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 2021 
Monday, March 1Registration begins for all Summer sessions
Wednesday, May 12Term 1 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 1 classes (undergraduates)
Monday, June 21Term 1 classes end
Tuesday, June 22Reading period
Wednesday, June 23Term 1 final examinations begin
Thursday, June 24Term I final examinations end
Monday, June 28Term 2 classes begin
Monday, June 28Shopping carts open for Fall 2021
Wednesday, June 30Drop/Add for Term 2 ends
Monday, July 5Independence Day holiday. No classes are held.
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 2 classes (undergraduates)
Thursday, August 5Term 2 classes end
Friday, August 6Reading period (until 7:00 PM)
Friday, August 6Term 2 final examinations begin 7:00 PM
Sunday, August 8Term 2 final examinations end 10:00 PM
Fall 2021 
Tuesday, August 17New Graduate Student orientation begins
Tuesday, August 17New undergraduate student orientation begins
Wednesday, August 1811:00 AM. Convocation for new undergraduate students
4:00 PM. Convocation for new graduate and professional school students
Monday, August 238:30 AM. Fall semester classes begin
Drop/Add continues
Friday, September 3Drop/Add ends
Monday, September 6Labor Day. Classes in session
Friday - Sunday, September 24 - 26Founders' Weekend
Friday, October 1Last day for reporting midsemester grades
Friday, October 17:00 PM. Fall break begins
Wednesday, October 68:30 AM. Classes resume
Monday, October 18Shopping carts open for Spring 2022
Wednesday, October 27Registration begins for Spring 2022
Friday, November 5Last day to withdraw with W from Fall 2021 classes (undergraduates only)
Monday, November 8Registration ends for Spring 2022
Tuesday, November 9Drop/Add begins for Spring 2022
Tuesday, November 2310:30 PM. Thanksgiving recess begins; Graduate classes end
Wednesday-Tuesday, November 24 - December 7Graduate reading period
Monday, November 298:30 AM. Classes resume
Friday, December 3Undergraduate classes end
Saturday-Tuesday, December 4 - 7Undergraduate reading period
Wednesday, December 8Final examinations begin 9:00 AM
Monday, December 13Final examinations end 10:00 PM
Spring 2022 
Wednesday, January 58:30 AM. Spring semester begins: The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, January 6; Classes meeting in a Wednesday/Friday meeting pattern begin January 7; Drop/Add continues
Thursday, January 6Regular class meeting schedule begins
Monday, January 17Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held. Classes rescheduled on Wednesday, January 5
Wednesday, January 19Drop/Add ends
Monday, February 14Registration begins for Summer 2022
Friday, February 18Last day for reporting midsemester grades
Friday, March 47:00 PM. Spring recess begins
Monday, March 148:30 AM. Classes resume
Monday, March 21Shopping carts open for Fall 2022
Wednesday, March 23Last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2022 classes (undergraduates only)
Wednesday, March 30Registration begins for Fall 2022; Summer 2022 registration continues
Thursday, April 7Registration ends for Fall 2022; Summer 2022 registration continues
Friday, April 8Drop/Add begins for Fall 2022
Wednesday, April 13Graduate classes end
Thursday-Sunday, April 14 - 24Graduate reading period
Wednesday, April 20Undergraduate classes end
Thursday-Sunday, April 21 - 24Undergraduate reading period
Monday, April 259:00 AM. Final examinations begin
Saturday, April 3010:00 PM. Final examinations end
Friday, May 6Commencement begins
Sunday, May 8Graduation exercises; conferring of degrees
Summer 2022 
Monday, February 14Registration begins for all Summer sessions
Wednesday, May 11Term 1 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 12; Drop/Add continues
Thursday, May 12Regular class meeting schedule begins
Friday, May 13Drop/Add for Term 1 ends
Monday, May 30Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held.
Wednesday, June 8Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only)
Friday, June 17Term 1 classes end.
Monday, June 20Juneteenth holiday. No classes are held.
Tuesday, June 21Reading period
Wednesday, June 22Term 1 final examinations begin
Thursday, June 23Term 1 final examinations end
Monday, June 27Term 2 classes begin
Wednesday, June 29Drop/Add for Term 2 ends
Monday, July 4Independence Day holiday observed. No classes are held
Monday, July 25Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only)
Thursday, August 4Term 2 classes end
Friday, August 5Reading period (until 7:00 PM)
Friday, August 57:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations begin
Sunday, August 710:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations end

Approved March 4, 2020. REVISED January 13, 2021, January 25, 2021 and July 15, 2021.
University Schedule Committee
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708

Questions or comments? Send email to: registrar@duke.edu