Academic Calendar

For current university academic calendar and future academic years, visit registrar.jhu.edu/academic-calendar.

Krieger School of Arts & Sciences and Whiting School of Engineering 2020/21

Monday, August 31	First day of classes
Monday, September 7	Labor Day – no classes
Friday, September 11 at 4:30PM	Last day to add courses Waitlists expire
Friday, October 9	Last day to add Independent Academic Work via self-service
Sunday, October 11	Last day to drop courses via self-service
Thursday, October 22–Friday, October 23	Fall Break–no classes
Friday, November 13	Last day for course withdrawal via email to Registrar
Monday, November 23–Friday, November 27	Thanksgiving vacation-no classes
Tuesday, December 8	Classes meet according to Thursday schedule
Wednesday, December 9	Classes meet according to Friday schedule
Wednesday, December 9	Last day of classes
Thursday, December 10–Friday, December 11	Reading period
Monday, December 14–Wednesday, December 23	Final examination period
Sunday, January 10	Last day to change grade system from S/U to Letter Grade via self-service (undergraduates only)

Registration opens: Tuesday, December 1
Sessions begin: Monday, January 4
Sessions end: Friday, January 15

Monday, January 25	First day of classes
Friday, February 5	Last day to add courses Waitlists expire
Sunday, March 7	Last day to drop courses via self-service
Monday, March 22 Tuesday, March 30 Wednesday, April 14 Thursday, April 22 Friday, April 30	Spring Break Days- no classes
Friday, April 16	Last day for course withdrawal via email to Registrar
Thursday, April 29	Last day of classes
Monday, May 3 - Tuesday, May 4	Reading days
Wednesday, May 5 - Thursday, May 13	Final examination period
Wednesday, May 19	Last day to change grading system for May 2021 graduation candidates
Thursday, June 3	Last day to change grading system for all other undergraduates
Thursday, May 27	University Commencement

NOTE: To reduce the COVID risks posed by travel, Spring Break will be replaced by individual days off distributed throughout the semester.