Vanguard University

Traditional Undergraduate 2019-2020 Calendar

TUG Fall 2019 Semester

Date	Info
08/26/2019	Classes begin
08/27/2019	Convocation, 9:30am
09/02/2019	Labor Day observed (No TUG classes, Offices closed)
09/06/2019	Last day to add new courses (Friday) for TUG students
09/06/2019	Last day to drop a course without it appearing on transcript (Friday)
10/18/2019	Last day to drop a course without academic penalty (Friday) for Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
11/18/2019 - 11/22/2019	Registration for continuing Undergraduate students
11/27/2019 - 11/29/2019	Thanksgiving holiday, Offices closed
12/09/2019	Last day of classes
12/10/2019 - 12/13/2019	Final exams
12/13/2019	Residence Halls close for Christmas
12/14/2019	Last day of term
12/24/2019 - 01/01/2020	Christmas and New Year's Holiday, Offices Closed

TUG Spring 2020 Semester

Date	Info
01/10/2020	Residence Facilities open for new students
01/10/2020	New student orientation
01/11/2020 - 01/12/2020	Resident facilities open for returning students
01/13/2020	Classes begin
01/20/2020	Martin Luther King Day (No Traditional Undergraduate classes, Offices closed. Professional Studies still in session)
01/24/2020	Last day to add new courses (Friday)
01/24/2020	Last day to drop a course without it appearing on transcript (Friday)
02/17/2020	President's Holiday (No Traditional Undergraduate classes, Offices closed. Professional Studies still in session)
03/06/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty
03/16/2020 - 03/20/2020	Spring Recess (Professional Studies still in session)
04/10/2020	Good Friday (Offices closed)
04/20/2020 - 04/24/2020	Registration for continuing Undergraduate Students
04/23/2020	University Chapel Awards
04/30/2020	Last day of classes
05/01/2020 - 05/06/2020	Final Exams
05/06/2020	Last day of Spring 2020 Term
TBD	Baccalaureate
05/07/2020	Commencement
05/08/2020	Move-Out Day for non-graduating and graduating students

TUG Summer 2020 Semester*

Date	Info
05/11/2020	First day of Summer Term
05/11/2020 - 05/29/2020	Summer Session 1 - remote learning only
05/25/2020	Memorial Day (No Traditional Undergraduate classes, Offices closed. Professional Studies still in session)
06/01/2020 - 06/19/2020	Summer Session 2
06/22/2020 - 07/10/2020	Summer Session 3
07/03/2020	Independence Day observed, no classes offices closed
08/22/2020	Last day of summer term

* Dates of courses offered during summer vary, but fall within the full summer term dates. Course start dates are subject to change based on current health concerns related to COVID-19.

Graduate Studies 2019-2020 Calendar

Grad Fall 2019 Semester

Date	Info
08/26/2019	Classes begin
09/02/2020	Labor Day observed (Offices closed)
09/06/2019	Last day to add new courses
09/06/2019	Last day to drop a course without it appearing on transcript (Friday)
10/18/2019	Last day to drop a course without academic penalty (Friday)
11/18/2019	Registration for continuing Grad students begins (Monday)
11/27/2019 - 11/29/2019	Thanksgiving holiday, Offices closed
12/09/2019	Last day of classes
12/10/2019 - 12/13/2019	Final exams
12/14/2019	Last day of term
12/24/2019 - 01/01/2020	Christmas and New Year's Holiday, Offices Closed

Grad Spring 2020 Semester

Date	Info
01/13/2020	Classes begin
01/20/2020	Martin Luther King Day (No classes, Offices closed)
01/24/2020	Last day to add new courses
01/24/2020	Last day to drop courses without it appearing on transcript (Friday)
02/17/2020	President's Holiday (No classes, Offices closed)
03/06/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty
03/16/2020 - 03/20/2020	Spring Recess
04/10/2020	Good Friday (Offices closed)
04/13/2020 - 04/17/2020	Registration for continuing Graduate Students begins
04/30/2020	Last day of classes
05/01/2020 - 05/06/2020	Final Exams
05/06/2020	Last day of Spring 2020 Term
05/07/2020	Commencement

Grad Summer 2020 Semester*

Date	Info
05/11/2020	First day of Summer Term
05/25/2020	Memorial Day (No classes, Offices closed)
07/03/2020	Independence Day observed, no classes offices closed
08/22/2020	Last day of summer term

*Dates of courses offered vary by program, but fall within the full term dates.

School for Professional Studies Calendar

SPS Fall 2019 Calendar

Date	Info
08/28/2019 - 08/29/2019	First Five-Week Session begins
08/28/2019 - 08/29/2019	First Seven-Eight Week Session begins
08/30/2019	Last day to add new courses (1st module in-person and online classes)
09/01/2019	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript (1st module online classes)
09/02/19	Labor Day observed (No Traditional Undergraduate classes, Offices closed. Professional Studies still in session)
09/02/2019 - 09/05/2019	Last day to drop a course without it appearing on transcript (1st module in-person courses)
09/15/2019	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (1st module online courses)
09/16/2019 - 09/19/2019	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (1st module in-person courses)
09/30/2019 - 10/03/2019	Second five-week session begins
10/04/2019	Last day to add new courses
10/07/2019 - 10/10/2019	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript
10/21/2019 - 10/24/2019	Second seven-eight week session begins
10/25/2019	Last day to add new courses
10/27/2019	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript (2nd module online classes)
10/28/2019 - 10/31/2019	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript (2nd module in-person classes)
11/10/2019	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (2nd module online classes)
11/14/2019 - 11/14/2019	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (2nd module in-person classes)
11/18/2019 - 11/22/2019	Registration for continuing SPS students (Spring & Summer 2020)
11/04/2019 - 11/07/2019	Third five-week session begins
11/08/2019	Last day to add new courses (3rd module in person classes)
11/11/2019 - 11/14/2019	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript
11/27/2019 - 11/29-2019	Thanksgiving Holiday, No Classes Offices Closed
12/02/2019 - 12/05/2019	Last day to drop courses without academic penalty
12/14/2019	Last day of term
12/24/2019 - 01/01/2020	Christmas and New Year's Holidays, No Classes, Offices Closed

SPS Spring 2020 Calendar

Date	Info
01/13/2020 - 01/16/2020	First Five-Week Session begins
01/13/2020 - 01/16/2020	First seven-eight week session begins
01/17/2020	Last day to add new courses
01/20/2020	Martin Luther King Day, SPS classes in session, Offices closed
01/20/2020 - 01/23/2020	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript (1st module online and in person classes)
02/02/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (1st module online classes)
02/03/2020 - 02/06/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (1st module in-person classes)
02/17/2020	President's Holiday, SPS classes in session, Offices closed
02/17/2020 - 02/20/2020	Second five-week session begins
02/21/2020	Last day to add new courses
02/24/2020 - 02/27/2020	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript
03/09/2020 - 03/12/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty
03/09/2020 - 03/12/2020	Second seven-eight week session begins
03/13/2020	Last day to add new courses (2nd module 7-8 week in-person and online classes)
03/16/2020 - 03/20/2020	Spring recess, no classes
03/22/2020	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript (2nd module, online classes)
03/23/2020 - 03/25/2020	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript (2nd module, in-person classes)
03/30/2020 - 04/02/2020	Third five-week session begins
04/03/2020	Last day to add new courses (3rd module module, in-person classes)
04/05/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (2nd module, online classes)
04/06/2020 - 04/09/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (2nd module, 7-8 week, in-person classes)
04/06/2020 - 04/09/2020	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript (3rd module classes)
04/13/2020 - 04/17/2020	Registration for continuing SPS students (Fall 2020)
04/10/2020	Good Friday, no classes, offices closed
04/23/2020	SPS Graduation Celebration Ceremony
04/20/2020 - 04/23/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (3rd module, in-person classes)
04/30/2020	Last day of classes (3rd module. in-person classes)
05/06/2020	Last day of term
TBD	Baccalaureate
05/06/2020	Nursing Pinning Ceremony
05/07/2020	Commencement

SPS Summer 2020 Calendar

Date	Info
05/11/2020 - 05/14/2020	First Five-Week Session begins
05/11/2020 - 05/14/2020	First seven-eight week session begins
05/15/2020	Last day to add new courses (1st module online and in-person classes)
05/17/2020	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript (1st module, online classes)
05/18/2020 - 05/21/2020	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript (1st module, in-person classes)
05/25/2020	Memorial Day Observed, SPS classes in session, Offices closed
05/31/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (1st online courses)
06/01/2020 - 06/04/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (in-person courses)
06/15/2020 - 06/18/2020	Second five week session begins
06/19/2020	Last day to add new courses (2nd module, online and in-person classes)
06/22/2020 - 05/25/2020	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript
07/03/2020	Independence Day Observed, SPS classes in session, Offices closed
07/06/2020 - 07/10/2020	Second seven-eight week session begins
07/06/2020 - 07/08/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (2nd module 5-week classes)
07/10/2020	Last day to add new courses (2nd module, online and in-person classes)
07/12/2020	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript (2nd module, 7-8 week online classes)
07/13/2020 - 07/16/2020	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript (2nd module, 7-8 week in-person classes)
07/20/2020 - 07/23/2020	Third five week session begins
07/24/2020	Last day to add new courses
07/24/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (2nd module, 7-8 week online classes)
07/27/2020 - 07/30/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (2nd module, 7-8 week in-person classes)
07/27/2020 - 07/30/2020	Last day to drop courses without appearing on transcript (3rd module online and in-person classes)
08/10/2020 - 08/13/2020	Last day to drop course without academic penalty (3rd module classes)
08/21/2020	Last day of classes
08/21/2020	Last day of term

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