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

August 31

September 7 

September 15

September 24

AB1

August 31

September 16

October 6

October 22

ABC

August 31

September 24

October 22

November 19

B2

September 28

October 5

October 13

October 22

BC2

September 28

October 13

November 2

November 19

BCD

 September 28

October 22

November 19

December 18

C3

 October 26

November 2

November 10

November 19

CD3

October 26

November 10

December 2

December 18

D4

November 23

December 2

December 10

December 18 

Full Semester

August 31

September 24

November 24

 December 18

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