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2022 Academic Calendar On-campus Programs

  1. Winter break; university offices closed

  2. Winter Intersession: Winter Intersession classes end

  3. Spring: Spring classes begin

  4. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes, university offices closed

  5. Spring: Last day to add a spring course, internship, Independent Reading or Research, or Community Service-Learning project

  6. Spring: Last day to drop a spring course for a 100% refund and without a "W" recorded

  7. Spring: Last day to withdraw from a spring course for a 50% refund

  8. Spring: Last day to withdraw from a spring course for a 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  9. Spring: Academic alerts due in Registrar’s Office

  10. Spring: Schedule of Classes for Summer and Fall published.

  11. Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday

  12. Spring: Last day to withdraw from a spring class or change a grade option (end of 10th week)

  13. Spring: Last day to apply for spring graduation

  14. Spring: Summer registration begins.

  15. Spring: Fall priority registration for graduate students begins.

  16. Spring: Fall priority registration for undergraduate students begins.

  17. Spring: Theses and dissertations due in deans’ offices for spring degree candidates

  18. Spring: Spring classes end

  19. Spring: Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for spring degree candidates

  20. Spring: Spring study days; no classes

  21. Spring: Spring final examinations

  22. Spring: Payment due for summer classes

  23. Spring: All full-term spring classes final grades due.

  24. Spring: Commencement Weekend Activities

  25. Spring: Official Degree Award Date

  26. Summer 7 Week Session: Classes begin

  27. Summer 1st Online Session: Classes begin

  28. Summer 1st 6 Week Session: Classes begin

  29. Summer 3 Week Session: Classes begin

  30. Summer: Last day to add a summer internship, Independent Reading or Research, or Community Service-Learning project

  31. Memorial Day; no classes, university offices closed

  32. Summer 3 Week Session: Classes end

  33. Juneteenth; no classes, university offices closed

  34. Summer 7 Week Session: Classes end

  35. Summer 1st 6 Week Session: Classes end

  36. Summer 1st Online Session: Classes end

  37. Summer 2nd 6 Week Session: Classes begin

  38. Summer 2nd Online Session: Classes begin

  39. Independence Day; no classes, university offices closed

  40. Summer: Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for summer degree candidates

  41. Summer: Last day to apply for summer graduation

  42. Fall: Payment due for fall classes

  43. Summer: Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for summer degree candidates

  44. Summer 2nd 6 Week Session: Classes end

  45. Summer 2nd Online Session: Classes end

  46. Summer: End of summer sessions

  47. Fall: All-American Welcome (Events begin with new student move-in and continue through the first two weeks of classes.)

  48. Summer: Official Degree Award Date (date that appears on August diplomas; no event associated with this date)

  49. Fall: Fall classes begin

  50. Fall: Labor Day; no classes, university offices closed

  51. Fall: Last day to add a fall course, internship, Independent Reading or Research, or Community Service-Learning project

  52. Fall: Last day to drop a fall course for a 100% refund and without a "W" recorded

  53. Fall: Fall withdrawal period begins (withdraw recorded on record; 50% refund)

  54. Fall: Last day to withdraw from a fall course for a 50% refund

  55. Fall: Last day to withdraw from a fall course for a 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  56. Fall: Schedule of Classes for Spring published

  57. Fall: Academic alerts due in Registrar's Office

  58. Fall: AU Family Weekend

  59. Fall: Fall Break; no classes, university offices open

  60. Fall: Spring priority registration for graduate students begins

  61. Fall: Last day to apply for fall graduation

  62. Fall: Spring priority registration for undergraduate students begins

  63. Fall: Last day to withdraw from a fall course or change a grade option (end of the 10th week)

  64. Fall: Theses and dissertations due in deans’ offices for fall degree candidates

  65. Fall: Tuesday classes cancelled; Friday classes meet

  66. Fall: Tuesday classes cancelled; Friday classes meet

  67. Fall: Thanksgiving holiday; no classes; university offices closed Thursday and Friday

  68. Fall: Fall classes end. Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for fall degree candidates

  69. Fall: Fall Study Days

  70. Fall: Fall final examinations

  71. Winter Intersession classes begin

  72. Fall: Fall Commencement Ceremony for August and December graduates

  73. Fall: All full-term fall classes final grades due

  74. Fall: Official Degree Award Date (date that appears on December diplomas; no event associated with this date)

  75. Fall: Winter break; university offices closed