2019-2020 Academic Calendar

The dates included below are accurate as of the publication of the Catalog on 8/15/19. The official academic calendar for the 2019-2020 school year can be found online at https://www.carroll.edu/academics/academic-calendar.

Fall 2019

AUGUST	18	Sunday	Campus housing opens
	18	Sunday	New Student Orientation begins
	21	Wednesday	Classes begin
	28	Wednesday	Last day to add or drop a course without a "W" on transcript, or select audit status; last day of 100% tuition refund period

SEPTEMBER	2	Monday	Labor Day, no classes
	4	Wednesday	Census day snapshot, 5:00 p.m.
	5	Thursday	Last day of 75% tuition refund period
	8	Sunday	Mass of the Holy Spirit, Cathedral of St. Helena
	12	Thursday	Last day of 50% tuition refund period; 0% refund period begins Sept 13th
	13	Friday	Last day to designate a course as pass/fail grading
	20-22	Fri-Sun	Homecoming and Family Weekend

OCTOBER	1	Tuesday	Senior Thesis Applications for 2019-2020 due
	1	Tuesday	New Fall 2019 Graduation Applications due (for students walking May 2020)
	11-15	Fri-Tue	Fall Break, no classes
	16	Wednesday	Classes resume, with Monday classes held on Friday, meaning classes will run on a WThM schedule this week
	17	Thursday	Mid-semester grades due from faculty, 12:00 noon
	18	Friday	Advising for spring semester begins

NOVEMBER	4-8	Mon-Fri	Selection of spring classes begins
	19	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw from a class with a “W"; for partial-semester courses of shorter duration, the mid-point is the last day to withdraw
	27-29	Wed-Fri	Thanksgiving break, no classes

DECEMBER	2	Monday	Classes resume
	5	Thursday	Graduation Applications due for Spring 2020, Summer 2020, or Fall 2020 graduates participating in May 2020 Commencement
	6	Friday	Last day of classes; this is also the last date a student may totally withdraw from all of their classes
	9-12	Mon-Thu	Final examinations
	13	Friday	Campus housing closes, 12:00 noon
	18	Wednesday	Final fall grades due from faculty, 12:00 noon

Official term dates: 8/21/19 - 12/12/19
# Days		# Class Days & Instructional Weeks
Monday	14 (borrow 1 from Fri)	71 instructional days total
Tuesday	14	MWF: 42 class days; MW: 29 class days; TTh: 29 class days
Wednesday	15	15 instructional weeks (not including MT at term start or W-F at Thxgiving)
Thursday	15	1 finals week with 4 days
Friday	13 (give 1 to Mon)	17 calendar weeks

Spring 2020

JANUARY	12	Sunday	Campus housing opens
	12	Sunday	New Spring Student Orientation
	13	Monday	Classes begin
	20	Monday	Martin Luther King Day, no classes
	21	Tuesday	Last day to add or drop a course without a "W" on transcript, or select audit; last day of 100% tuition refund period
	27	Monday	Census day snapshot, 5:00 p.m.
	28	Tuesday	Last day of 75% tuition refund period
	31	Friday	Last day to designate a course as pass/fail grading

FEBRUARY	4	Tuesday	Last day of 50% tuition refund period; 0% refund period begins Feb 5th

MARCH	2-6	Mon-Fri	Spring Break
	9	Monday	Classes resume
	10	Tuesday	Mid-semester grades due from faculty, 12:00 noon
	11	Wednesday	Advising for fall semester begins
	30-31	Mon-Tue	Selection of fall classes begins

APRIL	1-3	Wed-Fri	Selection of fall classes continues
	9	Thursday	Last day to withdraw from a class with a “W”; for partial-semester courses of shorter duration, the mid-point is the last day to withdraw
	10	Friday	Good Friday, no classes
	12	Sunday	Easter Sunday
	13	Monday	Easter Monday, no classes
	14	Tuesday	Classes resume, with Monday classes held on Tuesday, meaning classes will run on a MWThF schedule this week
	24	Friday	Student Undergraduate Research Festival – SURF sessions in lieu of classes
	24	Friday	Honors Convocation, 4:00 p.m.

MAY	1	Friday	Final senior theses due to Corette Library
	1	Friday	Last day of classes; this is also the last date a student may totally withdraw from all of their classes.
	4-7	Mon-Thu	Final examinations
	8	Friday	Campus housing closes for non-graduates, 12:00 noon
	9	Saturday	Baccalaureate & Commencement
	10	Sunday	Campus housing closes for graduates, 12:00 noon
	14	Thursday	Final spring grades due from faculty, 12:00 noon

Official term dates:1/13/20 - 5/7/20
# Days		# Class Days & Instructional Weeks
Monday	14 (borrow 1 from Tue)	71 instructional days total
Tuesday	14 (give 1 to Mon)	MWF: 42 class days; MW: 29 class days; TTh: 29 class days
Wednesday	15	15 instructional weeks (not including spring break week)
Thursday	15	1 finals week with 4 days
Friday	13 (not counting SURF)	17 calendar weeks

Summer 2020

MAY	11	Monday	Graduate Session summer courses begin (specific dates will vary)
	13	Wednesday	Final day to drop Undergrad Session 3W-1, 6W-1, and 12W courses for 100% refund
	18	Monday	Undergrad Session 3W-1, 6W-1, and 12W courses begin – 50% refund thru first day
	25	Monday	Memorial Day, no classes

JUNE	3	Wednesday	Final day to drop Undergrad Session 3W-2 courses for 100% refund
	5	Friday	Undergrad Session 3W-1 courses end
	8	Monday	Undergrad Session 3W-2 courses begin – 50% refund thru first day
	24	Wednesday	Final day to drop Undergrad Session 3W-3 and 6W-2 courses for 100% refund
	26	Friday	Undergrad Session 3W-2 and 6W-1 courses end
	29	Monday	Undergrad Session 3W-3 and 6W-2 courses begin – 50% refund thru first day

JULY	3	Friday	Fourth of July holiday, no classes
	15	Wednesday	Final day to drop Undergrad Session 3W-4 courses for 100% refund
	17	Friday	Undergrad Session 3W-3 courses end
	20	Monday	Undergrad Session 3W-4 courses begin – 50% refund thru first day

AUGUST	7	Friday	Undergrad Session 3W-4, 6W-2, and 12W courses end
	12	Wednesday	Final summer grades for Undergrad Sessions due from faculty, 12:00 noon
	14	Friday	Graduate Session summer courses end (specific dates will vary)
	19	Wednesday	Final summer grades for Graduate Session due from faculty, 12:00 noon

Official term dates: 5/11/20 - 8/14/20
# Weeks
Undergrad Sessions 3W	3 weeks
Undergrad Sessions 6W	6 weeks
Undergrad Session 12W	12 weeks
Graduate Session	14 weeks