Academic Calendar & Important Dates
2020-2021 Academic Calendar
Future details about the 2020-21 academic calendar for IU Northwest
Fall semester 2020
- Aug. 24 - Dec. 20: classes may meet in all instructional modes.
- Nov. 30 - Dec. 20: classes must meet online only. Students will also have the opportunity to enroll in 3-week intensive class offerings.
Winter session 2020-2021
- Dec. 21 - Feb. 7
- Classes must meet online only
- Students have the opportunity to enroll in 3 or 6-week intensive class offerings.
- Enrollment periods:
- Dec. 21 - Feb. 7: 6-week class offerings (week of Dec. 28 is a holiday break). Enrollment included with spring 2021.
- Jan. 19 - Feb. 7: 3-week intensive class offerings (overlaps with the beginning of spring semester). Enrollment included with spring 2021.
Spring semester 2021
- Jan. 19 - May 9
- Jan. 19 - Feb. 7: classes must meet online only. Students will also have the opportunity to enroll in 3-week intensive class offerings.
- Feb. 8 - May 9: classes may meet in all instructional modes.
Holidays and school breaks
- Labor Day: No classes in session
- Thanksgiving break: Nov. 22 - 29
- Winter break: Dec. 21 - Jan. 19
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No classes in session
- Spring break: No spring break in 2021
Final Exam Standard Schedule
Final exam periods are two hours in length and held in the regularly scheduled classroom, if the course is not asynchronous and has a published meeting pattern. Final exams for such classes meeting one day per week, are scheduled during the regularly scheduled day, time and location.
Fall classes that meet on the hour on Monday and Wednesday or Monday, Wednesday and Friday, have their final exam on Monday of finals week. Classes that meet on the half-hour on these daily meeting patterns, have their final exam on Wednesday of finals week.
Fall classes that meet on the hour on Tuesday and Thursday, have their final exam on Tuesday of finals week. Classes that meet on the half-hour on this daily meeting pattern, have their final exam on Thursday of finals week.
Spring classes that meet on the half-hour on Monday and Wednesday or Monday, Wednesday and Friday, have their final exam on Monday of finals week. Classes that meet on the hour on these daily meeting patterns, have their final exam on Wednesday of finals week.
Spring classes that meet on the half-hour on Tuesday and Thursday, have their final exam on Tuesday of finals week. Classes that meet on the hour on this daily meeting pattern, have their final exam on Thursday of finals week.
Final exams in summer are held during the last regularly scheduled class meeting day, time and location.
Students having more than two final exams in one day or final exam time conflicts should make alternative arrangements directly with their instructors.
