2020–21
First Term, Fall 2020
- Friday, July 31
- Fall class schedules for continuing students finalized and released.
- New transfer student registration for Fall 1 and 2.
- Monday, Aug. 3–Friday, Aug. 7
- First Year registration for Fall 1 and 2.
- Advising week for continuing students for Fall 1 and 2.
- Monday, Aug. 10–Friday, Aug. 28
- Fall 1 and 2 online Add/Drop period for continuing students.
- Note: Online Add/Drop for Fall 2 remains open until Wednesday, Oct. 28.
- Friday, Aug. 21
- Deadline to submit final applications for Fall 1 and 2 Individual Studies (Plus-2, 297, 299, 387, 397, 399, 499.)
- Monday, Aug. 24–Friday, Aug. 28
- Fall 1 and 2 online Add/Drop period for ALL students.
- Note: Online Add/Drop for Fall 2 remains open until Wednesday, Oct. 28.
- Monday, Aug. 31
- First day of Fall 1 classes.
- Monday, Aug. 31–Tuesday, Sept. 8
- Fall 1 Add/Drop period for ALL students.
- Note: Add/Drop during this period will be conducted via email with the Registrar's Office (registrar@grinnell.edu.)
- Note: The Registrar's Office will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7 for Labor Day.
- Tuesday, Sept. 8
- Last day to add a Fall 1 course or an audit, drop a course without transcript entry, and change a course from credit to audit or vice versa.
Note: This deadline applies to all Fall 1 courses. - Wednesday, Sept. 9–Monday, Sept. 28
- Courses may be withdrawn with a “W” transcript entry.
- Monday, Sept. 28
- Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” transcript entry.
- Last day to elect S/D/F grading.
- Friday, Oct. 16
- Last day of Fall 1 classes.
- Monday, Oct. 19
- Finals Reading Day
- Tuesday, Oct. 20–Wednesday, Oct. 21
- Finals
- Wednesday, Oct. 21
- Last Day of the Fall 1 Term
Fall Term Transition
- Thursday, Oct. 22–Wednesday, Oct. 28
- no classes.
Fall 2020, Term 2
- Friday, July 31
- Fall class schedules for continuing students finalized and released.
- New transfer student registration for Fall 1 and 2.
- Monday, Aug. 3–Friday, Aug. 7
- First Year registration for Fall 1 and 2.
- Advising week for continuing students for Fall 1 and 2.
- Monday, Aug. 10–Friday, Aug. 28
- Fall 1 and 2 online Add/Drop period for continuing students.
- Note: Online Add/Drop for Fall 2 remains open until Wednesday, Oct. 28.
- Friday, Aug. 21
- Deadline to submit final applications for Fall 1 and 2 Individual Studies (Plus-2, 297, 299, 387, 397, 399, 499.)
- Monday, Aug. 24–Friday, Aug. 28
- Fall 1 and 2 online Add/Drop period for ALL students.
- Note: Online Add/Drop for Fall 2 remains open until Wednesday, Oct. 28.
- Thursday, Oct. 29
- First day of Fall 2 classes.
- Thursday, Oct. 29–Friday, Nov. 6
- Fall 2 Add/Drop period for all students.
- Note: Add/Drop during this period will be conducted via email with the Registrar’s Office (registrar@grinnell.edu.)
- Monday, Nov. 2
- Last day for second-semester second years to declare major before preregistration.
- Friday, Nov. 6
- Last day to add a Fall 2 course or an audit, drop a course without transcript entry, and change a course from credit to audit or vice versa
- Note: This deadline applies to all Fall 2 courses.
- Monday, Nov. 9–Monday, Nov. 30
- Courses may be withdrawn with a “W” transcript entry.
- Thursday, Nov. 12-Friday, Nov. 20
- Open Registration for Spring 2021 Term 1 and Term 2
- Monday, Nov. 23
- Deadline to submit final applications for Spring 1 and 2 Individual Studies (Plus-2, 297, 299, 387, 397, 399, 499.)
- Thursday, Nov. 26
- Thanksgiving Break — no classes.
- Note: Classes will be held on Friday, Nov. 27.
- Monday, Nov. 30
- Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” transcript entry.
- Last day to elect S/D/F grading.
- Thursday, Dec. 17
- Last day of Fall 2 classes.
- Friday, Dec. 18
- Finals Reading Day
- Monday, Dec. 21–Tuesday, Dec. 22
- Finals
- Tuesday, Dec. 22
- Last Day of the Fall 2 Term