Registrar . Academic Calendar
All dates are subject to change due to COVID-19
August 7–12, Friday-Wednesday | New student move-in. |
August 7–16, Friday-Sunday | Upperclass student move-in. |
August 10–14, Monday-Friday | Tuition payment arrangements due in order to begin fall classes. |
August 13–15, Thursday-Saturday | New student orientation. |
*August 17, Monday* | Fall 2020 semester begins. |
August 17–21, Monday-Friday | Course add/drop period AND $350 Late Registration fee assessed. |
September 7, Monday | Labor Day. CIA holiday. No classes. Building closed. Residence halls remain open. |
September 11, Friday | Grade revisions due for Spring 2020 incomplete grades. |
September 16, Wednesday | Spring 2021 course schedule information due to Academic Affairs & the Registrar's Office. |
September 18, Friday | Course proposals for new fall 2021 courses due to Curriculum Committee. |
September 29, Tuesday | Course evaluations open for Tuesday-Friday 7-week courses. |
October 5, Monday | Course evaluations open for Monday 7-week courses. |
October 9, Friday | Mid-term grades due. |
October 19, Monday | Advising for spring 2021 course scheduling begins. |
October 23, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course for the fall 2020 semester without grade penalty. |
October 26, Monday | Online registration opens to seniors for spring 2021 course scheduling. |
November 7, Saturday | Contingency make-up day for school closing. |
November 16, Monday | Course evaluations open for Liberal Art courses. |
November 20, Friday | Last day of regular classes, Studio and Liberal Arts. |
November 21, Saturday | Course evaluations open for Studio courses. |
November 21–24, Saturday-Tuesday | Final Studio Critiques. Schedule to be determined. |
November 25, Wednesday | Offices open. Residence halls close at 6pm except for students who have been approved to stay. |
November 26–27, Thursday & Friday | Thanksgiving. CIA holiday. Building closed. Residence halls remain open. |
November 30–December 4, Monday-Friday | Online Liberal Arts exams, online mid-year critiques for May 2021 grads and online BFA exams for Dec 2020 grads. |
*December 5, Saturday* | Fall semester ends. Holiday recess begins. Residence halls close at noon for students who had been approved to remain until the end of the semester. |
December 7, Monday @ 9 am | Final grades due for all students by 9 am. |
December 23–January 3, Wednesday-Sunday | CIA winter break. Building closed. |
All dates are subject to change due to COVID-19
January 11–15, Monday-Friday | Tuition payment arrangements due in order to begin spring classes. |
January 11–17, Monday-Sunday | COVID testing week (Tentative) |
January 14–17, Thursday-Sunday | Returning students move into residence halls, beginning at 8am. |
January 18, Monday | Martin Luther King Day. CIA holiday. No classes. Building closed. Residence halls remain open. |
*January 19, Tuesday* | First day of classes for spring 2021 semester. |
January 19–25, Tuesday-Monday | Course add/drop period AND $350 Late Registration fee assessed. |
February 12, Friday | Course proposals for new spring 2022 courses due to the Curriculum Committee. |
February 12, Friday | Grade revisions due for Fall 2020 incomplete grades. |
February 13, Saturday | Contingency make-up day for school closing. |
February 15, Monday | Fall 2021 course schedule information due to Academic Affairs & Registrar's Office. |
March 12, Friday | Mid-term grades due. |
March 15, Monday | Advising for fall 2021 course scheduling begins. |
March 20, Saturday | Contingency make-up day for school closing. |
March 22, Monday | Online registration opens to juniors for fall 2021 course scheduling. |
March 26, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course for the spring 2021 semester without a grade penalty. |
April 19, Monday | Course evaluations go live for Liberal Arts courses. |
April 24, Saturday | Last day of regular classes, Studio and Liberal Arts. |
April 26, Monday | Course evaluations go live for Studio courses. |
April 26–30, Monday-Friday | Academic exam/Studio critique week. Schedule to be determined. |
May 3–7, Monday-Friday | BFA Reviews & Exhibitions |
*May 8, Saturday* | Spring semester ends. Residence halls close at noon. |
May 10, Monday by 9am | Final grades due for graduating students by 9am. |
May 13, Thursday | Commencement rehearsal |
May 14, Friday | Commencement |
May 17, Monday by 9am | Final grades due by 9am for all students AND final studio clean out. |
May 31, Monday | Memorial Day. CIA holiday. Building closed. |
June 18, Friday | Juneteenth (Observed). CIA holiday. Building closed. |
July 5, Monday | Independence Day (Observed). CIA holiday. Building closed. |