SARASOTA UNIVERSITY CALENDAR, 2020 – 2021
University Office Hours:
Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Admissions Office also is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Further, staff members are available during weekend classes and special activities. Faculty are available by email or phone during scheduled office hours or personal appointment. Please call: 866-582-8448 to schedule an appointment.
Holiday Schedule
Sarasota University offices will be closed on the following days:
| Holiday | Academic Year 2020-21 |
| Labor Day | September 7, 2020 |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 26 and 27, 2020 |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2020 |
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2021 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | January 18, 2021 |
| Memorial Day | May 31, 2021 |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2021 |
| *Note: Instructional weeks begin on Tuesdays and end on Mondays | |||
| Sarasota University Calendar* | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Spring Trimester | |||
| New Year’s Day | Jan 1 | Jan 1 | Jan 1 |
| Spring Term 1 Classes Begin | Jan 8 | Jan 7 | Jan 5 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Jan 21 | Jan 20 | Jan 18 |
| Presidents Day | Feb 18 | Feb 17 | Feb 15 |
| Spring Term 1 Classes End | Mar 4 | Mar 2 | Mar 1 |
| Spring Term 2 Classes Begin | Mar 5 | Mar 3 | Mar 2 |
| Spring Term 1 Grades due | Mar 10 | Mar 8 | Mar 7 |
| Easter | Apr 21 | Apr 12 | Apr 4 |
| Spring Term 2 Classes End | Apr 29 | Apr 27 | Apr 26 |
| Spring Break: No Classes | ***** | ***** | Apr 27 – May 3 |
| Spring Term 2 Grades Due | May 5 | May 3 | May 2 |
| Summer Trimester | |||
| Summer Term 1 Classes Begin | Apr 30 | Apr 28 | May 4 |
| Memorial Day | May 27 | May 25 | May 31 |
| Summer Term 1 Classes End | Jun 24 | Jun 22 | Jun 28 |
| Summer Term 2 Classes Begin | Jun 25 | Jun 23 | Jun 29 |
| Independence Day | Jul 4 | Jul 4 | Jul 4 |
| Summer Term 1 Grades Due | Jun 30 | Jun 28 | Jun 27 |
| Summer Term 2 Classes End | Aug 19 | Aug 17 | Aug 23 |
| Summer Break: No Classes | Aug 20 – Aug 26 | Aug 18 – Aug 24 | Aug 24 – Aug 30 |
| Summer Term 2 Grades Due | Aug 25 | Aug 23 | Aug 29 |
| Labor Day | Sep 2 | Sep 7 | Sep 7 |
| Fall Trimester | |||
| Fall Term 1 Classes Begin | Aug 27 | Aug 25 | Aug 31 |
| Fall Term 1 Classes End | Oct 21 | Oct 19 | Oct 25 |
| Fall Term 2 Classes Begin | Oct 22 | Oct 20 | Oct 26 |
| Fall Term 1 Grades due | Oct 27 | Oct 25 | Oct 24 |
| Veterans Day | Nov 11 | Nov 11 | Nov 11 |
| Thanksgiving | Nov 28 | Nov 26 | Nov 25 |
| Fall Term 2 Classes End | Dec 16 | Dec 14 | Dec 20 |
| Fall Break: No Classes | Dec 17 – Jan 6 | Dec 15 – Jan 4 | Dec 21 – Jan 3 |
| Christmas | Dec 25 | Dec 25 | Dec 25 |
| Fall Term 2 Grades due | Dec 22 | Dec 20 | Dec 19 |