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Academic Calendar


Fall Semester 2020

Spring Semester 2021

Summer Semester 2021

 

Fall Semester 2020 (202110)


Registration - Current Students Apr 6
Registration - Open Enrollment (New, Dual, and Readmitted) Apr 13
Financial aid (FAFSA) priority1 deadline May 15
Financial Aid disbursement date Oct 2
VA deferment date TBA          |        TBA                 |      TBA         
Tuition Payment Plan (NelNet) Enrollment Period Jul 5 - Aug 15 (tentative)
Tuition Payment Deadlines (Due by 6AM2)

TBA

Financial Aid Book Sales at College Store Jul 29 - Aug 30
Admissions priority1 deadline Jul 1
Deadline to submit documentation to qualify for in-state residency Aug 18 Oct 13
Deadline to Enroll in Class Wait List Aug 25 Oct 20
 
Session 1
(Full Term)
Session 2
(1st Half of Term)
Session 3
(2nd Half of Term)
First Day of Classes
Aug 19
Aug 19
Oct 14
Schedule Adjustment(Drop/Add) Period  Aug 19 - Aug 26 Aug 19 - Aug 26 Oct 14 - Oct 21
Midterm grades posted3 Oct 19    
Last Day to Withdraw or Change to Audit Nov 3 Sep 28 Nov 23
Last Day of Classes
Dec 9
Oct 12
Dec 9
Final Exams Dec 10 - Dec 16 Last Day of Classes Last Day of Classes
Last Day of Term for Students Dec 16 Oct 12 Dec 16
Final grades posted3 Dec 17 Oct 13 Dec 17
       
Holidays (College Closed) - Fall 2020 Sep 7 Labor Day
  Nov 11 Veterans’ Day
  Nov 25 - Nov 29 Thanksgiving Break 
  Dec 18 - Jan 3 Winter Holiday Break 
Faculty return to campus Aug 17    
Last day of term for Faculty Dec 17 Oct 13 Dec 17

Spring Semester 2021 (202120)


Registration - Current Students Nov 9
Registration - Open Enrollment (New, Dual, and Readmitted) Nov 16
Financial aid (FAFSA) priority1 deadline Oct 1
Financial Aid disbursement date Feb 26
VA deferment date TBA                    |           TBA                    |           TBA         
Tuition Payment Plan (NelNet) Enrollment Period Nov 9 - Jan 7 (tentative)
Tuition Payment Deadlines (Due by 6AM2)

TBA         

Financial Aid Book Sales at College Store Dec 6 - Jan 27
Admissions priority1 deadline Nov 2
Deadline to submit documentation to qualify for in-state residency Jan 10 Mar 3
Deadline to Enroll in Class Wait List Jan 17 Mar 10
 
Session 1
(Full Term)
Session 2
(1st Half of Term)
Session 3
(2nd Half of Term)
First Day of Classes
Jan 11
Jan 11
Mar 4
Schedule Adjustment (Drop/Add) Period  Jan 11 - Jan 18 Jan 11 - Jan 18 Mar 4 - Mar 11
Midterm grades posted3 Mar 8    
Last Day to Withdraw or Change to Audit Apr 2 Feb 15 Apr 15
Last Day of Classes
Apr 29
Mar 2
Apr 29
Final Exams Apr 30 - May 6 Last Day of Classes Last Day of Classes
Commencement May 8    
Last Day of Term for Students May 6 Mar 2 May 6
Final grades posted3 May 7 Mar 3 May 7
       
Holidays (College Closed) - Spring 2021 Jan 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  Apr 19 - 25 Spring Break (revised Sep 2020)
NWF Staff return to campus Jan 4    
Faculty return to campus Jan 6    
Last day of term for Faculty May 8 Mar 3 May 8

Summer Semester 2021 (202130)


Registration - Current Students Apr 5
Registration - Open Enrollment (New, Dual, and Readmitted) Apr 12
Financial aid (FAFSA) priority1 deadline Feb 1
Financial Aid disbursement date Jun 25
VA deferment date TBA                    |          TBA                   |          TBA                  |          TBA         
Tuition Payment Plan (NelNet) Enrollment Period  Apr 5 - May 13
Tuition Payment Deadlines (Due by 6AM2)

To be Announced

Financial Aid Book Sales at College Store Apr 27 - May 29
Admissions priority1 deadline Apr 1
Deadline to submit documentation to qualify for in-state residency May 16 Jun 29 Jun 15
Deadline to Enroll in Class Wait List May 23 Jul 6 Jun 22
 
Session 1
(Full Term)
Session 2
(1st Half of Term)
Session 3
(2nd Half of Term)
Session 4
(Late-Starting)
First Day of Classes
May 17
May 17
Jun 30
Jun 16
Schedule Adjustment (Drop/Add) Period  May 17 - May 24 May 17 - May 24 Jun 30 - Jul 7 Jun 16 - Jun 23
Last Day to Withdraw or Change to Audit Jul 12 Jun 15 Jul 28 Jul 22
Last Day of Classes
Aug 10
Jun 28
Aug 10
Aug 10
Final Exams Last Day of Classes Last Day of Classes Last Day of Classes Last Day of Classes
Last Day of Term for Students Aug 10 Jun 28 Aug 10 Aug 10
Final grades posted3 Aug 11 Jun 29 Aug 11 Aug 11
         
Holidays (College Closed) - Summer 2021

May 31

Memorial Day

   
  Jul 5 Independence Day (observed)
Last day of term for Faculty Aug 11 Jun 29 Aug 11 Aug 11
 
1Meeting priority deadlines ensures paperwork is processed prior to first day of class; applications are still accepted after the priority deadline and processed in order of receipt.
2Students may pay fees in RaiderNet by clicking on the “Pay Fees” tab.
3Preferably, faculty will submit course grades within 24 hours of each final exam. All grades are required to the Registrar by 11 am on the day final grades are posted.
Approved by Board of Trustees Feb. 2019