Recently, Florida State University has made a few changes to the Spring semester, including enrollment deadlines, spring break, and graduation dates. These changes were made with students’ best interests in mind and we want to make sure you’re updated on what you need to know regarding the upcoming Spring semester.

Enrollment for the Spring 2021 semester began on October 26 and was extended until December 9. Drop/add will begin at 12:00am EST on January 6 and will end 11:59pm EST on January 11.

When registering for classes, students may notice that the courses this Spring are being offered in various modalities, including in-person/face-to-face (FTF), remote (previously FTF course conducted remotely), Panama City (PC) and Tallahassee Flex (students choose in-person or remote), and online (courses that are usually offered online).

Students should be aware of these different modalities, as it is possible that their Spring 2021 schedule could include courses using different modalities. 

The spring semester will begin Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021; however, all classes will be taught remotely through Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. To be clear, this means all spring semester face-to-face, hybrid, flex and remote classes will meet remotely between Jan. 6, 2021, and Jan. 15, 2021. This includes the FSU Panama City campus.

All spring semester face-to-face, hybrid and flex classes scheduled to meet in-person will begin face-to-face instruction Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. FSU will be closed Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday and classes will not meet. 

This additional week of remote classes will give the university more time to test members of the campus community for COVID-19 as they return and reduce the potential for community spread of the virus. With rising cases across the nation, we’ve made this decision out of an abundance of caution and believe the extra week of remote classes will allow FSU to begin the spring semester in the safest possible manner.

As a reminder, FSU has canceled Spring Break in 2021, and the spring semester will end Friday, April 23, 2021, a week earlier than originally planned. Commencement will occur the weekend of April 23, following the end of classes and in accordance with the CDC guidelines for large gatherings at that time.

To view the new Spring 2021 calendar, you can visit the Spring 2021 Academic Calendar page on the Registrar’s website.