2020-2021 Graduate Program Calendar
Fall Semester (August 24-December 17, 2020)
Registration and Orientation Schedule for the Fall Semester
Graduate Registration for Fall 2019 Returning Students | April 15-August 21, 2020 |
Graduate Music Placement Examinations | August 17-18, 2020 |
Orientation for New Students | August 20, 2020 |
Campus Life and Ministry Fair | August 20, 2020 |
Fall Semester Independent Study Submission Deadline | August 21, 2020 |
New Student Registration | August 21, 2020 |
Final Day for Tuition Payment | August 21, 2020 |
Registration Deadline for Fall Internet Courses | August 21, 2020 |
Late Student Registration | August 24, 2020 |
Fall Semester Academic Events
Classes Begin (Including Internet classes) | August 24, 2020 |
Convocation Chapel | August 25, 2020 |
Grant Application for Spring 2021 Semester | September 1-30, 2020 |
Last Day to Drop/Add | September 4, 2020 |
Labor Day (Offices closed; no classes) | September 7, 2020 |
Last Day to Apply for Fall Graduation | September 15, 2020 |
Founders’ Day Chapel (11:00 am) | October 13, 2020 |
Graduate Registration for Spring 2021 Returning Students | October 15, 2020 -January 15, 2021 |
October Academic Intensives | October 19-23, 2020 |
Fall Break (Offices open) | October 19-23, 2020 |
ThM Application Deadline for Spring 2021 Entrance | November 2, 2020 |
ThM Thesis Deadline | November 2, 2020 |
Deadline for MMCM Theses (Fall 2020 Semester) | November 16, 2020 |
Thanksgiving Break (No classes; offices close at noon on Wednesday) | November 23-27, 2020 |
Graduate Final Examinations | December 11-17, 2020 |
Christmas Break | December 23, 2020 - January 3, 2021 |
Fall Semester Graduation Activities
President’s Reception (4:30pm) | Friday, December 18, 2020 |
Graduation Rehearsal (2:30 pm) | Friday, December 18, 2020 |
Fall Semester Graduation (10:00 am) | Saturday, December 19, 2020 |
Fall Semester Graduate Final Examination Schedule (December 11-17, 2020)
Class Time | Examination Time |
|---|---|
Monday Only Classes: Monday, December 14, 2020 | |
9:00 am and 11:00am | 9:00-11:00 am |
1:00 and 2:00pm | 2:00-4:00 pm |
5:00 and 6:00 pm | 6:00-8:00 pm |
Tuesday Only Classes: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 | |
8:00 am | 9:00-11:00 am |
12:30 pm and 2:00pm | 2:00-4:00 pm |
6:00 pm | 6:00-8:00 pm |
Wednesday Only Classes: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 | |
8:00 and 9:00 am | 9:00-11:00 am |
Thursday Only Classes: Thursday, December 17, 2020 | |
8:00 am | 9:00-11:00 am |
12:30 pm | 12:00-2:00 pm |
2:00 pm | 2:00-4:00 pm |
6:00 pm | 6:00-8:00 pm |
Friday Only Classes: Friday, December 11, 2020 | |
8:00am | 9:00-11:00 am |
Tuesday/Thursday Classes | |
8:00 and 8:30 am | Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 9:00-11:00 am |
9:30 am | Thursday, December 17, 2020, 9:00-11:00 am |
12:30 and 1:00 pm | Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 12:00-2:00 pm |
2:00 pm | Thursday, December 17, 2020, 2:00-4:00 pm |
Spiritual Formation or Personal Disciplemaking Classes: Last Day of Class
The final exam for a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday Hybrid course must be completed online by midnight of the corresponding Monday Only, Tuesday Only, Wednesday Only or Thursday Only exam day.
Internet and Hybrid Intensive courses must have completed final exams by midnight, Thursday, December 17, 2020.
Mentoring courses must have completed final exams by midnight, Thursday, December 17, 2020.
January Academic Intensives (January 4-15, 2021)
January Academic Intensives 1 Registration | October 6-December 4, 2020 |
January Academic Intensives 2 Registration | October 13-December 11, 2020 |
January Academic Intensives 1 | January 4-8, 2021 |
January Academic Intensives 2 | January 11-15, 2021 |
Spring Semester (January 19-May 13, 2021)
Registration and Orientation for the Spring Semester
Graduate Registration for Spring 2021 Returning Students | October 15, 2020-January 15, 2021 |
Graduate Music Placement Examinations | January 11-12, 2021 |
Orientation for New Students | January 14, 2021 |
Campus Life and Ministry Fair | January 14, 2021 |
Spring Semester Independent Study Submission Deadline | January 15, 2021 |
New Student Registration | January 15, 2021 |
Final Day for Tuition Payment | January 15, 2021 |
Registration Deadline for Spring Internet Courses | January 15, 2021 |
Late Student Registration | January 19, 2021 |
Spring Semester Academic Events
Martin Luther King Day (No classes; offices closed) | January 18, 2021 |
Classes Begin (Including Internet classes) | January 19, 2021 |
Last Day to Drop/Add | January 29, 2021 |
Mardi Gras | February 16, 2021 |
Last Day to Apply for May or July Graduation | March 1, 2021 |
March Academic Intensives | March 15-19, 2021 |
Spring Break (Offices open) | March 15-19, 2021 |
ThM Thesis Deadline for May 2021 Graduation | April 1, 2021 |
ThM Application Deadline for Fall 2021 | April 1, 2021 |
Grant Application for Fall 2021 Semester | April 1-30, 2021 |
Good Friday (Offices closed, no classes) | April 2, 2021 |
Deadline for MMCM Theses (Spring 2021 Semester) | April 15, 2021 |
Celebration of Excellence Chapel | May 4, 2021 |
Graduate Final Examinations | May 7-13, 2021 |
Spring Semester Graduation Activities
Graduate Program Graduation Rehearsal (2:30 pm) | Friday, May 14, 2021 |
President’s Reception (4:30pm) | Friday, May 14, 2021 |
Graduate School Spring Graduation (10:00am) | Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
Spring Semester Graduate Final Examination Schedule (May 7-13, 2021)
Class Time | Examination Time |
|---|---|
Monday Only Classes: Monday, May 10, 2021 | |
8:00 and 9:00 am | 9:00-11:00 am |
1:00 and 2:00 pm | 2:00-4:00 pm |
6:00 pm | 6:00-8:00 pm |
Tuesday Only Classes: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | |
8:00 am | 9:00-11:00 am |
12:30 and 2:00 pm | 2:00-4:00 pm |
6:00 pm | 6:00-8:00 pm |
Wednesday Only Classes: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 | |
8:00 and 9:00 am | 9:00-11:00 am |
Thursday Only Classes: Thursday, May 13, 2021 | |
8:00 am | 9:00-11:00 am |
12:30 - 2:00 pm | 2:00-4:00 pm |
6:00 PM | 6:00-8:00 pm |
Friday Only Classes: Friday, May 7, 2021 | |
8:00 | 9:00-11:00 am |
Tuesday/Thursday Classes | |
8:00 and 8:30 am | Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 9:00-11:00 am |
9:30 AM | Thursday, May 13, 2021, 9:00-11:00 am |
12:30 and 1:00 pm | Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 2:00-4:00 pm |
2:00 PM | Thursday, May 13, 2021, 2:00-4:00 pm |
The final exam for a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday Hybrid course must be completed online by midnight of the corresponding Monday Only, Tuesday Only, Wednesday Only, or Thursday Only exam day.
Internet and Hybrid Intensive courses must have completed final exams by midnight, Thursday, May 13, 2021.
Mentoring courses must have completed final exams by midnight, Thursday, May 13, 2021.
May Academic Intensives (May 24-28, 2021)
Registration for May Academic Intensives | February 24-April 23, 2021 |
May Academic Intensives | May 24-28, 2021 |
Summer School (May 31-July 30, 2021)
Registration Opens for All Summer School and Internet Courses | March 1, 2021 |
Summer School Independent Study Submission Deadline | May 28, 2021 |
Registration Deadline for Summer 2021 Internet Courses | May 28, 2021 |
Summer Term and Internet Classes Begin | May 31, 2021 |
Summer Internet Course Final Exam Deadline | July 30, 2021 |
July Diploma Conferral Date | July 30, 2021 |
Online Registration for Fall 2021 Returning Students | April 15-August 13, 2021 |
Summer Institute 1 (May 31-June 11) | |
Registration for Summer Institute 1 | March 1-May 28, 2021 |
Summer Biblical Languages Institute: Introductory Greek Grammar (Week 2) | May 31-June 4, 2021 |
Summer Institute 1 (two-week courses) | May 31-June 11, 2021 |
Summer Institute 2 (June 14-25) | |
Registration for Summer Institute 2 | March 1-May 28, 2021 |
Summer Institute 2 (one-week courses) | June 14-18, 2021 |
Summer Institute 2 (two-week courses) | June 14-25, 2021 |
Summer Biblical Languages Institute: Intermediate Greek Grammar | June 14-25, 2021 |
Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, TN | June 15-16, 2021 |
Summer Institute 3 (June 28-July 9) | |
Registration for Summer Institute 3 | March 1- May 28, 2021 |
Summer Institute 3 (one-week courses) | June 28-July 2, 2021 |
Independence Day holiday (offices closed; classes meet) | July 5, 2021 |
Summer Biblical Languages Institute: Advanced Greek Grammar | July 5-9, 2021 |
Summer Institute 4 (July 12-23) | |
Registration for Summer Institute 4 | March 1- May 28, 2021 |
Summer Institute 4 (one-week courses) | July 12-23, 2021 |
Summer Biblical Languages Institute: Greek Exegesis: 2 Corinthians | July 19-23, 2021 |
End-of-Summer Academic Intensives (July 26-30, 2021)
Registration for End-of-Summer Academic Intensives | March 1-May 28, 2021 |
End-of-Summer Academic Intensives (one-week courses) | July 26-30, 2021 |