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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| February 9, 2018 |
Course offerings for Spring 2018 available |
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| February 16, 2018 |
Deadline to apply for Spring 2018 undergraduate re-enrollment in order to register during the February 26–March 7 initial registration period |
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| February 26, 2018 to March 7, 2018 |
Initial registration for Spring 2018 |
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| March 9, 2018 |
Course offerings for Summer 2018 available |
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| March 19, 2018 | Undergraduates may enroll for more than 18 credits and graduate students may enroll for more than 16 credits (see Enrollment & Study Load Limits) | |
| March 19, 2018 to March 23, 2018 | Final Examinations (see schedule) | |
| March 19, 2018 | Community Education Program (CEP) registration opens | |
| March 24, 2018 to April 1, 2018 |
Spring break |
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| March 29, 2018 | Financial aid refunds first become available (see Financial Aid & Scholarships) | |
| April 1, 2018 |
Spring 2018 tuition due (assessed tuition, plus current and past-due balance) |
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| April 1, 2018 |
Last day to process a complete drop (all courses) and receive a 100% tuition refund (no "W" recorded) |
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| April 2, 2018 |
Spring 2018 classes begin |
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| April 3, 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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| April 8, 2018 |
Last day to process a complete drop (all courses) and receive a 90% tuition refund (no "W" recorded) |
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| April 8, 2018 |
Last day to reduce credits (partial drop) and receive a 100% tuition refund (no "W" recorded) |
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| April 9, 2018 |
Last day to process a complete drop or reduce credits and receive a 75% tuition refund (no "W" recorded). After this date, "W"s are recorded for partial and complete withdrawals |
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| April 11, 2018 |
Last day to add a class/process initial registration |
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| April 11, 2018 |
Last day to change from audit to credit or credit to audit |
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| April 12, 2018 |
Financial Aid Census date—Financial Aid is finalized based on registered number of credits |
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| April 13, 2018 | Last day to apply for Spring 2018 graduate degrees (apply on the web) | |
| April 15, 2018 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal or reduce credits and receive a 75% tuition refund (mark of "W" is recorded) |
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| April 22, 2018 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal or reduce credits and receive a 50% tuition refund (mark of "W" is recorded) |
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| April 29, 2018 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal or reduce credits and receive a 25% tuition refund (mark of "W" is recorded) |
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| April 29, 2018 | Last day to apply for Spring 2018 undergraduate degrees in DuckWeb (see: Graduation Application Information ) | |
| May 7, 2018 to May 11, 2018 |
Initial registration for Summer 2018 (includes CEP students) |
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| May 11, 2018 | Deadline to apply for Fall 2018 undergraduate re-enrollment in order to register during the May 21 - 31 initial registration period | |
| May 11, 2018 | Last day to submit doctoral Final Oral Defense application to the Graduate School (see Oral Defense Procedures) | |
| May 20, 2018 |
Last day to drop a class (mark of "W" recorded) |
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| May 20, 2018 | Last day to change grade options (Graded or P/N) | |
| May 20, 2018 | Last day to change variable credits | |
| May 21, 2018 to May 31, 2018 |
Initial registration for Fall 2018 |
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| May 28, 2018 |
Memorial Day holiday; no classes are held |
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| June 1, 2018 | Last day to hold Final Oral Defense of doctoral dissertations | |
| June 1, 2018 to June 11, 2018 |
Online Course Evaluations for Spring 2018 open on DuckWeb |
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| June 8, 2018 |
Last day of classes |
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| June 10, 2018 |
Last day to process a complete withdrawal from all courses |
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| June 11, 2018 | Last day to submit Certificate of Completion of Doctoral Degree to the Graduate School (see Doctoral Policies and Procedures) | |
| June 11, 2018 to June 15, 2018 | Final Examinations (see schedule) | |
| June 18, 2018 |
Spring 2018 Commencement |
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| June 18, 2018 |
Graduation |
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| June 19, 2018 |
Deadline for instructors to submit Spring 2018 grades (Tuesday, noon) |
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| June 25, 2018 |
Summer 2018 classes begin |
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| June 26, 2018 | Last day to submit Statement of Completion of Requirements for Master's Degree to the Graduate School (see: Master's Degree Deadlines) | |
| September 25, 2018 | Last day to submit Statement of Completion of Requirements for Master's Degree to the Graduate School (see: Administering a Graduate Certificate Program). (This is the final deadline for those in full term or later term classes. SOCs should be submitted within one week of all grades being received.) |
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