Important Dates
Academic Calendar
Find important dates, deadlines, and holidays below. Current students, staff, and faculty can also access the official calendar on Compass.
Important Dates 2021-2022
August 2021
Aug. 30 – September 5 | Cornish Connections + New Student Orientation
September 2021
Sept. 3| Non-Matriculated Registration
Sept. 6 | Labor Day | No Classes/Administrative Offices Closed
Sept. 7 | First Day of Classes | All-School Convocation
Sept. 15 | Add/Drop Deadline
Sept. 30 | ’21 Fall Graduation Applications Due
October 2021
Oct. 25 – 29 | Mid-term Evaluation Week
November 2021
Nov. 5 | Incomplete Grade Conversation Deadline
Nov. 11 | Veteran’s Day Holiday | No Classes/Administrative Offices Closed
Nov. 15 – 19 | Continue Student Registration
Nov. 19 | Last Day to Withdraw
Nov. 24 – 26 | Thanksgiving Holiday Recess | No Classes/Administrative Offices Closed (November 25 and 26)
November TBD | All Faculty Retreat
December 2021
Dec. 3 | ’22 Spring Graduation Applications Due
Dec. 13-17 | Final Exam Week
Dec. 17 | Last Day of Classes | New Student Registration
Dec. 22 | Grades Due
Dec. 22 | Grades Posted for Students
Dec. 20 – Jan. 17, 2022 | Winter Break
Dec 24 – Jan. 3, 2022 | Administrative Offices Closed
January 2022 | Spring Semester
Jan. 10 | Academic Standards Meeting
Jan. 12 – 14 | Cornish Connection/New Student Orientation
Jan. 13 | Non-matriculated Registration
Jan. 17 |Martin Luther King Holiday | No Classes/Administrative Offices Closed
Jan. 18 | First Day of Classes
Jan. 27 | Add/Drop Deadline
February 2022
Feb. 21 | President’s Day Holiday | No Classes/Administrative Offices Closed
March 2022
Mar. TBA | All Faculty and Staff Retreat
Mar. 7 – 11 | Mid-term Evaluation Week
Mar. 14-18 | Spring Break | Classes not in Session
Mar. 22 – June 17 | Summer Session Registration Period
Mar. 25 | Incomplete Grade Conversion Deadline
April 2022
Apr. 1 | Last Day to Withdraw
Apr. 4 – 8 |Continuing Student Registration
May 2022
May 2 – 6 | Final Exam Week
May 6 | Last Day of Classes
May 9-11 | Inclement Weather Make-Up Period
May 16 | Commencement Ceremony
May 11 | Grades Due + Grades Posted for Students
May 16 | Academic Standards Meeting
May 30 | Memorial Day Holiday (Administrative Offices Closed)
June 22-July 22 | Summer Session A
July 4 | Independence Day | No Classes/Administrative Offices Closed
June 20-Aug. 12 | Summer Session B
July 27 | Session A Grades Posted
Aug. 17 | Session B Grades Posted
June 22 | First day of Summer Session A
