Academic Calendar (2020-2021)

FALL SEMESTER
Date	Event
August 17-21	JumpStart- Program Orientation Sessions
August 24	Fall Classes Begin
August 28	Last Day to Complete Fall Semester Test-outs
	Last Day to Add Fall classes*
September 4	Last Day to Drop Fall Classes**
	Fall Semester Tuition and Fees Due
September 7	Labor Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
September 21-30	Advising Days- Students meet with Academic Advisors
October 1-16	Advising Days- Students meet with Academic Advisors
October 2	Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses (“W” Grade)***
October 12	Native American Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
October 16	First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses End
October 19	Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses Begin
October 22	Registration for Spring and Summer 2020 Begins
November 1	Last Day to Apply for December 2020 Diploma/Degree Completion
November 11	Veteran’s Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
November 13	Last Day to Withdraw from August Start Courses (“W” Grade)***
November 25	Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Courses (“W” Grade)***
November 26-27	Thanksgiving Break- No Classes/Campus Closed
December 11	End of Fall Semester
	December Graduation Ceremony, 5:00 pm (Sioux Falls Convention Center)
December 14-January 10	Winter Break- No Classes
December 24-25	Christmas Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
December 31	New Year’s Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed

SPRING SEMESTER
Date	Event
January 1	New Year’s Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
January 7-8	JumpStart Day- Program Orientation Sessions
January 11	Spring Classes Begin
January 15	Last Day to Complete Spring Semester Test-outs
	Last Day to Add Spring Classes*
January 18	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
January 22	Last Day to Drop Spring Classes (No Grade)**
	Spring Semester Tuition and Fees Due
February 8-26	Advising Days- Students meet with Academic Advisors
February 15	President’s Day- No Classes/Campus Open
February 19	Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses (“W” Grade)***
March 1-5	Advising Days- Students meet with Academic Advisors
March 5	First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses End
March 14	Last Day to Apply for Spring/Summer 2021 Diploma/Degree Completion
March 15	Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses Begin
March 18	Registration for Fall 2021 Classes Begin
April 2	Easter Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
	Last Day to Withdraw from January Start Courses (“W” Grade)***
April 5-9	Spring Break- No Classes/Campus Open
April 23	Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Courses (“W” Grade)***
May 7	End of Spring Semester
	Spring/Summer Graduation Ceremony, 5:00pm (Sioux Falls Arena)

SUMMER SEMESTER
Date	Event
May 17	Summer Classes Begin
May 21	Last Day to Add Summer Classes*
May 28	Last Day to Drop Summer Classes (No Grade)**
	Summer Semester Tuition and Fees Due
May 31	Memorial Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
July 1	Last Day to Withdraw from Summer Courses (“W” Grade)***
July 5	4th of July Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
July 23	End of Summer Semester

Add*	Students may add a course to their schedule during the first week of the Fall and Spring semesters.
Drop**	Students may drop a course during the first two weeks of the Fall and Spring semesters with no tuition charge and no grade. After the drop date, dropped courses are not eligible for a refund.
Withdraw***	Students may withdraw from a course and receive a grade of “W” until the last four weeks of the semester (last two weeks for courses running 8 weeks), without affecting their grade point average.