{"id":220,"date":"2019-09-06T14:04:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T19:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/?page_id=220"},"modified":"2020-11-01T15:09:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T20:09:16","slug":"fall-2020-semester","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/fall-2020-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2020 Semester (14 Weeks)"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 14, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nEnd of summer school<\/p>\n

August 17, Monday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0August 21, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nRegistration\/schedule adjustment<\/p>\n

August 15, Saturday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nResidence halls open for freshmen<\/p>\n

August 18, Tuesday \u2013 August 21, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nWeek of Welcome for freshmen<\/p>\n

August 20, Thursday<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nResidence halls open for upperclassmen<\/p>\n

August 24, Monday, 8 a.m.<\/strong>
\nFirst day of classes<\/p>\n

August 24, Monday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0August 28, Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLate registration\/schedule adjustment (add-drop)<\/p>\n

August 28, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLast day to add a class<\/p>\n

August 31, Monday<\/strong>
\nWithdrawal (\u201cW\u201d) period begins<\/p>\n

September 5, Saturday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0September 7, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nUniversity computing services unavailable<\/p>\n

September 7, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLabor Day holiday-university closed<\/p>\n

September 11, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nApplication for December graduation due in academic Dean\u2019s office<\/p>\n

September 25, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLast day to withdraw from 1st 8 weeks courses<\/p>\n

October 5, Monday, Noon\u00a0<\/strong>
\nFreshmen\/Sophomore midterm grades due<\/p>\n

October 9, Friday<\/strong>
\n1st 8 weeks courses end<\/p>\n

October 12, Monday<\/strong>
\n2nd 8 weeks courses begin<\/p>\n

October 23, Friday<\/strong>
\nLast day to withdraw from a full semester individual course<\/p>\n

October 26, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nStudents should schedule appointments with advisors to prepare for advance registration.
\n(Required for students who have mandatory advising holds)<\/p>\n

October 26, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nRecommended date to apply for May 2021 graduation<\/p>\n

October 26, Monday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0December 4, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nComplete withdrawals only<\/p>\n

November 9, Monday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0November 20, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAdvance registration for spring semester (open only to currently enrolled students)<\/p>\n

November 13, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLast day to withdraw from 2nd 8 weeks courses<\/p>\n

November 13, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nApproved thesis\/dissertation must be submitted to the ETD website for Graduate College review<\/p>\n

November 21, Saturday, Noon\u00a0<\/strong>
\nResidence halls close<\/p>\n

November 23, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAdvance registration for spring semester (open to admitted and readmitted students)<\/p>\n

November 23, Monday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0November 27, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThanksgiving Break \u2013 classes dismissed<\/p>\n

November 26, Thursday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0November 27, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThanksgiving Holiday \u2013 University closed<\/p>\n

November 29, Sunday, 9:00 a.m.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nResidence halls open<\/p>\n

November 30, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nClasses resume using only online\/distance instruction<\/p>\n

November 30, Monday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0December 4, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nDead week<\/p>\n

December 4, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLast class day
\nLast day to completely withdraw from fall semester<\/p>\n

December 5, Saturday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nExam day for Saturday classes – exams will be held online
\nSome common finals<\/p>\n

December 7, Monday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nExam day – exams will be held online<\/p>\n

December 8, Tuesday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nExam day – exams will be held online<\/p>\n

December 9, Wednesday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nStudy day
\nExams resume at 3:00 p.m. for Wednesday evening classes<\/p>\n

December 10, Thursday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nExam day – exams will be held online<\/p>\n

December 11, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nExam day – exams will be held online<\/p>\n

December 12, Saturday, TBD<\/strong>
\nWinter Commencement, Official December graduation date<\/p>\n

December 13, Sunday, Noon\u00a0<\/strong>
\nResidence halls close<\/p>\n

December 14, Monday, Noon\u00a0<\/strong>
\nFinal grades due
\nETD must be approved by the Graduate College and all other requirements must be met for degree completion<\/p>\n

December 23, 2020, Wednesday \u2013 January 1, 2021, Friday\u00a0<\/strong>
\nWinter Break \u2013 University closed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

August 14, Friday\u00a0 End of summer school August 17, Monday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0August 21, Friday\u00a0 Registration\/schedule adjustment August 15, Saturday\u00a0 Residence halls open for freshmen August 18, Tuesday \u2013 August 21, Friday\u00a0 Week of Welcome for freshmen August 20, Thursday\u00a0 Residence halls open for upperclassmen August 24, Monday, 8 a.m. First day of classes August 24, Monday\u00a0\u2013\u00a0August 28,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":291,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-220","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/220\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academic-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}