Below are important dates to know for this winter quarter 2020. For more dates during this quarter and in the future, visit DePaul's Academic Calendar. You can search for dates by year, quarter or event on this webpage.
| Date | Event |
| Saturday, January 18 | Grades of “W" assigned for WQ2020 classes dropped on or after this day |
| Monday, January 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—University officially closed |
| Friday, January 24 | Last day to select auditor status for WQ2020 classes |
| Saturday, February 1 | Begin WQ2020 optional mid-term exam week |
| Thursday, February 6 | Begin SQ2020 and Summer 2020 registration |
| Friday, February 7 | End WQ2020 optional mid-term exam week |
| Friday, February 21 | Last day to withdraw from WQ2020 classes |
| Friday, March 13 | End WQ2020 day and evening classes |
| Saturday, March 14 | Begin WQ2020 day and evening final exams |
| Friday, March 20 | End WQ2020 day and evening final exams |
| | End winter quarter 2020 |
| | TUITION DUE: SPRING QUARTER 2020 |
| Saturday, March 21 | Begin spring break |
| Friday, March 27 | “R" grades issue in winter 2019 lapse to “F" |
| | End spring break |
| | GRADES DUE: WINTER QUARTER 2020 |