xii Academic Calendar* FALL SEMESTER 2020 August 11 Students check-in to residence halls 10-14 Orientation, Advisement and Registration Week 12 Faculty return TBA New student Convocation 14 President’s University Address 17 Classes begin 17-21 Add–Drop period September 7 Labor Day (University closed) TBA Attendace reports due 8-11 Early Alert TBA Census date 25 Final day to withdraw – W; change Audit to Credit/Credit to Audit 28 Start of WP/WF October 7 Midterm Grades: Midterm Low Grade Reports due 14 End of WP/WF (Last day to withdraw without dean’s permission) 15 Start of AW/dean’s permission to withdraw 21 BANWEB registration begins November 2 Liberty Day Observed (University closed) 11 Veterans Day (University closed) 24 Last day of classes 25 Study Day 26-27 Thanksgiving/Fortsberg Day recess (University closed) 30 Final exams begin (no other student activities to be scheduled during this period) December 5 Final exams end (no other student activities to be scheduled during this period) 7 Final grades submission (by 10:00 a.m.) 8 Academic Standing Review and Process 9 Certification of December graduates 9 Last day of semester for faculty 9 BANWEB registration ends xiii SPRING SEMESTER 2021 January 1 New Year’s Day (University closed) 6 Three Kings Day (University closed) 4-5, 7-8 Orientation, Advisement and Registration) 7 Faculty return 11 Classes begin 11-15 Add – Drop period 18 Martin Luther King Day (University closed) 25-29 Early Alert February 19 Final Day to withdraw – W; change Audit to Credit/Credit to Audit 22 Start of WP/WF March 3 Midterm Grades: Midterm Low Grade Reports due 8-12 Spring recess (No classes) 16 Charter Day 17 End of WP/WF: Last day to withdraw without dean’s permission 18 Start of AW / dean’s permission to withdraw 24 BANWEB registration begins for summer sessions April 2 University Easter recess (University closed) 27 Last day of classes 28 Study Day May 3-8 Final exams (no other student activities to be scheduled during this period) 10 Final grades submission (by 10:00 a.m.) 11 Certification of graduates 13 Commencement on Orville E. Kean Campus 14 Commencement on Albert A. Sheen Campus SUMMER SESSIONS 2021 Summer Session I May 12 BANWEB registration ends 11-12 Registration 17 Classes begin 31 Memorial Day (University closed) June 21 Last day of classes 23 Final grades submission (by 10:00 a.m.) xiv Summer Session II June 24 Classes begin July 2 Emancipation Day Observed (University closed) 5 Independence Day Observed (University closed) 30 Last day of classes August 2 Final grades submission (by 10:00 a.m.) FALL SEMESTER 2021 August 9-13 Orientation, Advisement and Registration Week 11 Faculty return 13 New student Convocation 16 Classes begin 16-20 Add–Drop period September 6 Labor Day (University closed) 7 Attendace reports due 7-10 Early Alert 10 Census date 24 Final day to withdraw – W; change Audit to Credit/Credit to Audit 27 Start of WP/WF October 6 Midterm Grades: Midterm Low Grade Reports due 13 End of WP/WF (Last day to withdraw without dean’s permission) 14 Start of AW/dean’s permission to withdraw November 1 Liberty Day (University closed) 11 Veterans Day (University closed) 23 Last day of classes 24 Study Day 25-26 Thanksgiving/Fortsberg Day recess (University closed) 29 Final exams begin (no other student activities to be scheduled during this period) December 4 Final exams end (no other student activities to be scheduled during this period) 6 Final grades submission (by 10:00 a.m.) 7 Academic Standing Review and Process 8 Certification of December graduates 8 Last day of semester for faculty 31 New Year’s Day Observed (University closed) xv SPRING SEMESTER 2022 January 6 Three Kings Day (University closed) 3-5, 7 Orientation, Advisement and Registration) 4 Faculty return 10 Classes begin 10-14 Add – Drop period 17 Martin Luther King Day (University closed) 28 Census date 31 Early Alert begin February 4 Early Alert end 18 Final Day to withdraw – W; change Audit to Credit/Credit to Audit 21 Start of WP/WF March 2 Midterm Grades: Midterm Low Grade Reports due 7-11 Spring recess (No classes) 9 End of WP/WF: Last day to withdraw without dean’s permission 10 Start of AW / dean’s permission to withdraw 16 Charter Day 21 BANWEB registration begins for summer sessions April 15 University Easter recess (University closed) 26 Last day of classes 27 Study Day 28-29 Carnival recess May 2-7 Final exams (no other student activities to be scheduled during this period) 9 Final grades submission (by 10:00 a.m.) 11 Certification of graduates TBD Commencement on Orville E. Kean Campus TBD Commencement on Albert A. Sheen Campus SUMMER SESSIONS 2022 Summer Session I May 11 BANWEB registration ends 16 Registration 16 Classes begin 30 Memorial Day (University closed) June 20 Last day of classes 22 Final grades submission (by 10:00 a.m.) xvi Summer Session II June 23 Classes begin July 1 Emancipation Day Observed (University closed) 4 Independence Day (University closed) 29 Last day of classes August 1 Final grades submission (by 10:00 a.m.) *Note: Calendar subject to change based on Virgin Islands Carnival schedules, compelling administrative circumstances, and/or unforseen natural hazards.