Summer 2020 Academic Calendar

UG = Undergraduate students; GRAD = Graduate students

Part of Term (POT) values indicate the time frame of the course.  The Class Schedule shows what part of term each course is scheduled in to assist with identifying deadlines.  Start and end dates for non-standard course offerings are shown in the Section Details on Course Explorer:

  • 1 = Full 12 week semester (5/18/2020 – 8/6/2020 plus finals and often for independent study)
  • SF = Full 12 week semester (5/18/2020 – 8/6/2020 plus finals)
  • S1 = First 4 weeks of the semester (5/18/2020 – 6/12/2020 plus finals)
  • S2 = 8 weeks of the semester after S1 (6/15/2020 – 8/6/2020 plus finals)
  • S2A = First 4 weeks of S2 (6/15/2020 – 7/10/2020)
  • S2B = Second 4 weeks of S2 (7/13/2020 – 8/6/2020 plus finals)

February 10

April 6

    • Priority registration time tickets (earliest registration times) for Summer 2020 available on Student Self-Service

April 20

    • Priority registration begins for Summer 2020
      All summer 2020 courses will be delivered online. In some cases, instructors may be using platforms that require webcams. If you need access to a webcam, please contact the Student Assistance Center at helpdean@illinois.edu.

May 11

    • Open registration for Summer 2020 begins for all students

May 10

    • Summer tuition and fee charges first appear on student accounts

May 15 – June 19

May 17

    • Deadline to CANCEL POT S1 and POT SF registration if not registered for any other summer session.  For non-standard course offerings, deadline to cancel is last day prior to start of instruction.
    • Deadline to CANCEL all summer classes via Student Self-Service.

May 18

    • First day of instruction for POT S1 and POT SF classes

May 22

    • Deadline for UG to add a POT S1 course via Student Self-Service
    • Deadline for GRAD to add a POT S1 course via Student Self-Service
    • Deadline for ALL students to drop POT S1 course for tuition refund if registered for any other summer POT course

May 25

    • Memorial Day (all campus holiday)

May 29

    • Deadline for UG to drop a POT S1 course via Student Self-Service without a grade of W.  Students may contact their college office to request an exception by petition to the drop deadline in the case of extraordinary circumstances.
    • POT SF deadline to drop course for refund of tuition and fees if reducing course enrollment to a lower number of credit hours
    • Deadline for UG to add a POT SF course via Student Self-Service
    • Deadline for UG to elect credit/no credit or to change credit/no credit option to regular grade in a POT S1 course
    • Deadline for UG to file intent to use the Campus Grade Replacement option in a POT S1 course

June 5

    • Deadline for GRAD to drop a POT S1 course without grade of W
    • Deadline for GRAD to elect credit/no credit or to change credit/no credit option to regular grade in a POT S1 course

June 12

    • Last day of instruction for POT S1.  Finals on last class day or the following day.

June 14

    • Deadline to CANCEL POT S2 and POT 1 registration via Student Self-Service if not registered for any other summer POT course

June 15

    • First day of instruction for POT S2 and POT S2A

June 19

    • Deadline for UG or GRAD to add POT S2A course via Student Self-Service
    • Deadline to suppress directory information

June 23

    • Deadline for UG or GRAD to add POT S2 or POT 1 course via Student Self-Service
    • POT S2 and POT 1 deadline to drop course for refund of tuition and fees if reducing course enrollment to a lower number of credit hours

June 26

    • Deadline for UG to drop a POT S2A course via Student Self-Service without grade of W.  Students may contact their college office to request an exception by petition to the drop deadline in the case of extraordinary circumstances.
    • Deadline for UG to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade for a POT SF or POT S2A course
    • Deadline for UG to file intent to use the Campus Grade Replacement option in a POT S2A or POT SF course
    • Deadline for UG to drop a POT SF course via Student Self-Service without grade of W.  Students may contact their college office to request an exception by petition to the drop deadline in the case of extraordinary circumstances.

June 28

    • Summer 2020 tuition and fee payment due if not enrolled in a payment plan.  Visit Pay My Bill for more information regarding payment options and due dates.

July 3

    • Independence Day, observed (all-campus holiday)

July 6

    • Deadline for GRAD to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in POT S2A course.
    • Deadline for GRAD to drop POT S2A course without grade of W

July 10

    • Deadline for UG to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in course for POT S2 and POT 1 course
    • Deadline for UG to file intent to use campus grade replacement option in course for POT S2
    • Deadline for UG to withdraw or drop POT S2 or POT 1 course via Student Self-Service without grade of W.  Students may contact their college office to request an exception by petition to the drop deadline in the case of extraordinary circumstances.

July 13

    • Courses begin for POT S2B

July 17

July 24

    • Deadline for UG to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in POT S2B course
    • Deadline for UG to file intent to use campus grade replacement option in POT S2B course
    • Deadline for GRAD to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in POT S2 and POT 1 course
    • Deadline for GRAD to drop a POT S2, POT SF or POT 1 course without grade of W
    • Deadline for UG to drop POT S2B course via Student Self-Service without a grade of W.  Students may contact their college office to request an exception by petition to the drop deadline in the case of extraordinary circumstances.

July 31

    • Deadline for GRAD to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in POT S2B course
    • Deadline for GRAD to drop a POT S2B course without grade of W

August 3

    • Summer 2020 grade entry opens for instructors to submit grades

August 6

    • Last day of instruction for POTs S2, S2B, SF and 1
    • Noon – reading day (no classes; no final exams) for POT S2, S2B, SF and 1

August 7–8

    • Final examination period for POTs S2, S2B, SF and 1

August 10

    • August degree conferral date (no commencement)

August 12 – 2:00PM

    • Deadline for faculty/instructors to submit final grades for Summer 2020 courses at 2:00PM
    • Final grades for Summer 2020 will be available to students via Student Self-Service the following day.

August 21

    • Transcripts on hold for grades are released.

September 1

    • Transcripts on hold for degrees are released.