Section 1: 2021–22 Academic Calendar

Fall 2021

August

13 Tuition payment arrangements due for all residential students. 17–18 International student orientation 18 First-year student move-in 19–21 New student orientation. 20 Tuition payment arrangements due for all non-residential students. 21–22 Upper-class student move-in 23 Fall semester begins 23–27 Course drop-add period AND $350 late registration fee assessed.

September

6 Labor Day. CIA holiday. No classes. Buildings closed. Residence halls remain open. 17 Course proposals for new Fall 2022 courses due to the Curriculum Committee. 17 Grade revisions due for Spring 2021 Incomplete grades. 24 Spring 2022 course schedule information due to Academic Affairs and the Registrar.

October

15 Mid-term grades due. 18–19 Residential meal plan suspension due to CWRU Fall Break. CIA classes remain in session. 25 Advising for Spring 2022 course scheduling begins 29 Last day to withdraw from a course for the Fall 2021 semester without a grade penalty.

November

1 Online registration opens to current Seniors for Spring 2022 course scheduling. 4 Online registration opens to current Juniors for Spring 2022 course scheduling. 8 Online registration opens to current Sophomores for Spring 2022 course scheduling. 13 Contingency make-up day for school closings. 22 Course evaluations open for Liberal Arts and Studio courses. 23 Last day of regular classes, Studio and Liberal Arts. Students must return to campus for critiques and exams. 24 No classes. Offices open. 25–26 No classes. Thanksgiving recess. CIA holiday. Buildings closed. Residence halls remain open. 29–Dec 3 Liberal Arts exams, mid-year critiques for May 2022 grads and BFAs for Dec. 2021 grads.

December

6–10 Final studio critiques. Schedule to be determined. 11 Fall semester ends. Holiday recess begins. Residence halls closed. 13 Final grades due for all students by 9am. 24–Jan 3 CIA Winter Break. Buildings closed.

Spring 2022

January

7 Tuition payment arrangements due in order to begin spring classes. 8–9 Returning students move into residence halls. 10 First day of classes for Spring 2022 semester. 10–14 Course drop-add period AND $350 late registration fee assessed. 17 Martin Luther King Day. CIA holiday. No classes. Buildings closed. Residence halls remain open.

February

4 Grade revisions due for Fall 2021 Incomplete grades. 4 Course proposals for new Spring 2023 courses due to the Curriculum Committee. 11 Fall 2022 course schedule information due to Academic Affairs and the Registrar. 12 Contingency make-up day for school closings.

March

4 Mid-term grades due. 7–11 Spring recess. No classes. Offices open. Residence halls remain open. 21 Advising for Fall 2022 course scheduling begins. 25 Last day to withdraw from a course for the Spring 2022 semester without a grade penalty. 26 Contingency make-up day for school closings. 28 Course registration opens to current Juniors for Fall 2022 course scheduling 31 Course registration opens to current Sophomores for Fall 2022 course scheduling.

April

4 Course registration opens to current First Years for Fall 2022 course scheduling. 18 Course evaluations go live for Liberal Arts and Studio courses. 23 Last day of regular classes, Studio and Liberal Arts. 25–29 Liberal Arts exams and Final Studio Critiques. Schedule to be determined.

May

2–6 BFA reviews and exhibition. 7 Spring semester ends. Residence hall closes at noon. 9 Final grades for graduating students due by 9am. 12 Commencement rehearsal. 13 Commencement time/location to be announced. 16 Final grades due by 9am for all students due AND final studio clean-out. 30 Memorial Day. CIA holiday. Buildings closed.

June

20 Juneteenth (Observed). CIA Holiday. Buildings closed.

July

4 Independence Day. CIA holiday. Buildings closed.