Classes Full Term, Summer Session A |
| 20 | Last Day for 100% Tuition Refund (Room/Board Assessed) |
| 20 | Late Registration/Add-Drop Full Term, Summer Session A |
| 20 | Last Day to Drop without Receiving a WD Full Term, Summer Session A |
| 22 | Mandatory Attendance Verification Full Term, Summer Session A |
| 25 | Memorial Day Holiday – No Classes |
| 27 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 29 | Summer Census Date |
JUNE
| 9 | Last Day to Drop Summer Session A & Receive WD |
| 10 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 12 | Last Day for Department Chairs |
| 16 | Last Day to Withdraw from Summer Session A & Receive W |
| 24 | Academic Advisory Council Committee Meeting |
| 25 | Last Day of Summer A; Final Examinations |
| 24-26 | Web Open for Summer Session A Grade Submission |
| 29 | First Day of Classes Summer Session B |
| 29-July 1 | Late Registration/Add-Drop Summer Session |
JULY
| 1 | Late Registration/Drop/Add Summer Session B |
| 1 | Last Day to Drop Summer Session B without Receiving a WD |
| 1 | Last Day for 100% Tuition Refund Summer Session B (Room/Board Assessed) |
| 1-2 | Midterm Examinations for Full Term Courses |
| 3 | Independence Day (Observed)- No Classes |
| 14 | Last Day to Withdraw from Full Term Courses & Receive W |
| 20 | Last Day to Drop Summer Session B & Receive WD |
| 20-21 | Mandatory Attendance Verification for Summer Session B |
| 28 | Last Day to Withdraw from Summer Session B & Receive W |
AUGUST
| 5-7 | Web Open for Full Term, Summer Session B Grade Submission |
| 6 | Last Day Full Term, Summer Session B; Final Examinations |
| 7 | Final Grades for Full Term, Summer Session B due in System by 3:00 p.m. |
| 7 | Financial Aid SAP Calculation will process |
| 10 | Financial Aid 2020 - 2021 SAP Notification will be Emailed to Bethune-Cookman Email Address |