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 3, 2019 |
Course offerings for Fall 2019 available |
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| May 3, 2019 | Deadline to apply for undergraduate Fall 2019 re-enrollment in order to register during the priority registration period. | |
| May 3, 2019 | Deadline to apply for Fall 2019 undergraduate re-enrollment in order to register during the May 20 - 30 initial registration period | |
| May 20, 2019 to May 30, 2019 |
Registration for Fall 2019 begins |
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| May 20, 2019 to May 30, 2019 | Priority registration for Fall 2019. Check Registration Priority Schedule for your registration date/time. | |
| June 27, 2019 to August 5, 2019 |
Fall 2019 registration is closed to continuing students at 3pm on Thursday, June 27. DuckWeb registration system reopens at 8:30am on Monday, August 5. |
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| August 5, 2019 | Fall registration re-opens at 8:30 am | |
| September 21, 2019 |
Financial aid disbursement begins |
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| September 23, 2019 to September 27, 2019 |
Fall 2019 registration is closed to continuing students on Monday, September 23 at 10am. DuckWeb registration system reopens Friday, September 27 at 8:30am. |
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| September 23, 2019 to September 27, 2019 | Week of Welcome; International Student Orientation activities | |
| September 27, 2019 | Undergraduates may enroll for more than 18 credits and graduate students may enroll for more than 16 credits | |
| September 28, 2019 | Community Education Program (CEP) registration opens at 9am. (See Community Education Program.) | |
| September 29, 2019 | Process a complete drop (all courses), no "W" recorded. Tuition refund: 100% | |
| September 30, 2019 |
Rosh Hashanah holiday; classes are not in session |
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| September 30, 2019 |
Fall 2019 term begin; classes are not in session |
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| October 1, 2019 |
Fall 2019 classes begin |
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| October 1, 2019 |
Fall 2019 tuition due (assessed tuition, plus current and past-due balance) |
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| October 2, 2019 | Waitlisting closes at 9:00am | |
| October 5, 2019 | Last day to process a complete drop (all courses), no "W" recorded. Tuition refund: 90%. | |
| October 5, 2019 | Last day to reduce credits (partial drop), no"W" recorded. Tuition refund: 100%. | |
| October 5, 2019 | After this date, "W" is recorded for partial and complete withdrawal. | |
| October 6, 2019 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal (all courses), "W" recorded. Tuition refund: 90% |
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| October 6, 2019 | Last day to reduce credits (partial withdrawal), "W" recorded. Tuition refund: 100% | |
| October 7, 2019 |
Last day to add a class/process initial registration |
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| October 7, 2019 | Financial Aid Census date – Financial Aid is finalized based on registered number of credits | |
| October 9, 2019 |
Last day to change from audit to credit or credit to audit |
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| October 11, 2019 |
Last day to apply for Fall 2019 graduate degrees (apply on the web) |
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| October 13, 2019 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal or reduce credits, "W" recorded. Tuition refund: 75% |
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| October 20, 2019 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal or reduce credits, "W" recorded. Tuition refund: 50% |
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| October 27, 2019 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal or reduce credits, "W" recorded. Tuition refund: 25% |
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| October 27, 2019 | Last day to apply for Fall 2019 undergraduate degrees in DuckWeb | |
| November 1, 2019 |
Course offerings for Winter 2020 available |
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| November 1, 2019 | Deadline to apply for undergraduate Winter 2020 re-enrollment in order to register during the November 18-27 initial registration period | |
| November 6, 2019 | Last day to submit doctoral Final Oral Defense application to the Graduate School | |
| November 17, 2019 |
Last day to drop a class (mark of "W" recorded) |
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| November 17, 2019 | Last day to change variable credits | |
| November 17, 2019 | Last day to change grade option (Graded or P/N) | |
| November 18, 2019 to November 27, 2019 | Registration for Winter 2020 begins | |
| November 27, 2019 | Last day to hold Final Oral Defense of doctoral dissertations | |
| November 28, 2019 to November 29, 2019 |
Thanksgiving holiday; no classes |
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| December 8, 2019 | Last day to process a complete withdrawal from all courses | |
| December 9, 2019 | Last day to submit Doctoral/Masters theses and dissertations to the Graduate School | |
| December 9, 2019 | Last day to submit Certificate of Completion of Doctoral Degree to the Graduate School (see Doctoral Policies and Procedures) | |
| December 9, 2019 to December 13, 2019 | Final Examinations | |
| December 17, 2019 |
Deadline for instructors to submit Fall 2019 grades (Tuesday, noon) |
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| December 23, 2019 |
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 6, 2020 |
Winter 2020 classes begin |
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