DON’T FORGET
| Spring 2021 Semester (16-Week Schedule) | ||
| January 11 | Mon. | Faculty and Staff Opening Session |
| 14-15 | Thur.-Fri. | Registration for Graduate Students |
| 15 | Fri. | New Graduate Student Orientation (Delivery: JSU Email) |
| 18 | Mon. | MLK Jr. Holiday |
| 19 | Tues. | Classes Begin
Late registration and add/drop begin (Late Fee Assessed: $150) |
| 25 | Mon. | Graduation clearance begins |
| February 2 | Tues. | Last Day to Complete Registration and Pay Tuition and Fees
Last Day to Add a Class and/or Drop a Class with No Grade Class Schedules Purged for Non-payment of Tuition and Fees |
| 2 | Tues. | Last Day to register for Graduate Candidacy (GNST 500, 600, 700)
Last Day to register for Graduate English Competency Examination – GECE (ENG 599) and Graduate Area Competency Examination – GACE (GNST 555, 666, 888) |
| Mar. 1-5 | Mon.-Sat. | Mid-Semester Examinations |
| 4 | Thur. | Last Day to submit Report of Defense Results Form in Graduate Division (Defense flyers submitted two weeks before defense date) |
| 5 | Fri. | Last Day to submit Graduation Clearance Application |
| 6 | Sat. | Graduate English Competency Examination – GECE (ENG 599)
and Graduate Area Comprehensive Examination – GACE (GNST 555, 666, 888) |
| 8 | Mon. | Mid-Semester Grades Due |
| 15 | Mon. | Early Registration begins for Spring Intersession, Summer, and Fall 2021 |
| 26 | Fri. | Last Day a Class May be Dropped with “W” Grade |
| Apr. 2 | Fri. | HOLIDAY (JSU Offices Closed Friday Only) |
| 2-5 | Fri.-Mon. | HOLIDAY BREAK (No Classes) |
| 6 | Tues. | Classes Resume |
| 12-16 | Mon.-Fri. | Honors Week at JSU
Graduate Student Appreciation Week |
| 13 | Tues. | Honors Convocation |
| 27 | Tues. | Last Day to Withdraw from the University |
| 28-30 | Mon.-Fri. | Final Exams for Graduating Students |
| 30 | Fri. | Classes End |
| 30 | Fri. | Alumni Day |
| May 3-7 | Wed.-Fri. | Final Examinations |
| 7 | Fri. | Graduate Student Commencement Ceremony |
| 8 | Sat. | Undergraduate Student Commencement Ceremony |
| 10 | Mon. | Final Grade Reports Due in Registrar and Records by 5:00 p.m. |