Academic Calendar
Traditional Undergraduate Students
- Fall Semester 2019
- Spring Semester 2020
- Summer Term 2020
- Fall Semester 2020 (Revised)
- Spring Semester 2021
- Summer Term 2021
See other academic calendars: Adult Professional Studies, Graduate Studies
Fall Semester 2019
| Tuesday, August 13, 2019 | Welcome Weekend begins and residences open for new students |
| Thursday, August 15, 2019 | Welcome Weekend begins and residences open for new transfer students |
| Saturday, August 17, 2019 | Residences open for returning students at 1 p.m.—first meal for returning students is supper |
| Monday, August 19, 2019 | Classes begin |
| Friday, August 23, 2019 | Last day to register for a Fall 2019 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund |
| Monday, September 2, 2019 | Labor Day (no on campus classes) |
| Mon.-Fri., Sept. 9-13, 2019 | Fall Revival |
| Thurs.-Sat., Oct. 3-5, 2019 | Family Weekend |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | Graduation application due for December graduation and Commencement 2020 |
| Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | Midterm grades due |
| Thurs.-Fri., October 17-18, 2019 | Fall Break (no on campus classes) |
| Monday, October 28, 2019 | Registration for Spring 2020 begins |
| Mon.-Fri., Oct. 28 – Nov. 1, 2019 | Great Commission Congress |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | *Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course |
| Wed.-Fri., November 27-29, 2019 | Thanksgiving Holiday (no on campus classes); Residences close at 10 a.m. on Wednesday |
| Sunday, December 1, 2019 | Residences open at 1 p.m. |
| Monday, December 2, 2019 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| Friday, December 6, 2019 | Last day of scheduled class sessions |
| Monday, December 9, 2019 | Final Examination Week begins |
| Thursday, December 12, 2019 | Final Examinations end; last day of classes; end of semester |
| Friday, December 13, 2019 | Residences close at 10 a.m. |
| Tuesday, December 17, 2019 | All grades due by noon |
*For classes with start and end dates that do not follow the official class sessions or modules above, the last date to withdraw without a grade of F is before the two-thirds point of the class.
Spring Semester 2020
| Friday, January 10, 2020 | Welcome Weekend begins and residences open for new and transfer students |
| Saturday, January 11, 2020 | Residences open for returning students at 1 p.m.—first meal for returning students is supper |
| Monday, January 13, 2020 | Classes begin |
| Friday, January 17, 2020 | Last day to register for a Spring 2020 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund |
| Monday, January 20, 2020 | MLK Day (no on campus classes) |
| Mon.-Fri., Jan. 27-31, 2020 | Holiness Emphasis Week |
| Wednesday, February 5, 2020 | Last day to file graduation application for May & August graduation and participation in 2020 Commencement |
| Monday, March 2, 2020 | Registration for Summer 2020 begins |
| Wednesday, March 11, 2020 | Midterm grades due |
| Saturday, March 14, 2020 | Residences close at 10 a.m. for break |
| Monday, March 16, 2020 | Spring Break begins |
| Sunday, March 22, 2020 | Residences open at 1 p.m. |
| Monday, March 23, 2020 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| Wednesday, March 25, 2020 | *Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course |
| Monday, March 30, 2020 | Registration for Fall 2020 begins |
| Friday, April 10, 2020 | Good Friday (no on campus classes) |
| Monday, April 13, 2020 | Easter Holiday (no on campus classes) |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| Thursday, April 16, 2020 | SEARCH Symposium |
| Friday, May 1, 2020 | Last day of scheduled class sessions |
| Monday, May 4, 2020 | Final Examination Week begins |
| Thursday, May 7, 2020 | Final Examinations end; last day of classes; end of semester |
| Friday, May 8, 2020 | Residences close (for students not graduating) at 10 a.m. |
| Friday, May 8, 2020 | Baccalaureate |
| Saturday, May 9, 2020 | Commencement |
| Tuesday, May 12, 2020 | All grades due by 5 p.m. |
*For classes with start and end dates that do not follow the official class sessions or modules above, the last date to withdraw without a grade of F is before the two-thirds point of the class.
Summer Term 2020
| Sunday, May 17, 2020 | Residences open at 1 p.m. |
| Monday, May 18, 2020 | On-campus classes begin (4 wks.) & online (8 wks.) classes & full-summer contract classes begin |
| Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | Last day to register for any Summer 2020 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund |
| Monday, May 25, 2020 | Memorial Day (no on campus classes) |
| Wednesday, June 3, 2020 | *Last day to withdraw from a 4 week on-campus class |
| Friday, June 12, 2020 | Last day of a 4 week on-campus classes & exams |
| Saturday, June 13, 2020 | Residences close at 10 a.m. |
| Friday, June 19, 2020 | On-campus 4 week class grades due by noon |
| Wednesday, June 24, 2020 | *Last day to withdraw from an online class |
| Friday, July 10, 2020 | Last day of online classes/exams |
| Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | *Last day to withdraw from a full-summer (contract) class |
| Friday, July 17, 2020 | Online class grades due by noon |
| Friday, August 14, 2020 | Last day of full-summer classes & exams; end of term |
| Tuesday, August 18, 2020 | All full-summer (contract) class grades due by noon |
*For classes with start and end dates that do not follow the official class sessions or modules above, the last date to withdraw without a grade of F is before the two-thirds point of the class.
Fall Semester 2020 (Revised)
| Thurs.-Sun., August 13 – 16, 2020 | Welcome Weekend and residences open for new students on staggered TAG group schedule |
| Friday, August 14, 202 | Residences open for returning students by assigned time |
| Monday, August 17, 2020 | Classes begin (full-semester and 1st module online) |
| Friday, August 21, 2020 | Last day to register for a Fall 2020 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund (by 4 p.m. EST) |
| Mon.-Fri., Aug. 31 – September 4, 2020 | Fall Revival |
| Monday, September 7, 2020 | Labor Day – however, not a University holiday for fall 2020 (classes meet) |
| Thurs.-Sat., October 1 – 3, 2020 | Family Weekend |
| Friday, October 9, 2020 | Last day of 1st module online classes/exams |
| Monday, October 12, 2020 | 2nd module online classes begin |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | Midterm grades due |
| Thursday, October 15, 2020 | Graduation application due for December graduation and Commencement 2021 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2020 | 2020 Commencement Ceremony (rescheduled from May 2020) |
| Monday, October 26, 2020 | Registration for Spring 2021 begins |
| Wednesday, October 28, 2020 | *Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course |
| Thurs.-Sat., October 29 – 31, 2020 | Board of Trustee meetings |
| Mon.-Fri., November 2 – 6, 2020 | Great Commission Congress |
| Friday, November 20, 2020 | Last day of scheduled on-campus class sessions |
| Sunday, November 22, 2020 | Residences close at 10 a.m. for the semester |
| Mon.-Fri., November 23 – 27, 2020 | Extended Thanksgiving Holiday (no on-campus classes) |
| Monday, November 30, 2020 | Final Examinations (online) begin |
| Thursday, December 3, 2020 | Final Examinations end; last day of classes (full semester and 2nd module/exams); end of semester |
| Thursday, December 10, 2020 | All grades due by noon |
*For classes with start and end dates that are not the full semester, the last date to withdraw without a grade of “F” is before the two-thirds point of the class.
Spring Semester 2021
| Friday, January 8, 2021 | Welcome Weekend begins and residences open for new and transfer students |
| Saturday, January 9, 2021 | Residences open for returning students at 1 p.m.—first meal for returning students is supper |
| Monday, January 11, 2021 | Classes begin |
| Friday, January 15, 2021 | Last day to register for a Spring 2021 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund |
| Monday, January 18, 2021 | MLK Day (no on campus classes) |
| Mon.-Fri, January 25 – 29, 2021 | Holiness Emphasis |
| Friday, February 5, 2021 | Last day to file graduation application for May & August graduation and participation in 2021 Commencement |
| Monday, March 1, 2021 | Registration for Summer 2021 begins |
| Thurs.-Sat., March 4-6, 2021 | Board of Trustee meetings |
| Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | Midterm grades due |
| Saturday, March 13, 2021 | Residences close at 10 a.m. for break |
| Monday, March 15, 2021 | Spring Break begins |
| Sunday, March 21, 2021 | Residences open at 1 p.m. |
| Monday, March 22, 2021 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | *Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course |
| Monday, March 29, 2021 | Registration for Fall 2021 begins |
| Friday, April 2, 2021 | Good Friday (no on campus classes) |
| Monday, April 5, 2021 | Easter Holiday (no on campus classes) |
| Tuesday, April 6, 2021 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| TBA | SEARCH Symposium |
| Saturday, April 24, 2021 | Highbridge Film Festival |
| Friday, April 30, 2021 | Last day of scheduled class sessions |
| Monday, May 3, 2021 | Final Examination Week begins |
| Thursday, May 6, 2021 | Final Examinations end; last day of classes; end of semester |
| Friday, May 7, 2021 | Residences close (for students not graduating) at 10 a.m. |
| Friday, May 7, 2021 | Baccalaureate |
| Saturday, May 8, 2021 | Commencement |
| Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | All grades due by 5 p.m. |
*For classes with start and end dates that do not follow the official class sessions or modules above, the last date to withdraw without a grade of F is before the two-thirds point of the class.
Summer Term 2021
| Sunday, May 16, 2021 | Residences open at 1 p.m. |
| Monday, May 17, 2021 | On-campus classes begin (4 wks.) & online (8 wks.) classes & full-summer contract classes begin |
| Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | Last day to register for any Summer 2021 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund |
| Monday, May 31, 2021 | Memorial Day (no on campus classes) |
| Wednesday, June 2, 2021 | *Last day to withdraw from a 4 week on-campus class |
| Friday, June 11, 2021 | Last day of a 4 week on-campus classes & exams |
| Saturday, June 12, 2021 | Residences close at 10 a.m. |
| Friday, June 18, 2021 | On-campus 4 week class grades due by noon |
| Wednesday, June 23, 2021 | *Last day to withdraw from an online class |
| Thurs.-Sun., June 24 – 27, 2021 | Asbury Reunion |
| Wednesday, July 7, 2021 | *Last day to withdraw from a full-summer (contract) class |
| Friday, July 9, 2021 | Last day of online classes/exams |
| Friday, July 16, 2021 | Online class grades due by noon |
| Friday, August 13, 2021 | Last day of full-summer classes & exams; end of term |
| Tuesday, August 17, 2021 | All full-summer (contract) class grades due by noon |
*For classes with start and end dates that do not follow the official class sessions or modules above, the last date to withdraw without a grade of F is before the two-thirds point of the class.
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