2020-2021 St. Olaf College Administrative Calendar |
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Fall Semester 2020-2021: August 20-November 24, 2020 |
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| First-Year Student Registration Begins | Monday, July 27 |
| New Students Arrive | Saturday, August 15 |
| Orientation for New Students | Saturday, August 15-Wednesday, August 19 |
| Drop/Add Day for Fall Semester 2020-2021 | Wednesday, August 19 |
| Classes begin/Opening Convocation; instructor signature by email required to drop/add a course | Thursday, August 20 |
| Last day to add a first-half of semester course | Friday, August 28 |
| Last day to add a semester-length course | Wednesday, September 2 |
| Deadline for new Interim and Spring Semester 2021-21 course proposals and GE proposals submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, September 4 |
| Classes will be held on Labor Day | Monday, September 7 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in first-half of semester course | Wednesday, September 9 |
| New course/GE proposals for Interim and Spring Semester 2020-21 go to New Proposals Subcommittee/Continuing Programs Subcommittee | Wednesday, September 9, and Wednesday, September 16 |
| New course/GE proposals go to Curriculum Committee | Wednesday, September 23 |
| Class and Lab schedule updates and enrollment limits for Interim 2020-21 due from chairs/directors | Thursday, September 24 |
| Deadline for new and repeating 2021-22 off-campus Interim proposals submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, September 25 |
| New course/GE proposals go to New Proposals Subcommittee/Continuing Programs Subcommittee | Wednesday, September 30, and Wednesday, October 7 |
| New course proposals go to faculty meeting | Thursday, October 1 |
| Holds added for Interim and Spring Semester registration | Friday, October 2. All holds must be removed to participate in registration. |
| Class and Lab schedule updates and enrollment limits for Spring Semester 2020-21 due from chairs/directors | Friday, October 2 |
| Last day of class for first-half of semester courses | Friday, October 2 |
| VIRTUAL Family Weekend/Homecoming | Friday, October 2-Sunday, October 4 |
| First day of class for second-half of semester courses | Monday, October 5 |
| Mid-term grades due | Thursday, October 8 |
| Last day to add a second-half of semester course | Tuesday, October 13 |
| New course/GE proposals go to Curriculum Committee | Wednesday, October 14 |
| New course/GE proposals for 2021-22 off-campus Interim courses go to Curriculum Committee | Wednesday, October 14 |
| Quiet Week for Advising | Monday, October 19-Friday, October 23 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in second-half of semester course | Friday, October 23 |
| Registration for Interim 2020-21 begins by classification. All holds must be removed to participate in registration. | Monday, October 26 |
| Registration for Spring Semester 2020-21 begins by classification. All holds must be removed to participate in registration. | Tuesday, October 27-Friday, October 30
(SR Tuesday; JR Wedesday; SO Thursday; FY Friday) |
| New course proposals for 2021-22 off-campus Interim courses go to faculty meeting | Thursday, November 5 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in a semester-length course | Tuesday, November 10 |
| LAST DAY OF CLASSES | Tuesday, November 17 |
| READING DAY | Wednesday, November 18 |
| FINAL EXAM WEEK | Thursday, November 19-Tuesday, November 24 (no exams Sunday) |
| Extended Holiday Break Begins | Wednesday, November 25 |
| 2021-22 Class and Lab schedule (cloned from 2020-21 class and lab schedule) open to chairs/directors | Monday, December 7 |
| Fall Semester Grades Due | Tuesday, December 22, 4:00 p.m. |
Interim 2020-2021: Monday, January 4-Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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| Classes begin; instructor signature or email required to drop/add a course | Monday, January 4 |
| Last day to add | Friday, January 8 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change | Friday, January 15 |
| Interim Exams | Friday, January 29 |
| Two-week Interim Break | Saturday, January 30-Sunday, February 14 |
| Interim Grades Due | Friday, February 5, 9:00 a.m. |
Spring semester 2020-2021: February 15-May 25, 2021 |
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| Deadline for new course proposals and GE proposals for 2021-22 submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, February 5 |
| Deadline for new course/GE proposals for Summer Terms 2020-21 submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, February 5 |
| Deadline for new course proposals for 2022-23 off-campus program field supervisor courses submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, February 5 |
| Classes begin; instructor signature or email required to drop/add a course | Monday, February 15 |
| 2021-22 Class and Lab Schedule due from chairs/directors | Monday, February 15, 9:00 a.m. |
| Summer 2020-2021 Class and Lab Schedule due from chairs/directors | Monday, February 15, 9:00 a.m. |
| New course/GE proposals go to New Proposals Subcommittee/Continuing Programs Subcommittee | Wednesday, February 17 and Wednesday, February 24 |
| 2021-22 Class and Lab Schedule reopened to chairs/directors for updates | Monday, February 22 |
| Last day to add a first-half-of-semester course | Tuesday, February 23 |
| Last day to add a semester-length course | Friday, February 26 |
| New course/GE proposals go to Curriculum Committee | Wednesday, March 3 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in first-half-of-semester course | Friday, March 5 |
| Summer Session 1 and 2 Registration Opens | Monday, March 8 |
| Major declaration celebration for Sophomores | Thursday, March 11 |
| Rest Day – No classes | Wednesday, March 17 |
| New course proposals go to faculty meeting | Thursday, March 18 |
| 2021-22 Class and Lab schedule updates and enrollment limits for Fall Smester due from chairs/directors | Friday, March 19 |
| Holds added for Fall Semester 2021-22 registration. All holds must be removed to participate in registration. | Monday, March 22 |
| Last day of class for first-half-of-semester courses | Wednesday, March 31 |
| First day of class for second-half-of-semester courses | Thursday, April 1 |
| Quiet Week for Advising | Monday, April 5 – Monday, April 12 |
| Rest Day — No Classes or Advising Sessions | Wednesday, April 7 |
| Last day to add a second-half-of-semester course | Monday, April 12 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in a semester-length course | Thursday, April 15 |
| Registration begins for Fall Semester 2021-22 (by classification). All holds must be removed to participate in registration. | Tuesday, April 20-Friday, April 23 (SR Tuesday; JR Wednesday; SO Thursday; FY Friday) |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in second-half-of-semester course | Thursday, April 22 |
| Rest Day – No Classes | Tuesday, April 27 |
| Honors Day | Friday, May 7 |
| LAST DAY OF CLASSES | Tuesday, May 18 |
| READING DAY | Wednesday, May 19 |
| FINAL EXAM WEEK | Thursday, May 20-Tuesday, May 25 (no exams Sunday) |
| Senior Grades Due for Spring Semester | 24 hours after exam period; no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, May 26 |
| Commencement Weekend | Friday, May 28-Sunday, May 30 |
| Baccalaureate/Commencement | Sunday, May 30 |
| Non-Senior Grades Due for Spring Semester | Friday, June 4, 9:00 a.m. |
| Reunion Weekend | Friday, June 4-Sunday, June 6 |
| Summer Term I, 2020-2021 (Calendar Year 2021) | Monday, June 7-Thursday, July 15 (no class Monday, July 5) |
| Last day to add a Summer Term I course | Thursday, June 10 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in a Summer Term I course | Monday, June 21 |
| Summer Term II, 2020-2021 (Calendar Year 2021) | Monday, July 19-Wednesday, August 25 |
| Last day to add a Summer Term II course | Thursday, July 22 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in a Summer Term II course | Monday, August 2 |
| Commencement for the Class of 2020 | Saturday, August 14 |