Calendars
Important Dates and Deadlines
Because dates are subject to change due to interdependence, below is the most up-to-the-minute edition maintained by the Office of the Registrar. Critical dates such as term start and end, registration periods and school holidays are updated when changes occur. Other deadlines for faculty, university administrators and staff are also included.
Academic Calendar Dates for 2019-20 and beyond are pending approval from the University Calendar Committee and the University Board of Trustees. Dates and times listed below are subject to change. Future dates will be posted as they are available.
Academic Calendars are available in students' respective catalogs.
| By Semester | By Month for 2018 | By Month for 2019 | By Month for 2020 |
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SPRING, 2020 MAYMESTER, 2020 SUMMER, 2020 FALL, 2020 |
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October, 2019 |
January, 2020 February, 2020 March, 2020 April, 2020 May, 2020 June, 2020 July, 2020 August, 2020 September, 2020 October, 2020 November, 2020 December, 2020 |
Full USF Schedule
Fall, 2018 |
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August, 2018 |
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Date |
Day |
Scheduled Event |
August 9 |
Thursday | Academically dismissed students cancelled from Fall 2018 courses |
| August 10 | Friday | Summer 2018 grades visible on OASIS |
| August 13 | Monday | Non-degree student Fall 2018 registration begins |
| August 16 | Thursday | State employee tuition waiver registration begins at 5:00 pm for Fall semester |
| August 17 | Friday | Last day to register for Fall 2018 classes without late registration fee penalty |
| August 20 | Monday | First day of Fall 2018 classes; drop/add week begins |
| August 24 | Friday |
Drop/Add ends, fee liability/tuition payment deadline Last day to submit Fall 2018 residency reclassification applications Graduation certification deadline for Summer 2018 |
| August 27 | Monday |
Senior Audit Program Fall 2018 registration |
September, 2018 |
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Date |
Day |
Event |
| September 3 | Monday | Labor Day Holiday; No classes & USF offices closed |
| September 21 | Friday | Fall 2018 Graduation application deadline |
October, 2018 |
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Date |
Day |
Event |
| October 8 | Monday | CANVAS opens for Fall 2018 midterm eGrade submissions |
| October 23 | Tuesday | CANVAS closes for Fall 2018 midterm eGrade submissions |
| October 27 | Saturday | Last day to with withdraw; no refund & no academic penalty for Fall 2018 |
| October 29 | Monday | Registration for degree-seeking students begins for Spring 2019 |
November, 2018 |
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Date |
Day |
Event |
| November 12 | Monday | Veteran's Day Holiday; No classes & USF offices closed |
| November 19 | Monday | CANVAS opens for Fall 2018 final eGrade submissions |
| November 22 & 23 | Thursday & Friday | Thanksgiving Holiday; No classes & USF offices closed |
| November 26 | Monday |
Registration for non-degree-seeking students begins for Spring 2019 |
| November 29 & 30 | Thursday & Friday |
Reading Days |
| November 30 | Friday | Fall semester 2018 classes end |
December, 2018 |
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Date |
Day |
Event |
| December 1 | Saturday | Final 2018 final exams begin |
| December 6 | Thursday | Final 2018 exams ends (End of Term) |
| December 7 -10 | Friday -Monday | Tampa Commencement |
| December 9 | Sunday | St. Petersburg Commencement |
| December 10 | Monday |
Sarasota-Manatee Commencement |
| December 11 | Tuesday | CANVAS closes for Fall 2018 final eGrade submissions |
| December 13 | Thursday | Last Day of Drop/Add for Winter Session |
| December 14 | Friday | Fall 2018 grades visible on OASIS |
| December 18 | Tuesday | Last day to withdraw; no refund & no academic penalty for Winter Courses |
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December 24-31 |
Monday - Monday | USF offices closed |
SPRING 2019 |
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January, 2019 |
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| January 1 | Tuesday | USF offices closed |
| January 3 | Thursday | State employee tuition waiver registration for Spring 2019 begins at 5:00 pm |
| January 4 | Friday |
Last day to register for Spring 2019 classes without late registration fee penalty Last day of class for Winter Session |
| January 7 | Monday | First day of Spring 2019 classes; drop/add week begins |
| January 11 | Friday | Drop/Add ends, fee liability/tuition payment deadline, Last day to submit Spring 2019 residency reclassification applications |
| January 14 | Monday | Senior Audit Program Spring 2019 registration |
| January 21 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday; No classes & USF offices closed |
February, 2019 |
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Date |
Day |
Event |
| February 1 | Friday | Spring 2019 graduation application deadline |
| February 18 | Monday | CANVAS opens for Spring 2019 midterm eGrade submissions |
March, 2019 |
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Date |
Day |
Event |
| March 1 | Friday | CANVAS closes for Spring 2019 midterm eGrade submissions |
| March 11 – 17 | Monday – Sunday | Spring Break 2019 |
| March 23 | Saturday | Last day to withdraw; no refund & no academic penalty for Spring 2019 |
| March 25 | Monday | Registration for degree-seeking students begins for Summer/Fall 2019 |
April, 2019 |
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Date |
Day |
Event |
| April 15 | Monday | CANVAS opens for Spring 2019 final eGrade submissions |
| April 25 & 26 | Thursday & Friday | Reading Days |
| April 26 | Friday | Spring semester 2019 last day of classes |
| April 27 - May 2 | Saturday - Thursday | Spring, Final Exams |
Maymester, 2019 |
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May, 2019 |
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Date |
Day |
Event |
| April 27 - May 2 | Saturday - Thursday | Spring, Final Exams |
| May 2 - 4 | Thursday - Saturday | Tampa Commencement |
| May 5 | Sunday | St. Petersburg Commencement |
| May 6 | Monday |
Non-degree student Summer 2019 registration opens Sarasota-Manatee Commencement First day of classes for Maymester |
| May 7 | Tuesday | CANVAS closes for Spring 2019 final eGrade submissions |
| May 9 | Thursday |
State employee tuition waiver registration begins at 5:00 pm for Summer 2019 Last Day of Drop/Add for Maymester |
| May 10 | Friday | Spring 2019 grades visible on OASIS |
| May 13 | Monday |
First day of classes for sessions A & C, G and W; drop/add week begins |
| May 14 | Tuesday |
Last day to withdraw; no refund & no academic penalty for Maymester, 2019 |
| May 17 | Friday |
End of drop/add & lst day to drop for sessions C & G, A & W & X & Z w/o fee liability. Tuition payment deadline for Summer. Last day to submit Summer 2019 residency reclassification applications |
| May 20 | Monday | Senior Audit Program Summer 2019 registration |
| May 24 | Friday |
Last Day of Class for Maymester, 2019 Graduation certification deadline for Spring 2019 |
| May 27 | Monday | Memorial Day Holiday; No classes & USF offices closed |
SUMMER, 2019 (Tentative) |
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June, 2019 |
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Date |
Day |
Scheduled Event |
| June 3 | Monday | CANVAS opens for Summer 2019 session A eGrade submissions |
| June 7 | Friday | Summer 2019 graduation application deadline |
| June 8 | Saturday | Last day to drop with "W"; no refund & no academic penalty from session A |
| June 21 | Friday |
Summer sessions A & W classes end Session B deadline to register w/o late fee |
| June 24 | Monday | Summer 2019 sessions B & Y first day of classes |
| June 28 | Friday |
End of drop/add & last day to drop w/o fee liability for session B & Y |
July, 2019 |
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Date |
Day |
Scheduled Event |
| July 4 | Thursday | Independence Day Holiday; No classes & USF offices closed |
| July 5 | Friday | Spring 2019 degrees awarded file due |
| July 8 | Monday |
CANVAS opens for Summer alternative calendar & session C eGrades |
| July 19 | Friday | Summer 2019 session C classes end |
| July 20 | Saturday | Last day to withdraw; no refund & no academic penalty session B & Y |
| July 22 | Monday | CANVAS opens for all remaining Summer 2019 eGrades submission |
August, 2019 |
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Date |
Day |
Scheduled Event |
| August 2 | Friday |
Summer 2019 session B & Y classes end (End of Term) |
| August 3 | Saturday | Tampa Commencement (tentative) |
| August 4 | Sunday | St. Petersburg Commencement (tentative) |
| August 6 | Tuesday |
CANVAS closes; Summer 2019 final eGrades submission deadline |
| August 9 | Friday | Summer 2019 grades visible on OASIS |
FALL, 2019 (Tentative) |
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| August 26 | Monday | First day of Fall 2019 classes; drop/add week begins |
September, 2019 |
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Date |
Day |
Scheduled Event |
| September 2 | Monday | Labor Day Holiday; No classes & USF offices closed |
November, 2019 |
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| November 11 | Monday | Veteran's Day Holiday; No classes & USF offices closed |
| November 28 & 29 | Thursday & Friday | Thanksgiving Holiday; No classes & USF offices closed |
December, 2019 |
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Date |
Day |
Scheduled Event |
| December 5 & 6 | Thursday & Friday | Reading Days |
| December 6 | Friday | Fall semester 2019 classes end |
| December 7 | Saturday |
Final 2019 final exams begin |
| December 12 | Thursday | Final 2019 exams ends (End of Term) |
| December 13 & 14 | Friday & Saturday | Tampa Commencement (tentative) |
| December 15 | St. Petersburg Commencement (tentative) | |
| December 16 | Sarasota-Manatee Commencement (tentative) | |
| December 25 | USF offices closed | |
January, 2020 |
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Date |
Day |
Scheduled Event |
| January 1 | Wednesday | New Years Day; No classes & USF offices closed |
| January 13 | Monday | First day of Spring 2020 classes; drop/add week begins |
| January 20 | Monday | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday; No classes & USF offices closed |
March, 2020 |
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| March 16-22 | Monday-Sunday | Spring Break 2020 |
Academic Calendar Dates for 2019-20 and beyond are pending approval from the University Calendar Committee and the University Board of Trustees. Note: Dates and times listed above are subject to change. Future dates will be posted as they become available.
If you have any questions about this calendar please contact Norma Bedell, M.A., Assistant University Registrar.