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Registrar at Aquinas College
Academic Calendar
Fall 2021
Directed Study Dates: 8/27 and 8/28; 9/10 and 9/11; 10/1 and 10/2; 10/29 and 10/30; 11/12 and 11/13
| August 25 | GE 100 First Year Experience sections meet. First quad and semester-long evening courses begin at 6 p.m. |
| August 26 | Day classes begin. |
| September 3 | Last day to add a first quad or semester-long class. Attendance is required in the first week of all 8-week quadmester courses in order to enroll. |
| September 3 | Last day to drop a first quad class or semester-long class with no financial penalty. |
| September 3 | Last day to drop a Directed Study class no financial penalty. |
| September 6 | Labor Day. The College is closed. No classes. |
| September 10 | Verification of first quad and semester-long class rosters due to Registrar. |
| September 17 | Last day to drop a first quad class with no academic penalty. |
| October 8 | Semester progress reports for all semester-long undergraduate courses due to Registrar. |
| October 15 | First quad ends. |
| October 18 | Second quad begins. |
| October 18 | Advising period begins. |
| October 20 | First quad final grades due to Registrar by 4 p.m. |
| October 21 | Registration opens for Winter 2021 semester. |
| October 21 | Registration begins for all Insignis Senior students for Spring 2022 semester. |
| October 21 and 22 | Semester break. No classes. College offices are open. |
| October 22 | Last day to add a second quad class. Attendance is required in the first week of all 8-week quadmester courses in order to enroll. |
| October 22 | Last day to drop a semester-long or directed study class with no academic penalty. |
| October 22 | Registration begins for all Senior, CE, and Graduate students for Spring 2022 semester. |
| October 26 | Registration begins for all Junior Insignis students for Spring 2022 semester. |
| October 27 | Registration begins for all Junior students for Spring 2022 semester. |
| October 29 | Last day to drop a second quad class with no financial penalty. |
| November 2 | Registration begins for all Sophomore Insignis students for Spring 2022 semester. |
| November 3 | Registration begins for all Sophomore students for Spring 2022 semester. |
| November 5 | Verification of second quad class rosters due to Registrar. |
| November 9 | Registration begins for all Freshman Insignis students for Spring 2022 semester. |
| November 10 | Registration begins for all Freshman students for Spring 2022 semester. |
| November 12 | Last day to drop a second quad class with no academic penalty. |
| November 24-28 | Thanksgiving Break. |
| November 29 | Classes resume. |
| December 6-10 | Final examinations according to posted schedule. |
| December 10 | Second quad ends. |
| December 15 | Final grades due to Registrar by 4 p.m. |
Winter 2021
| December 13 | Classes begin. |
| December 17 | Last day to add a class. |
| December 17 | Last day to drop a class with no financial penalty. |
| December 24 | Last day to drop a class with no academic penalty. |
| January 7 | Classes end. |
| January 12 | Grades due to Registrar by 4 p.m. |
Spring 2022
Directed Study Dates: 1/14 and 1/15; 2/4 and 2/5; 2/25 and 2/26; 3/18 and 3/19; 4/8 and 4/9
| January 10 | Classes begin. |
| January 14 | Last day to add a third quad or semester-long class. Attendance is required in the first week of all 8-week quadmester courses in order to enroll. |
| January 17 | Daytime classes are cancelled for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observance activities. Evening classes meet beginning at 6 p.m. |
| January 21 | Last day to drop a third quad, semester-long, or directed study class with no financial penalty. |
| January 28 | Verification of third quad and semester-long class rosters due to Registrar. |
| February 4 | Last day to drop a third quad class with no academic penalty. |
| February 25 | Semester progress reports for all semester-long undergraduate courses due to Registrar. |
| March 4 | Third quad ends. |
| March 5-13 | Spring Break. |
| March 9 | Third quad final grades due to Registrar by 4pm. |
| March 14 | Classes resume. Fourth quad begins. |
| March 18 | Last day to add a fourth quad class. Attendance is required in the first week of all 8-week quadmester courses in order to enroll. |
| March 18 | Last day to drop a semester-long class with no academic penalty. |
| March 25 | Last day to drop a fourth quad class with no financial penalty. |
| April 1 | Verification of fourth quad class rosters due to Registrar. |
| April 8 | Last day to drop a fourth quad class with no academic penalty. |
| April 14 | Easter vacation begins after the last class. |
| April 18 | Classes resume at 6 p.m. |
| April 27 | Last day of classes. |
| April 28 | No daytime classes. Final exams for Thursday evening courses begin at 6 p.m. |
| April 28-May 4 | Final examinations according to posted schedule. |
| May 4 | Fourth quad ends. |
| May 7 | Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement. |
| May 11 | Final grades due to Registrar by 4 p.m. |
Summer 2022
| May 16 | Classes begin. |
| May 16-July 8 | 8-Week Summer Session. |
| May 16-July 22 | 10-Week Summer Session. |
| May 27 | Last day to drop 8-week and 10-week courses with no financial penalty. |
| June 10 | Last day to drop 8-week courses with no academic penalty. |
| June 17 | Last day to drop 10-week courses with no academic penalty. |
| July 27 | Final grades due to Registrar by 4 p.m. |