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Academic Calendar ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2020 - 2021 * FALL SEMESTER 2020 New Faculty Orientation; First Day of Faculty Accountability .................................................................................... August 14, 2020 GW All Employee Meeting ....................................................................................................................................... August 17, 2020 Faculty/Instructor In-Service Day ............................................................................................................................. August 18, 2020 New Student Orientation ................................................................................................................................ Aug 19th & 22nd, 2020 Saturday Registration (9:00am - 1:00pm) ................................................................................................................ August 22, 2020 Classes Begin (Saturday) - Official Start Date of Semester ..................................................................................... August 22, 2020 Labor Day - Campus Closed ............................................................................................................................... September 7, 2020 Spring 2021 Priority Registration for Currently Enrolled Students ............................................................................ October 5, 2020 Spring 2021 Open Registration Begins .................................................................................................................. October 12, 2020 Last Day for Withdrawal without Instructor's Signature Graduation and Certificate Application Deadline .................................................................................................. November 1, 2020 Veterans Day Observance - Campus Closed ..................................................................................................... November 11, 2020 Thanksgiving Holiday - Campus Closed ...................................................................................................... November 26 - 29, 2020 Final Exams ................................................................................................................................................ December 14 - 17, 2020 Mid-Year Recess Begins for Students ................................................................................................................ December 18, 2020 Grades Due ........................................................................................................................................................ December 21, 2020 Winter Break - Campus Closed .............................................................................................. December 25, 2020 - January 3, 2021 SPRING SEMESTER 2021 Campus Reopens .................................................................................................................................................... January 4, 2021 Faculty/Instructor Convocation; First Day of Faculty Accountability ........................................................................ January 11, 2021 New Student Orientations (tentative)................................................................................................................ Jan 13th & 16th, 2021 GW Day of Learning ................................................................................................................................................. January 15, 2021 Saturday Registration (9:00am -1:00pm) ............................................................................................................... January 16, 2021 Classes Begin (Saturday) - Official Start Date of Semester ................................................................................... January 16, 2021 Martin Luther King Day Observance - Campus Closed ........................................................................................... January 18, 2021 President's Day Observance - Campus Closed .................................................................................................... February 15, 2021 Summer/Fall 2021 Priority Registration for Currently Enrolled Students ..................................................................... March 1, 2021 Graduation and Certificate Application Deadline Last Day for Withdrawal without Instructor's Signature ...................................................................................... March 2, 2021 Fall 2021 Open Registration Begins .......................................................................................................................... March 15, 2021 Spring Break - No Classes Scheduled ............................................................................................................... March 15 - 21, 2021 Spring Break - Campus Closed .......................................................................................................................... March 18 - 19, 2021 Final Exams .......................................................................................................................................................... May 10 - 12, 2021 Commencement .................................................................................................................................................. May 12 or 13, 2021 Grades Due .................................................................................................................................................................. May 17, 2021 Memorial Day Holiday - Campus Closed ...................................................................................................................... May 31, 2021 SUMMER TERM 2021 Classes Begin ............................................................................................................................................................... June 1, 2021 Graduation and Certificate Application Deadline ........................................................................................................... June 1, 2021 Independence Day Holiday - Campus Closed ................................................................................................................. July 5, 2021 Summer Break for Clock Hour Programs Only ......................................................................................................... July 5 - 10, 2021 Classes End ............................................................................................................................................................... August 5, 2021 Grades Due ................................................................................................................................................................ August 9, 2021 Maricopa County Community College District and the 10 colleges are closed on Fridays in the summer, from approximately mid-May to the beginning of August. See college class schedule for specific dates for registration and schedule adjustment. *All dates subject to change. 8

