Calendar of Events and Important Dates for UM

List of events and important dates!

Here is where you can find a list of events and important dates for students and parents of the University of Miami. We would love to list every event, but we decided to list the major ones and give you a link to the official events calendar page. For a full list of sporting events, click here.

OCTOBER 2019

October 1 – October 31, 2019 – Recruitment Registration

October 5, 2019 – Canes Football vs Virginia Tech, Home

October 11, 2019 – Canes Football vs Virginia, home

October 11, 2019 – Last Day to Apply for Graduation for Fall

October 19, 2109- Canes Football vs Georgia Tech, home

October 17 – 20, 2019 – Fall recess, no classes

October 21, 2019 – Registration Appointments available on CaneLink. Last Day to Drop a course.

October 28, 23019 – Canes Football vs Pitt, Away

NOVEMBER 2019

November 1 – November 22, 2019 – Sorority Recruitment Registration

November 2, 2019 – Canes Football vs FSU, Away

November 4, 2019 – Registration for Spring 2021

November 7 – 9, 2019 – Canes Football vs Louisville, Home, Homecoming

November 23 – December 1, 2019 – Thanksgiving Break

November 23, 2019 – Canes Football vs FIU, Away

November 30, 2019, Canes Football vs Duke, Away

DECEMBER 2019

December 3, 2019 – Classes End

December 4, 2019 – Reading Days

December 5 – 11, 2019 – Final Exams

December 12, 2019 – Graduation

December 12, 2019 – Housing Closes at NOON for Non-Commencement Participants

December 13, 2019 – Housing Closes at NOON for Commencement Participants

JANUARY 2020

January 6, 2020 – Sorority Recruitment begins – meet with recruitment counselor

January 7 – January 8, 2020 – Recruitment 101 and Open House

January 8, 2020-  Housing Available for Students

January 8, 2020- International Student Orientation

January 9 – January 12, 2020- Sorority Recruitment

January 9-11, 2020 –  Spring ‘Cane kickoff

January 13, 2020 –  Classes Begin

January 20, 2020-  Martin Luther King Jr. Day- no classes

January 21, 2020-  Last Day for Registration and to Add a Course

January 29, 2020 – Last Day to Drop a Course Without a “W”

January 29, 2020- Deadline to apply for Inactive Status and to apply for Non-UM programs

Jan 29, 2020 – Last Day to Make a Change in Credit-Only Designation

FEBRUARY 2020

February 5, 2020 – Application for graduation opens

February 17, 2020 – Midterm reporting begins

MARCH 2020

March 6, 2020 – Last Day to Apply for Graduation for Spring and Summer

March 7-15, 2020 – Spring Break

March 7-15, 2020 –  InterSession 2 (special tuition, add/drop, dates, & refund policy apply)

March 23, 2020 – Registration Appointments Available on CaneLink for Fall 2020

March 25, 2020 -Last Day to Drop a Course

APRIL 2020

April 13, 2020 – Registration for Fall Semester 2020 and Summer 2020 begins

April 24, 2020- Classes end

April 25 – 28, 2020- Reading days

April 29, 2020 – May 6, 2020- Final Exams

MAY 2020

May 6, 2020: Graduate School Deadline for Completion of Dissertation/Thesis

May 6, 2020- Semester ends

May 7, 2020- SPRING COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES – All Graduate Degrees

May 8, 2020- SPRING COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES – All Undergraduate Degrees

May 8, 2020- Housing Closes at NOON for Non-Commencement Participants

May 9, 2020- Housing Closes at NOON for Commencement Participants

May 11, 2020- Final Grades Released by Faculty in CaneLink by Noon

May 13, 2020- Final Grades Available to Students in CaneLink

 

May 17, 2020 – Housing Available

May 18, 2020 – Academic Advising for New Students

May 18, 2020 – Summer Term classes begin

May 20, 2020 – Last Day for Registration and to Add a Course

May 22, 2020 – Last Day To Drop a Course Without a “W” and to make a change in credit-only designation

May 25, 2020 – Memorial Day – No Classes

JUNE 2020

June 10, 2020 – Last Day to Drop a Course

June 24, 2020 – Summer classes end

June 25, 2020 – Reading Days

June 26, 2020 – Final exams for all classes

June 27, 2020- Housing Closes at Noon

June 27- July 12, 2020 –  InterSession Second (special add/drop, dates, & refund policy apply)

June 28, 2020 –  Housing Available

June 29, 2020 -Academic Advising for New Students*/Registration

June 29, 2020 – CLASSES BEGIN, second summer session

JULY 2020

July 1, 2020 –  Last Day for Registration and to Add a Course

July 3, 2020 – Holiday – No Classes

July 6, 2020 –  Last Day To Drop a Course Without a “W” and Last Day to Make a Change in Credit-Only Designation

July 22, 2020 – Last Day to Drop a Course

AUGUST 2020

Aug 5, 2020 – Classes End

Aug 6, 2020 – Reading Day

Aug 7, 2020 – Final Exams for all Classes. Session Ends

Aug 8, 2020 – Housing Closes At Noon

Aug 18, 2020 – Housing Available for New Students

Aug 18, 2020 – International Student Orientation

Aug 19-23, 2020 – Fall ‘Cane Kickoff

Aug 20, 2020 -Housing Available for Continuing Students

Aug 24, 2020 – Classes Begin

SEPTEMBER 2020

Sept 2, 2020 – Last Day for Registration and to Add a Course

Sept 7, 2020 – Labor Day Holiday, No Classes

Sept 9, 2020 – Last Day to Drop a Course Without a “W”, Deadline to apply for Inactive Status, Deadline to apply for Non-UM programs and Last Day to Make a Change in Credit-Only Designation

Sept 16, 2020 – Application for Graduation Opens

Sept 28, 2020 – Midterm Reporting begins

OCTOBER 2020

Fall Recess dates TBD – Thursday – Sunday

Oct 16, 2020 – Last Day to Apply for Graduation for Fall

Oct 26, 2020 – Last Day to Drop a Course.

Oct 26, 2020 –  Registration Appointments Available on CaneLink

NOVEMBER 2020

Nov 9, 2020 – Registration for Spring 2021* (Begins)

Nov 21 – Nov 29, 2020 –  Thanksgiving Recess

DECEMBER 2020

Dec 8, 2020 – Classes End

Dec 9, 2020 -Reading Day

Dec 10-16, 2020 – FINAL EXAMS

Dec 16, 2020 – Semester Ends

Dec 17, 2020 –  Graduation – All Degrees

Dec 17, 2020 – Housing Closes at noon for Non-Commencement Participants

Dec 18, 2020 – Housing Closes at noon for Commencement Participants