Dear Georgetown Students,
Recently you should have received a letter from President DeGioia on the University’s decision to notify the Georgetown community of the Spring 2021 semester plans to continue with virtual classes, no later than November 16, 2020. We understand the impact our Spring plans will have on other aspects of your academic planning, therefore, we have revised a number of important dates as you prepare for the Spring semester.
Course Registration
We are rescheduling course registration from November 2 to November 16 (for graduate students) and November 9 to November 30 (for undergraduate students). This allows additional time for students to plan their Spring semester courses, based on the expected announcement of the University’s plans to go online by November 16. The notice of the schedule of classes will stay the same and will become available in MyAccess on October 26. Details regarding registration times will be forthcoming from the University Registrar.
Students are encouraged to take advantage of the additional time before registration begins to meet with their advisors to plan for a successful online Spring semester.
Leave of Absence Notification
Students who elected to take a Leave of Absence during the Fall 2020 semester were earlier informed they had to notify their advising deans of their plans to return in the Spring semester no later than November 1. The University has rescheduled the deadline for notification to Friday, November 23. We are including this addendum as a courtesy because we know when we announce online classes, people will not want to do that.
Tuition Assessment and Billing
The University has also delayed the issuance of billing statements, originally scheduled for November 17. Graduate students should tentatively expect to receive their Spring tuition bill in early December while undergraduate students should tentatively expect to receive theirs in mid-December.
I wish to thank you for your understanding and patience as we work to make the necessary adjustments to our normal operations (see giving all instruction virtually) to better assist you during this unprecedented time.