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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| 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 | |
| November 12, 2018 to November 21, 2018 | Registration for Winter 2019 begins | |
| December 24, 2018 | Community Education Program (CEP) registration opens. (See Community Education Program.) | |
| December 24, 2018 | Undergraduates may enroll for more than 18 credits and graduate students may enroll for more than 16 credits | |
| January 1, 2019 |
Winter 2019 tuition due (assessed tuition, plus current and past-due balance) |
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| January 3, 2019 | Financial aid refunds first become available (see Financial Aid & Scholarships) | |
| January 6, 2019 | Last day to process a complete drop (all courses) and receive a 100% tuition refund, no "W" recorded. | |
| January 7, 2019 |
Winter 2019 classes begin |
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| January 12, 2019 | Ws are recorded for partial and complete withdrawals after this date. | |
| January 12, 2019 |
Last day to process a complete drop (all courses), no "W" recorded. Tuition refund: 90%. |
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| January 12, 2019 | Last day to reduce credits (partial drop), no "W" recorded. Tuition refund: 100%. | |
| January 13, 2019 |
Financial Aid Census date - Financial Aid is finalized based on registered number of credits |
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| January 13, 2019 |
Last day to add a class/process initial registration |
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| January 13, 2019 |
Last day to process a complete drop (all courses) and receive a 90% tuition refund. ("W" recorded.) |
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| January 13, 2019 |
Last day to reduce credits (partial withdrawal) and receive 100% tuition refund. ("W" recorded.) |
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| January 16, 2019 |
Last day to change from audit to credit or credit to audit |
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| January 18, 2019 |
Last day to apply for Winter 2019 graduate degrees (apply on the web) |
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| January 20, 2019 | Last day to process a complete withdrawal or reduce credits and receive a 75% tuition refund. ("W" recorded.) | |
| January 21, 2019 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; classes not in session |
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| January 27, 2019 | Last day to process a complete withdrawal or reduce credits and receive a 50% tuition refund. ("W" recorded.) | |
| February 3, 2019 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal or reduce credits and receive a 25% tuition refund. ("W" recorded.) |
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| February 3, 2019 |
Last day to apply for Winter 2019 undergraduate degrees in DuckWeb |
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| February 8, 2019 |
Course offerings for Spring 2019 available |
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| February 8, 2019 | Deadline to apply for undergraduate Spring 2019 re-enrollment in order to register during the priority registration period. | |
| February 15, 2019 | Last day to submit doctoral final oral defense application to the Graduate School. (See Oral Defense Procedures.) | |
| February 24, 2019 |
Last day to drop a class ("W" recorded) |
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| February 24, 2019 |
Last day to change grade options (Graded or P/N) |
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| February 24, 2019 |
Last day to change variable credits |
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| March 8, 2019 |
Course offerings for Summer 2019 available |
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| March 8, 2019 to March 18, 2019 |
Online Course Evaluations for Winter 2019 open on DuckWeb |
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| March 8, 2019 | Last day to hold Final Oral Defense of doctoral dissertations | |
| March 17, 2019 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal from all courses. ("W" recorded.) |
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| March 18, 2019 to March 22, 2019 | Final Examinations (see schedule) | |
| March 18, 2019 | Last day to Submit Doctoral/Masters theses and dissertations to the Graduate School (see Thesis and Dissertation Overview) | |
| March 18, 2019 | Last day to submit Certificate of Completion of Doctoral Degree to the Graduate School (see Doctoral Policies and Procedures) | |
| March 23, 2019 to March 31, 2019 |
Spring break |
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| March 25, 2019 |
Deadline for instructors to submit Winter 2019 grades (Monday, noon) |
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| April 1, 2019 |
Spring 2019 classes begin |
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| April 1, 2019 |
Spring 2019 classes begin |
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| April 2, 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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