Academic Calendar | Washington DC
Academic Calendar 2019-2020
*subject to change
| Monday, June 3-Tuesday, July 16, 2019
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Summer Programs in Washington, DC |
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Thursday, July 4, 2019 |
Independence Day—SAIS is closed |
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Monday July 15-Friday, August 23, 2019 |
MIEF Summer term for the 2019-2020 cohort |
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Monday, July 29-Tuesday, August 27, 2019 |
Pre-Term Program |
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
Conferral date for summer degree completion |
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Saturday, August 31, 2019 |
Fall 2019 semester begins |
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Monday, September 2, 2019 |
Labor Day—SAIS is closed |
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Sunday, November 24-Sunday, December 1, 2019 |
Fall Break/Thanksgiving Week |
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Monday, December 9, 2019 |
Fall 2019 classes end |
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Friday, December 27, 2019 |
Conferral date for fall degree completion |
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Tuesday, January 14-Friday, January 24, 2020 |
MIEF intersession |
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Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
Spring 2020 semester begins |
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Sunday, March 15-Sunday, March 22, 2020 |
Spring break |
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Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
Spring 2020 classes end |
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020 |
SAIS graduation ceremony |
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Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
JHU graduation ceremony in Baltimore and conferral date for spring degree completion |
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Monday, May 25-Monday, June 22, 2020 |
MIEF summer term for students in 2019-2020 cohort |
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Monday, June 1-Tuesday, July 14, 2020 |
Summer Programs in Washington, DC |
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Friday, July 3, 2020 |
Independence Day Observed—SAIS is closed |
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Monday, July 13-Friday, August 21, 2020 |
MIEF Summer term for 2020-2021 cohort |
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Monday, July 27-Tuesday, August 25, 2020 |
Pre-Term Program |
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Friday, August 21, 2020 |
Conferral date for summer degree completion |
| Monday, August 12 | Part-time/non-degree application/registration deadline for Fall 2019 |
| Monday, August 26-Wednesday, August 28 | Online economics waiver exams: micro, macro, trade, monetary, and statistics |
| Thursday and Friday, August 29-30 | Orientation for new MA, MIPP, and PhD students |
| Friday, August 30 | 6:00pm deadline for registration for all non-language courses—ALL STUDENTS MUST BE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE IN BIDDING. ROUND ONE OF BIDDING OCCURS THE WEEKEND BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN. |
| Saturday, August 31 |
Fall 2019 semester begins |
| Core Exams: AFP: 9:00am-noon; Theories of IR: 1:00-4:00pm CP: 9:00am-noon; Evol of Intl Sys: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comps I, II, and III |
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| Monday, September 2 | Labor Day—SAIS is closed |
| Tuesday, September 3-Friday, September 13 | Online Drop/Add for non-language courses. Drop/Add ends at noon on Friday, September 13, 2019 |
| Tuesday-Friday, September 3-6 | Language Placement/Proficiency Exams |
| Friday, September 6 | Payment for Fall 2019 tuition and fees is due at 5:00pm for MA, MIPP, non-degree, certificate, and PhD students |
| Monday, September 9 | 8:00pm DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR ROUND TWO OF BIDDING FOR THE FALL TERM |
| Tuesday, September 10 | Language classes begin |
| Tuesday, September 10-Monday, September 23 | Online Language Drop/Add |
| Friday, September 13 | Last day to change a first-half-term course from credit to audit |
| Monday, September 16-Monday, September 23 | Exceptional Drop/Add in person in the Registrar’s Office for non-language courses w/ faculty consent |
| Monday, September 23 | Last day to change a full-semester course from credit to audit |
| Tuesday, September 24-Friday, November 8 | Course withdrawal period—a ‘W’ will appear on a student’s transcript when a non-language or language course is dropped during this period |
| Monday, October 14 | Last day of classes for first 7-week courses |
| Tuesday, October 15-Monday, October 21 | Final Exams for first 7-week courses |
| Tuesday, October 22 | Second 7-week classes begin |
| Monday, October 28 | Deadline to submit incomplete grades for Spring 2019 without grade restriction |
| Friday, November 1 |
Deadline to drop a 7-week course that began week of October 22 |
| Deadline to request Leave of Absence for Spring 2020 | |
| Last day to change a second-half-term course from credit to audit | |
| Friday, November 8 | Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course with a grade of “W” Last day to change a class from audit to credit |
| Saturday, November 9 | Optional Snow Day make up for any classes cancelled if SAIS closed for inclement weather |
| Sunday, November 24-Sunday, December 1 | Fall Break/Thanksgiving Week |
| Monday-Friday, December 2-6 | Language Proficiency Exams |
| Monday, December 9 | Last day of fall semester classes |
| Incomplete grades from spring semester become failures | |
| Tuesday, December 10 | Reading day |
| Oral exams to qualify for Honors | |
| Core Exams: AFP: 9:00am-noon; Theories of IR: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comps II and III |
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| Wednesday, December 11 | Reading day |
| Final exams for all microeconomics and international trade courses, 9:00am-12:00pm | |
| Thursday, December 12 | Reading day |
| Oral exams to qualify for Honors | |
| Core Exams: CP: 9:00am-noon; Evol of Intl Sys: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comp I |
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| Friday, December 13 | Reading day |
| Final exams for all macroeconomics (9:00a.m.-noon) and monetary theory (1:00-4:00p.m.) courses | |
| Saturday, December 14 | Optional Snow Day make up for any classes cancelled if SAIS closed for inclement weather |
| Monday-Friday, December 16-20 | Final exams; consult the final exam schedule |
| Friday, December 27 | Fall semester final grades due |
| Friday, December 27 | Conferral date for fall degree completion |
| Monday, December 9, 2019 | Online registration for Spring 2020 opens |
| Tuesday, January 21-Thursday, January 23 | Online economics waiver exams: micro, macro, trade, monetary, and statistics open to all first-year students in Washington DC. This is the last opportunity for first-year students to attempt the waiver exams. |
| Tuesday, January 14 | MIEF intersession begins MIEF tuition and fees due for Spring and Summer |
| Thursday-Friday, January 23-24 | Orientation for new MA, MIPP, and PhD students |
| Friday, January 24 | MIEF intersession ends 6:00pm deadline for registration for all non-language courses—ALL STUDENTS MUST BE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE IN BIDDING. ROUND ONE OF BIDDING OCCURS THE WEEKEND BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN. |
| Saturday, January 25 | Spring 2020 semester begins Core Exams: AFP: 9:00am-noon; Theories of IR: 1:00-4:00pm CP: 9:00am-noon; Evol of Intl Sys: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comps I, II, and III |
| Monday, January 27-Friday, February 7 | Online Drop/Add for non-language courses; online Drop/Add will close at noon on Friday, February 7 |
| Tuesday-Friday, January 28-31 | Language Placement/Proficiency Exams |
| Friday, January 31 | 6:00pm DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR ROUND TWO OF BIDDING FOR THE SPRING TERM Payment for Spring 2020 tuition and fees is due at 5:00pm for MA, MIPP, non-degree, certificate, and PhD students |
| Tuesday, February 4 | Language classes begin |
| Tuesday, February 4-Friday, February 14 | Online Language Drop/Add |
| Friday, February 7 | Last day to change a first-half-term course from credit to audit |
| Monday, February 10-Monday, February 17 | Exceptional Drop/Add in person in the Registrar’s Office for non-language courses with faculty consent |
| Monday, February 17 | Last day to change a full-term course from credit to audit Presidents’ Day—classes will be held |
| Tuesday, February 18-Friday, April 10 | ourse withdrawal period—a ‘W’ will appear on a student’s transcript when a non-language or language course is dropped during this period |
| Saturday, February 22 | Optional Snow Day make up for any classes cancelled if school is closed for inclement weather |
| Friday, March 6 | First 7-week classes end |
| Monday-Friday, March 9-13 | Final exams for first 7-week classes |
| Sunday, March 15-Sunday, March 22 | Spring break |
| Monday, March 23 | 7-week classes begin |
| Friday, March 27 | Deadline to submit incomplete grades for Fall 2019 without grade restriction |
| Saturday, March 28 | Optional Snow Day make up for any classes cancelled if school is closed for inclement weather |
| Friday, April 3 | Deadline to drop a 7-week course that began week of March 23 Last day to change a second-half-term course from credit to audit |
| Friday, April 10 | Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course with a grade of "W" Last day to change a class from audit to credit |
| Monday, April 27-Friday, May 1 | Language Proficiency Exams |
| Friday, May 1 | Incomplete grades from fall semester become failures |
| Saturday, May 2 | Last day of Spring semester classes |
| Monday, May 4 | Reading day Oral exams to qualify for Honors |
| Tuesday, May 5 | Reading day Core Exams: AFP: 9:00am-noon; Theories of IR: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comps I and III Oral exams to qualify for Honors |
| Wednesday, May 6 | Reading day Final exams for all microeconomics and international trade courses, 9:00am-noon Oral exams to qualify for Honors |
| Thursday, May 7 | Reading day Core Exams: CP: 9:00am-noon; Evol of Intl Sys: 1:00-4:00pmEuropean & Eurasian Studies Comp II Oral exams to qualify for Honors |
| Friday, May 8 | Reading day Final exams for all macroeconomics (9:00a.m.-noon) and monetary theory (1:00-4:00p.m.) courses |
| Monday-Friday, May 11-15 | Final exams; consult the final exam schedule |
| Tuesday, May 19 | Spring semester final grades due |
| Wednesday, May 20 | Johns Hopkins SAIS Commencement Ceremony |
| Thursday, May 21 | JHU Commencement Ceremony in Baltimore and conferral date for spring degree completion |
| Friday, May 29 | Deadline to request a Leave of Absence for Fall 2020 |
| Monday, May 25 | MIEF summer term begins for students in 2019-2020 cohort |
| Monday, June 1-Tuesday, July 14 | Summer Programs |
| Saturday-Sunday, June 6-7 | Online economics waiver exams: micro, macro, trade, monetary, and statistics |
| Friday, June 19 | MIEF summer term ends for students in 2019-2020 cohort |
| Friday, July 3 | Independence Day Observed—school is closed |
| Monday, July 6 | Course registration opens online for Fall 2020 |
| Wednesday, July 8 | Tuition due for Summer and Fall for MIEF students |
| Friday, July 10 | MIEF Orientation |
| Monday, July 13-Friday, August 21 | MIEF Summer term for 2020-2021 cohort |
| Monday, July 27-Tuesday, August 25 | Pre-Term Program |
| Monday-Friday, August 24-28 | MIEF Summer final exams |
| Friday, August 21 | Conferral date for summer degree completion |
Academic Calendar 2020-2021
| Monday, June 1-Tuesday, July 14, 2020
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Summer Programs in Washington, DC |
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Friday, July 3, 2020 |
Independence Day Observed—SAIS is closed |
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Monday July 13-Friday, August 21, 2020 |
MIEF Summer term for the 2020-2021 cohort |
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Monday, July 27-Tuesday, August 25, 2020 |
Pre-Term Program |
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
Fall 2020 semester begins |
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Monday, August 31, 2020 |
Conferral date for summer degree completion |
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Monday, September 7, 2020 |
Labor Day—SAIS is closed |
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Sunday, November 22-Sunday, November 29, 2020 |
Fall Break/Thanksgiving Week |
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Monday, December 7, 2020 |
Fall 2020 classes end |
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
Conferral date for fall degree completion |
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Monday, January 11-Friday, January 22, 2021 |
MIEF intersession |
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Saturday, January 23, 2021 |
Spring 2021 semester begins |
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Sunday, March 21-Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
Spring break |
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Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
Spring 2021 classes end |
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
SAIS graduation ceremony |
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Thursday, May 27, 2021 |
JHU graduation ceremony in Baltimore and conferral date for spring degree completion |
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Monday, May 31-Monday, June 28, 2021 |
MIEF summer term for students in 2020-2021 cohort |
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Monday, May 31-Tuesday, July 13, 2021 |
Summer Programs in Washington, DC |
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Friday, July 2, 2021 |
Independence Day Observed—SAIS is closed |
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Monday, July 12-Friday, August 20, 2021 |
MIEF Summer term for 2021-2022 cohort |
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Monday, July 26-Tuesday, August 24, 2021 |
Pre-Term Program |
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021 |
Conferral date for summer degree completion |
| Monday, August 10 | Part-time/non-degree application/registration deadline for Fall 2020 |
| Friday-Sunday, August 21-23 | Online economics waiver exams: micro, macro, trade, monetary, and statistics |
| Thursday and Friday, August 27-28 | Orientation for new MA, MIPP, and PhD students |
| Friday, August 28 | 6:00pm deadline for registration for all non- language courses—ALL STUDENTS MUST BE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE IN BIDDING. ROUND ONE OF BIDDING OCCURS THE WEEKEND BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN. Payment for Fall 2020 tuition and fees is due at 5:00pm for MA, MIPP, certificate, DIA, and PhD students |
| Saturday, August 29 | Fall 2020 semester begins Core Exams: AFP: 9:00am-noon; Theories of IR: 1:00-4:00pm CP: 9:00am-noon; Evol of Intl Sys: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comps I, II, and III |
| Monday, August 31-Friday, September 11 | Online Drop/Add for non-language courses. Drop/Add ends at noon on Friday, September 11, 2020 |
| Tuesday-Friday, September 1-4 | Language Placement/Proficiency Exams |
| Friday, September 4 | 6:00pm DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR ROUND TWO OF BIDDING FOR THE FALL TERM |
| Friday, September 4-Monday, September 21 | Online language Drop/Add |
| Monday, September 7 | Labor Day—SAIS is closed |
| Tuesday, September 8 | Language classes begin |
| Friday, September 11 | Last day to change a first-half-term course from credit to audit Payment for Fall 2020 tuition and fees is due at 5:00pm for all non-degree students |
| Monday, September 14-Monday, September 21 | Exceptional Drop/Add in person in the Registrar’s Office for non-language courses w/ faculty consent |
| Monday, September 21 | Last day to change a full-semester course from credit to audit |
| Tuesday, September 22-Friday, November 6 | Course withdrawal period—a ‘W’ will appear on a student’s transcript when a non-language or language course is dropped during this perio |
| Monday, October 12 | Last day of classes for first 7-week courses |
| Tuesday, October 13-Monday, October 19 | Final Exams for first 7-week courses |
| Tuesday, October 20 | Second 7-week classes begin |
| Friday, October 30 | Deadline to drop a 7-week course that began week of October 20 |
| Friday, November 6 | Deadline to request Leave of Absence for Spring 2021 |
| Saturday, November 7 | Optional Snow Day make up for any classes cancelled if SAIS closed for inclement weather |
| Sunday, November 22-Sunday, November 29 | Fall Break/Thanksgiving Week |
| Monday-Friday, November 30-December 4 | Language Proficiency Exams |
| Monday, December 7 | Last day of fall semester classes |
| Tuesday, December 8 | Reading day Oral exams to qualify for Honors Core Exams: AFP: 9:00am-noon; Theories of IR: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comps II and III |
| Wednesday, December 9 | Reading day Final exams for all microeconomics and international trade courses, 9:00am-12:00pm |
| Thursday, December 10 | Reading day Oral exams to qualify for Honors Core Exams: CP: 9:00am-noon; Evol of Intl Sys: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comp I |
| Friday, December 11 | Reading day Final exams for all macroeconomics (9:00a.m.- noon) and monetary theory (1:00-4:00p.m.) courses |
| Saturday, December 12 | Optional Snow Day make up for any classes cancelled if SAIS closed for inclement weather |
| Monday-Friday, December 14-18 | Final exams; consult the final exam schedule |
| Tuesday, December 29 | Fall semester final grades due |
| Wednesday, December 30 | Conferral date for fall degree completion |
| Monday, December 7, 2020 | Online registration for Spring 2021 opens |
| Monday, January 11 | MIEF intersession begins MIEF tuition and fees due for Spring and Summer |
| Friday-Sunday, January 15-17 | Online economics waiver exams: micro, macro, trade, monetary, and statistics open to all first- year DC students. This is the last opportunity for first-year students to attempt the waiver exams. |
| Thursday-Friday, January 21-22 | Orientation for new MA, MIPP, and PhD students |
| Friday, January 22 |
MIEF intersession ends Payment for Spring 2021 tuition and fees is due at 5:00pm for MA, MIPP, certificate, DIA, and PhD students |
| Saturday, January 23 | Spring 2021 semester begins Core Exams: AFP: 9:00am-noon; Theories of IR: 1:00-4:00pm CP: 9:00am-noon; Evol of Intl Sys: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comps I, II, and III |
| Monday, January 25-Friday, February 5 | Online Drop/Add for non-language courses; online Drop/Add will close at noon on Friday, February 5 |
| Tuesday-Friday, January 26-29 | Language Placement/Proficiency Exams |
| Friday, January 29 | 6:00pm DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR ROUND TWO OF BIDDING FOR THE SPRING TERM |
| Tuesday, February 2 | Language classes begin |
| Monday, February 1-Friday, February 12 | Online Language Drop/Add |
| Friday, February 5 | Last day to change a first-half-term course from credit to audit Payment for Spring 2021 tuition and fees is due at 5:00pm for all non-degree students |
| Monday, February 8-Monday, February 15 | Exceptional Drop/Add in person in the Registrar’s Office for non-language courses with faculty consent |
| Monday, February 15 | Last day to change a full-term course from credit to audit Presidents’ Day—classes will be held |
| Tuesday, February 16-Friday, April 9 | Course withdrawal period—a ‘W’ will appear on a student’s transcript when a non-language or language course is dropped during this period |
| Saturday, February 20 | Optional Snow Day make up for any classes cancelled if SAIS closed for inclement weather |
| Friday, March 5 | First 7-week classes end |
| Monday-Friday, March 8-12 | Final exams for first 7-week classes |
| Monday, March 15 | 7-week classes begin |
| Sunday, March 21-Sunday, March 28 | Spring break |
| Saturday, March 27 | Optional Snow Day make up for any classes cancelled if SAIS closed for inclement weather |
| Friday, April 2 | Deadline to drop a 7-week course that began week of March 15 Last day to change a second-half-term course from credit to audit |
| Friday, April 9 | Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course with a grade of “W” Last day to change a course from audit to credit Last day to change a second-half-term course from credit to audit |
| Monday, April 26-Friday, April 30 | Language Proficiency Exams |
| Saturday, May 1 | Last day of Spring semester classes |
| Monday, May 3 | Reading day Oral exams to qualify for Honors |
| Tuesday, May 4 | Reading day Core Exams: AFP: 9:00am-noon; Theories of IR: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comps I and III Oral exams to qualify for Honors |
| Wednesday, May 5 | Reading day Oral exams to qualify for Honors Final exams for all microeconomics and international trade courses, 9:00am-noon |
| Thursday, May 6 | Reading day Core Exams: CP: 9:00am-noon; Evol of Intl Sys: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comp II Oral exams to qualify for Honors |
| Friday, May 7 | Reading day Final exams for all macroeconomics (9:00a.m.- noon) and monetary theory (1:00-4:00p.m.) courses |
| Monday-Friday, May 10-14 | Final exams; consult the final exam schedule |
| Friday-Sunday, May 14-16 | Online economics waiver exams: micro, macro, trade, monetary, and statistics |
| Friday, May 21 | Spring semester final grades due |
| Wednesday, May 26 | Johns Hopkins SAIS graduation ceremony |
| Thursday, May 27 | JHU graduation ceremony in Baltimore and conferral date for spring degree completion |
| Friday, May 28 | Deadline to request a Leave of Absence for Fall 2021 |
| Friday-Sunday, May 14-16 | Online economics waiver exams: micro, macro, trade, monetary, and statistics |
| Monday, May 24 | MIEF summer term begins for students in 2020- 2021 cohort |
| Monday, May 31-Tuesday, July 13 | Summer Programs in Washington, DC |
| Saturday-Sunday, June 5-6 | Online economics waiver exams: micro, macro, trade, monetary, and statistics |
| Friday, June 18 | MIEF summer term ends for students in 2020- 2021 cohort |
| Friday, July 2 | Independence Day Observed—SAIS is closed |
| Monday, July 5 | Course registration opens online for Fall 2021 |
| Wednesday, July 7 | Tuition due for Summer and Fall for MIEF students |
| Friday, July 9 | MIEF Orientation |
| Monday, July 12-Friday, August 20 | MIEF Summer term for 2021-2022 cohort |
| Monday, July 26-Tuesday, August 24 | Pre-Term Program |
| Monday-Friday, August 23-27 | MIEF Summer final exams |
| Tuesday, August 31 | Conferral date for summer degree completion |