2021 Fall Semester : 2022 Spring Semester : 2022 Summer Session
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2021 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 July 1 for the following fall semester.
| August 20 (F) | Holiday: Statehood Day |
| August 23 (M) | First day of instruction |
| August 31 (Tu) | *Last day to register/add courses/change grading option |
| September 1 (W) | **Spring admission application priority deadline for undergraduate students; final deadline for second bachelor’s degree students and international undergraduate students |
| September 6 (M) | Holiday: Labor Day (non-instructional day) |
| September 10 (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 14 (Tu) | *Last day to drop courses (without a “w” grade) |
| October 1 (Th) | **Spring admission application final deadline for undergraduate students Last day for returning classified graduate students to file for spring readmission |
| November 1 (M) | 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 Final deadline to drop courses (with a “w” grade) |
| November 2 (M) | *Last day for restricted withdrawals |
| November 5 (F) | Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division |
| November 11 (Th) | Holiday observed: Veterans’ Day (non-instructional day) |
| November 24 (W) | Last day for examinations before finals |
| November 25 (Th) | Holiday: Thanksgiving Day (non-instructional day) |
| November 26 (F) | Non-Instructional Day |
| December 9 (Th) | Last day of instruction |
| December 101-11 (F-Sa) | Study days |
| December 13-17 (M-F) | Final examinations |
| December 18 (Sa) | Commencement; semester ends |
| December 24 (F) | Holiday: Christmas Day |
| December 31 (F) | Spring admission application deadline for post-baccalaureate unclassified students |
2022 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.
| December 31 (F) | Holiday: New Year’s Day |
| January 5 (W) | **Fall admission application priority deadline for undergraduate students; final deadline for second bachelor’s degree students and international undergraduate students |
| January 10 (M) | First day of instruction |
| January 17 (M) | Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (non-instructional day) |
| January 18 (Tu) | *Last day to register/add courses/change grade option |
| January 28 (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 14, 2022. |
| February 2 (W) | *Last day to drop courses (without a “w” grade) |
| February 21 (M) | Holiday: Presidents’ Day (non-instructional day) |
| March 1 (Tu) | **Fall admission application final deadline for undergraduate students Last day for returning classified graduates to file for summer readmission |
| March 14-18 (M-F) | Spring recess |
| March 25 (F) | Holiday: Kuhio Day (non-instructional day) |
| March 28 (F) | *Final deadline to drop courses (with a “w” grade) |
| April 1 (F) | 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 8 (F) | Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division |
| April 15 (F) | Holiday: Good Friday (non-instructional day) |
| April 20 (W) | Last day for examinations before finals |
| May 4 (W) | Last day of instruction |
| May 5-7 (Th-Sa) | Study day |
| May 9-13 (M-F) | Final examinations |
| May 13 (F) | Semester ends |
| May 14 (Sa) | Commencement |
2022 Summer Session
Visit manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate for deadline information as graduate admission deadlines vary by program. Graduate Division begins processing applications around July 1 for the following fall semester
| May 23 (M) | First day of instruction (first session) |
| May 30 (M) | Holiday: Memorial Day (non-instructional day) |
| June 3 (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 17, 2022. |
| June 10 (F) | Holiday: Kamehameha Day (non-instructional day) |
| July 1 (F) | First session ends |
| July 4 (M) | Holiday: Independence Day (non-instructional day) |
| July 5 (Tu) | First day of instruction (second session) |
| July 8 (F) | Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division |
| Aug 12 (F) | Second session ends Fall admission application deadline for post-baccalaureate unclassified students |