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Academic Calendar 2020–2021

Semester Dates
Summer, 2020 June 22, 2020 – July 31, 2020
Fall, 2020 September 1, 2020 – January 15, 2021
Spring, 2021 January 25, 2021 – June 11, 2021

We offer semester-long courses using either a flexible schedule or a calendar schedule as well as a condensed summer schedule. All courses have a specific start and end date.

Please note that 18 week enrollments will be a calendar length of 20 weeks to accommodate winter breaks, spring breaks, and holidays. All students should refer to the LMS for specific date requirements at the time of enrollment.

Course Type Duration Description
Semester-long flexible course 14 – 18 weeks Students enrolled in this course type can start at any time, but are required to attend a minimum of 14 weeks and a maximum of 18 weeks and are expected to work a minimum of 5 hours per week. Synchronous sessions are included. Students are given specific tasks each week. (Note: AP courses are excluded from this catalog. AP is only offered as a semester-long calendar course.)
Semester-long calendar course 14 – 18 weeks Students enrolled in this course type share the same start and end date as the students in their cohorts. Students are required to attend a minimum of 14 weeks and a maximum of 18 weeks and are expected to work a minimum of 5 hours per week. Synchronous sessions are included. Students are given specific tasks each week to complete.
Condensed semester-long summer course 6 weeks Students enrolled in this course type share the same start and end date as the students in their cohorts and are expected to work a minimum of 11.5 hours per week. Synchronous sessions are included. Students are given specific tasks each week. (Note: AP courses are excluded from this catalog. AP is only offered as a semester-long calendar course.)