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2019-2020 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

Calendars

Please note: The deadline to withdraw from undergraduate classes for the Spring 2020 semester has been extended from Friday, March 13, to Friday, March 27. This extension also applies to the deadline for undergraduate students to change a class registration from pass/fail to graded status.

Forms should be sent via email and are due to the student's Office of Academic Services by 4 p.m. on Friday, March 27.

Please note: The Summer 2020 undergraduate Schedule of Classes will be available on Sunday, March 29. Registration for undergraduate students for the Summer 2020 term will begin at midnight on Monday, March 30.

Fall 2019

Jul 17, 2019 All DayFall 2019 open enrollment period begins
Aug 1, 2019 All DayDeadline for all domestic students to waive annual student health insurance coverage
Aug 9, 2019 All DayDeadline for intra-university transfer fall applications
Aug 14, 2019 All DayUndergraduate International Student Orientation
Aug 16, 2019 All DayOrientation for transfer students Aug. 16-19
Aug 16, 2019 1:00 pmResidence halls open for transfer students at 1 p.m.
Aug 17, 2019 All DayOrientation for transfer students Aug. 16-19
Aug 17, 2019 All DayOrientation begins for new undergraduate students
Aug 17, 2019 7:00 amResidence halls open at 7 a.m. for first-year students
Aug 18, 2019 All DayOrientation for transfer students Aug. 16-19
Aug 18, 2019 All DayFounder’s Walk and Picnic
Aug 18, 2019 9:00 amResidence halls open at 9 a.m. for upperclass students
Aug 19, 2019 All DayOrientation for transfer students Aug. 16-19
Aug 20, 2019 All DayDivision of Unclassified Studies fall registration
Aug 20, 2019 9:00 amEnglish Language Center - Teaching Assistant English Proficiency Assessments start at 9 a.m.
Aug 21, 2019 All DayHalf-term Business Module I classes begin
Aug 21, 2019 All DayEngineering Module I classes begin
Aug 21, 2019 All DayFirst day of classes for undergraduate schools
Aug 21, 2019 9:00 amEnglish Language Center - English for Academics and Professionals Assessments start at 9 a.m., August 21-23
Aug 22, 2019 9:00 amEnglish Language Center - English for Academics and Professionals Assessments start at 9 a.m., August 21-23
Aug 22, 2019 4:10 pmFall 2019 Faculty Assembly
Aug 23, 2019 9:00 amEnglish Language Center - English for Academics and Professionals Assessments start at 9 a.m., August 21-23
Aug 27, 2019 11:59 pmLast day to waitlist a class. Waitlist ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Aug 27, 2019 11:59 pmLast day to waitlist a class: Half-term Business Module I. Waitlist ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Aug 27, 2019 11:59 pmLast day to waitlist a class: Engineering Modules I, II, and III. Waitlist ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Aug 28, 2019 11:59 pmFall 2019 open enrollment closes. Access to make enrollment changes in YES ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Aug 28, 2019 11:59 pmLast day to add or drop Half-term Business Module I class. Access to make changes in YES ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Aug 31, 2019 All DayDeadline for payment of tuition, fees and all other charges associated with the beginning of the semester
Sep 3, 2019 All DayEnglish Language Center classes begin
Sep 4, 2019 4:00 pmLast day to register for pass/fail status
Sep 4, 2019 4:00 pmLast day to drop a class with no entry on the record
Sep 4, 2019 4:00 pmLast day to drop Blair performance classes with no music fee charged
Sep 4, 2019 4:00 pmLast day to adjust level in math or foreign language or Blair performance instruction class
Sep 4, 2019 4:00 pmLast day to add a class
Sep 5, 2019 All DayDiscrepancy reporting begins
Sep 11, 2019 11:59 pmDiscrepancy reporting ends
Sep 18, 2019 All DayCensus data compiled
Sep 18, 2019 4:00 pmLast day to withdraw from a Half-term Business Module I class
Sep 20, 2019 All DayEngineering Module I classes end
Sep 20, 2019 All DayFamily Weekend, Sept. 20-22
Sep 21, 2019 All DayFamily Weekend, Sept. 20-22
Sep 22, 2019 All DayFamily Weekend, Sept. 20-22
Sep 23, 2019 All DayEngineering Module II classes begin
Sep 30, 2019 All DayLast day undergraduates may apply for screening II for spring student teaching
Oct 1, 2019 All DayLast day for students to submit screening I forms for admission into the Teacher Education Program
Oct 2, 2019 All DayMid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports begin
Oct 7, 2019 All DaySpring 2020 class schedule is available in YES
Oct 7, 2019 All DaySpring 2020 registration windows posted in YES
Oct 8, 2019 All DayFinal examinations for Half-term Business Module I classes
Oct 8, 2019 All DayHalf-term Business Module I classes end
Oct 9, 2019 All DayHalf-term Business Module II classes begin
Oct 9, 2019 All DayOnline grading open for submission of final grades for Half-term Business Module I classes
Oct 9, 2019 11:59 pmMid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
Oct 11, 2019 All DayDeadline for submission of Half-term Business Module I grades. Grades due by 11:59 p.m. CDT
Oct 13, 2019 All DayHomecoming and related Homecoming activities, Oct. 13-19
Oct 14, 2019 All DayHomecoming and related Homecoming activities, Oct. 13-19
Oct 15, 2019 All DayHomecoming and related Homecoming activities, Oct. 13-19
Oct 16, 2019 All DayHomecoming and related Homecoming activities, Oct. 13-19
Oct 16, 2019 11:59 pmLast day to waitlist a class: Half-term Business Module II. Waitlist ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Oct 17, 2019 All DayHomecoming/Reunion Weekend, Oct. 17-19
Oct 17, 2019 All DayAlumni Board of Directors meeting, Oct. 17-19
Oct 17, 2019 All DayHomecoming and related Homecoming activities, Oct. 13-19
Oct 17, 2019 4:00 pmLast day to drop or add a Half-term Business Module II class.
Oct 18, 2019 All DayDiscrepancy reporting begins: Half-term Business Module II
Oct 18, 2019 All DayHomecoming and related Homecoming activities, Oct. 13-19
Oct 18, 2019 4:00 pmLast day undergraduate students may withdraw from fall semester classes
Oct 18, 2019 4:00 pmLast day to change from pass/fail to graded status in a fall semester class
Oct 19, 2019 All DayHomecoming and related Homecoming activities, Oct. 13-19
Oct 21, 2019 All DayArts and Science moratorium on processing new declarations of majors starts
Oct 23, 2019 All DayEngineering Module II classes end
Oct 23, 2019 11:59 pmDiscrepancy reporting ends: Half-term Business Module II
Oct 24, 2019 All DayFall break for undergraduate students, Oct. 24-25
Oct 28, 2019 All DayEngineering Module III classes begin
Nov 4, 2019 All DaySpring 2020 registration windows begin for undergraduate students
Nov 7, 2019 All DayFull Board of Trust meeting, November 7-8
Nov 8, 2019 All DayFull Board of Trust meeting, November 7-8
Nov 8, 2019 4:00 pmLast day to withdraw from a Half-term Business Module II class
Nov 15, 2019 All DayInternational Education Week, Nov. 15-22
Nov 22, 2019 All DayArts and Science moratorium on processing new declarations of majors ends
Nov 22, 2019 11:59 pmSpring 2020 registration windows close. Access to make enrollment changes in YES ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Nov 23, 2019 All DayThanksgiving holidays in most schools (classes do not meet), Nov. 23-Dec. 1
Nov 23, 2019 9:00 amUndergraduate residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Nov 29, 2019 All DayDead week for Arts and Science and Blair classes
Dec 1, 2019 9:00 amUndergraduate residence halls open at 9 a.m.
Dec 2, 2019 All DaySpring 2020 open enrollment period begins
Dec 3, 2019 All DayEnglish Language Center classes end
Dec 4, 2019 All DayEngineering Module III classes end
Dec 5, 2019 All DayUndergraduate classes end
Dec 6, 2019 All DayUndergraduate examinations and reading days, Dec. 6-14
Dec 7, 2019 All DayFall 2019 online grading open for submission of final grades for undergraduate schools
Dec 14, 2019 All DayGraduation date for December graduates
Dec 14, 2019 All DayFall semester ends
Dec 14, 2019 All DayDeadline for intra-university transfer spring applications
Dec 15, 2019 9:00 amUndergraduate residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Dec 16, 2019 11:59 pmDeadline for submission of Fall 2019 final grades at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Jan 3, 2020 12:00 pmUndergraduate residence halls open at noon

Spring 2020

Oct 7, 2019  All Day Spring 2020 class schedule is available in YES
Oct 7, 2019  All Day Spring 2020 registration windows posted in YES
Nov 4, 2019  All Day Spring 2020 registration windows begin for undergraduate students
Nov 22, 2019 11:59 pm Spring 2020 registration windows close. Access to make enrollment changes in YES ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Dec 1, 2019  All Day Deadline for Spring 2020 admitted students to submit immunization requirement documentation. Class Registration will be held until information is received by Student Health.
Jan 1, 2020  All Day Deadline for Spring 2020 admitted domestic students to waive student health insurance coverage
Jan 2, 2020  All Day International Student Spring Orientation, January 2-4
Jan 2, 2020  All Day Deadline for payment of tuition, fees and all other charges associated with the beginning of the semester
Jan 3, 2020  All Day Division of Unclassified Studies spring registration
Jan 3, 2020  All Day International Student Spring Orientation, January 2-4
Jan 3, 2020 12:00 pm Undergraduate residence halls open at noon
Jan 4, 2020  All Day International Student Spring Orientation, January 2-4
Jan 6, 2020  All Day Half-term Business Module I classes begin
Jan 6, 2020  All Day First day of classes for undergraduate schools
Jan 7, 2020 9:00 am English Language Center - English for Academics and Professionals Assessments start at 9 a.m.
Jan 9, 2020 4:00 pm English Language Center - English for Academics and Professionals Assessments conclude
Jan 10, 2020 11:59 pm Last day to waitlist a class. Waitlist ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Jan 10, 2020 11:59 pm Last day to waitlist a class: Half-term Business Module I. Waitlist ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Jan 13, 2020  All Day English Language Center classes begin
Jan 13, 2020 11:59 pm Spring 2020 open enrollment period closes. Access to make enrollment changes in YES ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Jan 13, 2020 11:59 pm Last day to add or drop Half-term Business Module I class. Access to make changes in YES ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Jan 20, 2020  All Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - classes cancelled
Jan 20, 2020 4:00 pm Last day to drop a class with no entry on the record
Jan 20, 2020 4:00 pm Last day to drop Blair performance classes with no music fee charged
Jan 20, 2020 4:00 pm Last day to adjust level in math or foreign language or Blair performance instruction class
Jan 20, 2020 4:00 pm Last day to add a class
Jan 20, 2020 4:00 pm Last day to register for pass/fail status
Jan 21, 2020  All Day Discrepancy reporting begins
Jan 27, 2020  All Day Discrepancy reporting ends
Feb 3, 2020  All Day Last day undergraduates may apply for screening II for fall student teaching
Feb 3, 2020  All Day Last day for students to submit screening I forms for admission into the Teacher Education Program
Feb 4, 2020  All Day Census data compiled
Feb 4, 2020 4:00 pm Last day to withdraw from a Half-term Business Module I class
Feb 6, 2020  All Day Full Board of Trust meeting, February 6-7
Feb 7, 2020  All Day Full Board of Trust meeting, February 6-7
Feb 17, 2020  All Day Summer 2020 class schedule available in YES
Feb 21, 2020  All Day Online grading open for submission of final grades for Half-term Business Module I classes
Feb 24, 2020  All Day Last date of Business Mod I. Exams are held on the last day of each Mod I class
Feb 25, 2020  All Day Half-term Business Module II classes begin
Feb 26, 2020  All Day Mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports begin
Feb 26, 2020 11:59 pm Deadline for submission of Half-term Business Module I grades. Grades due by 11:59 p.m. CDT
Feb 29, 2020  All Day Spring holidays in most schools (classes do not meet), February 29-March 8
Feb 29, 2020 9:00 am Undergraduate residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Mar 4, 2020 11:59 pm Mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
Mar 6, 2020  All Day Last day to waitlist a class: Half-term Business Module II
Mar 8, 2020 9:00 am Undergraduate residence halls open at 9 a.m.
Mar 9, 2020  All Day Fall 2020 class schedule is available in YES
Mar 9, 2020  All Day Fall 2020 registration windows posted in YES
Mar 9, 2020  All Day Last day to drop or add a Half-term Business Module II class.
Mar 10, 2020  All Day Discrepancy reporting begins: Half-term Business Module II
Mar 16, 2020  All Day Discrepancy reporting ends: Half-term Business Module II
Mar 17, 2020  All Day Founder’s Day, the anniversary of the founding of Vanderbilt University in 1873
Mar 23, 2020  All Day Summer 2020 open enrollment begins
Mar 27, 2020 4:00 pm Last day undergraduate students may withdraw from spring semester classes--Deadline extended to Friday, March 27, at 4 p.m.
Mar 27, 2020 4:00 pm Last day to change from pass/fail to graded status in a spring semester class--Deadline extended to Friday, March 27, at 4 p.m.
Mar 30, 2020 4:00 pm Last day to withdraw from a Half-term Business Module II class
Apr 2, 2020 4:10 pm CANCELED - Spring 2020 Faculty Assembly
Apr 3, 2020  All Day Commencement Event: Deadline to rent regalia for May 2020 Commencement ceremony
Apr 13, 2020  All Day English Language Center classes end
Apr 13, 2020  All Day Fall 2020 registration windows begin for undergraduate students
Apr 13, 2020  All Day Arts and Science moratorium on processing new declarations of majors, April 13-May 1
Apr 14, 2020  All Day Dead week for Arts and Science and Blair classes, April 14-20
Apr 16, 2020  All Day Full Board of Trust meeting, April 16-17
Apr 17, 2020  All Day Full Board of Trust meeting, April 16-17
Apr 20, 2020  All Day Undergraduate classes end
Apr 21, 2020  All Day Undergraduate examinations and reading days, April 21-30
Apr 22, 2020  All Day Spring 2020 online grading open for submission of final grades for undergraduate schools
Apr 30, 2020  All Day Deadline for intra-university transfer summer applications
May 1, 2020  All Day Deadline for Summer 2020 newly admitted students to submit immunization requirement documentation. Class Registration will be held until information is received by Student Health.
May 1, 2020  All Day Fall 2020 registration windows close. Access to make enrollment changes in YES ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
May 1, 2020  All Day Deadline for Summer 2020 newly admitted students to submit immunization requirement documentation.
May 2, 2020 11:59 pm Deadline for submission of Spring 2020 final grades at 11:59 p.m. CDT
May 9, 2020 1:00 pm Residence halls close spring semester at 1 p.m.
May 15, 2020  All Day Deadline for Fall 2020 admitted students to submit immunization requirement documentation. Class Registration will be held until information is received by Student Health.

Summer 2020

Feb 17, 2020 All Day Summer 2020 class schedule available in YES
Mar 23, 2020 All Day Summer 2020 open enrollment begins
May 1, 2020 All Day Deadline for Summer 2020 newly admitted students to submit immunization requirement documentation. Class Registration will be held until information is received by Student Health.
May 1, 2020 All Day Division of Unclassified Studies Maymester registration
May 1, 2020 All Day Deadline for Summer 2020 newly admitted students to submit immunization requirement documentation.
May 2, 2020 2:00 pm Residence halls open for Maymester at 2 p.m.
May 4, 2020 All Day Maymester begins
May 5, 2020 All Day Maymester enrollment ends. Access to make enrollment changes in YES ends at 11:50 p.m. CDT
May 6, 2020 All Day Maymester discrepancy reporting begins
May 7, 2020 11:59 pm Maymester discrepancy reporting ends
May 11, 2020 All Day Division of Unclassified Studies summer registration
May 12, 2020 All Day Maymester mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports begin
May 14, 2020 11:59 pm Maymester mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
May 18, 2020 4:00 pm Last day undergraduate students may withdraw from a Maymester class
May 29, 2020 All Day Maymester examinations
May 29, 2020 All Day Maymester ends
May 30, 2020 All Day Maymester online grading open for submission of final grades for undergraduate schools
May 30, 2020 9:00 am Maymester residence halls close at 9 a.m.
May 31, 2020 12:00 pm First-half summer residence halls open at noon
Jun 1, 2020 11:59 pm Maymester final grading deadline
Jun 2, 2020 All Day First-half and full-term summer classes begin
Jun 3, 2020 11:59 pm Last day to waitlist a first-half or full-term summer class. Waitlist ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Jun 4, 2020 All Day First-half and full-term summer enrollment ends. Access to make enrollment changes in YES ends at 11:50 p.m. CDT
Jun 5, 2020 All Day First-half and full-term summer discrepancy reporting begins
Jun 8, 2020 All Day Peabody Module I registration and classes begin
Jun 8, 2020 11:59 pm First-half and full-term summer discrepancy reporting ends
Jun 12, 2020 All Day First-half summer mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports begin
Jun 15, 2020 11:59 pm First-half summer mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
Jun 17, 2020 4:00 pm Last day undergraduate students may withdraw from a first-half summer class
Jul 2, 2020 All Day First-half classes end
Jul 3, 2020 All Day Full-term mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports begin
Jul 3, 2020 All Day First-half summer online grading open for submission of final grades for undergraduate schools
Jul 3, 2020 All Day Peabody Module I classes end
Jul 3, 2020 All Day Examinations for first-half summer classes
Jul 4, 2020 9:00 am First-half summer residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Jul 5, 2020 All Day First-half summer final grading deadline
Jul 5, 2020 12:00 pm Second-half summer residence halls open at noon
Jul 6, 2020 All Day Peabody Module II classes begin
Jul 7, 2020 All Day Second-half summer classes begin
Jul 7, 2020 11:59 pm Full-term summer mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
Jul 8, 2020 11:59 pm Last day to waitlist a second-half summer class. Waitlist ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Jul 9, 2020 All Day Second-half summer enrollment ends. Access to make enrollment changes in YES ends at 11:50 p.m. CDT
Jul 9, 2020 4:00 pm Last day undergraduate students may withdraw from a full-term summer session class
Jul 10, 2020 All Day Second-half summer discrepancy reporting begins
Jul 12, 2020 11:59 pm Second-half summer discrepancy reporting ends
Jul 17, 2020 All Day Second-half summer mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports begin
Jul 20, 2020 11:59 pm Second-half summer mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
Jul 22, 2020 4:00 pm Last day undergraduate students may withdraw from a second-half summer class
Jul 31, 2020 All Day Peabody Module II classes end
Aug 1, 2020 All Day Deadline to waive summer student health insurance coverage for newly enrolled domestic students
Aug 1, 2020 All Day Deadline to waive summer student health insurance coverage for newly enrolled domestic students
Aug 6, 2020 All Day Second-half and full-term summer classes end
Aug 7, 2020 All Day Summer semester ends
Aug 7, 2020 All Day Graduation date for August graduates
Aug 7, 2020 All Day Examinations for second-half and full-term summer classes
Aug 7, 2020 All Day Second-half and full-term summer online grading open for submission of final grades for undergraduate schools
Aug 8, 2020 9:00 am Second-half summer residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Aug 10, 2020 11:59 pm Second-half and full-term summer final grading deadline