Undergraduate Timeline
2020
Monday, September 7
Labor Day Holiday, SVA Closed
Sunday, September 20–Saturday, September 26
Orientation for new students accepted for the fall 2020 semester
Monday, September 28
Undergraduate and Graduate fall 2020 classes begin
Thursday, October 1
Recommended admissions completion deadline for international applicants requiring a student visa for the spring 2021 semester
Financial Aid first date for submitting 2021-2022 FAFSA application
Sunday, November 1
Admissions completion deadline for all spring 2021 applicants for the Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship program; all application materials must be postmarked by this date in order to be considered for scholarship. There is no scholarship application. Only scholarship recipients are notified.
Tuesday, December 1
Application completion deadline for early action for fall 2021; materials must be postmarked by this date in order to be considered for early action.
Wednesday, December 23–Sunday, January 3
Winter Recess; College closed
2021
Wednesday, January 6
Residence hall check-in for new students, spring 2021
Thursday, January 7–Friday, January 8
Orientation for new students, spring 2021
Friday, January 8
Optimal filing date for submitting FAFSA forms for early action for fall 2021
Monday, January 11
Undergraduate and Graduate spring 2021 classes begin
Monday, January 11–Tuesday, January 19
Course adjustment period
Monday, January 18
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, College closed
Monday, February 1
Admissions completion deadline for all fall 2021 incoming freshmen applicants for the Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship program; all application materials must be postmarked by this date in order to be considered for scholarship. There is no scholarship application. Only scholarship recipients are notified.
Enrollment fee recommended deadline for applicants accepted on early action basis for fall 2021.
Optimal filing deadline for new students to submit financial aid FAFSA forms to processor for 2021-2022 financial aid.
Monday, February 15
Honors program application deadline (first-time freshmen only)
Monday, March 1
Admissions completion deadline for all fall 2021 incoming transfer applicants for the Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship program; all application materials must be postmarked by this date in order to be considered for scholarship. There is no scholarship application. Only scholarship recipients are notified.
Friday, March 5
Staff holiday, College closed
Saturday, May 1
Due date for summer 2021 tuition
Enrollment fee priority deadline for fall 2021 (all payments received after May 1 will be processed as space remains available in those programs)
Recommended admissions completion deadline for international applicants requiring a student visa for the fall 2021 semester
Monday, May 31
Memorial Day, College closed
Wednesday, June 30
Financial Aid final deadline for submitting 2021-22 FAFSA application
Thursday, July 1
Recommended date that fall 2021 international applicants complete enrollment process
Sunday, August 1
Due date for fall 2021 semester tuition; after this date, applicants must receive financial clearance from Student Accounts to register.