Block Information

After careful examination of the safety parameters that COVID-19 demands, the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University have decided to integrate a block schedule with hybrid learning for the academic year 2020-2021.

Each block will be listed by the codes below in the Official Class Schedule:

BLOCK

Start Date

Last Day for
Permanent Drop*

Last Day for
Withdrawal**

End Date

A1

January 25

February 1

February 9

February 18

AB1

January 25

  February 9

March 1

March 22

ABC

January 25

February 18

March 18

April 16

B2

February 22 

  March 1

March 9

March 18

BC2

February 22

March 9

March 29

April 16

BCD

February 22

March 18

April 16

May 14

C3

March 22

March 29

April 7

April 16

CD3

March 22

April 7

April 27

May 14

D4

April 20

April 27

May 5

May 14

Full Semester

January 25

February 19

April 22

May 14

NOTE: These dates do not apply to Mods in the Graduate School.

  1. * Drop a course - Use this form to permanently drop a course with no grade entry on your transcript after the first week of the semester
    • Full semester course - use for weeks 2-4 of semester
    • Block courses - use during the 1st third (1/3) of the course, see dates listed above
  2. ** Withdraw from a course - Use this form to withdraw from a course with a grade of "W" noted on your transcript
    • Full semester course - use after first 4 weeks of the semester
    • Block courses - use during the 2nd third of the course, see dates listed above