DKU ACADEMIC CALENDAR Academic Year 2021-2022
Applicable to Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
(NOTE: CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Fall 2021
| 15-Aug | Sunday at 9:00 AM. All new undergraduate students (Class of 2025) and all graduate students move-in. |
| 20-Aug | Friday at 9:00 AM. Returning undergraduate students move-in. |
| 23-Aug | Monday. Undergraduate and graduate classes begin. |
| 26-Aug | Thursday. Drop/add ends for first 7-week undergraduate session; Last day for grading basis change of spring 2021 classes. |
| 3-Sep | Friday. Drop/add ends for graduate classes. |
| 17-Sep | Friday. Undergraduate and graduate classes continue, classes meet on a Monday Schedule. |
| 18-Sep | Saturday. Undergraduate and graduate classes continue, classes meet on a Tuesday Schedule. |
| September 19-21 | Sunday -Tuesday. Mid-Autumn Festival – No classes. |
| 23-Sep | Thursday. Last day to withdraw with a W grade of first 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of first 7-week classes (Class of 2025 only); Last day to resolve I grade of spring 2021 classes. |
| October 1-7 | Friday – Thursday. Chinese National Day Holiday – No classes. |
| 14-Oct | Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session end. |
| October 15-17 | Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate reading period. |
| October 18-21 | Monday-Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations. Graduate classes continue. |
| 25-Oct | Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins. |
| 28-Oct | Thursday. Drop/add ends for second 7-week undergraduate session. |
| 25-Nov | Thursday. Graduate classes end (ECE classes continue); Last day to withdraw with a W grade of second 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of second 7-week classes (Class of 2025 only); Last day to resolve I grade of fall 2021 first 7-week classes. |
| November 26- 30 | Friday-Tuesday. Graduate reading days; ECE classes continue. |
| December 1-3 | Wednesday-Friday. Graduate exams. |
| 2-Dec | Thursday. ECE classes end. |
| December 3-7 | Friday -Tuesday. ECE program reading days. |
| December 8-10 | Wednesday - Friday. ECE program exam period. |
| 9-Dec | Thursday. Second 7-week undergraduate session ends. |
| December 10-12 | Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate reading period. |
| December 13-16 | Monday-Thursday. Undergraduate final examinations. |
| 17-Dec | Friday at Noon. All residence halls close for Winter Break. |
Spring 2022
| January 7 | Friday at 9:00 AM. All residence halls reopen. |
| January 10 | Monday. Undergraduate and graduate classes begin. |
| January 13 | Thursday. Drop/add ends for first 7-weeks undergraduate session; Last day to change grading basis of fall 2021 classes (Class of 2022, 2023 and 2024 only). |
| January 21 | Friday. Drop/add ends for graduate classes. |
| January 31- February 6 | Monday-Sunday. Spring Festival – Chinese New Year – No classes |
| February 7 | Monday. All classes resume. |
| February 17 | Thursday. Last day to withdraw with a W grade of first 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of first 7-week classes (Class of 2025 only); Last day to resolve I grade of fall 2021 second 7-week classes. |
| March 3 | Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session ends. |
| March 4-6 | Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate Reading Days. |
| March 7-10 | Monday-Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations. Graduate classes continue. |
| March 14-18 | Monday-Friday. Mini-term week for undergraduate students; Spring recess for graduate programs. |
| March 21 | Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins. |
| March 24 | Thursday. Drop/add ends for second 7-week undergraduate session. |
| April 1 | Friday. Undergraduate and graduate classes continue, classes meet on a Monday Schedule. |
| April 2 | Saturday. Undergraduate and graduate classes continue, classes meet on a Tuesday Schedule. |
| April 3-5 | Sunday-Tuesday. Qing Ming – Tomb Sweeping Day – No classes |
| April 21 | Thursday. Graduate classes end (ECE classes continue); Last day to withdraw with a W grade of second 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis for second 7-week classes (Class of 2025 only); Last day for I grade change of spring 2022 first 7-week classes. |
| April 22-26 | Friday-Tuesday. Graduate Reading Days; ECE classes continue. |
| April 27-29 | Wednesday-Friday. Graduate exams. |
| April 28 | Thursday. ECE Classes end. |
| April 29-May3 | Saturday -Tuesday. ECE program reading days. |
| April 29 | Friday. Undergraduate classes continue, classes meet on a Monday Schedule. |
| April 30 | Saturday. Undergraduate classes continue, classes meet on a Tuesday Schedule. |
| May 1-3 | Sunday-Tuesday. International Labor Day Celebration – May Day – No classes |
| May 4-6 | Wednesday-Friday. ECE program exam period. |
| May 5 | Thursday. Second 7-week undergraduate session ends. |
| May 6 | Friday. Graduate Commencement. |
| May 6-8 | Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate Reading Days. |
| May 9-12 | Monday-Thursday. Undergraduate final exam period. |
| May 13 | Friday. Last day to change grading basis of Spring 2022 classes (Class of 2022 only). |
| May 20 | Friday. Undergraduate Commencement. |
| May 21 | Saturday at Noon. All residence halls close. |
