SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
ADMINISTRATIVE CALENDAR
ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-2021
(Some dates are subject to change. Changes will be posted on the Calendar in Wiki)
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Calendar, forms and documents will be available online at wiki.canisius.edu

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AUGUST
Aug. 31 First day of class
First day to apply for Pass/Fail program; Drop/Add begins; 100% refund for withdrawal from courses
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 4 Last day to apply for a course through Pass/Fail Program and to Drop/Add a Course (freshmen only)
Sept. 5 Last day to Drop/Add a Course (upperclassmen)
Sept. 7 Classes in session, limited office staffing (no Labor Day holiday for classes)
Sept. 8 Withdrawal from courses begins (all divisions); Begin 90% withdrawal refund (full-term classes)
Sept. 11 Spring 2021 scheduling begins in CourseLeaf/CLSS
Sept. 15 Annual Professional Reports for Tenure Track Faculty Not Applying for Tenure-due to Chair
Begin 50% withdrawal refund (full-term classes)
Sept. 16 All classes meet (no Mass of the Holy Spirit because of restrictions)
Sept. 21 Summer 2020 Grant Activities Research Reports – Due to Deans
Sept. 25 Course syllabi due to Dean's Office (submit electronically)
Chairs Meeting with Dean by Zoom at 1:00pm
Sept. 28 Spring 2021 Schedules – Due in CourseLeaf/CLSS
Sept. 29 Begin 25% withdrawal refund (full-term classes)
Sept. 30 Student Progress Report Submission by faculty begin

October
Oct. 2 Counselor Education Session One Ends
Oct. 5 Counselor Education Session Two Begins
Spring 2021 Advisement Guide Due
Oct. 7 Grades due for Counselor Education Session One
Student Progress Report Submission Ends
Oct. 8 Student Progress Report Meetings with Advisors Begin
Email to Designated Students Regarding Student Progress Reports
Oct. 12 Fall Holiday – Classes in Session (Limited Administrative Office Staffing)
Oct. 14 Begin 30% withdrawal refund for Counselor Education Session Two
Oct. 15Annual Professional Reports from Tenure Track Faculty, Long-Term Faculty without Tenure and Special Appointments – Due to department
Faculty member's annual report due to Department Chairs
Sabbatical Application due to Dean
Oct. 16 Spring 2021 Schedule and Advisement Guide Online
Chairs Meeting with Dean by Zoom at 1:00pm
Oct. 20 25% withdrawal refund (full-term classes)
Oct. 21 Begin no withdrawal refund for Counselor Education Session Two
Oct. 23 Unit Meeting to Discuss Merger with Dr. Chambers (Zoom meeting) – 1:00 pm
Student Progress Report Submission by Faculty Ends
Oct. 24 Educational Technologies and Professional Studies Session One ends
Oct. 26 Educational Technologies and Professional Studies Session Two begins
Graduate Registration for Spring 2021 begins at 8:30 am

Oct. 27 Begin no withdrawal refund (full-term classes)
Undergraduate registration begins for students with 84.0 or more earned credit hours at 7:30 am
Oct. 28 Grades due for Educational Technologies and Professional Studies Session One

NOVEMBER
Nov. 1 Promotion and Tenure Application: Department Recommendations to Faculty Member
Nov. 2 Begin 50% withdrawal refund for Educational Technologies and Professional Studies Session Tw
Nov. 2 Faculty Deficiency Reporting Submissions Begins
Nov. 3 Undergraduate Registration begins for students with 54.0-83.0 earned credit hours at 7:30 am
Nov. 6 Counselor Education Session Two Ends
Nov. 8 Promotion and Tenure Application: Faculty Member Response to Department –Department Recommendation to Dean
Nov. 9 Counselor Education Session Three Begins
Begin 20% withdrawal refund for Educational Technologies & Professional Studies Session Two
Nov. 10 Undergraduate registration for students with 24.0-53.9 earned credits at 7:30 am
Nov. 11 Veteran's Day (Classes in session)
Grades due for Counselor Education Session Two
Faculty Deficiency reporting submissions ends
Nov. 12 Deficiency email sent to designated students
Nov. 15Sabbatical Application for AY 2021-22: Dean's Recommendations due to Vice President for Academic Affairs
Annual Evaluation of tenured faculty due to Dean
Nov. 16Begin no withdrawal refund for Educational Technologies & Professional Studies Session Two
Nov. 17Undergraduate registration for students with 0-23.9 earned credits at 7:30am
Nov. 18Begin 30% withdrawal refund for Counselor Education Session Three

Nov. 20Last day to withdraw from classes
Chairs Meeting with Dean by Zoom at 1:00pm

Nov. 25Thanksgiving Holiday – No Classes – (Administrative Offices Open)
Begin No Withdrawal refund for Counselor Education Session Three
Nov. 26Thanksgiving Holiday-No Classes (Administrative Offices Closed)
Nov. 27Thanksgiving Holiday-No Classes (Administrative Offices Closed)
Nov. 30Classes Resume-Virtual Option Only (no face-to-face)
First Day to Withdraw from a course through Pass/Fail Program
December
Dec. 1Last day of classes (Virtual Only)
Dec. 2Reading Day (No Classes)
Dec. 3Final Exams Begin (Virtual Only)
Dec. 9Last Day of Exams (Virtual Only)
Dec. 14 Final grades due (for all divisions) by 9:00am
Dec. 24 Holiday Shutdown Begins (all administrative offices closed until January 4)

SPRING 2021
Jan. 2Dean's recommendation on progress toward tenure for all others, except those applying for tenure in the current academic year due to Faculty Status Committee
Jan. 4 Administrative Offices Reopen
Jan. 15 Sabbatical Application for AY 2021-22: Vice President for Academic Affairs Recommendations to President
Dean's recommendation to Faculty Status Committee – Tenure evaluation

February
Feb. 5 First day of classes
Feb. 15 Classes in session, (note change, no Presidents' Holiday for classes)
Feb. 16 Classes in session, (note change, no Presidents' Holiday for classes)
Feb. 17 Student Progress Report Submission by Faculty begins
Feb. 19 Counselor Education Session One Ends
Feb. 22 Counselor Education Session Two Begins
Feb. 23 25% Withdrawal Refund (full-term classes)
Feb. 24 Grades Due for Counselor Education Session One
Feb. 24 Student Progress Report Submission By Faculty Ends
Feb. 25 Email to Designated Students Regarding Student Progress Reports
Feb. 26 Student Progress Report Meetings with Advisors Begins
March
Mar. 2 25% withdrawal refund (full-term classes)
Mar. 3 Begin 30%withdrawal refund for Counselor Education Session Two
Mar. 5 Summer and Fall 2021 Schedules and Fall 2021 Advisement Guide Online
Mar. 8 Summer Registration Begins (All Students)
Mar. 10 Begin No Withdrawal Refund for Counselor Education Session Two
Mar. 13 Educational Technologies & Professional Studies Session One Ends
Mar. 15 Graduate Registration Begins for Fall 2021
Educational Technologies & Professional Studies Session Two Begins
Dean's evaluation due
Mar. 16 Undergraduate Registration for Students with 72.0 or More Earned Credits at 7:30am
Mar. 17 Grades Due for Educational Technologies and Professional Studies Session One
Faculty Deficiency Reporting Submission Begins
Mar. 20 Drop/Add Ends for Educational Technologies and Professional Studies Session Two
Mar. 22 Begin 50% Withdrawal Refund for Educational Technologies and Professional Studies Session Two

Mar. 23 Undergraduate Registration for Students with 42.0-71.9 Earned Credits at 7:30am
Mar. 24 Faculty Deficiency Reporting Submission Ends
Mar. 25 Deficiency Email Sent to Designate Students
Mar. 26 Counselor Education Session Two Ends
Mar. 29 Counselor Education Session Three Begins
Begin 20% Withdrawal Refund for Educational Technologies and Professional Studies Session Two
Mar. 30 Undergraduate Registration for students with 0-41.9 Earned Credits at 7:30am
Mar. 31 Classes in session, normal office staffing (note change, no longer a holiday)

April
Apr. 1 Classes in session, normal office staffing (note change, no longer a holiday)
Apr. 2 Good Friday, no classes, administrative offices closed (no change)
Apr. 5 Classes in session, normal office staffing (note change, no longer a holiday)
Begin No Withdrawal Refund for Educational Technologies and Professional Studies Session Two
Begin 30% Withdrawl Refund for Counselor Education Session Three
Apr. 6-9 Classes in session normal office staffing (note change, no longer a holiday)
Apr. 14 Begin No Withdrawal Refund for Counselor Education Session Three
Apr. 15 All classes in normal session (note change, MWF classes meet)
Apr. 23 Last Day to Withdraw from Classes
May
May 3 First Day to Withdraw from a Course Through Pass/Fail Program
May 7 Undergraduate Classes End (note change, this used to be a reading day)
Counselor Education Session Three Ends
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course Through Pass/Fail Program
May 8 Graduate Classes End
May 10 Final Exams Begin
Final Grade Entry Available in MyCanisius
May 15 Undergraduate Final Exams End (Tentative)
Graduate Final Exams End
Educational Technologies & Professional Studies Session Two Ends
May 19 Grades Due (All Divisions) by 9:00am
May 21 Spring Honors Convocation
Baccalaureate Mass
May 22 Undergraduate Commencement

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