Graduate School of Marine Science (VIMS)

Academic Calendar Dates

Resources

Spring 2020

January 6	New student registration begins
January 17	Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)
January 20	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes, offices closed)
January 22	First day of classes NDS student registration begins
January 31	Add/Drop Period ends
February 1	Withdrawal Period begins (see graduate registrar)
March 7-15	Spring Break
March 16	Summer 2020 and Fall 2020 registration begins
May 1	Last day of classes Thesis/Dissertation deadline for May 2020 graduation UPDATE: Withdrawal period ends (see graduate registrar)
May 2-3	Reading Period
May 4-8	Exams
May 9-10	Reading Period
May 11-13	Exams
May 13	Spring grades due at 12 p.m. for graduating graduate students
May 16-17	Spring Degree Conferral & Commencement Ceremony
May 20	Spring grades due at 9 a.m. for continuing students

Summer 2020

Summer Session 1

March 16	Summer registration begins for continuing students
May 1	Summer registration begins for new and NDS students
May 25	Memorial Day (offices closed, no classes)
June 1	First day of classes Add/drop period begins
June 5	Last day to add/drop
June 6	Withdrawal period begins
June 19	Last day to withdraw
July 3	Last day of classes Independence Day (offices closed, classes in session)
July 10	Final grades due at 12 p.m.
August 7	Last day to submit theses/dissertations for August 2020 graduation
August 21	Summer graduation (degree conferral date, no ceremony)

Summer Session 2

March 16	Summer registration begins for continuing students
May 1	Summer registration begins for new and NDS students
July 3	Independence Day (offices closed, no classes)
July 6	First day of classes Add/drop period begins
July 10	Last day to add/drop
July 11	Withdrawal period begins
July 24	Last day to withdraw
August 7	Last day of classes Last day to submit theses/dissertations for August 2020 graduation
August 14	Final grades due at 12 p.m.
August 21	Summer graduation (degree conferral date, no ceremony)

Summer Session 3

March 16	Summer registration begins for continuing students
May 1	Summer registration begins for new and NDS students
May 25	Memorial day (offices closed, no classes)
June 1	First day of classes Add/drop period begins
June 12	Last day to add/drop
June 13	Withdrawal period begins
July 3	Independence Day (offices closed, classes in session)
July 10	Last day to withdraw
August 7	Last day of classes Last day to submit theses/dissertations for August 2020 graduation
August 14	Final grades due at 12 p.m.
August 21	Summer graduation (degree conferral date, no ceremony)

Fall 2020

August 3	Fall 2020 registration begins for new students
August 24-25	New Student Orientation
August 26	First day of classes Add/drop period begins
September 4	Last day to add/drop
September 5	Withdrawal period begins
September 7	Labor Day (offices closed)
October 10-13	Fall Break
October 14	Classes resume from Fall Break
October 19	Spring 2021 registration for continuing students
October 26	Last day to withdraw from a full-term course
November 25-29	Thanksgiving Break (offices closed, no classes)
November 30	Classes resume from Thanksgiving Break
December 4	Last day of classes Thesis submission deadline for winter graduates
December 5-6, 12-13	Reading periods
December 7-11, 14-15	Final exams
January 4, 2021	Spring 2021 registration begins for new students Final fall grades due at 9 a.m.
January 22, 2021	Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)