2020-2021 Academic Calendar: Quarter System
Autumn Quarter 2020
| September 12 | Saturday | Classes begin |
| November 20 | Friday | Last day of classes |
| November 21-24 | Saturday-Tuesday | Final examination period |
Winter Interterm 2020
| November 25 | Wednesday | Classes begin |
| December 24 | Thursday | Last day of classes |
Winter Quarter 2021
| January 4 | Monday | Classes begin |
| March 15 | Monday | Last day of classes |
| March 16-19 | Tuesday-Friday | Final examination period |
Spring Interterm 2021
| March 20 | Saturday | Classes begin |
| March 28 | Sunday | Last day of classes |
Spring Quarter 2021
| March 29 | Monday | Classes begin |
| June 5 | Saturday | Last day of classes |
| June 7-10 | Monday-Thursday | Final examination period |
| June 11 | Friday | Graduate Commencement |
| June 12 | Saturday | Undergraduate Commencement |
Summer Session 2021
| June 14 | Monday | Classes begin |
| August 20 | Friday | Last day of classes |
| August 21 | Saturday | Commencment |
University Holidays
| September 7, 2020 | Monday | Labor Day |
| November 26-27, 2020 | Thursday-Friday | Thanksgiving |
| December 25-31, 2020 | Friday-Thursday | Winter Holiday |
| January 1, 2021 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| January 18, 2021 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| May 25, 2021 | Monday | Memorial Day |
| July 4, 2021 | Sunday | Independence Day |
| July 5, 2021 | Monday | Independence Day (observed) |