Fall 2020
August
11–12, Tuesday–Wednesday: Intern orientation
13, Thursday: Lay Teaching Committee Orientation (Dallas)
15, Saturday: Houston Lay School (canceled)
21, Friday: New Student Orientation (Dallas)
20-21, Thursday–Friday: Late registration, 206 Kirby Hall, Registrar’s Office
21, Friday: Last day to withdraw from all classes without any tuition charge
24, Monday: First day of classes in Dallas
28, Friday: Last day to register, add courses or drop a course without grade record or tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term
28, Friday: Last day to file for December graduation
31, Monday: New Student Orientation (Houston)
31-September 5, Monday-Saturday: Houston/Galveston courses will be moved to a 100% online format. Students should reserve original face-to-face meeting days/times for possible synchronous online sessions in each class.
September
1-2, Tuesday-Wednesday: Intern Orientation (Houston)
4, Friday: drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply)/withdraw from university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies)
7, Monday: Labor Day – Classes will meet. Some offices closed.
11, Friday: Faculty conference
18, Friday: Inside Perkins in Dallas
18, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 a.m.
21, Monday: Roy D. Barton Lecture, 7:00 p.m. (webinar)
October
5, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
9, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 a.m.
12, Monday: Mentor Pastor Colloquy
12-13, Monday–Tuesday: Perkins fall break (Canceled). Classes will meet.
15, Thursday: Inside Perkins in Dallas
19, Monday: Faculty as Guild, 9:30 a.m.
November
2, Monday: 60 percent 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
3, Tuesday: Last day to drop a class for fall term (grade of W)
9-14, Monday-Saturday: Houston/Galveston courses will be moved to a 100% online format. Students should reserve original face-to-face meeting days/times for possible synchronous online sessions in each class.
16, Monday: Fall Convocation
17, Tuesday: Inside Perkins in Dallas
25, Wednesday: Perkins Thanksgiving recess (no classes)
26-27, Thursday–Friday: Thanksgiving holiday – University holidays (no classes and offices closed)
30-December 1, Monday-Tuesday: No classes.
December
2, Wednesday: Last day to withdraw from the University (grade of W) (*updated* 11/4/2020)
2-4, Wednesday–Friday: Classes meet virtually/online only. No class meetings on campus.
3, Thursday: Advent worship service; online, 6:00 p.m.
3, Thursday: Inside Perkins in Dallas
4, Friday: Last day of classes in Dallas
7, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
7-9, Monday-Wednesday: Reading and writing period
9, Wednesday: Last day for submission of all written work, 5:00 p.m.
10-16, Thursday-Wednesday: Final examinations in Dallas (virtual/online)
17, Thursday: Grades must be posted by noon
19, Saturday: Official University close of term and conferral of degrees
23-January 1, Wednesday–Friday: Winter break – University holidays (offices closed)
Interterm 2021
January
1, Friday: New Year’s Day – University holiday (offices closed)
4–15, Monday–Friday: Perkins January interterm for masters and doctoral programs
5, Tuesday: Last day to enroll and change classes for January interterm
6, Wednesday: Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University for January interterm (grade of W)
7-9, Thursday–Saturday: United Methodist Studies Certification Course
10–15, Sunday–Friday: Specialized Certification Courses
11, Monday: 60 percent 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
11–14, Monday–Thursday: Perkins School of Youth Ministry
13, Wednesday – Doctor of Ministry Information Session
15, Friday: Last day of instruction and class (includes exam)
15, Friday: Degree Conferrals
Spring 2021
(*updated* 10/23/2020)
January
14-15, Thursday–Friday: Late registration, 206 Kirby Hall, Registrar’s Office
15, Friday: New Student Orientation (Dallas)
15, Friday: Last day to withdraw from all classes without any tuition charge
18, Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – University holiday (offices closed)
21, Thursday: First day of classes in Dallas.
27, Monday: Last day to add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term
25, Monday: Last day to file for May graduation
25, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
25-30, Monday-Saturday: Houston hybrid classes meet face to face at Houston Methodist Hospital and St. Paul’s UMC.
26, Tuesday: New Student Orientation (Houston), 1:00p.m.
February
3, Wednesday: Last Day to: drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply)/withdraw from university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies)
12, Friday: Inside Perkins in Dallas
12, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 a.m.
15, Monday: Mentor Pastor Colloquy
March
1, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
NOTE: Spring Break has been suspended for Spring 2021
19-20, Friday-Saturday: Perkins Summit for Faith and Learning (online)
19, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 a.m.
19, Friday: Inside Perkins
29, Monday: 60 percent 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
1, Thursday: Easter recess (no classes)
2, Friday: Good Friday – University holiday (no classes and offices closed)
5, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
5-23, Monday–Friday: Advance registration for Houston summer and fall terms
6, Tuesday: Last day to drop a class for spring term (grade of W)
10-23, Saturday–Friday: Advance registration for all summer and fall terms
12, Monday: Faculty as Guild, 9:30 a.m.
12-17, Monday-Saturday: Houston hybrid classes meet face to face at Houston Methodist Hospital and St. Paul’s UMC.
15, Thursday: Inside Perkins in Dallas
16, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 a.m.
22, Thursday: Last day to withdraw from the University (grade of W)
30, Friday: Last day of classes in Dallas
May
3, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
3-5, Monday-Wednesday: Reading and writing period (no classes)
4-5, Tuesday-Wednesday: New Mentor Pastor Institute
5, Wednesday: Last day for submission of all written work, 5:00 p.m.
6-12, Thursday-Wednesday: Last day of class (includes exam)
14, Friday: Grades must be posted by noon
15, Saturday: Commencement, 9:30 a.m., Moody Coliseum; a Celebration of Degrees and Academic Achievements, 2:00 p.m., Highland Park United Methodist Church; official close of term and date for conferral of degrees
Summer 2021
May
24–August 4, Monday-Wednesday: Perkins full summer session (Houston only)
27, Thursday: Last day to add courses or drop courses without grade record for Summer (Houston only)
31, Monday: Memorial Day – University holiday (offices closed)
June
1–August 4, Tuesday–Wednesday: Perkins full summer session (Main Campus and Immersion Courses)
4, Friday: Last day to add courses or drop courses without grade record for Summer (Main Campus and Immersion Courses)
4, Friday: Last day to file for August graduation
7–12, Monday-Saturday: Houston hybrid classes meet face to face at Houston Methodist Hospital and St. Paul’s UMC
7–18, Monday–Friday: Doctor of Ministry and Doctor of Pastoral Music classes meet (Dallas)
15, Tuesday: Doctor of Ministry Information Session
July
4–August 13, Sunday-Friday: Course of Study School
5, Monday: Independence Day – University holiday (offices closed)
8, Thursday: 60 percent 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 (Houston only)
10, Saturday: 60 percent 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 (Dallas only)
12–17, Monday-Saturday: Houston hybrid classes meet face to face at Houston Methodist Hospital and St. Paul’s UMC
16, Friday: Last day to drop a class for session (grade of W, Houston only)
23, Friday: Last day to drop a class for session (grade of W, Dallas only)
22, Thursday: Last day to withdraw from the University for Summer (grade of W, Houston only)
29, Thursday: Last day to withdraw from the University for Summer (grade of W, Dallas only)
August
4, Wednesday: Official close of summer term and date for conferral of degrees
More information about the academic calendar for the Houston-Galveston program is available from the program’s office in Houston and online at www.smu.edu/Perkins/FacultyAcademics/housgal/schedules.
(August 2020 - August 2021)
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, 2020
Good Friday: April 2, 2021
Easter Sunday: April 4, 2021
Easter Sunday (Orthodox): May 2, 2021
Hindu
Janmashtami: August 11, 2020
Dasera: October 25, 2020
Diwali: November 14, 2020
Jewish*
Rosh Hashanah: September 19-20, 2020
Yom Kippur: September 27-28, 2020
Sukkot/Simchat Torah: October 2-9, 2020
Hanukkah: December 10-18, 2020
Purim: February 26, 2021
Pesach (Passover): March 27-April 4, 2021
Shavuot: May 16-17, 2021
Muslim
Eid al Adha: July 30-31, 2020
Islamic New Year: August 19-20, 2020
Ashura: August 28-29, 2020
Mawlid an Nabi: October 29, 2020
Ramadan: April 13-May 12, 2021
Eid al Fitr: May 12-13, 2021
* All holidays begin at sundown before the first day noted and conclude at sundown on the day(s) noted.
Tuition and fees payment due dates are set for each term by the Office of the University Bursar.
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