Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2020-21
*Due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, Hood College has revised the 2020-2021 academic calendar. May be subject to change.
Additional details for J-Term and Spring 2021 will be posted in October.
Fall 2020
| August | |
| Friday 7 | Deadline for graduate students to upload thesis and final projects for September graduation |
| Wednesday 12 | New Graduate and New International Graduate Student Orientation, 1:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Thursday 13 - Friday 14 | Residence halls open for new undergraduate students by appointment |
| Saturday 15 - Sunday 16 | New Student Orientation; Residence halls open for returning students by appointment |
| Sunday 16 | Opening Convocation - 7 p.m. |
| Sunday 16 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% refund for graduate students continues until the first class meeting; last day students can adjust schedule via Self-Service |
| Monday 17 | First day of classes for undergraduate and graduate students |
| Monday 17 | Drop/add period begins; 80% tuition refund period begins and continues through Aug. 27; 0% tuition refund thereafter. Schedule adjustments must be processed through the registrar's office |
| Monday 17 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for January graduation to the registrar's office |
| Thursday 27 | Drop/add ends at 5 p.m.; end 80% course refund for graduate and part-time undergraduate students; last day to declare/change S/U or audit option |
| September | |
| Monday 7 | Labor Day; Classes held; offices open |
| Friday 11 | Deadline for graduate students to submit notification for fall comprehensive exams to the registrar's office |
| Friday 25 | Last day to file for extra credit (X) study |
| October | |
| Tuesday 6 | Term II PE begins |
| Friday 9 | Midterm grades due in registrar's office by 9 a.m. |
| Saturday 10 | Midterm recess cancelled - Classes held |
| Saturday 17 | Masters' comprehensive examinations |
| Tuesday 20 | Masters' comprehensive examinations |
| Friday 23 | Last day to withdraw from undergraduate classes |
| Monday 26 | Advising period begins and continues through Friday, November 6 |
| Wednesday 28 | Last day to withdraw from graduate classes |
| November | |
| Monday 9 | Begin spring registration for seniors and current graduate students |
| Monday 9 | Last day for undergraduates to submit petition for spring semester study abroad or study at another institution |
| Tuesday 10 | Begin spring registration for juniors |
| Wednesday 11 | Begin spring registration for sophomores |
| Wednesday 11 | Deadline for graduate students to upload thesis and final research projects for January graduation |
| Thursday 12 | Begin spring registration for first-year students |
| Monday 16 | Begin spring registration for new undergraduate, new graduate and non-degree students |
| Friday 20 | Undergraduate classes end at 4 p.m.; Undergraduate final exams begin at 5 p.m. |
| Wednesday 25 | Last day of graduate classes |
| Wednesday 25 | Undergraduate make-up exams end by 12 p.m.; Residence halls close at 12 p.m. |
| December | |
| Friday 4 | Final grades due by 9 a.m. in the registrar's office |
J-Term 2021
| Sunday 3 | 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, 1/4) |
| Monday 4 | Classes begin |
| Tuesday 5 | Drop/add ends at 5 p.m. |
| Monday 18 | Martin Luther King Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 22 | Class end |
| Tuesday 26 | Final grades due by 9 a.m. in the registrar's office |
Spring 2021
| January | |
| Sunday 31 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% tuition refund for graduate students continues until the first class meeting |
| February | |
| Monday 1 | Classes begin 8:30 a.m. |
| Thursday 18 | No Classes |
| March | |
| Tuesday 9 | No Classes |
| April | |
| Friday 2 | No Classes |
| Wednesday 21 | No Classes |
| May | |
| Friday 14 | Undergraduate classes end |
| Sat/Sun 15-16 | Undergraduate Reading Days |
| Monday 17 | Undergraduate examination period begins |
| Friday 21 | Undergraduate examination period ends |
| Friday 21 | Graduate classes end |
| Saturday 22 | Commencement |
Summer 2021
| May | |
| Monday 24 | Term I begins |
| Monday 31 | HOLIDAY - No classes; College closed |
| July | |
| Saturday 3 | Term I ends |
| Monday 5 | HOLIDAY - no classes; College closed |
| Tuesday 6 | Term I grades due |
| Tuesday 6 | Term II begins |
| August | |
| Sunday 15 | Term II ends |
| Wednesday 18 | Term II grades due by 3 p.m. in the registrar's office |
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
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