Academic Dates & Deadlines By Term/Semester
Deadlines for adding, dropping, and withdrawing from summer courses, including refund dates for these actions, are posted with each course in the Schedule of Classes. Each course has different dates and deadlines. To view these deadlines, visit the Class Schedule and find the course, then click on the CRN of the course (the five-digit number that is underlined) to get to the detail page about the course.
Final exams are held on the last scheduled class meeting for each course. See the Final Exam Schedule for additional information.
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| Date | Activity/Deadline | Edit |
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| May 4, 2018 | Deadline to apply for Fall 2018 undergraduate re-enrollment in order to register during the May 21 - 31 initial registration period | |
| May 21, 2018 to May 31, 2018 |
Registration for Fall 2018 begins |
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| June 28, 2018 to August 6, 2018 |
Fall 2018 registration is closed to continuing students at 3pm on Thursday, June 28. DuckWeb registration system reopens at 8:30am on Monday, August 6. |
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| September 17, 2018 to September 20, 2018 |
Fall 2018 registration is closed to continuing students on Monday, September 17 at 10am. DuckWeb registration system reopens Thursday, September 20 at 8:30am. |
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| September 17, 2018 to September 23, 2018 | Week of Welcome; International Student Orientation activities | |
| September 20, 2018 |
Financial aid disbursement begins |
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| September 21, 2018 | Undergraduates may enroll for more than 18 credits and graduate students may enroll for more than 16 credits | |
| September 22, 2018 | Community Education Program (CEP) registration opens at 9am. (See Community Education Program.) | |
| September 23, 2018 | Last day to process a complete drop (all courses) and receive a 100% tuition refund. No "W" recorded. | |
| September 24, 2018 |
Fall 2018 classes begin |
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| September 26, 2018 | Waitlisting ends at 9:00am | |
| September 29, 2018 | Ws are recorded for partial and complete withdrawals after this date. | |
| September 29, 2018 | Last day to process a complete drop (all courses), no "W" recorded. Tuition refund: 90%. | |
| September 29, 2018 | Last day to reduce credits (partial drop), no ‘W’ recorded. Tuition refund: 100%. | |
| September 30, 2018 |
Last day to add a class/process initial registration |
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| September 30, 2018 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal (all courses) and receive a 90% tuition refund. "W" is recorded. |
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| September 30, 2018 | Last day to reduce credits (partial withdrawal) and receive 100% tuition refund. "W" is recorded. | |
| September 30, 2018 | Financial Aid Census date – Financial Aid is finalized based on registered number of credits | |
| October 1, 2018 |
Fall 2018 tuition due (assessed tuition, plus current and past-due balance) |
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| October 3, 2018 |
Last day to change from audit to credit or credit to audit |
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| October 5, 2018 |
Last day to apply for Fall 2018 graduate degrees (apply on the web) |
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| October 7, 2018 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal or reduce credits and receive a 75% tuition refund. "W" is recorded. |
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| October 14, 2018 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal or reduce credits and receive a 50% tuition refund. "W" is recorded. |
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| October 21, 2018 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal or reduce credits and receive a 25% tuition refund. "W" is recorded. |
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| October 21, 2018 | Last day to apply for Fall 2018 undergraduate degrees in DuckWeb | |
| October 26, 2018 |
Course offerings for Winter 2019 available |
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| October 26, 2018 | Deadline to apply for undergraduate Winter 2019 re-enrollment in order to register during the November 12-21 initial registration period | |
| October 31, 2018 | Last day to submit doctoral Final Oral Defense application to the Graduate School | |
| November 11, 2018 |
Last day to withdraw from a class. "W" is recorded. |
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| November 11, 2018 | Last day to change grade option (Graded or P/N) | |
| November 11, 2018 | Last day to change variable credits | |
| November 12, 2018 to November 21, 2018 | Registration for Winter 2019 begins | |
| November 21, 2018 to December 3, 2018 | Online Course Evaluations for Fall 2019 open on DuckWeb | |
| November 21, 2018 | Last day to hold Final Oral Defense of doctoral dissertations | |
| November 22, 2018 to November 23, 2018 |
Thanksgiving holiday; no classes |
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| November 30, 2018 |
Last day of classes |
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| December 2, 2018 | Last day to process a complete withdrawal from all courses | |
| December 3, 2018 to December 7, 2018 | Final Examinations | |
| December 3, 2018 | Last day to submit Doctoral/Masters theses and dissertations to the Graduate School | |
| December 3, 2018 | Last day to submit Certificate of Completion of Doctoral Degree to the Graduate School (see Doctoral Policies and Procedures) | |
| December 8, 2018 | Fall term conferral. | |
| December 11, 2018 |
Deadline for instructors to submit Fall 2018 grades (Tuesday, noon) |
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| December 18, 2018 |
Last day to submit Statement of Completion of Requirements for Master's Degree to the Graduate School (see Doctoral Policies and Procedures) |
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| January 7, 2019 |
Winter 2019 classes begin |
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