Academic Calendar
Academic Year 2020-2021, New Jersey Campuses
Fall Semester 2020
- Registration/Academic Counseling and Advising
- August 3-14
- Classes Begin, 8:00 AM (Monday)
- August 17
- Last Day for New Registrations and Final Drop/Add Changes (Monday)
- August 31
- Labor Day Holiday (Monday)
- September 7
- Midterm Progress Reporting Opens (Monday)
- September 21
- Fall Recess Cancelled
- Midterm Progress Reporting Closes (Tuesday)
- October 13
- Last Day to Withdraw (Friday)
- October 23
- Priority scheduling for Spring Semester
- October 26 to November 10
- Last Day of Fall Classes (Monday)
- November 16
- Reading/Snow Make-up Day (Tuesday)
- November 17
- Final Examinations (Wednesday to Tuesday)
- November 18 to 24
- Grades due no later than 5:00 PM on the 3rd day after exam is administered.
- Fall Semester Ends, 11:00 PM (Tuesday)
- November 24
Notes regarding Fall Semester 2020 hours of instruction
An additional 2.5 hours of instruction (or more depending on the hours per week for the course) will be distributed and conducted within the semester in order to meet required contact hours.
Programs that run back-to-back 8-week sessions during the fall semester will be adjusted to run for 7 weeks (instead of the usual 8), with instructors adjusting their scheduled time allotments to account for these shortened sessions. Classes for the first fall semester module block will begin Monday, August 17 and run through Saturday, October 3, and classes within the second module block will run from Monday, October 5 through Saturday November 21.
Winter Sessions 2020-2021, Session I
Online winter session, based on 6-week model of Summer Sessions, allows some students to take one, two, or three courses totalling up to 9 credit hours.
- Classes Begin, 8:00 AM (Monday)
- December 1 through December 22
- Holiday Break for Christmas and New Year’s
- December 23 through January 3
- Classes Resume 8:00 AM (Monday)
- January 4 through January 22
- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (Monday)
- January 18
- Exams during class time; Session I ends, 11:00 PM (Friday)
- January 22
Winter Sessions 2020-2021, Session II
Traditional model January Wintersession
- Classes Begin, 8:00 AM (Monday)
- January 4
- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (Monday)
- January 18
- Exams during class time; Session II ends, 11:00 PM (Wednesday)
- January 20
Spring Semester 2021
- Registration/Academic Counseling and Advising
- January 4-22
- Classes Begin, 8:00 AM (Monday)
- January 25
- Last Day for New Registrations and Final Drop/Add Changes (Monday)
- February 8
- Midterm Progress Reporting Opens (Monday)
- March 1
- Spring Recess
- March 15-20
- Online Registration for Summer 2021 Sessions Opens (Monday)
- March 15
- Classes Resume, 8:00 AM (Monday)
- March 22
- Midterm Progress Reporting Closes (Saturday)
- March 27
- Last Day for Student Withdrawal from Classes (Friday)
- April 9
- Priority Registration for Fall Semester 2021
- April 12-23
- Last Day of Spring Classes (Saturday)
- May 8
- Reading/Snow Make-up Days (Monday/Tuesday)
- May 10-11
- Final Examinations (Wednesday-Tuesday)
- May 12-18
- Grades due no later than 5:00 PM on the 3rd day after exam is administered.
- Spring Semester Ends, 11:00 PM (Tuesday)
- May 18
- University Commencement
- TBD
Summer Session I 2021
- Classes Begin, 8:00 AM (Monday)
- May 24
- Memorial Day Holiday (Monday)
- May 31
- Memorial Day Holiday Makeup (Friday)
- June 4
- Classes End, 11:00 PM (Saturday)
- July 3
Summer Session II 2021
- Classes Begin, 8:00 AM (Monday)
- June 14
- Independence Day Holiday (Monday)
- July 5
- Independence Day Holiday Makeup (Friday)
- July 9
- Classes End, 11:00 PM (Saturday)
- July 24
Summer Session III 2021
- Independence Day Holiday (Monday)
- July 5
- Classes Begin, 8:00 AM (Tuesday)
- July 6
- Independence Day Holiday Makeup (Friday)
- July 9
- Classes End, 11:00 PM (Saturday)
- August 14
Notes
Beginning with the Fall 2015 semester, and extending through the summer semesters of 2019, FDU operated academic programs under two distinct calendars, a traditional term calendar and a non-traditional term calendar. Beginning with the Fall 2019 semester, all programs follow the traditional term calendar.
Major Religious Holy Days
The University respects the observance of major religious holy days by members of the campus community. To the extent possible, officers of administration and of instruction responsible for scheduling are expected to avoid conflict with such observances.
The academic calendar is subject to change with appropriate notice.