Long Session 2013–2014
- July 19
- Friday Last day during the summer session for new summer session students and continuing and readmitted students to register for the fall semester.
- July 23
- Tuesday Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
- August 14
- Wednesday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by Friday, July 19. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
- August 16
- Friday Orientation for new international students.
- August 20
- Tuesday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate transfer students.
- August 21
- Wednesday Orientation and testing begin for new freshmen students.
Fall Semester 2013
- August 23
- Friday Registration for the fall semester for new and readmitted students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by
5:00 pm on Tuesday, August 27; graduate and law students must pay tuition by
5:00 pm on Tuesday, September 3.
- University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
- University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
- August 26
- Monday Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition and fees by Wednesday, August 14.
- Registration for the fall semester for continuing students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, August 27; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, September 3.
- August 27
- Tuesday Registration and add/drop for the fall semester for all students.
- Deadline for graduate students to be registered in absentia for the fall semester.
- Tuition bills for undergraduate students who registered after Friday, July 19 are due by 5:00 pm.
- August 28
- Wednesday Classes begin.
- September 2
- Monday Labor Day holiday.
- September 3
- Tuesday Last day of the official add/drop period;
after this date, changes in registration may require the approval of the
department chair and usually the student’s dean. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
- Last day undergraduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the registrar.
- Last day graduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the graduate dean.
- Last day law students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the dean.
- Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for graduate and law students. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
- September 13
- Friday Twelfth class day; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken.
- Last day an undergraduate student may add a class except for rare and extenuating circumstances. Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 pm.
- Last day to drop a class for a possible refund. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
- Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, add a class.
- Last day a law student may add a class. Last day a law student may drop a class without the approval of the dean.
- September 27
- Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
- October 1
- Tuesday Application deadline for International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) for spring study abroad programs.
- October 14
- Monday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
- October 16
- Wednesday Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices.
- October 23
- Wednesday Last day a graduate student may change registration in a class to or from the credit/no credit basis.
- Last day to apply for a law degree.
- Last day a law student may register in absentia.
- October 24–25, 28-30
- Thursday–Friday, Monday–Wednesday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester.
- October 25
- Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
- October 28–November 8
- Daily Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students.
- November 1
- Friday Application deadline for Maymester programs.
- November 5
- Tuesday Last day an undergraduate student may, with the dean’s approval, withdraw from the University or drop a class except for urgent and substantiated, nonacademic reasons.
- Last day an undergraduate student may change registration in a class to or from the pass/fail basis.
- Last day to apply for an undergraduate degree.
- Last day an undergraduate student may register in absentia.
- November 12
- Tuesday Tuition bills for the spring semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
- November 28–30
- Thursday–Saturday Thanksgiving holidays.
- December 4, 9
- Wednesday, Monday Monday law classes will meet; Wednesday law classes will not meet.
- December 6
- Friday Last class day.
- Last day to submit master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean.
- Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University.
- December 7
- Saturday Reading day in the School of Law.
- December 7–8
- Saturday–Sunday Fall graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
- December 9-10, 15
- Monday–Tuesday, Sunday No-class days.
- December 9-14, 16–20
- Monday–Saturday, Monday–Friday Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law.
- December 11-14, 16–17
- Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Fall semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
- December 18
- Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am.
- December 20
- Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
- December 21
- Saturday Official graduation date. (No public exercises.)
Spring Semester 2014
- January 3
- Friday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the spring semester by Friday, November 8. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
- January 6
- Monday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.
- Add/drop for the spring semester for students who have registered and paid their tuition.
- January 7
- Tuesday Registration for the spring semester for new and readmitted students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Friday, January 10; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Thursday, January 16.
- January 8
- Wednesday Registration for the spring semester for continuing students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Friday, January 10; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Thursday, January 16.
- Orientation for new international students.
- January 9-10
- Thursday–Friday Add/drop for the spring semester for students who registered and paid their tuition by Thursday, January 3.
- Registration for the spring semester for new, readmitted, and continuing students
who have not yet registered. To complete registration undergraduate
students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Friday, January 10; graduate students
and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Thursday, January 16.
- January 10
- Friday Tuition bills due by 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who have registered but not paid.
- University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
- University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
- January 13
- Monday Classes begin.
- January 16
- Thursday Last day of the official add/drop period; after
this date, changes in registration may require the approval of the
department chair and usually the student’s dean. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
- Last day undergraduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the registrar.
- Last day graduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the graduate dean.
- Last day law students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the dean.
- Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for graduate and law students. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
- January 20
- Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
- January 29
- Wednesday Twelfth class day; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken.
- Last day an undergraduate student may add a class except for rare and extenuating circumstances. Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 pm.
- Last day to drop a class for a possible refund. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
- Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, add a class.
- Last day a law student may add a class. Last day a law student may drop a class without the approval of the dean.
- February 14
- Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
- March 1
- Saturday Application deadline for International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) for summer and fall study abroad programs.
- Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices.
- March 10–15
- Monday–Saturday Spring break.
- March 20
- Thursday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
- March 21
- Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
- March 24
- Monday Last day a graduate student may change registration in a class to or from the credit/no credit basis.
- Last day to apply for a law degree.
- Last day a law student may register in absentia.
- March 31
- Monday Last day an undergraduate student may, with the dean’s approval, withdraw from the University or drop a class except for urgent and substantiated, nonacademic reasons.
- Last day an undergraduate student may change registration in a class to or from the pass/fail basis.
- Last day to apply for an undergraduate degree.
- Last day an undergraduate student may register in absentia.
- April 9–11, 14–15
- Wednesday–Friday, Monday–Friday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session and the fall semester.
- April 12
- Saturday 66th Annual Honor's Day Program begins at 2:00 pm in the Frank Erwin Center.
- April 14–25
- Daily Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students.
- April 28
- Monday Last class day in the School of Law.
- Last day a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University.
- April 29
- Tuesday Reading day in the School of Law.
- Tuition bills for the summer session distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
- April 30–May 3, 5–10, 12–13
- Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Spring semester final examinations in the School of Law.
- May 2
- Friday Last class day except in the School of Law.
- Last day to submit master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean.
- Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University.
- May 5–6, 11
- Monday–Tuesday, Sunday No-class days.
- May 7–10, 12–13
- Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Spring semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
- May 14
- Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am (except for graduating students).
- May 15
- Thursday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the summer session during the spring.
- May 16–17
- Friday–Saturday Graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
- May 16
- Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
- May 17
- Saturday Commencement (official graduation date).
- May 18
- Sunday University residence halls close at 9:00 am for graduating students.
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