2019 Fall Semester : 2020 Spring Semester : 2020 Summer Session
Check the online Calendar for the most updated version.
2019 Fall Semester
*Orientation/academic advising/registration for continuing, new, and unclassified students
Visit manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate for deadline information as graduate admission deadlines vary by program. The Graduate Division begins processing applications around August 1 for the following fall semester.
| August 16 (F) | Holiday: Statehood Day |
| August 26 (M) | First day of instruction |
| September 1 (Su) | **Spring admission application priority deadline for undergraduate students; final deadline for second bachelor’s degree students and international undergraduate students |
| September 2 (M) | Holiday: Labor Day (non-instructional day) |
| September 3 (Tu) | *Last day to register/add courses/change grading option |
| September 13 (F) | Last day for undergraduates to file application for graduation for fall Last day for classified graduate students to file application for graduation for fall |
| September 17 (Tu) | *Last day to drop courses |
| October 1 (Tu) | **Spring admission application final deadline for undergraduate students Last day for returning classified graduate students to file for spring readmission |
| November 1 (F) | Last day for instructors to submit “I” removal grades for spring and summer to the Office of the Registrar Last day to apply for credit by examination for fall semester |
| November 4 (M) | *Last day for restricted withdrawals |
| November 8 (F) | Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division |
| November 11 (M) | Holiday observed: Veterans’ Day (non-instructional day) |
| November 27 (W) | Last day for examinations before finals |
| November 28 (Th) | Holiday: Thanksgiving Day (non-instructional day) |
| November 29 (F) | Non-Instructional Day |
| December 12 (Th) | Last day of instruction |
| December 13-14 (F-Sa) | Study days |
| December 16-20 (M-F) | Final examinations |
| December 21 (Sa) | Spring admission application deadline for post-baccalaureate unclassified students Commencement; semester ends |
| December 25 (W) | Holiday: Christmas Day |
2020 Spring Semester
*Orientation/academic advising/registration for continuing, new, and unclassified students
Visit manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate for deadline information as graduate admission deadlines vary by program. The Graduate Division begins processing applications around May 1 for the following spring semester.
| January 1 (W) | Holiday: New Year’s Day |
| January 5 (Su) | **Fall admission application priority deadline for undergraduate students; final deadline for second bachelor’s degree students and international undergraduate students |
| January 13 (M) | First day of instruction |
| January 20 (M) | Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (non-instructional day) |
| January 21 (Tu) | *Last day to register/add courses/change grade option |
| January 31 (F) | Last day for undergraduates to file application for graduation for spring Last day for classified graduate students to file application for graduation for spring Last day to file application for graduation for summer for spring commencement exercise on May 16, 2020. |
| February 5 (W) | *Last day to drop courses |
| Feburary 17 (M) | Holiday: Presidents’ Day (non-instructional day) |
| March 1 (Su) | **Fall admission application final deadline for undergraduate students Last day for returning classified graduates to file for summer readmission |
| March 16-20 (M-F) | Spring recess |
| March 26 (Th) | Holiday: Kuhio Day (non-instructional day) |
| March 27 (F) | *Last day for restricted withdrawals |
| April 1 (W) | Last day for instructors to submit “I” removal grades for fall to the Office of the Registrar. Last day to apply for credit by examination for spring semester. Last day for returning classified graduate students to file for fall readmission |
| April 3 (F) | Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division |
| April 10 (F) | Holiday: Good Friday (non-instructional day) |
| April 22 (W) | Last day for examinations before finals |
| May 7 (Th) | Last day of instruction |
| May 8-9 (F-Sa) | Study days |
| May 11-15 (M-F) | Final examinations |
| May 16 (Sa) | Commencement; semester ends |
2020 Summer Session
| May 25 (M) | Holiday: Memorial Day (non-instructional day) |
| May 26 (Tu) | First day of instruction (first session) |
| May 29 (F) | Last day for undergraduates to file application for graduation for summer Last day for classified graduate students to file application for graduation for summer Last day to file application for graduation for summer for fall commencement exercise on December 19, 2020. |
| May 31 (Su) | Last day to file petition for admission to doctoral program (only by Manoa campus master’s candidates who graduated in the spring) |
| June 11 (Tu) | Holiday: Kamehameha Day (non-instructional day) |
| July 2 (Th) | First session ends |
| July 3 (F) | Holiday: Independence Day (non-instructional day) |
| July 6 (M) | First day of instruction (second session) |
| July 10 (F) | Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division |
| July 31 (F) | Fall admission application deadline for post-baccalaureate unclassfied students |
| August 14 (F) | Second session ends |