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    Jul 04, 2025  
Academic Catalog - Spring 2021 
    
Academic Catalog - Spring 2021 [ARCHIVED]

Academic Calendar


Winter 2021  
Winter Term December 14, 2020 - January 15, 2021
   
Spring 2021  
Orientation and Matriculation for New Students  January 18-20
Classes Begin January 21
Deadline to Apply for Graduation January 21
Spring Convocation January 26
Deadline to Add Courses February 3
Deadline to Drop Courses  February 10
Final Graduation Application Deadline (with Late Fee) February 26
Deadline to Submit PhD Dissertations to PhD Office March 1
Registration Opens for Advanced Students March 1
Spring Break March 1-5
Registration Begins for Summer & Fall March 22
Eastern Recess March 29 - April 2
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Professors March 31
Board of Trustees Meeting April 12-13
Deadline to Withdraw from Courses with “W” April 21
Registration for Online Courses Opens for On-Campus Students April 26
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Library May 3
Last Day of Classes  May 12
Graduation Rehearsal  May 13
Graduation  May 14
   
Summer 2021  
Summer Session 1  May 17 - June 4
Summer Session 2 June 7-25
SBC Annual Meeting (Nashville, TN) June 15-16
Summer Session 3 June 28 - July 16
Summer Session 4 July 19 - August 6
   
Fall 2021  
Faculty Workshop  August 12-13
Orientation and Matriculation for New Students  August 16-18
Classes Begin August 19
Deadline to Apply for Graduation August 19
Fall Convocation August 19
Deadline to Add Courses September 1
Labor Day (Campus Closed)  September 6
Deadline to Drop Courses  September 8
Final Graduation Application Deadline (with Late Fee)  September 30
Deadline to Submit PhD Dissertations to PhD Office October 1
Registration Opens for Advanced Students October 1
Fall Break October 4-8
Board of Trustees Meeting October 11-12
Registration Begins for Winter & Spring October 25
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Professors  November 1
Deadline to Withdraw from Courses with “W” November 17
Registration for Online Courses Opens for On-Campus Students November 22
Thanksgiving Recess  November 22-26
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Library  December 6
Last Day of Classes  December 8
Graduation Rehearsal  December 9
Graduation  December 10
   
Winter 2022  
Winter Term December 13, 2021 - January 14, 2022
   
Spring 2022  
Orientation and Matriculation for New Students  January 17-19
Classes Begin January 20
Deadline to Apply for Graduation January 20
Spring Convocation January 25
Deadline to Add Courses February 2
Deadline to Drop Courses  February 9
Final Graduation Application Deadline (with Late Fee) February 28
Deadline to Submit PhD Dissertations to PhD Office March 1
Registration Opens for Advanced Students March 1
Spring Break March 7-11
Registration Begins for Summer & Fall March 28
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Professors March 31
Eastern Recess April 11-15
Board of Trustees Meeting April 18-19
Deadline to Withdraw from Courses with “W” April 20
Registration for Online Courses Opens for On-Campus Students April 25
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Library May 2
Last Day of Classes  May 11
Graduation Rehearsal  May 12
Graduation  May 13
   
Summer 2022  
Summer Session 1  May 16 - June 3
Summer Session 2 June 6-24
SBC Annual Meeting (Anaheim, CA) June 14-15
Summer Session 3 June 27 - July 15
Summer Session 4 July 18 - August 5
   
Fall 2022  
Faculty Workshop  August 11-12
Orientation and Matriculation for New Students  August 15-17
Classes Begin August 18
Deadline to Apply for Graduation August 18
Fall Convocation August 18
Deadline to Add Courses August 31
Labor Day (Campus Closed)  September 5
Deadline to Drop Courses  September 7
Final Graduation Application Deadline (with Late Fee)  September 30
Deadline to Submit PhD Dissertations to PhD Office October 1
Registration Opens for Advanced Students October 1
Fall Break October 3-7
Board of Trustees Meeting October 10-11
Registration Begins for Winter & Spring October 31
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Professors  November 1
Deadline to Withdraw from Courses with “W” November 16
Thanksgiving Recess  November 21-25
Registration for Online Courses Opens for On-Campus Students November 28
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Library  December 5
Last Day of Classes  December 7
Graduation Rehearsal  December 8
Graduation  December 9
   
Winter 2023  
Winter Term December 12, 2022 - January 13, 2022
   
Spring 2023  
Orientation and Matriculation for New Students  January 16-18
Classes Begin January 19
Deadline to Apply for Graduation January 19
Spring Convocation January 24
Deadline to Add Courses February 1
Deadline to Drop Courses  February 8
Final Graduation Application Deadline (with Late Fee) February 28
Deadline to Submit PhD Dissertations to PhD Office March 1
Registration Opens for Advanced Students March 1
Spring Break March 6-10
Registration Begins for Summer & Fall March 27
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Professors March 31
Eastern Recess April 3-7
Board of Trustees Meeting April 10-11
Deadline to Withdraw from Courses with “W” April 19
Registration for Online Courses Opens for On-Campus Students April 24
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Library  May 1
Last Day of Classes  May 10
Graduation Rehearsal  May 11
Graduation  May 12
   
Summer 2023  
Summer Session 1  May 15 - June 2
Summer Session 2 June 5-23
SBC Annual Meeting (Charlotte, NC) June 13-14
Summer Session 3 June 26 - July 14
Summer Session 4 July 17 - August 4
   
Fall 2023  
Faculty Workshop  August 10-11
Orientation and Matriculation for New Students  August 14-16
Classes Begin August 17
Deadline to Apply for Graduation August 17
Fall Convocation August 17
Deadline to Add Courses August 30
Labor Day (Campus Closed)  September 4
Deadline to Drop Courses  September 6
Final Graduation Application Deadline (with Late Fee)  September 29
Deadline to Submit PhD Dissertations to PhD Office October 1
Registration Opens for Advanced Students October 1
Fall Break October 2-6
Board of Trustees Meeting October 9-10
Registration Begins for Winter & Spring October 30
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Professors  November 1
Deadline to Withdraw from Courses with “W” November 15
Thanksgiving Recess  November 20-24
Registration for Online Courses Opens for On-Campus Students November 27
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Library  December 4
Last Day of Classes  December 6
Graduation Rehearsal  December 7
Graduation  December 8
   
Winter 2024  
Winter Term December 11, 2023 - January 12, 2024
   
Spring 2024  
Orientation and Matriculation for New Students  January 15-17
Classes Begin January 18
Deadline to Apply for Graduation January 18
Spring Convocation January 23
Deadline to Add Courses January 31
Deadline to Drop Courses  February 7
Final Graduation Application Deadline (with Late Fee) February 1
Deadline to Submit PhD Dissertations to PhD Office March 1
Registration Opens for Advanced Students March 1
Registration Begins for Summer & Fall March 18
Easter Recess March 25-29
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Professors  March 29
Board of Trustees Meeting April 15-16
Deadline to Withdraw from Courses with “W” April 17
Registration for Online Courses Opens for On-Campus Students April 22
Spring Break April 22-26
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Library May 6
Last Day of Classes  May 8
Graduation Rehearsal  May 9
Graduation  May 10
   
Summer 2024  
Summer Session 1  May 20 - June 7
Summer Session 2 June 10-28
SBC Annual Meeting (Indianapolis, IN) June 11-12
Summer Session 3 July 1-19
Summer Session 4 July 22 - August 9
   
Fall 2024  
Faculty Workshop  August 15-16
Orientation and Matriculation for New Students  August 19-21
Classes Begin August 22
Deadline to Apply for Graduation August 22
Fall Convocation August 22
Labor Day (Campus Closed)  September 2
Deadline to Add Courses September 4
Deadline to Drop Courses  September 11
Final Graduation Application Deadline (with Late Fee)  September 30
Deadline to Submit PhD Dissertations to PhD Office October 1
Registration Opens for Advanced Students October 1
Fall Break October 7-11
Board of Trustees Meeting October 14-15
Registration Begins for Winter & Spring October 28
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Professors  November 1
Deadline to Withdraw from Courses with “W” November 20
Registration for Online Courses Opens for On-Campus Students November 25
Thanksgiving Recess  November 25-29
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Library  December 2
Last Day of Classes  December 11
Graduation Rehearsal  December 12
Graduation  December 13
   
Winter 2025  
Winter Term December 16, 2024 - January 17, 2025
   
Spring 2025  
Orientation and Matriculation for New Students  January 20-23
Classes Begin January 23
Deadline to Apply for Graduation January 23
Spring Convocation January 28
Deadline to Add Courses February 5
Deadline to Drop Courses  February 12
Final Graduation Application Deadline (with Late Fee) February 28
Deadline to Submit PhD Dissertations to PhD Office March 1
Registration Opens for Advanced Students March 1
Spring Break March 10-14
Registration Begins for Summer & Fall March 31
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Professors March 31
Eastern Recess April 14-18
Board of Trustees Meeting April 21-22
Deadline to Withdraw from Courses with “W” April 23
Registration for Online Courses Opens for On-Campus Students April 28
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Library May 5
Last Day of Classes  May 14
Graduation Rehearsal  May 15
Graduation  May 16
   
Summer 2025  
Summer Session 1  May 19 - June 6
Summer Session 2 June 9-27
SBC Annual Meeting (Salt Lake City, UT) June 24-25
Summer Session 3 June 30 - July 18
Summer Session 4 July 21 - August 8
   
Fall 2025  
Faculty Workshop  August 14-15
Orientation and Matriculation for New Students  August 18-20
Classes Begin August 21
Deadline to Apply for Graduation August 21
Fall Convocation August 21
Labor Day (Campus Closed)  September 1
Deadline to Add Courses September 3
Deadline to Drop Courses  September 10
Final Graduation Application Deadline (with Late Fee)  September 30
Deadline to Submit PhD Dissertations to PhD Office October 1
Registration Opens for Advanced Students October 1
Fall Break October 6-10
Board of Trustees Meeting October 13-14
Registration Begins for Winter & Spring October 27
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Professors  November 1
Deadline to Withdraw from Courses with “W” November 19
Registration for Online Courses Opens for On-Campus Students November 24
Thanksgiving Recess  November 24-28
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Library December 1
Last Day of Classes  December 10
Graduation Rehearsal  December 11
Graduation  December 12
   
Winter 2026  
Winter Term December 15, 2025 - January 17, 2026
   
Spring 2026  
Orientation and Matriculation for New Students  January 19-21
Classes Begin January 22
Deadline to Apply for Graduation January 22
Spring Convocation January 27
Deadline to Add Courses February 4
Deadline to Drop Courses  February 11
Final Graduation Application Deadline (with Late Fee)  February 27
Deadline to Submit PhD Dissertations to PhD Office March 1
Registration Opens for Advanced Students March 1
Spring Break March 9-13
Registration Begins for Summer & Fall March 23
Eastern Recess March 30 - April 3
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Professors March 31
Board of Trustees Meeting April 13-14
Deadline to Withdraw from Courses with “W” April 22
Registration for Online Courses Opens for On-Campus Students April 27
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Library May 4
Last Day of Classes  May 13
Graduation Rehearsal  May 14
Graduation  May 15
   
Summer 2026  
Summer Session 1  May 18 - June 5
Summer Session 2 June 8-26
SBC Annual Meeting (Orlando, FL) June 9-10
Summer Session 3 June 29 - July 17
Summer Session 4 July 30 - August
   
Fall 2026  
Faculty Workshop  August 13-14
Orientation and Matriculation for New Students  August 17-19
Classes Begin August 20
Deadline to Apply for Graduation August 20
Fall Convocation August 20
Deadline to Add Courses September 2
Labor Day (Campus Closed)  September 7
Deadline to Drop Courses  September 9
Final Graduation Application Deadline (with Late Fee)  September 30
Deadline to Submit PhD Dissertations to PhD Office October 1
Registration Opens for Advanced Students October 1
Fall Break October 5-9
Board of Trustees Meeting October 12-13
Registration Begins for Winter & Spring October 26
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Professors  November 1
Deadline to Withdraw from Courses with “W” November 18
Registration for Online Courses Opens for On-Campus Students November 23
Thanksgiving Recess  November 23-27
Deadline to Submit ThM Theses, DMin Projects, & EdD Dissertations to Library December 1
Last Day of Classes  December 9
Graduation Rehearsal  December 10
Graduation  December 11