ACADEMIC CALENDAR

LOS ANGELES ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Winter 2021: January 11 – April 2 | Spring 2021: April 5 – June 25 | Summer 2021: July 5 – September 24 | Fall 2021: September 27 – December 17

Spring 2021/Covid-19 Announcement

We wanted to share the information we have regarding the Spring 2021 term. As we are all aware, institutions of higher education, along with many other businesses in Los Angeles and California, are not permitted to reopen as LA remains in the most restrictive tier of reopening (purple). As frustrating as this situation is for all of us, we are also aware that our government officials and health experts are making the best decisions they can to protect the health and safety of all of our community members. Blueprint for a Safer Economy (ca.gov)

With this in mind, we are making plans to begin our Spring 2021 semester online. We are hopeful progress will be made to reduce the COVID-19 numbers and an increase in vaccinations will allow us to start to bring students back to campus at some point during the Spring term. Please note there are several factors when implementing in-person instruction and not all classes/teachers will be available for in-person instruction once permitted.

We continue to work closely with our local public health agencies to ensure our campus reopening plans are in alignment with the state and county guidelines for when we are approved to welcome students back to campus. Reopening_HigherEducation.pdf (lacounty.gov)

In-person classes (once permitted) will be hybrid with students divided into cohorts to alternate weeks of online and in-person instruction. Masks & Physical distancing will be enforced. Health screening questionnaires must be submitted before entering the building each time, and temperature checks upon entry. Per the Higher Ed reopening guidelines, all students must have the flu vaccine.

As a reminder, the dates of our Spring 2021 Term are:

April 5-June 25 (non-degree)
April 5-June 11 (AOS)

Winter 2021 (online due to COVID-19):

Monday, January 4 — Institute Operations Resume
Friday, January 8 — Orientation for New Students 1:00pm PST
Monday, January 11 — Winter 2021 Session Begins (AOS Class of 2022 Starts)
Monday, January 18 — Institute Closed (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Friday, March 5 & Monday, March 8 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Friday, April 2 — Winter 2021 Session Ends

Spring 2021 (Online & hybrid* due to Covid-19):

Friday, April 2 – Orientation for New Students
Monday, April 5 — Spring 2021 Session Begins
Monday, April 19- AOS Spring 2021 Session Begins
Thursday, May 27 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Monday, May 31 — Institute Closed (Memorial Day)
Thursday, June 24 – Saturday, June 26 — AOS Class of 2021 Theatre Production
Friday, June 25 — Spring 2021 Session Ends
*Hybrid options = alternating in-person & online classes in cohorts
*Hybrid/in-person classes are only permitted once Los Angeles is in at least the Red Tier of the California Reopening Standards

Summer 2021 (hybrid due to Covid-19):

Thursday, July 1 — Orientation for New Students
Friday, July 2 — Institute Closed (Independence Day Observance)
Monday, July 5 — Summer 2021 Session Begins
Friday, August 27 – Monday, August 30 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Monday, September 6 — Institute Closed (Labor Day)
Thursday, September 16 — Institute Closed (Yom Kippur)
Thursday, September 23 – Saturday, September 25 — AOS Class of 2022 Theatre Production
Thursday, September 23 — Two-Year Conservatory Culmination
Friday, September 24 — Summer 2021 Session Ends
Saturday, September 25 — AOS Class of 2021 Graduation

Fall 2021 (in-person & hybrid):

Friday, September 24 — Orientation for New Students
Monday, September 27 — Fall 2021 Session Begins (AOS Class of 2023 Starts)
Friday, November 12 – Monday, November 15 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Thursday, November 25 – Sunday, November 26 — Thanksgiving Break
Friday, December 17 — Fall 2021 Session Ends

Winter 2022:

Monday, January 3 — Institute Operations Resume
Friday, January 7 — Orientation for New Students 1:00pm PST
Monday, January 10 — Winter 2022 Session Begins
Monday, January 17 — Institute Closed (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Tuesday, February 8 — Winter Intensive A Starts
Friday, February 18 — Winter Intensive A Ends
Friday, March 4 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Tuesday, March 22 — Winter Intensive B Begins
Friday, April 1 — Winter Intensive B Ends
Friday, April 1 — Winter 2022 Session Ends

Spring 2022:

Friday, April 1 – Orientation for New Students 1:00pm PST
Monday, April 4 — Spring 2022 Session Begins
Tuesday, May 3 — Spring Intensive A Begins
Friday, May 13 — Spring Intensive A Ends
Friday, May 20 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Monday, May 30 — Institute Closed (Memorial Day)
Tuesday, June 21 — Spring Intensive B Begins
Thursday, June 23 – Saturday, June 25 — AOS Class of 2023 Theatre Production
Friday, June 24 – Spring 2022 Session Ends
Saturday, June 25 — AOS Class of 2022 Graduation
Friday, July 1 — Spring Intensive B Ends

Summer 2022:

Friday, July 1 — Orientation for New Students 1:00pm PST
Monday, July 4 — Institute Closed (Independence Day)
Monday, July 4 — Summer 2022 Session Begins
Tuesday, August 2 — Summer Intensive A Begins
Friday, August 12 — Summer Intensive A Ends
Friday, August 26 – Monday, August 29 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Monday, September 5 — Institute Closed (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 13 — Summer Intensive B Begins
Thursday, September 22 — Two-Year Conservatory Culmination
Friday, September 23 — Summer Intensive B Ends
Friday, September 23 — Summer 2021 Session Ends

Fall 2022:

Friday, September 23 — Orientation for New Students 1:00pm PST
Monday, September 26 — Fall 2022 Session Begins
Wednesday, October 5 — Institute Closed (Yom Kippur)
Thursday, November 24 – Sunday, November 27 — Thanksgiving Break
Friday, December 16 — Fall 2022 Session Ends