Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2021-22
*Due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, the academic calendar may be subject to change.
Fall 2021
| August | |
| Friday 6 | Deadline for graduate students to upload thesis and final projects for September graduation |
| Sunday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for January graduation to the registrar's office |
| Wednesday 18 | New Graduate and New International Graduate Student Orientation, 1:30pm-8pm |
| Wednesday 18 | New First-Year move in 7am- 2pm, New First-Year Undergraduate Student Orientation Noon- 9pm |
| Saturday 21 | Returning and transfer student move in 9am-3pm |
| Sunday 22 | Opening Convocation, 5pm |
| Sunday 22 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% refund for graduate students continues until the first-class meeting |
| Monday 23 | First day of classes for undergraduate and graduate students |
| Monday 23 | Drop/add period begins; 80% tuition refund period begins and continues through September 1; 0% tuition refund thereafter |
| September | |
| Wednesday 1 | Drop/add ends at 5pm; end 80% course refund for graduate and part-time undergraduate students; last day to declare/change S/U (undergraduate only) or audit option; last day to file for Leave of Absence |
| Monday 6 | Labor Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 10 | Deadline for graduate students to submit notification for fall comprehensive exams to the registrar's office |
| Friday 24 | Last day to file for extra credit (x) study |
| October | |
| Monday 11 - Tuesday 12 | Fall Break; no classes; offices open |
| Wednesday 13 | Classes resume |
| Friday 15 | Midterm grades due in registrar's office by 9am |
| Tuesday 19 | Term II PE begins |
| Saturday 30 | Masters' comprehensive examinations |
| November | |
| Monday 1 | Advising period begins and continues through Friday, November 12 |
| Tuesday 2 | Masters' comprehensive examinations |
| Monday 8 | Last day to withdraw from undergraduate classes |
| Monday 15 | Last day to withdraw from graduate classes |
| Monday 15 | Begin spring registration for seniors and current graduate students |
| Monday 15 | Last day for undergraduates to submit petition for spring semester study abroad or study at another institution |
| Tuesday 16 | Begin spring registration for juniors |
| Wednesday 17 | Begin spring registration for sophomores |
| Thursday 18 | Begin spring registration for first-year students |
| Friday 19 | Deadline for graduate students to upload thesis and final research projects for January graduation |
| Monday 22 | Begin spring registration for new undergraduate, new graduate and non-degree students |
| Wednesday 24- Sunday 28 | Thanksgiving recess; no classes |
| Wednesday 24 | Residence halls close for Thanksgiving recess, Noon |
| Sunday 28 | Residence halls open after Thanksgiving recess, 9am |
| Monday 29 | Classes resume |
| December | |
| Monday 6 | Last day of undergraduate classes; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for undergraduate students |
| Monday 6 - Saturday 11 | Last week of graduate classes |
| Tuesday 7 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Wednesday 8 - Friday 10 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Saturday 11 | Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for graduate students |
| Saturday 11- Sunday 12 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Monday 13 - Tuesday 14 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Wednesday 15 | Residence halls close at Noon |
| Friday 17 | Final grades due by midnight |
Winter (J-Term) 2022
| January | |
| Sunday 2 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% tuition refund for graduate students continues until the first-class meeting (all online classes begin Monday, 1/3) |
| Monday 3 | Classes begin |
| Tuesday 4 | Drop/add ends at 5pm |
| Friday 14 | Last day to withdraw from winter term classes |
| Monday 17 | Martin Luther King Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 21 | Classes end; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests |
| Tuesday 25 | Final grades due by 9am in the registrar's office |
Spring 2022
| January | |
| Saturday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for June graduation to the registrar's office |
| Wednesday 19 | New Graduate and New International Graduate Student Orientation, 1pm to 8pm |
| Saturday 22 - Sunday 23 | Residence halls open for new and returning students 9am |
| Monday 24 | New undergraduate students arrive; orientation begins 9am |
| Monday 24 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% tuition refund for graduate students continues until the first-class meeting (all online classes begin on 1/25) |
| Tuesday 25 | First day of classes for undergraduate and graduate students |
| Tuesday 25 | 80% tuition refund begins and continues through February 3; 0% tuition refund thereafter |
| February | |
| Thursday 3 | Drop/add ends at 5pm; end 80% course refund for graduate and part-time undergraduate students; last day to declare/change S/U (undergraduate only) or audit option; last day to file for Leave of Absence |
| Friday 4 | Deadline for graduate students to submit notification of spring comprehensive exams to the registrar's office |
| Friday 25 | Last day to file for extra credit (x) study or internship (undergraduate only) |
| March | |
| Friday 11 | Residence halls close for Spring Break, 8pm |
| Monday 14 - Friday 18 | Spring Break |
| Tuesday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for September graduation to the registrar's office |
| Sunday 20 | Residence halls re-open 9am |
| Monday 21 | Classes resume |
| Tuesday 22 | Term IV PE begins |
| Friday, 25 | Midterm grades due in registrar's office by 9am |
| Tuesday, 29 | Masters' comprehensive exam |
| April | |
| Saturday, 2 | Masters' comprehensive exam |
| Monday 4 | Advising period begins and continues through April 15 |
| Monday 11 | Last day to withdraw from undergraduate classes |
| Wednesday 13 | Last day to submit petition for fall study abroad or study at another institution |
| Friday 15 | Deadline for graduate students to upload thesis and final research projects for June graduation |
| Monday 18 | Last day to withdraw from graduate classes |
| Monday 18 | Begin fall and summer registration for juniors, non-graduating seniors, and current graduate students |
| Tuesday 19 | Begin fall and summer registration for sophomores |
| Wednesday 20 | Begin fall and summer registration for first-year students |
| Monday 25 | Begin fall and summer registration for new undergraduate, new graduate and non-degree students |
| May | |
| Monday 9 | Last day of undergraduate classes; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for undergraduate students |
| Monday 9 - 14 | Last week of graduate classes |
| Tuesday 10 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Wednesday 11 -Friday 13 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Saturday 14 | Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for graduate students |
| Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Monday 16- Tuesday 17 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Wednesday 18 | Residence halls close for summer at noon (non-graduating students) |
| Friday 20 | Final grades due by 11:59pm |
| Saturday 21 | Commencement - Degree conferral will occur after confirmation of degree requirements have been met on June 15 |
| Sunday 22 | Residence halls close for graduating seniors, 2pm |
Summer 2022
| May | |
| Monday 23 | Term I begins |
| Monday 30 | HOLIDAY- No classes; College closed |
| June | |
| Friday 24 | Last day to withdraw from Summer I coursework that meets the full length of the term (5/23 -7/3). For requests to withdraw from other Summer I coursework outside the standard meeting dates, contact registrar@hood.edu for information |
| July | |
| Sunday 3 | Term I ends; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests |
| Monday 4 | HOLIDAY- No classes; College closed |
| Tuesday 5 | Term II begins |
| Wednesday 6 | Term I grades due in registrar's office by 3pm |
| August | |
| Friday 5 | Last day to withdraw from Summer II coursework that meets the full length of the term (7/5 -8/14). For requests to withdraw from other Summer I coursework outside the standard meeting dates, contact registrar@hood.edu for information |
| Friday 5 | Deadline for graduate students to upload thesis and final projects for September graduation |
| Sunday 14 | Term II ends; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests |
| Wednesday 17 | Term II grades due in registrar's office by 3pm |
Withdrawal or Tuition Refund Policy for Summer Terms
- 100 percent tuition refund before the first day of class for all sessions.
- 80 percent tuition refund within the first two calendar days of one- and two-week sessions; zero percent tuition refunds thereafter.
- 80 percent tuition refund within the first four calendar days of three- and four-week sessions; zero percent tuition refunds thereafter.
- 80 percent tuition refund within the first seven calendar days of five- and six-week sessions; zero percent tuition refunds thereafter.
- Online coursework begins the first day of the term.
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