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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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