George Mason University

Fall 2020 Academic Calendar

Approved by Faculty Senate on: March 6, 2019; September 4, 2019

Updated April 27, 2020

• Priority Dates / Time Tickets
• Important Dates
• Final Exam Schedule
• Part of Term and Tuition Liability Dates

Priority Dates and Time Tickets

Registration times are assigned to each class code in order of completed hours from most to least. Go to Patriot Web to verify your registration time and to make sure you have a record free of holds that prevent registration. Click here to view a tutorial on how to find your registration time ticket in Patriot Web.

*All newly-admitted freshmen and transfer students must attend orientation and will register on that day.

Important Dates

Dates and deadlines listed on this page include full semester and 7.5 Week Sessions only. Students enrolled in courses in the 8 Week Modular Calendar need to refer to that calendar for their add/drop dates. Students in the modular calendar cannot also take courses in the full semester academic calendar. Academic calendar dates are subject to change.

For add/drop deadlines for courses that meet less than a full semester, see Non-standard Sections Dates.

Incomplete Fall 2020 Coursework: Note that the previous deadline for completing work for the spring semester was Friday, October 23, 2020. The deadline for completing work related to an Incomplete grade received in Spring 2020 has been extended to the end of the Fall 2020 semester in response to the Spring 2020 Coronavirus pandemic. This change is shown in red italicized font in the academic calendar below.

For graduation deadlines, please go to the Graduation Timelines page.

Part of Term and Tuition Liability Dates

There are standard Part-of-Term codes designated for courses that meet for the full semester (1),the first half of the semester (1F), or the last half of the semester (1L). Some courses meet for less than the full semester and have modified add, drop, and tuition liability dates. The part-of term code for non-standard courses will be listed in the section notes on Patriot Web. Please refer to the chart below for specific add/drop deadline dates. These dates are subject to change.

Please note: Courses may be assigned to a Part-of-Term code that doesn’t necessarily match the exact start and end date for the section. Students should consult Patriot Web for the exact start and end dates for these non-standard courses.

Refer to the Student Accounts website for more payment policies information and important tuition deadlines.

*As of Fall 2020, the Selective Withdrawal Period applies to degree and non-degree seeking undergraduate students only.