Transylvania uses a modified calendar called a “4-4-1 system.” The academic year is divided into three parts: two regular terms (fall and winter) and a one-month term in May.
A regular term is 14 weeks long, and students normally take four courses.
During the four-week May term, students concentrate on one class and often get their first taste of international study. Many May term courses are team-taught and are highly interdisciplinary.
Students who enrolled prior to Fall 2017 must complete three May terms during their time at Transylvania. A fourth May term is optional.
| Fall 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| August 20 | Friday | New students arrive on campus – Move-In Day |
| August 21-22 | Saturday – Sunday | New & Transfer Student Orientation |
| August 23 | Monday | First Engagements Class begins |
| August 26 | Thursday | First Engagements Class ends |
| August 28-29 | Saturday – Sunday | Returning students arrive on campus |
| August 30 | Monday | Classes begin |
| September 2 | Thursday | Last day to add a first-half course |
| September 3 | Friday | Last day to add a full-term course Last day to change a grade option Tuition Charges become final |
| September 6 | Monday | Labor Day Holiday- No Classes/Offices Closed |
| September 8 | Wednesday | Last day to drop a first-half course |
| September 17 | Friday | Last day to drop a full-term course |
| September 20 | Monday | Last day to withdraw from a first-half course |
| September 20- October 4 | May Travel Course Registration | |
| October 8 | Friday | Midterm Progress Reports Due |
| October 11-12 | Monday – Tuesday | Fall Break |
| October 19 | Tuesday | Second-half courses begin |
| October 21 | Thursday | Last day to add a second-half course |
| October 22 | Friday | Last day to withdraw from a full-term course |
| November 1 | Monday | Incomplete grades from Winter/May/Summer terms due |
| November 8-11 | Monday – Friday | Registration for Winter & May 2022 Terms |
| November 8 | Tuesday | Last day to withdraw from a second-half course |
| November 23 | Tuesday | Residence halls close at 6:00 PM for Thanksgiving Break |
| November 24-26 | Wednesday – Friday | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| November 28 | Sunday | Residence halls open at 10:00 AM |
| December 3 | Friday | Last day of regular classes |
| December 6 | Monday | Reading Day |
| December 7-10 | Tuesday – Friday | Final Exams |
| December 10 | Friday | Residence halls close at 6:00 PM for Winter Break |
| December 14 | Tuesday | Fall Term Grades Available (after 2pm) |
| Winter 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 9 | Sunday | Residence halls re-open at 10:00 AM |
| January 10 | Monday | Classes begin |
| January 13 | Thursday | Last day to add a first-half course |
| January 14 | Friday | Last day to add a full-term course Last day to change a grade option Tuition Charges become final |
| January 17 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – No Classes/Offices Closed |
| January 19 | Wednesday | Last day to drop a first-half course |
| January 28 | Friday | Last day to drop a full-term course |
| February 18 | Friday | Midterm Progress Reports Due |
| March 1 | Tuesday | Second-half courses begin Incomplete grades from Fall term due |
| March 3 | Thursday | Last day to add a second-half course |
| March 4 | Friday | Last day to withdraw from a full-term course |
| March 9 | Wednesday | Last day to drop a second-half course |
| March 11 | Friday | Residence halls close at 5:00 PM for Spring Break |
| March 14-18 | Monday – Friday | Spring Break |
| March 20 | Sunday | Residence halls re-open at 12:00 PM |
| March 23 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw from a second-half course |
| March 28-April 1 | Monday – Friday | Registration for Fall term 2022 |
| April 15 | Friday | Last day of regular classes |
| April 18 | Monday | Reading Day |
| April 19-22 | Tuesday – Friday | Final Exams |
| April 22 | Friday | Residence halls close at 6:00 PM for students not enrolled in May term |
| April 26 | Tuesday | Winter Term Grades available (after 2pm) |
| May 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| April 27 | Wednesday | Classes begin |
| April 28 | Thursday | Last day to Add/Drop a course Last day to change a grade option |
| May 5 | Thursday | Last day to withdraw from a course |
| May 24 | Tuesday | Last day of classes – Final Exams Residence halls close at 6:00 PM for non-graduates |
| May 28 | Saturday | Commencement Residence halls close at 5:00 PM for graduates |
| May 30 | Monday | Memorial Day Holiday – Offices Closed |
| May 31 | Tuesday | May Term Grades Available (after 2pm) |
| Summer 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| June 6 | Monday | Classes begin |
| June 7 | Tuesday | Last day to Add/Drop a course Last day to change a grade option |
| June 10 | Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course |
| July 8 | Friday | Last day of classes – Final Exams |
| July 12 | Tuesday | Summer Term Grades Available (after 2pm) |