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Fall 2020 Semester
August
	5	New student orientation/registration
	17	Tuition due for fall 2020 semester
	19	New student orientation/registration
	30	Residence halls open to new and returning students at 12 p.m.
	31	Full semester day, evening, online, and hybrid classes begin.
	31	Fall first-half semester classes begin (end Oct. 23).
	31	Last day to add an online class or first-half semester class without instructor permission
September
	4	Last day to add a full semester class without instructor permission
	7	Labor Day holiday – NHTI closed
	8	Last day to drop a first-half semester class with a refund
	14	Last day to drop a full semester class with a refund
	15	Convocation – all NHTI
	15	Activities Fair and Campus Barbecue
	18	Last day to resolve “I” grades for summer classes
	28	Mid-semester warning grades available on SIS for first-half semester classes
October
	2	Last day to drop a first-half semester course with a “W”
	12	Columbus Day – All classes meet
	23	First-half semester classes end
	26	Mid-semester grades available on SIS for full semester classes
	26	Final-course grades available on SIS for first-half semester classes
	26	Second-half semester classes begin (end Dec. 18)
	26	Last day to add a second-half semester class without instructor permission
November
	1	Daylight Savings Time ends; set clocks back one hour
	2	Last day to drop a second-half semester class with a refund
	5	Last day to drop a full semester course with a “W” grade
	5	60% completion for financial aid requirements
	11	Veterans’ Day holiday – NHTI closed
	12	Registration for spring 2021 semester begins
	23	Mid-semester grades available on SIS for second-half semester classes
	25	Residence Halls close at 5 p.m.
	25	No evening classes
	26-28	Thanksgiving holiday – NHTI closed
	29	Residence Halls reopen at 12 p.m.
	30	Classes resume
	30	Last day to drop a second-half semester class with a “W” grade
December
	11	Last day of full-semester day classes
	14-17	Final exams for full-semester day classes
	17	Residence halls close at 5 p.m.
	18	Snow day for final exams
	18	Last day of evening and online classes for fall semester
	22	Final grades available for students on SIS
	24-31	Winter Recess – NHTI closed

Month	Day	Activity
Spring Semester 2021
January
	1	New Year’s holiday – NHTI closed
	5	Tuition due for the Spring 2021 semester
	12	New student orientation/registration
	13	Snow date – new student orientation/registration
	18	Residence halls open at 12 p.m.
	18	Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day holiday – NHTI closed
	19	Full semester day, evening, online, and hybrid classes begin
	19	First-half semester classes begin (end March 12)
	19	Last day to add a first-half semester class without instructor permission
	19	Last day to add an online class without instructor permission
	25	Last day to add a full-semester class without instructor permission
	25	Last day to drop a first-half semester class with a refund
February
	1	Last day to drop a full-semester class with a refund
	5	Last day to resolve “I” grades for fall semester classes
	15	Presidents’ Day holiday – No day classes; evening classes meet
	16	Mid-semester grades for first-half semester classes available on SIS
	19	Last day to drop a first-half semester class with a “W” grade
March
	12	First-half semester classes end
	12	Residence halls close at 5 pm
	13-21	Spring Break; no day or evening classes
	14	Daylight Savings Time begins; set clocks ahead 1 hour
	15	Final course grades for first-half semester classes available on SIS
	15	Mid-semester grades for full-semester classes available on SIS
	15	Second-half semester online classes begin (end May 7)
	15	Last day to add a second-half semester online class without instructor permission
	21	Residence halls reopen at 12 p.m.
	22	Classes resume
	22	Second-half semester day and evening classes begin (end May 8)
	22	Last day to add a second-half semester day/evening class without instructor permission
	22	Last day to drop a second-half semester online class with a refund
	22	Registration for summer and fall 2021 semesters begins
	29	Last day to drop a second-half semester day/evening class with a refund
	29	Last day to drop a full-semester course with a “W” grade
	29	60% completion for financial aid requirements
April
	12	Mid-semester grades available on SIS for second-half semester classes
	16	Last day to drop a second-half semester online class with a “W” grade
	19	Last day to drop a second-half semester day/evening class with a “W” grade
May
	3	Last day for full-semester day classes
	4-7	Final exams for full-semester day classes
	7	Last day of evening and online classes for spring semester
	7	Residence halls close at 5 p.m.
	11	Final course grades available on SIS
	21	Commencement at 10 a.m.

Revised: March 6, 2020

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