To view the CPS Expanded Academic Calendars in grid format, click here.
Winter 2021 Graduate Quarter
First day of registration for winter classes | Monday, November 2 |
First day of full and first-half winter sessions | Tuesday, January 19 |
Last day of online class add for first-half winter session classes | Monday, January 25 |
Last day of online class add for full quarter winter session classes | Monday, February 1 |
Last day to drop a full or first-half winter session class without a “W” grade | Monday, February 1 |
Presidents’ Day, no classes | Monday, February 15 |
Last day to drop a first-half winter session class with a “W” grade | Monday, February 22 |
Final exams for first-half winter session | Tuesday, February 23 |
First day of second-half winter classes | Monday, March 1 |
Last day of online class add for second-half winter session classes | Sunday, March 7 |
Last day to drop a second-half winter session class without a “W” grade | Sunday, March 14 |
Care Day (USA/CAN), no classes | Wednesday, March 24 |
Last day to drop a full or second-half winter session class with a “W” grade | Sunday, April 4 |
Final exams for full and second-half winter session classes | Monday, April 5 |
For the CPS refund policy, click here, then select the Refunds for Withdrawal link and scroll down to the College of Professional Studies section.
Spring 2021 Undergraduate Semester
First day of registration for spring classes | Monday, November 2 |
First day of full and first-half spring sessions | Tuesday, January 19 |
Last day of online class add for first-half spring session classes | Monday, January 25 |
Last day of online class add for full spring session classes | Monday, February 1 |
Last day to drop a full or first-half spring session class without a “W” grade | Monday, February 1 |
Last day to drop a first-half spring session class with a “W” grade | Sunday, March 7 |
Final exams for first-half spring session | Monday, March 8 |
First day of second-half spring classes | Wednesday, March 10 |
Last day of online class add for second-half spring session classes | Tuesday, March 16 |
Last day to drop a second-half spring session class without a “W” grade | Tuesday, March 23 |
Care Day (USA/CAN), no classes | Wednesday, March 24 |
Good Friday, no classes (Charlotte and Canada campuses only) | Friday, April 2 |
Care Day (USA/CAN), no classes | Monday, April 12 |
Last day to drop a full or second-half spring session class with a “W” grade | Sunday, April 25 |
Final exams for full and second-half spring session classes | Monday, April 26 |
For the CPS refund policy, click here, then select the Refunds for Withdrawal link and scroll down to the College of Professional Studies section.
Spring 2021 Graduate Quarter
First day of registration for spring classes | Monday, February 8 |
Care Day (USA/CAN), no classes | Monday, April 12 |
First day of full and first-half spring sessions | Tuesday, April 13 |
Last day of online class add for first-half spring session classes | Monday, April 19 |
Last day of “I Am Here” for full-quarter and first-half spring classes | Monday, April 19 |
Last day of online class add for full spring session classes | Monday, April 26 |
Last day to drop a full or first-half spring session class without a “W” grade | Monday, April 26 |
Last day to drop a first-half spring session class with a “W” grade | Sunday, May 16 |
Final exams for first-half spring session | Monday, May 17 |
First day of second-half spring classes | Monday, May 24 |
Last day of online class add for second-half spring session classes | Sunday, May 30 |
Last day to drop a second-half spring session class without a “W” grade | Monday, June 7 |
Last day to drop a full or second-half spring session class with a “W” grade | Sunday, June 27 |
Final exams for full and second-half spring session classes | Monday, June 28 |
For the CPS refund policy, click here, then select the Refunds for Withdrawal link and scroll down to the College of Professional Studies section.
summer 2021 Undergraduate Semester
First day of registration for summer classes | Monday, February 8 |
First day of full and first-half summer sessions | Monday, May 10 |
Last day of online class add for first-half summer session classes | Sunday, May 16 |
Last day of online class add for full semester summer classes | Sunday, May 23 |
Last day to drop a full or first-half summer session class without a “W” grade | Sunday, May 23 |
First day of second-half summer classes | Monday, May 24 |
Last day of online class add for second-half summer classes | Sunday, May 30 |
Last day of first half summer classes | Saturday, June 26 |
Last day to drop a first-half summer class with a W grade | Sunday, June 27 |
Final exams for first-half summer classes | June 28-29 |
First day of second-half summer classes | Wednesday, June 30 |
Last day of online class add for second-half summer classes | Wednesday, July 7 |
Last day to drop a second-half summer class without a W grade | Wednesday, July 14 |
Last day of full semester summer classes | Saturday, August 14 |
Last day to drop a full-semester summer class with a W grade | Sunday, August 15 |
First day of final exams for full semester summer classes | Monday, August 16 |
Last day of second-half summer classes | Wednesday, August 18 |
Last day to drop a second-half summer class with a W grade | Wednesday, August 18 |
First day of final exams for second half summer classes | Thursday, August 19 |
Final exams for full and second-half summer session classes | Monday, June 28 |
For the CPS refund policy, click here, then select the Refunds for Withdrawal link and scroll down to the College of Professional Studies section.