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, 1:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday 18 | New First-Year move in 7 a.m.- 2 p.m., New First-Year Undergraduate Student Orientation Noon - 9 p.m. |
| Saturday 21 | Returning and transfer student move in 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. |
| Sunday 22 | Opening Convocation, 5 p.m. |
| 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 5 p.m.; 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 9 a.m. |
| 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, 8 a.m. |
| Monday 29 | Classes resume |
| December | |
| Monday 6 | Last day of undergraduate classes |
| Monday 6 - Saturday 11 | Last week of graduate classes |
| Tuesday 7 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Wednesday 8 - Friday 10 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Saturday 11- Sunday 12 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Monday 13 - Tuesday 14 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Tuesday 14 | 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 5 p.m. |
| Monday 17 | Martin Luther King Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 21 | Classes end |
| Tuesday 25 | Final grades due by 9 a.m. 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, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Saturday 22 - Sunday 23 | Residence halls open for new and returning students 9 a.m. |
| Monday 24 | New undergraduate students arrive; orientation begins 9 a.m. |
| 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 5 p.m.; 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 |
| March | |
| Friday 11 | Midterm grades due in registrar's office by 9 a.m. |
| Friday 11 | Residence halls close for Spring Break, 8 p.m. |
| 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 9 a.m. |
| Monday 21 | Classes resume |
| Tuesday 22 | Term IV PE begins |
| April | |
| 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 |
| Monday 9 - 14 | Last week of graduate classes |
| Tuesday 10 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Wednesday 11 -Friday 13 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Monday 16- Tuesday 17 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Tuesday 17 | Residence halls close for summer (non-graduating students), 5 p.m. |
| Friday 20 | Final grades due by midnight |
| 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, 2 p.m. |
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 |
| Monday 4 | HOLIDAY- No classes; College closed |
| Tuesday 5 | Term II begins |
| Wednesday 6 | Term I grades due in registrar's office by 3 p.m. |
| 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 |
| Wednesday 17 | Term II grades due in registrar's office by 3 p.m. |
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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