Academic Year Calendar

2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR

Class information is based on full semester classes.

MaineStreet provides information on non-standard dated classes.

For information about Winter Session and Summer Session classes,

please see MaineStreet’s Schedule of Classes.

Fall Semester 2020
Classes begin	Monday, August 31
Last day to add courses	Sunday, September 6
No Classes Labor Day	Monday, September 7
Last day to drop classes for refund**	Monday, September 14
Classes dropped on or before this date will not appear on transcript	Wednesday, September 30, 4:30 p.m.
Application for Graduation filing deadline (Dec.)	Thursday, October 1
Virtual UMaine Student Symposium(rescheduled from April)	Friday, October 2
No Classes - Indigenous Peoples’ Day	Monday, October 12
Enrollment for Spring 2021	November 2
No Classes - Veterans Day	Wednesday, November 11
Last day to withdraw from a class and receive ‘W’ grade (Withdrawn classes after this date will receive failing grade.)	Friday, November 13, 4:30 p.m.
Last day for In-person instruction for term	Tuesday, November 24
Thanksgiving break begins	Wednesday, November 25
Remote/Online instruction resumes	Monday, November 30
Classes end	Friday, December 11
Final exams begin	Monday, December 14
Final exams end	Friday, December 18
Final grades due	Saturday, December 26

Winter Session: Monday, January 4, 2021 - Friday, January 22, 2021

Spring Semester 2021
Classes begin	Monday, January 25
Last day to add courses	Sunday, January 31
Application for Graduation filing deadline (May)	Monday, February 1
Last day to drop courses for refund**	Monday, February 8
No Classes - Presidents’ Day	Monday, February 15
Classes dropped on or before this date will not appear on transcript	Wednesday, February 24, 4:30 p.m.
^!Reading Day - no classes	Tuesday, March 23
March Mini-Break - no classes	Wednesday, March 24
Enrollment for Fall 2021 (tentative)	March 29 - April 23
Last day to withdraw from a class and receive ‘W’ grade (Withdrawn classes after this date will receive failing grade.)	Friday, April 30, 4:30 p.m.
^!Reading Day - no classes	Thursday, April 15
UMaine Student Symposium	Friday, April 16
^!Maine Day (Service/Reading Day) - no classes	Wednesday, April 28
Classes end	Friday, April 30
Final exams begin	Monday, May 3
Final exams end	Friday, May 7
Commencement - Graduate	TBA
Commencement - Undergraduate	TBA
Final grades due	Friday, May 14

Summer University: Monday, May 10– Friday, August 20, 2021 (tentative)

~Changes due to COVID-19 - no Fall Break or Spring recess

!Exceptions to the calendar for Maine Day and for Reading Days can be done with the approval of the Dean or Associate Dean of the respective college.

**Class information is based on full semester classes.

Summer University classes have variable start and end dates

MaineStreet provides information on non-standard dated classes _{Updated January 22, 2021}