Calendar
The following dates are subject to change as the University makes decisions regarding the 2020–2021 academic year. Changes will be posted online on the School of Art’s website.
Fall 2020
| Aug. 28 | F | Orientation for new students |
| Aug. 31 | M | Registration for all students Fall-term classes begin, 8:20 a.m. |
| Sept. 4 | F | Last day to add a course with permission of registrar |
| Sept. 7 | M | Labor Day. Classes meet |
| Oct. 14 | W | Last day to drop a course with permission of registrar Midterm grades due, 12 noon |
| Nov. 20 | F | November recess begins, 5:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 30 | M | Classes resume, 8:20 a.m. |
| Dec. 4 | F | Last day to withdraw from a course with permission of instructor and registrar Fall-term classes end, 5:30 p.m. Reading period begins |
| Dec. 11 | F | Critiques and examinations begin, 9 a.m. |
| Dec. 16 | W | Critiques and examinations end, 5:30 p.m. Winter recess begins |
Spring 2021
| Jan. 5 | T | Closing date for submission of online applications for admission in September 2021 |
| Jan. 18 | M | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Offices closed |
| Jan. 19 | T | Registration for all students Spring-term classes begin, 8:20 a.m. |
| Jan. 22 | F | Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead |
| Feb. 8 | M | Last day to add a course with permission of registrar |
| Mar. 12 | F | Last day to drop a course with permission of registrar Midterm grades due, 12 noon Spring recess begins, 5:30 p.m. |
| Mar. 29 | M | Classes resume, 8:20 a.m. |
| Apr. 30 | F | Last day to withdraw from a course with permission of instructor and registrar Spring-term classes end, 5:30 p.m. Reading period begins |
| May 6 | TH | Critiques and examinations begin, 9 a.m. |
| May 12 | W | Critiques and examinations end, 5:30 p.m. Summer recess begins |
| May 24 | M | University Commencement |