Calendar for Trinity College of Arts & Sciences; The Pratt School of Engineering; The Nicholas School of the Environment; The Graduate School; The Sanford School of Public Policy; The School of Nursing

Consult the calendars of the various schools for additional information.

Summer 2020 
Monday, February 17Registration begins for all Summer sessions
Wednesday, May 13Term I classes begin. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. (Therefore, all summer classes meet this day.)Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, May 14; Drop/Add continues
Thursday, May 14Regular class meeting schedule begins
Friday, May 15Drop/Add for Term I ends
Monday, May 25Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held.
Wednesday, June 10Last day to withdraw with W from Term I classes (undergraduates)
Monday, June 22Term I classes end
Tuesday, June 23Reading period
Wednesday, June 24Term I final examinations begin
Thursday, June 25Term I final examinations end
Monday, June 29Term II classes begin
Wednesday, July 1Drop/Add for Term II ends
Friday, July 3Independence Day holiday observed. No classes are held.
Monday, July 27Last day to withdraw with W from Term II classes (undergraduates)
Thursday, August 6Term II classes end
Friday, August 7Reading period (until 7:00 PM)
Friday, August 7Term II final examinations begin (7:00 PM)
Sunday, August 9Term II final examinations end (10:00 PM)
Fall 2020 
Monday, July 27Bookbagging begins for Fall 2020
Monday, August 3Registration begins for Fall 2020
Monday, August 10New Graduate Student orientation begins
Wednesday, August 12Registration ends for Fall 2020
Thursday, August 13New undergraduate student orientation begins; Drop/add begins for Fall 2020
Monday, August 178:30 AM. Fall semester classes begin; Drop/Add continues
Friday, August 28Drop/Add ends
Monday, September 7Labor Day. Classes in session
Saturday/Sunday, September 26/27Founders' Weekend
Friday, October 2Last day for reporting midsemester grades
Monday, October 19Bookbagging begins for Spring 2021
Wednesday, October 28Registration begins for Spring 2021
Friday, October 30Last day to withdraw with W from Fall 2020 classes (undergraduates only)
Monday, November 9Registration ends for Spring 2021
Tuesday, November 10Drop/Add begins for Spring 2021
Monday, November 16Graduate and undergraduate classes end
Tuesday - Thursday, November 17 - 19Graduate and undergraduate reading period
Friday, November 20Final examinations begin (9:00 AM)
Tuesday, November 2410:00 PM. Final examinations end (10:00 PM)
Tuesday, November 24Thanksgiving Break; End of Fall 2020 term
Spring 2021 
Monday, January 18Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held.
Wednesday, January 208:30 AM. Spring semester begins; Drop/Add continues
Tuesday, February 2Drop/Add ends
Monday, March 1Registration begins for Summer 2021
Friday, March 5Last day for reporting midsemester grades
Tuesday - Wednesday, March 9 - 10No classes held
Wednesday, March 24Last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2021 classes (undergraduates only)
Saturday, March 27Make-up day for undergraduate in-person classes that did not meet on 3/15/21
Saturday, April 3Make-up day for undergraduate in-person classes that did not meet on 3/16/21
Saturday, April 10Make-up day for undergraduate in-person classes that did not meet on 3/17/21
Saturday, April 10Snow Day.  Classes will be held, if needed.
Monday, April 12Wellness day
Saturday, April 17Make-up day for undergraduate in-person classes that did not meet on 3/18/21
Saturday, April 17Snow Day.  Classes will be held, if needed.
Sunday, April 18Make-up day for undergraduate in-person classes that did not meet on 3/19/21
Friday, April 23Graduate and undergraduate classes end
Saturday - Monday, April 24 - 26Graduate and undergraduate reading period
Tuesday, April 27Final examinations begin (9:00 AM)
Saturday, May 1Final examinations end (10:00 PM)
Sunday, May 2Graduation exercises
Sunday, May 9Conferring of degrees
Summer 2021 
Monday, March 1Registration begins for all Summer sessions
Wednesday, May 12Term I classes begin. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. (Therefore, all summer classes meet this day.) Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, May 13; Drop/Add continues
Thursday, May 13Regular class meeting schedule begins
Friday, May 14Drop/Add for Term I ends
Monday, May 31Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held.
Wednesday, June 9Last day to withdraw with W from Term I classes (undergraduates only)
Monday, June 21Term I classes end
Tuesday, June 22Reading period
Wednesday, June 23Term I final examinations begin
Thursday, June 24Term I final examinations end
Monday, June 28Term II classes begin
Monday, June 28Shopping carts open for Fall 2021
Wednesday, June 30Drop/Add for Term II ends
Sunday, July 4Independence Day holiday
Wednesday, July 7Registration begins for Fall 2021
Monday, July 19Registration ends for Fall 2021
Tuesday, July 20Drop/Add begins for Fall 2021
Monday, July 26Last day to withdraw with W from Term II classes (undergraduates only)
Thursday, August 5Term II classes end
Friday, August 6Reading period (until 7:00 PM)
Friday, August 67:00 PM. Term II final examinations begin
Sunday, August 810:00 PM. Term II final examinations end

REVISED June 5, 2020, November 11, 2020, January 13, 2021, January 25, 2021 and March 18, 2021.
University Schedule Committee
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708

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