Academic Calendar
Fall 2019
Dec 23 - Jan 1 | Administrative offices closed
Winter 2020
Jan 2 | Final fall evaluations on all students due in Provost and Dean’s Office
Jan 2 | Houses open for FWT on-campus residents
Jan 6 | Field Work Term Begins
Jan 9 - Jan 19 | MFA in Writing Program January 2020 Residency
Jan 9 | MFA in Writing Program January 2020 Residency | Arrival day
Jan 9 | MFA in Writing Program January 2020 Residency | First Day of Classes
Jan 15 | All class incompletes due
Jan 18 | MFA in Writing Program Commencement
Jan 19 | MFA in Writing Program January 2020 Residency | Departure day (approved stay-overs depart Jan 20)
Jan 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Several administrative offices closed
Feb 1 | Last day to notify Provost and Dean’s Office of leave of absence / withdrawal for spring term
Feb 14 | FWT employer evaluations, timesheets, reflective projects, and all other materials are due to the FWT office.
Feb 14 | Field Work Term Ends
Spring 2020
Feb 16 | New and transfer students arrive, 9:00am-12:00pm
Feb 16 | Student houses open for returning students at noon
Feb 17 | President’s Day | Some administrative offices closed
Feb 17 | New/transfer student orientation, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Feb 17 | Faculty Meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm
Feb 17 | Advising for new/transfer students in faculty offices, 1:30-2:00pm
Feb 17 | Advising and registration for all students in faculty offices, 2:00-4:30pm
Feb 18 | Classes begin on campus at 8:30am
Feb 20 | Field Work Term Night
Feb 21 | FWT independent study sponsor evaluations due
Feb 26 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Feb 28 | Senior Plan essay drafts due to advisors
Feb 28 | End of add registration period for full term and first 7 week courses
Mar 4 | End of drop registration period for full term and first 7 week courses
Mar 4 | Last day to request letter grades
Mar 16 | Plan drafts due to advisors
Mar 17 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week courses
Mar 19 | Community Event: Diversity Workshops, 2:00pm
Mar 19 | Classes end at 2:00pm
Mar 20 | Required FWT Checkpoint Date for Summer Deferral (see description)
Mar 20 | First-Year and Senior Plan essays due to the Provost and Dean’s Office
Mar 25 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Mar 26 | Plans due to Provost and Dean’s Office
Apr 3 | First seven-week classes end—all classes meet
Apr 4 - Apr 8 | Long Weekend – No classes
Apr 9 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Apr 10 | Final spring evaluations due for first 7 week courses
Apr 14 | Last day to withdraw from full term courses
Apr 16 | End of add registration period for second 7 week courses
Apr 21 | End of drop registration period for second 7 week courses
Apr 22 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session
Apr 22 | Faculty Meeting, 3:00-4:30pm
Apr 28 | Application to study away for fall term due to Academic Services
Apr 29 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Apr 30 | Half Plan Day | No morning classes; classes will meet beginning at 2:10pm
May 1 | FWT 2020 summer registration due
May 5 | Plan Day | No classes
May 6 | Deadline for advisors to submit registration exception requests
May 8 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week courses
May 25 | Memorial Day | Classes in session; several administrative offices closed
May 27 | Final reports on Spring graduates due
May 27 | Commencement rehearsal, 6:00pm
May 28 | Last day of classes on campus—classes end at noon
May 28 | Last day to add or change a summer FWT position
May 28 | Faculty Meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
May 29 | Student houses close at 12:00pm for undergraduates not attending commencement
May 30 | Commencement: Conferring of Degrees, 10:00am
May 31 | End of MFA writing program winter term
May 31 | Student houses close at noon for graduates