2020–2021 Academic Calendar
Includes start/stop dates for standard semester, online programs, and weekend college schedules.
Subject to revision through January 1, 2020
Fall Semester 2020
| Date |
Scheduled Activity |
| August 11 |
All-Campus Opening Activities |
| August 12 |
Fall faculty meeting and faculty development workshops |
| August 12 |
Final registration session for new students |
| August 13 |
Residence halls open for new students who registered in summer |
| August 14-16 |
New Student Orientation (Arch Ceremony on August 14) |
| August 15 |
Residence halls open for upperclassmen |
| August 17 |
Classes begin for standard semester session |
| August 21 |
Last day to add a class or section for standard semester session * |
| August 24 |
Last day to drop a class or section for standard semester session * |
| August 24 |
Block 1 begins for online degree programs |
| September 7 |
Labor Day (No classes) |
| September 11 |
Doctor of Occupational Therapy classes begin |
| September 11-12-13 |
Fall Weekend College begins |
| October 14 |
Report grades less than “C” in standard semester session classes |
| October 18 |
Block I ends for online degree programs |
| October 19 |
Block II begins for online degree programs |
| October 28 |
Last day to withdraw from standard semester session classes |
| November 20 |
Doctor of Occupational Therapy classes end |
| November 20-21-22 |
Fall Weekend College, final meetings of session |
| November 25-29 |
Thanksgiving Recess (No classes) |
| November 30 |
In person classes move to an online format |
| December 4 |
Deadline for seniors to apply for May 2021 Graduation |
| December 4 |
Final class day for standard semester session |
| December 7-10 |
Final exams for standard semester session |
| December 13 |
Block II ends for online degree programs |
| December 16 |
Final grades due for all sessions by 9 am |
Spring Semester 2021
| Date |
Scheduled Activity |
| January 8 |
Doctor of Occupational Therapy Spring Module I classes begin |
| January 8-9-10 |
Winter Weekend College begins |
| January 11 |
Classes begin for standard semester session with all courses delivered remotely and Block I of online degree programs |
| January 15 |
Last day to add a class or section for standard semester session * |
January 16
|
Residence Halls open
|
| January 18 |
Martin Luther King Day (No classes) |
January 19
|
Face-to-face classes for standard semester session begin
|
| January 19 |
Last day to drop a class or section for standard semester session * |
February 10
|
No classes for standard semester session
|
March 2
|
No classes for standard semester session
|
| March 7 |
Block I ends for online degree programs |
| March 8 |
Block II begins for online degree programs |
| March 15 |
Report grades less than “C” in standard semester session classes |
| March 19 |
Doctor of Occupational Therapy Spring Module I classes end |
| March 19-20-21 |
Winter Weekend College, final meetings of session |
March 26
|
No classes for standard semester session
|
| March 26 |
Doctor of Occupational Therapy Spring Module II classes begin |
| March 26-27-28 |
Spring Weekend College begins |
| March 29 |
Last day to withdraw from classes for standard semester session classes * |
| April 1-5 |
Easter Holiday (No classes) |
April 14
|
No classes for standard semester session
|
| April 30 |
Final class day for standard semester session |
| April 30 |
Deadline for seniors to apply for December 2021 graduation |
| May 2 |
Block II ends for online degree programs |
| May 3-6 |
Final exams for standard semester session |
| May 8 |
Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement |
| May 12 |
Final grades due for all sessions by 9 am |
| June 4 |
Doctor of Occupational Therapy Spring Module II classes end |
| June 4-5-6 |
Spring Weekend College, final meetings of session |
Summer Sessions 2021
| Date |
Scheduled Activity |
| Block Online Degree Programs |
| Block I |
May 31-July25 |
| Summer Day/Evening |
| No Classes Held on Memorial Day or July 4th |
| 12 weeks |
May 17-August 6 |
10 weeks
|
May 31-August 6
|
| 8 weeks |
May 31-July25 |
| 6 weeks |
May 17-June 25 |
| 6 weeks |
June 28-August 6 |
| Doctor of Occupational Therapy (all cohorts) |
| June 11-August 6 |
|
| Summer Weekend |
| June 11-12-13 |
beginning dates |
| July 23-24-25 |
final meetings of session |
Notes: Operations during inclement weather are reported at https://www.findlay.edu/offices/student-affairs/safety-security/Campus-Alerts.
In most instances, inclement weather does not interrupt online class delivery.
*Withdrawals from a course after the session has started may incur financial liability. It is the student's responsibility to review the Tuition Refund Policy prior to withdrawal.