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Registrar at Aquinas College
Academic Calendar
Fall 2020
Directed Study Dates: 8/28 and 8/29; 9/11 and 9/12; 10/2 and 10/3; 10/30 and 10/31; 11/13 and 11/14.
| Aug 19 | GE 100 First Year Experience sections meet. First quad and semester-long evening courses begin at 6pm. |
| Aug 20 | Day classes begin. |
| Aug 28 | Last day to add a first quad or semester-long class. Attendance is required in the first week of all 8-week quadmester courses in order to enroll. |
| Aug 28 | Last day to drop a first quad class or semester-long class with no financial penalty. |
| Aug 28 | Last day to drop a Directed Study class no financial penalty. |
| Sept 4 | Verification of first quad and semester-long class rosters due to Registrar. |
| Sept 7 | Labor Day. |
| Sept 8 | Course offerings for Spring, 2021 due from Chairs to Registrar. |
| Sept 11 | Last day to drop a first quad class with no academic penalty. |
| Sept 30 | Semester progress reports for all semester-long undergraduate courses due to Registrar. |
| Oct 9 | First Quad ends. |
| Oct 12 | Second Quad begins. |
| Oct 12 | Spring, 2021 course schedule available. Advising begins. |
| Oct 15 | Insignis Senior registration for Spring, 2021 begins. |
| Oct 16 | Last day to add a second quad class. Attendance is required in the first week of all 8-week quadmester courses in order to enroll. |
| Oct 16 | Last day to drop a semester-long class with no academic penalty. |
| Oct 16 | Senior, CE, and graduate student registration for Spring, 2021 begins. |
| Oct 17 | First Quad final grades due to Registrar by 4pm. |
| Oct 20 | Insignis Junior registration for Spring, 2021 begins. |
| Oct 21 | Junior registration for Spring, 2021 begins. |
| Oct 23 | Last day to drop a second quad class with no financial penalty. |
| Oct 27 | Insignis Sophomore registration for Spring, 2021 begins. |
| Oct 28 | Sophomore registration for Spring, 2021 begins. |
| Oct 30 | Verification of second quad class rosters due to Registrar. |
| Nov 3 | Insignis First-Year registration for Spring, 2021 begins. |
| Nov 4 | First-Year registration for Spring, 2021 begins. |
| Nov 6 | Last day to drop a second quad class with no academic penalty. |
| Nov 23 - 29 | Thanksgiving Break. No classes. |
| Nov 30 – Dec 4 | Virtual Assessment Week. Any synchronous meetings follow the usual class meeting schedule. |
| Dec 4 | Second Quad ends. |
| Dec 11 | Final grades due to Registrar by 4pm. |
Winter 2020
| Nov 2 | Registration begins. |
| Dec 7 | Online classes begin. |
| Dec 11 | Last day to add a class. |
| Dec 11 | Last day to drop a class with no financial penalty. |
| Dec 18 | Last day to drop a class with no academic penalty. |
| Jan 8 | Online classes end. |
| Jan 13 | Grades due in the Registrar's Office by 4pm. |
Spring, 2021
Directed Study Dates: 1/22 and 1/23; 2/5 and 2/6; 2/26 and 2/27; 3/19 and 3/20; 4/9 and 4/10.
| Jan 18 | Classes begin. Daytime classes are cancelled for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observance activities. Evening classes meet beginning at 6pm. |
| Jan 19 | All daytime classes begin. |
| Jan 22 | Last day to add a third quad or semester-long class. Attendance is required in the first week of all 8-week quadmester courses in order to enroll. |
| Jan 29 | Last day to drop a third quad or semester-long class with no financial penalty. |
| Jan 29 | Last day to drop a Directed Study class with no financial penalty. |
| Feb 5 | Verification of third quad and semester-long class rosters due to Registrar. |
| Feb 12 | Last day to drop a third quad class with no academic penalty. |
| Mar 5 | Semester progress reports for all semester-long undergraduate courses due to Registrar. |
| Mar 12 | Third Quad ends. |
| Mar 15 | Fourth quad begins. |
| Mar 17 | Third quad final grades due to Registrar by 4pm. |
| Mar 19 | Last day to add a fourth quad class. Attendance is required in the first week of all 8-week quadmaster courses in order to enroll. |
| Mar 19 | Last day to drop a semester-long class with no academic penalty. |
| Mar 26 | Last day to drop a fourth quad class with no financial penalty. |
| Apr 1 | Verification of fourth quad class rosters due to Registrar. |
| Apr 1 | Easter vacation begins after the last class. |
| Apr 5 | Classes resume at 6:00pm. |
| Apr 9 | Last day to drop a fourth quad class with no academic penalty. |
| Apr 29 - May 5 | Final examinations according to posted schedule. |
| May 5 | Fourth Quad ends. |
| May 8 | Baccalaureate Mass & Commencement. |
| May 12 | Grades due in Registrar’s Office by 4pm. |
Summer, 2021
| May 17 | Classes begin. |
| May 17 - July 9 | 8-Week Summer Session. |
| May 17 - July 23 | 10-Week Summer Session. |
| May 28 | Last day to drop 8-week & 10-week courses with no financial penalty. |
| June 11 | Last day to drop 8-week courses with no academic penalty. |
| June 18 | Last day to drop 10-week courses with no academic penalty. |