Academic Calendar 2020-2021
2020-2021 Academic Dates and Deadlines
2020-2021 Calendar Dates |
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2020 | |
August 1 | Applications for Fall Session due for all ADC programs except DMIN** |
August 14 | Last day to apply for fall-term and full-year ADC Financial Assistance. |
August 21 | Last day for all written work for spring / summer courses to be submitted (unless earlier date set by instructor). |
September 2-5 | Residences open for new international students (students must arrive in Nova Scotia by Sept 5 to accommodate self-isolation) |
September 4-5 | Residence Open for all new Canadian Students (excluding all students not required to self-isolate). |
September 5-18 | 14 Day Self-Isolation Period. |
September 5 | New student orientation activities |
September 10 | Deadline to submit PDF files of examined DMin / MA (Theology) thesis for final approval for printing, for fall graduation. |
September 14-16 | ADC New Student Orientation. |
September 19-20 | Residences open for all new and returning students not required to self-isolate. |
September 19 | ADC Fall-Term and fall/winter (full-year) courses begin. |
September 21 | Acadia University fall term and fall / winter (full year) courses begin.
Fee Payment Deadline. |
September 23 | Deadline for approved and printed MA (Theology) and DMin theses for fall graduation. |
September 25 | Last day to receive grades for fall graduation. |
September 28 | ADC Faculty meeting to approve fall graduates. |
September 28 | ADC Senate Meeting to approve fall graduates. |
September 30 | Rawlyk Lectures |
September 30 | Last day to add/change any fall-term or fall/winter (full-year) course sections. |
September 30 | Last day to withdraw from a fall-term or fall/winter (full-year) course without a “W” appearing on the transcript. |
October 12 | Thanksgiving Day. No classes scheduled. |
October 15 | Last day to opt out of ASU Health Plan or add dependents.
Last day to decrease meal plan for Fall Term |
October 19-21 | Hayward Lectures. |
November 9-13 | ADC Reading week. No Classes.
(*Please note AU reading days are only Nov. 12&13. BTH students who have AU classes Nov. 9& 10 are required to attend those classes.) |
November 11 | Remembrance Day. No classes scheduled. |
November 12-13 | AU Reading Break. No Classes. |
December 1 | Applications for Winter Session due for all ADC programs except DMIN** |
December 11 | Last day to apply for winter-term ADC Financial Assistance. |
December 11 | Last day of AU classes Last day of ADC classes – fall-term. |
December 11 | Last day to withdraw from a fall-term course and receive a “W”. Any fall-term course withdrawals after today will receive an “F” grade. |
December 12 | AU Exam Study Day. |
December 13-20 | Acadia University fall-term examinations. |
December 15-17 | ADC fall-term examinations. |
December 18 | Last day for all ADC take-home examinations and other written work to be submitted (unless earlier date set by instructor). |
December 20 | Residences close at 12:00 noon. |
2021 | |
January 3 | Residences open for new international and Canadian students from outside the Atlantic bubble. |
January 4 | New student orientation activities for students beginning studies in the winter 2021 semester. |
January 11 | Acadia Divinity College Fall / Winter (full-year) courses resume and winter courses begin. |
January 15 | Last day to submit printed thesis copies for examination for Spring Convocation for DMin students. |
January 17 | Residences open for new and returning Atlantic provinces students at 12:00 noon. |
January 18 | Acadia University Fall/winter (full-year) courses resume and winter-term courses begin. |
January 18 | Fee payment deadline. |
January 18 | Last day to apply for Spring Convocation |
January 27 | Last day to add/change any winter-term course sections. |
January 29 | Last day to decrease meal plan for Winter term. |
January 31 | Last day to opt out of ASU Health Plan or add dependents for students newly eligible on the ASU Health and Dental Plans. |
February 2 | Last day to withdraw from a winter-term course without a “W” appearing on the transcript. |
February 2 | Last day to withdraw from Fall/Winter (full-year) courses and receive a “W”. Any course withdrawn after today will receive an “F” grade. |
February 14 | Last day to submit printed thesis for examination for Spring Convocation for MA (Theology). |
February 15 | Nova Scotia Heritage Day. No classes (AU & ADC) |
February 16-19 | ADC Reading week, no ADC classes. Regular AU classes held 17-19. |
February 16 | Acadia University study day – no classes. |
March 12 | Last day to withdraw from Winter term courses and receive a “W”. Any course withdrawals after today will receive an “F” grade. |
April 2 | Good Friday – no classes. |
April 9 | Last day for DMin and MA (Theology) oral defences. |
April 10 | Last day of ADC classes – fall/winter (full-year) and winter-term. |
April 12 | Last day to apply for spring-term ADC Financial Assistance. |
April 13 | AU Last day of classes. |
April 13-15 | ADC examinations. |
April 14-15 | Acadia University Exam Study Days. |
April 15 | Applications for Spring Session due for all ADC programs except DMIN**. |
April 16 | Last day for all ADC take-home examinations and other written work to be submitted (unless earlier date set by instructor). |
April 16-24 | Acadia University winter-term examinations. |
April 25 | Residences close at 12:00 noon. |
April 27 | Deadline for final printed MA (Theology) and DMin thesis for Spring Convocation. |
April 27 | ADC Marks due. |
April 30 | Last day to submit printed thesis for examination for fall graduation for DMin and MA (Theology) students. |
May 3 | ADC Faculty meeting to approve spring graduates. |
May 3 | ADC Senate meeting to approve spring graduates. |
May 5 | Acadia University Senate meeting to approve spring graduates. |
May 7 | Commissioning Supper (5 pm).
Commissioning Service (7:30 pm). |
May 9 | Baccalaureate Service (10:30 am). |
May 9 | Spring Convocation ceremony for Faculty of Theology graduates (3 pm). |
May 24 | Victoria Day. No classes scheduled. |
May-June | ADC Summer Intensive courses. |
June 11 | Last day to submit an appeal to the Academic Appeals Committee. |
June 29 | Last day for DMin and MA (Theology) oral defences for fall graduation. |
August 13 | Last day to apply for fall-term and full-year ADC Financial Assistance. |
August 13 | Last day for all written work for summer courses to be submitted (unless earlier date set by instructor). |
August 27 | Last day to apply for Fall Graduation (all students). |