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Office of the Registrar

Due to inclement weather in the Des Moines area as well as Martin Luther King Day, Drake University will be closed beginning at 1:00 PM Central Time on Friday, January 17 and will reopen at 8:00am on Tuesday, January 21.

The Office of Registrar is responsible for the accuracy and integrity of all student records.

Included in our responsibilities are:

Producing student transcripts
Creating each semester's schedule of classes
Conducting registration each semester
Scheduling classrooms
Evaluating transfer credits - (See how your credits transfer in to Drake)
Processing grades
Planning and executing part of the commencement ceremonies
Providing degree and enrollment verifications
Maintaining all student records

Full Academic Calendar

Important Dates - Drake Online Graduate Programs

Important Dates - Law School

All Other Important Dates - see following section

2019-2020 Important Dates

(Other Than the Law School and Drake Online Graduate Programs)

Sun	Aug 25	Last day to add or drop a fall full-term class online
Mon	Aug 26	Start of fall semester
Fri	Aug 30	Last day to add a fall full-term class
Fri	Aug 30	Summer term final grades due by 10:00am*
Mon	Sep 2	Labor Day (university closed; classes do not meet)
Tue	Sep 3	Midterm grading opens (due Mon, Oct 21, 10:00am)
Mon	Sep 9	Last day to drop a fall full-term class without a "W" on transcript
Tue	Oct 1	Spring 2020 schedule of classes available
Mon-Tue	Oct 14-15	Fall break
Mon	Oct 14	Graduation applications due for anticipated December graduates
Wed	Oct 16	Fall semester midpoint
Mon	Oct 21	Fall semester midterm grades due by 10:00am
Mon	Oct 28	Deadline by which field-of-study changes must be made to be considered for spring registration
Mon	Oct 28	Last day to drop a fall full-term class
Fri	Nov 1	Final grading opens (due Wed, Dec 18, 10:00am)
Mon	Nov 4	Spring 2020 registration begins (see registration page for detailed schedule)
Mon	Nov 18	Field-of-study restrictions removed from set of restricted courses
Wed	Nov 20	Spring 2020 registration opens for non-degree-seeking students
Wed	Nov 13	Waitlist automation begins for spring 2020 classes
Tue	Nov 26	Thanksgiving break begins after evening classes
Wed-Fri	Nov 27-29	University closed
Mon	Dec 2	University reopens; classes resume
Fri	Dec 6	Day free for study
Mon-Fri	Dec 9-13	Final evaluations
Fri	Dec 13	End of fall semester
Sat	Dec 14	Commencement
Wed	Dec 18	Fall semester final grades due by 10:00am
Mon	Dec 23	Winter break begins (University closed)
Mon	Jan 6	University reopens
Mon	Jan 6	J-term begins
Tue	Jan 7	Last day to add or drop a J-term class (without a "W" on transcript)
Wed	Jan 15	Last day to drop a J-term class (with a "W" on transcript)
Mon	Jan 20	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (university closed; classes do not meet)
Wed	Jan 22	Waitlist automation for spring 2020 classes stops
Fri	Jan 24	J-term ends
Sun	Jan 26	Last day to add or drop a spring full-term class online
Mon	Jan 27	Start of spring semester
Fri	Jan 31	Last day to add a spring full-term class
Fri	Jan 31	Midterm grading opens (due Wed, Mar 25, 10:00am)
Mon	Feb 3	Deadline by which December graduates' requirements must be met to be considered a December graduate
Wed	Feb 5	J-term final grades due by 10:00am
Fri	Feb 7	Last day to drop a fall full-term class without a "W" on transcript
Fri	Feb 14	Graduation applications due for anticipated May and August graduates
Tue	Mar 3	Summer 2020, Fall 2020, and 2021 J-term schedule of classes available
Fri	Mar 13	Spring semester midpoint
Mon-Fri	Mar 16-20	Spring break
Wed	Mar 25	Midterm grades due by 10:00am
Mon	Mar 30	Deadline by which field-of-study changes must be made to be considered for summer/fall/J-term registration
Wed	Apr 1	Last day to drop a spring full-term class
Mon	Apr 6	Final grading opens (due Wed, May 20, 10:00am)
Mon	Apr 6	Summer 2020, fall 2020, and 2021 J-term registration begins (see page for detailed schedule)
Mon	Apr 20	Field-of-study restrictions removed from set of restricted courses
Wed	Apr 22	Summer 2020, fall 2020, and 2021 J-term registration opens for non-degree-seeking students
Wed	Apr 22	Waitlist automation begins
Wed-Sat	Apr 22-25	Drake Relays
Fri	Apr 24	Undergraduate classes dismissed at 1:50pm
Fri	May 8	Day free for study
Mon-Fri	May 11-15	Final evaluations
Fri	May 15	End of spring semester
Sat	May 16	CPHS Doctoral Hooding and Commencement Ceremony
Sun	May 17	Commencement
Wed	May 20	Spring final grades due by 10:00am

*Final grades for summer courses are based on the end date of the course; however, the latest date by which summer grades can be submitted is Aug 30. See Section 2.135 of the Faculty Manual for more details.

2019-2020 Important Dates -

Drake Online Graduate Programs

Mon	Aug 19	Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins)
Mon	Aug 19	Last day to add first fall six-week session class online
Sun	Aug 25	Last day to drop first fall six-week session class online
Mon	Aug 26	Start of first fall six-week session classes
Tue	Aug 27	Last day to drop first fall six-week session class with a full refund
Wed	Aug 28	Last day to drop first fall six-week session class without a W
Mon	Sep 16	Last day to drop first fall six-week session class without extenuating circumstances
Tue	Oct 1	Spring 2020 schedule of classes available
Sun	Oct 6	End of first fall six-week session classes
Fri	Oct 11	First fall six-week session final grades due
Mon-Tue	Oct 14-15	Fall break
Mon	Oct 14	Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins)
Mon	Oct 14	Last day to add second fall six-week session class online
Mon	Oct 14	Graduation applications due for anticipated December graduates
Sun	Oct 20	Last day to drop second fall six-week class onlne
Mon	Oct 21	Start of second fall six-week session classes
Tue	Oct 22	Last day to drop a second fall six-week session class with a full refund
Wed	Oct 23	Last day to drop second fall six-week session class without a W
Mon	Nov4	Spring 2020 registration begins (see registration page for detailed schedule)
Mon	Nov 11	Last day to drop a second fall six-week session class without extenuating circumstances
Wed-Fri	Nov 27-29	University closed
Sun	Dec 1	End of second fall six-week session classes
Fri	Dec 6	Second fall six-week session final grades due
Sat	Dec 14	Commencement
Mon	Dec 23	Winter break begins (University closed)
Thurs	Jan 2	University reopens
Mon	Jan 20	Last day to add first spring six-week session class online
Mon	Jan 27	Start of first spring six-week session classes
Tue	Jan 28	Last day to drop first spring six-week session class with a full refund
Wed	Jan 29	Last day to drop first spring six-week session class without a W
Mon	Feb 3	Deadline by which December graduates' requirements must be met to be considered a December graduate
Fri	Feb 14	Graduation applications due for anticipated May and August graduates
Mon	Feb 17	Last day to drop a first spring six-week session class
Tue	Mar 3	Summer 2020, Fall 2020, and 2021 J-term schedule of classes available
Sun	Mar 8	End of first spring six-week session classes
Fri	Mar 13	First spring six-week session final grades due
Mon	Mar 16	Last day to add second spring six-week session class online
Sun	Mar 22	Last day to drop second spring six-week session class online
Mon	Mar 23	Start of second spring six-week session classes
Tue	Mar 24	Last day to drop second spring six-week session class with a full refund
Wed	Mar 25	Last day to drop first spring six-week session class without a W
Mon	Apr 6	Summer and fall 2020 registration begins (see page for detailed schedule)
Mon	Apr 13	Last day to drop a second spring six-week session class
Sun	May 3	End of second spring six-week session classes
Fri	May 8	Second spring six-week session final grades due
Sun	May 17	Commencement