Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar
This calendar is internal to faculty, staff and students of Candler School of Theology and may vary from other Emory University calendars. All dates are subject to change.
Holidays are listed on the academic calendar. Course syllabi provided on the first day of class will include the schedule for that class around holidays.
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| Date | Event or Deadline | |
| 1.4 - 1.22.21 | January-term courses | |
| 1.4.21 | Last day to drop or change grading basis for a January-term course | |
| 1.18.21 | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday (no classes) | |
| 1.25.21 | First day of classes | |
| 1.26.21 | Spring Convocation | |
| 2.1.21 | Last day to Add/Drop/Swap regular spring semester courses | |
| 2.8.21 | Last day to change grading basis for spring semester courses | |
| 2.17.21 | Spring 2021 Date of Record | |
| 2.19.21 | Degree application deadline for Spring 2021 graduates | |
| 2.23.21 | Summer 2021 registration opens | |
| 4.19 - 4.30.21 | Fall 2021 pre-registration advising period | |
| 4.1.21 | Summer 2021 cross-registration application deadline | |
| 4.2.21 | Good Friday (no classes) | |
| 5.5 - 5.9.21 | Fall 2021 pre-registration | |
| 4.27.21 | Honors Day Convocation @11:30AM | |
| 5.3.21 | Last day of classes | |
| 5.3.21 | Last day to request a withdrawal | |
| 5.3.21 | Last day to request an incomplete from course instructor | |
| 5.4 - 5.6.21 | Reading period | |
| 5.7 - 5.12.21 | Final exams | |
| 5.12.21 | Last day to request an Exceptional Incomplete from the Academic Dean | |
| 5.13.21 | Senior grades due @8 a.m. | |
| 5.14.21 | Candler Graduate Recognition Ceremony at 3:00 p.m. at Georgia World Congress Center (advanced reservations required for in-person participation; live streaming also available) | |
| 5.17.21 | Non-senior grades due | |
| 5.20.21 | Academic Review Board meets | |
*Late applications require payment of a $25 late application fee
| Date | Event or Deadline | |
| 2.5.21 | Registration Opens | |
| 5.17.21 | Term Begins | |
| 5.31.21 | Memorial Day Holiday (No Classes) | |
| 6.9.21 | Incomplete Work for Spring 2020 Due | |
| 7.5.21 | Independence Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) | |
| 8.1.21 | Fall 2021 cross-registration application deadline | |
| 8.6.21 | End of Term | |
| 8.10.21 | Date of Record | |
| Date | Event or Deadline |
| 8.9 - 8.20.21 | August Term classes* |
| 8.9.21 | Last day to drop or change grading basis for an August-term course |
| 8.17.21 | Candler and Emory orientation for new international students (tentative) |
| 8.18-8.20.21 | Candler orientation for all new students (tentative) |
| 8.20.21 | Last day to withdraw from an August-term course |
| 8.24.21 | Required pre-term events for new MDiv students (advising and Contextual Education introductions) |
| 8.25.21 | First day of classes |
| 8.26.21 | Fall Convocation |
| 9.1.21 | Last day to Add/Drop/Swap regular fall semester courses |
| 9.6.21 | Labor Day Holiday (no classes) |
| 9.8.21 | Last day to change grading basis for fall semester courses |
| 9.10.21 | Degree application deadline for December 2021 graduates** |
| 9.15.21 | Fall 2021 Date of Record |
| 10.11 - 10.12.21 | Fall break (no classes) |
| 10.13 -10.29.21 | Spring 2022 pre-registration advising period |
| 11.2 - 11.7.21 | Spring 2022 pre-registration |
| 11.25 - 11.26.21 | Thanksgiving break (no classes) |
| 11.29.21 | Spring 2022 Add/Drop/Swap (open registration) begins |
| 12.1.21 | Spring 2022 cross-registration application deadline |
| 12.7.21 | Last day of classes |
| 12.7.21 | Last day to request a withdrawal |
| 12.7.21 | Last day to request an incomplete from course instructor |
| 12.8 - 12.9.21 | Reading period |
| 12.10 - 12.15.21 | Final exams |
| 12.15.21 | Last day to request an exceptional incomplete from the Academic Dean |
| 12.16.21 | Grades due |
| 12.17.21 | Academic Review Board meets |
*Not open to degree students entering the program for the first time in Fall 2020.
**Late applications require payment of a $25 late application fee.
| Date | Event or Deadline |
| 1.4 - 1.8.22 | January-term courses |
| 1.4.22 | Last day to drop or change grading basis for a January-term course |
| 1.10.22 | First day of classes |
| 1.11.22 | Spring Convocation |
| 1.17.22 | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday (no classes) |
| 1.17.22 | Last day to Add/Drop/Swap regular spring semester courses |
| 1.24.22 | Last day to change grading basis for spring semester courses |
| 2.2.22 | Spring 2022 Date of Record |
| 2.4.22 | Degree application deadline for Spring 2022 graduates* |
| TBD | Summer 2022 registration opens |
| 3.7 - 3.11.22 | Spring Break (no classes) |
| 3.14 - 3.25.22 | Fall 2022 pre-registration advising period |
| 3.29 - 4.3.22 | Fall 2022 pre-registration |
| 4.1.22 | Summer 2022 cross-registration application deadline |
| 4.7.22 | Honors Day Convocation |
| 4.15.22 | Good Friday (no classes) |
| 4.25.22 | Last day of classes |
| 4.25.22 | Last day to request a withdrawal |
| 4.25.22 | Last day to request an incomplete from course instructor |
| 4.25.22 | Fa11 2022 Add/Drop/Swap (open registration) |
| 4.26 - 4.28.22 | Reading period |
| 4.29 - 5.4.22 | Final exams |
| 5.4.22 | Last day to request an Exceptional Incomplete from the Academic Dean |
| 5.5.22 | Senior grades due @Noon |
| 5.9.22 | Commencement |
| 5.9.22 | Non-senior grades due |
| 5.11.22 | Academic Review Board meets |