Fall Semester 2021
Academic & Planning Calendar
Note: Dates are tentative and subject to change.
| New Student Orientation | Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 |
| First-year drop/add begins | Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021 |
| Upperclass online drop/add begins | Noon, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 |
| Convocation and Candlelighting | Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021 |
| CLASSES BEGIN | Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 |
| Last day to clear holds/enroll without dean's permission | Friday, Aug. 27, 2021 |
| Late drop/add begins (instructor permission required) | Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 |
| Last day to drop/add | Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 |
| Labor Day (classes in session) | Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 |
Last day for 4-week withdrawal & Last day to change course mode from Audit to Credit or Credit to Audit. | Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 |
| Family Appreciation Weekend | Friday - Sunday, Sept. 17 - 19, 2021 |
| Homecoming Weekend | Friday - Saturday, Oct. 1 - 2, 2021 |
| Fall break begins at 8 p.m. | Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 |
| Fall break ends at 8 a.m. | Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 |
| Mid-semester GRADES DUE by noon | Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 |
| Trustee meeting | Wednesday - Friday, Oct. 20 - 22, 2021 |
| Registration for spring 2022 begins | Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 |
| Last day for 10-week withdrawal | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins at 8 p.m. | Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 |
| Thanksgiving recess ends at 8 a.m. | Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 |
| Last day to present final master's thesis format | Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 |
| CLASSES END | Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 |
| Reading period begins | Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021 |
| Final examinations begin | Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 |
| Final examinations/reading period ends | Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 |
| Completed master's thesis submitted via myBucknell | Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 |
| GRADES DUE by noon | Monday, Dec. 20, 2021 |
| January graduation (no ceremony) | Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022 |