Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2020	7 1/2 Week Module Terms
Interterm 2020	Trimester Academic Calendar
Spring Semester 2021
Summer Session I 2021
Summer Session II 2021
Summer Session III 2021
Summer Session IV 2021
Summer Session V 2021

Chapman University Semester Academic Calendar 2020-21

(This calendar applies to all programs except the Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Fowler School of Law.)

Fall Semester 2020

Instruction begins	Monday, August 31
Labor Day (University Closed)	Monday, September 7
Last day to add courses	Friday, September 11
Last day to drop courses without record of enrollment	Friday, September 11
Last day to change course to Audit Option	Friday, September 11
Last day to add internships, experiential learning projects, individual study, reading and conference	Friday, October 2
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Friday, October 2
Last day to withdraw from courses	Friday, November 6
Last day to change the number of credits in courses with variable credits	Friday, November 6
Thanksgiving recess (Monday to Wednesday, students only, University closed Thursday & Friday)	Mon.-Sat., Nov. 23-28
Last day of instruction	Saturday, December 12
Final examinations	Mon.-Sat., Dec. 14-19
All grades due	Sunday, January 3, 2021

Please select these links for information regarding the:

2020-2021 Graduate Degree Deadline Calendar
2020-2021 Master’s Comprehensive Calendar
2020-2021 Late Thesis/Dissertation Submission (without Continuous Enrollment)

Interterm 2021

Instruction begins	Monday, January 4
Last day to add courses	Friday, January 8
Last day to drop courses without record of enrollment	Friday, January 8
Last day to change courses to Audit option	Friday, January 8
Last day to add internships, experiential learning projects, individual study, reading and conference	Tuesday, January 12
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Tuesday, January 12
Deadline to file Application for Degree Conferral for May 2021 and August 2021	Friday, January 15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (University closed)	Monday, January 18
Last day to withdraw from courses	Thursday, January 21
Last day to change the number of credits in courses with variable credits	Thursday, January 21
Last day of instruction and final examinations	Saturday, January 30
All grades due	Wednesday, February 3

Spring Semester 2021

Instruction begins	Monday, February 1
Last day to add courses	Friday, February 12
Last day to drop courses without record of enrollment	Friday, February 12
Last day to change courses to Audit option	Friday, February 12
Preferential date for filing for financial aid for 2021-2022	Tuesday, March 2
Last day to add internships, experiential learning projects, individual study, reading and conference	Friday, March 5
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Frida,y March 5
Spring break (Monday through Saturday, students only)	Mon.-Sat., Mar. 22-27
Last day to withdraw from courses	Friday., April 16
Last day to change the number of credits in courses with variable credits	Friday, April 16
Last day of instruction	Saturday, May 15
Final examinations	Mon.-Sat., May 17-22
Commencement	Fri.-Sun., May 21-23
Memorial Day (University closed)	Monday, May 31
All grades due	Monday, May 31

Please select these links for information regarding the:

2020-2021 Graduate Degree Deadline Calendar
2020-2021 Master’s Comprehensive Calendar
2020-2021 Late Thesis/Dissertation Submission (without Continuous Enrollment)

Summer Session I 2021 (6 weeks)

Instruction begins	Tuesday, June 1
Last day to add courses	Monday, June 7
Last day to drop courses without record of enrollment	Monday, June 7
Last day to change course to Audit option	Monday, June 7
Last day to add internships, experiential learning projects, individual study, reading and conference	Monday, June 14
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Monday, June 14
Last day to withdraw from courses	Monday, June 28
Last day to change the number of credits in courses with variable credits	Monday, June 28
Independence Day observance (University closed)	Monday, July 5
Last day of instruction and final examinations	Saturday, July 10
All grades due	Wednesday, July 14

Summer Session II 2021 (9 weeks)

Instruction begins	Tuesday, June 1
Last day to add courses	Wednesday, June 9
Last day to drop courses without record of enrollment	Wednesday, June 9
Last day to change courses to Audit option	Wednesday, June 9
Last day to add internships, experiential learning projects, individual study, reading and conference	Monday, June 21
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Monday, June 21
Independence Day observance (University closed)	Monday, July 5
Last day to withdraw from courses	Tuesday, July 13
Last day to change the number of credits in courses with variable credits	Tuesday, July 13
Last day of instruction and final examinations	Saturday, July 31
All grades due	Wednesday, August 4

Summer Session III 2021 (6 weeks)

Instruction begins	Monday, July 12
Last day to add courses	Friday, July 16
Last day to drop courses without record of enrollment	Friday, July 16
Last day to change courses to Audit option	Friday, July 16
Last day to add internships, experiential learning projects, individual study, reading and conference	Friday, July 23
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Friday, July 23
Last day to withdraw from courses	Friday, August 6
Last day to change the number of credits in courses with variable credits	Friday, August 6
Deadline to file Application for Degree Conferral for January 2022	Sunday, August 15
Last day of instruction and final examinations	Saturday, August 21
All grades due	Wednesday, August 25

Summer Session IV 2021 (12 weeks)

Instruction begins	Tuesday, June 1
Last day to add courses	Friday, June 11
Last day to drop courses without record of enrollment	Friday, June 11
Last day to change courses to Audit option	Friday, June 11
Last day to add internships, experiential learning projects, individual study, reading and conference	Monday, June 28
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Monday, June 28
Independence Day observance (University closed)	Friday, July 5
Last day to withdraw from courses	Friday, July 23
Last day to change the number of credits in courses with variable credits	Friday, July 23
Deadline to file Application for Degree Conferral for January 2022	Sunday, August 15
Last day of instruction and final examinations	Saturday, August 21
All grades due	Wednesday, August 25

Summer Session V 2021 (8 weeks)

Instruction begins	Monday, June 28
Independence Day observance (University closed)	Monday, July 5
Last day to add courses	Tuesday, July 6
Last day to drop courses without record of enrollment	Tuesday, July 6
Last day to change course to Audit option	Tuesday, July 6
Last day to add internships, experiential learning projects, individual study, reading and conference	Wednesday, July 14
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Wednesday, July 14
Last day to withdraw from courses	Wednesday, August 4
Last day to change the number of credits in courses with variable credits	Wednesday, August 4
Deadline to file Application for Degree Conferral for January 2022	Sunday, August 15
Last day of instruction and final examinations	Saturday, August 21
All grades due	Wednesday, August 25

Please select these links for information regarding the:

2020-2021 Graduate Degree Deadline Calendar
2020-2021 Master’s Comprehensive Calendar
2020-2021 Late Thesis/Dissertation Submission (without Continuous Enrollment)

7½ Week Module Terms

Fall 2020 term 1: Monday, August 31-Tuesday, October 20

Instruction begins	Monday, August 31
Labor Day (University closed)	Monday, September 7
Last day to add courses, drop courses without record of enrollment, change courses to Audit option	Tuesday, September 8
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Thursday, September 17
Last day to withdraw from courses and change the number of credits in courses with variable credits	Monday, October 5
Last day of instruction and final examinations	Tuesday, October 20
All grades due	Sunday, January 3, 2021

Fall 2020 term 2: Wednesday, October 21-Saturday, December 19

Instruction begins	Wednesday, October 21
Last day to add courses, drop courses without record of enrollment, change courses to Audit option	Wednesday, October 28
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Friday, November 6
Thanksgiving recess (Monday to Wednesday, students only, University closed Thursday & Friday)	Mon.-Sat., Nov. 23-28
Last day to withdraw from courses and change the number of credits in courses with variable credits	Tuesday, December 1
Last day of instruction and final examinations	Saturday, December 19
All grades due	Sunday, January 3, 2021

Spring 2021 term 1: Monday, February 1-Tuesday, March 30

Instruction begins	Monday, February 1
Last day to add courses, drop courses without record of enrollment, change courses to Audit option	Monday, February 8
Last day to withdraw from courses or change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Wednesday, February 17
Preferential date for filing for financial aid for 2021-2022	Tuesday, March 2
Last day to change the number of credits in courses with variable credits	Monday, March 8
Spring break (Monday through Saturday, students only)	Mon.-Sat., Mar. 22-27
Last day of instruction and final examinations	Tuesday, March 30
All grades due	Monday, May 31

Spring 2021 term 2: Wednesday, March 31-Saturday, May 22

Instruction begins	Wednesday, March 31
Last day to add courses, drop courses without record of enrollment, change courses to Audit option	Wednesday, April 7
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Friday, April 16
Last day to withdraw from courses and change the number of credits in courses with variable credits	Tuesday, May 4
Last day of instruction and final examinations	Saturday, May 22
Commencement	Fri.-Sun., May 21-23
Memorial Day (University closed)	Monday, May 31
All grades due	Monday, May 31

Chapman University Trimester Academic Calendar 2020-2021

(This calendar applies to the Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Fowler School of Law.)

Fall Trimester 2020

Instruction begins	Monday, August 31
Labor Day (University closed)	Monday, September 7
Last day to add courses	Friday, September 11
Last day to drop a course without record of enrollment	Friday, September 11
Last day to add internships, individual study, reading and conference	Friday, October 2
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Friday, October 2
Last day to withdraw from courses	Friday, November 6

Students with special circumstances who need to add or drop any courses must contact either the chairperson or their personal faculty advisor.
Thanksgiving recess (Monday to Saturday, students only. University closed Thursday and Friday	Mon.-Sat., Nov.23-28
Last day of instruction	Saturday, December 12
Final examinations	Mon.-Sat., Dec. 14-19
All grades due	Sunday, January 3, 2021

Please select this link for information regarding the 2020-2021 Master’s Comprehensive Calendar

Spring Trimester 2021

Instruction begins	Monday, January 4
Last day to add courses	Friday, January 15
Last day to drop a course without record of enrollment	Friday, January 15
Deadline to file Application for Degree Conferral for May and August 2021	Friday, January 15
Martin Luther King holiday (University closed)	Monday, January 18
Last day to add internships, individual study, reading and conference	Friday, February 5
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Friday, February 5
Preferential date for filing for financial aid for 2021-2022	Tuesday, March 2
Last day to withdraw from courses	Friday, March 12
Students with special circumstances who need to add or drop any courses must contact either the chairperson or their personal faculty advisor.
Last day of instruction	Saturday, April 10
Final examinations	Mon.-Sat., Apr. 12-17
All grades due	Monday, April 26

Please select this link for information regarding the 2020-2021 Master’s Comprehensive Calendar

Summer Trimester Session I 2021 (8 weeks)

Instruction begins	Monday, May 3
Last day to add courses	Monday, May 10
Last day to drop courses without record of enrollment	Monday, May 10
Last day to change course to Audit option	Monday, May 10
Last day to add internships, individual study, reading and conference	Wednesday, May 19
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Wednesday, May 19
Commencement	Fri.-Sun., May 21-23
Memorial Day (University closed)	Monday, May 31
Last day to withdraw from courses	Wednesday, June 9
Students with special circumstances who need to add or drop any courses must contact either the chairperson or their personal faculty advisor.
Last day of to change the number of credits in courses with variable credits	Wednesday, June 9
Last day of instruction and final examinations	Saturday, June 26
All grades due	Wednesday, June 30

Please select this link for information regarding the 2020-2021 Master’s Comprehensive Calendar

Summer Trimester Session II 2021 (15 weeks)

Instruction begins	Monday, May 3
Last day to add courses	Friday, May 14
Last day to drop courses without record of enrollment	Friday, May 14
Commencement	Fri.-Sun., May 21-22
Memorial Day (University closed)	Monday, May 31
Last day to add internships, individual study, reading and conference	Friday, June 4
Last day to change grading option (P/NP or Letter Grade)	Friday, June 4
Independence Day observance (University closed)	Monday, July 5
Last day to withdraw from courses	Friday, July 9
Students with special circumstances who need to add or drop any courses must contact either the chairperson or their personal faculty advisor.
Last day of instruction	Saturday, August 7
Final examinations	Mon.-Sat., Aug. 9-14
Deadline to file Application for Degree Conferral for January 2022	Sunday, August 15
All grades due	Monday, August 23