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2020-2021 Catalog

2021 Academic Calendar

Winter Quarter

 
Winter Quarter Begins Monday, January 4
Add/Drop Period Monday, January 4–Monday, January 11
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (University Closed)     Monday, January 18
Financial Aid Census Date* Monday, January 25
Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty Friday, February 19
Winter Quarter Ends Monday, March 22
Mini-Session I Monday, January 4–Monday, February 8
Mini-Session II Monday, February  15–Monday, March 22

Spring Quarter

 
Spring Quarter Begins Monday, April 5
Add/Drop Period Monday, April 5–Monday, April 12
Financial Aid Census Date* Monday, April 26
Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty Friday, May 21
Memorial Day (Observed - University Closed) Saturday, May 29–Monday, May 31
Juneteenth (Observed - University Closed) Friday, June 18–Sunday, June 20 
Spring Quarter Ends Monday, June 21
Mini-Session I Monday, April 5–Monday, May 10
Mini-Session II Monday, May 17–Monday, June 21

Summer Quarter

 
Summer Quarter Begins Monday, July 5
Independence Day Holiday (Observed - University Closed) Friday, July 2–Sunday, July 4
Add/Drop Period Monday, July 5–Monday, July 12
Financial Aid Census Date* Monday, July 26
Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty Friday, August 20
Labor Day (Observed - University Closed) Saturday, September 4–Monday, September 6
Summer Quarter Ends Monday, September 20
Mini-Session I Monday, July 5–Monday, August 9
Mini-Session II Monday, August 16–Monday, September 20

Fall Quarter

 
Fall Quarter Begins Monday, October 4
Add/Drop Period Monday, October 4–Monday, October 11
Financial Aid Census Date* Monday, October 25
Veteran's Day (No Classes – University Observed) Thursday, November 11
Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty Friday, November 19
Thanksgiving (Observed – University Closed) Thursday, November 25–Sunday, November 28
Fall Quarter Ends Monday, December 20
Mini-Session I Monday, October 4–Monday, November 8
Mini-Session II Monday, November 15–Monday, December 20

*The census date is the date the university uses to determine enrollment status when either recalculating federal Pell grant awards or assessing satisfactory academic progress (SAP).

NOTE: Columbus Day and President's Day are not Strayer University holidays.

Please visit commencement.strayer.edu for 2021 commencement dates and deadlines.