Payment Due Dates: http://www.smu.edu/EnrollmentServices/Bursar/DueDates
Fall Term 2019
July 18, Thursday: First day to enroll.
August 23, Friday: Orientation.
August 26, Monday: First day of class.
August 30, Friday: Last day to enroll, add a course or drop a course without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term.
September 2, Monday: University Holiday, Labor Day.
September 9, Monday: Last day to drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply). Last day to withdraw from the university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies).
October 14-15, Monday-Tuesday: Fall Break.
November 1, Friday: 60% point of the term that federal financial aid has been earned if a student officially withdraws from SMU; prior to this date a partial calculated return to federal programs will be required.
November 8, Friday: Last day to drop a course (grade of W).
November 26, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the University.
November 27, Wednesday: No Classes.
November 28–29, Thursday–Friday: University Holidays, Thanksgiving.
December 10-11, Tuesday-Wednesday: Reading Days.
December 12-13, Thursday-Friday: Final Exams.
December 16, Monday: Faculty Planning Day.
December 21, Saturday: December Commencement/Degree conferrals.
Spring Term 2020
November 11, Monday: First day to enroll.
January 17, Friday: First day of class.
January 20, Monday: University Holiday, Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 24, Friday: Last day to enroll, add a course or drop a course without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term.
January 31, Friday: Last day to drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply). Last day to withdraw from the university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies).
March 16-22, Monday–Sunday: Spring Break.
March 25, Wednesday: 60% point of the term that federal financial aid has been earned if a student officially withdraws from SMU; prior to this date a partial calculated return to federal programs will be required.
April 10, Friday: University Holiday, Good Friday.
April 24, Friday: Last day to drop a course with a grade of W. (*updated* 4/2/2020)
April 24, Friday: Last day to withdraw from the University.
May 5, Tuesday: Reading Day.
May 6-7, Wednesday-Thursday: Final Exams.
May 13-14, Wednesday-Thursday: Faculty Planning Days.
May 15, Friday: Exhibition. (Tentative)
May 16, Saturday: May Commencement Convocation/Degree Conferrals.
Summer Term 2020
April 27, Monday: First day to enroll.
May 25, Monday: University Holiday, Memorial Day.
May 26, Tuesday: First day of classes.
May 28, Thursday: Last day to add/drop, enroll.
June 30, Tuesday: 60% point of the term that federal financial aid has been earned if a student officially withdraws from SMU; prior to this date a partial calculated return to federal programs will be required.
July 3, Friday: University Holiday, Independence Day.
July 8, Wednesday: Last day to drop a course (grade of W) or withdraw from the University.
July 20-22, Monday-Wednesday: Final Exams.
TBD: Faculty Planning Day.
August 4, Tuesday: Degree Conferrals.
(August 2019-August 2020)
Listing of religious holidays for use in requesting excused absences according to University Policy, Excused Absences for University Extracurricular Activities and Religious Holidays. For religious holidays not listed, the instructor or supervisor may contact the Office of the Chaplain.
Christian
Christmas: December 25, 2019
Good Friday: April 10, 2020
Easter Sunday: April 12, 2020
Easter Sunday (Orthodox): April 19, 2020
Hindu
Janmashtami: August 23, 2019
Dasera: October 7, 2019
Diwali: October 27, 2019
Jewish*
Rosh Hashanah: September 30, 2019
Yom Kippur: October 9, 2019
Sukkot/Simchat Torah: October 14-15, 2019
Hanukkah: December 23, 2019
Purim: March 10, 2020
Pesach (Passover): April 9-10, 2020
Shavuot: May 29, 2020
Muslim
Eid al-Adha: August 12, 2019
Islamic New Year: August 31, 2019
Ashura: September 10, 2019
Mawlid an-Nabi: November 10, 2019
Ramadan: April 24, 2020
Eid al-Fitr: May 24, 2020
* All holidays begin at sundown before the first day noted and conclude at sundown on the day(s) noted.
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