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DePauw University Academic Calendar 2021-2022

FALL TERM 2021
August
Sat, 21 Opening Day for New Students
Wed, 25 Classes Begin
Wed-Wed, Aug 25 - Sept. 1 Fall Term Adjustment Period
September Mon. Sep. 6 Labor Day - Classes do not meet (University closed)
Sat-Sun, 18-19 Family Weekend (See Alumni - https://www.depauw.edu/alumni/go/family-weekend/ )
October Fri, 1 Classes that start at 1:40 p.m. or later will not meet due to the Presidential Inauguration. Classes that begin earlier on this day, and that are scheduled to continue past 2:00 p.m., should end before 2:00 p.m.      
Fri.-Sun, 1-3 Old Gold Weekend
Mon, 11 (10:00 a.m.) Fall Term Progress Reports due by 10:00 a.m.
Sat-Sun, 16-24 Fall Break (no classes)
Fri, 29 Registration Adjustment: Last day to withdraw from a course with grade of W, change from P/F to grade, change from grade to P/F
November Wed-Sun, 24-28 Thanksgiving Recess
December
Mon-Fri, 6-10 Last five days of classes. No hour exams except for laboratory portions of final exams. https://www.depauw.edu/handbooks/academic/policies/exams/
Fri, 10 Last day of classes
Sat-Sun, 11-12 Study days
Mon-Fri, 13-17 Final Examinations
Fri, 17 (5:00pm) Holiday recess begins
Wed, 22 (10:00am) Final grades due for all students

 

WINTER TERM 2022
January
Wed-Wed, 5-26 Winter Term
Wed 5, 4:30 p.m. Add/Drop deadline for on-campus WT courses
Fri., 14 Last day to withdraw from WT course with grade of W
Mon., Jan. 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - University closed
February Thurs, 3 Last day to submit WT projects
Thur, 17 Winter Term grades due

 

SPRING TERM 2022
January Mon, 31 Spring classes begin
February Mon-Mon, Jan 31 - Feb 7 Spring term adjustment period
March
   
Mon, 14 (10:00am) Progress reports due
Fri, 25 Registration Adjustment: Last day to withdraw from a course with grade of W, change from P/F to grade, change from grade to P/F
Sat-Sun, Mar 26 - Apr 3 Spring Recess
April  Mon-Thur, Apr 4 - Apr 14 Advising and course requests for Fall 2022
May
   
Fri-Thurs, 6-12 Last week of classes. No hour exams except for laboratory portions of final exams. https://www.depauw.edu/handbooks/academic/policies/exams/
Thur, 12 Last day of classes
Fri, 13 Study Day
Sat, 14 Final Examinations
Sun, 15 Study Day
Mon-Thur, 16-19 Final Examinations
Fri, 20 (10:00am) Final grades due for graduating seniors
Sun, 22 Commencement
Wed, 25 (10:00am) Final grades due for all students other than degree students

 

MAY TERM 2022
May
Tues, 24 Residence halls open for students returning for May Term and summer projects
Wed, 25 May Term begins
June
Thur-Sun, 2-5 Alumni Reunion Weekend One - this time frame allows us to celebrate our 50th reunion classes (1970, 1971 and 1972)
Fri-Sun, 3-5 Alumni Reunion Weekend One - this time frame allows us to celebrate our 30th reunion and up (30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 55th, 60th, etc) from reunion weekends 2020, 2021 and 2022
Fri-Sun, 10-12 Alumni Reunion Weekend Two - this time frame allows us to celebrate our 25th reunion and down (25th, 20th, 15th, 10th and 5th) from reunion weekends 2020, 2021 and 2022. We are also welcoming back 2020 and 2021 recent graduates!
Wed, 15 May Term ends
Mon, 20 Last day to turn in May Term projects
Fri, 24 May Term grades due

For course planning and other events, faculty and staff are asked to also consult this Holy Day Calendar as well as DePauw's Religious Holy Day Policy.