- July 17
- Friday Last day during the summer session for new summer session students and continuing and readmitted students to register for the fall semester.
- July 21
- 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 12
- Wednesday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by Friday, July 17. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
- August 14
- Friday Orientation for new international students.
- August 18
- Tuesday Orientation for new undergraduate transfer students.
- August 19
- Wednesday Orientation and testing begin for new freshmen students.
Fall Semester 2015
- August 21
- 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 25; graduate and law students must pay tuition by
5:00 pm on Monday, August 31. - University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
- University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
- August 24
- Monday Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition and fees by Wednesday, August 12.
- 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 25; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Monday, August 31.
- August 25
- 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 17 are due by 5:00 pm.
- August 26
- Wednesday Classes begin.
- August 31
- Monday 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, Academic Policies and Procedures, 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 7
- Monday Labor Day Holiday.
- September 11
- Friday Twelfth class day; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken.
- Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 pm.
- Last day an undergraduate student may add a class except for rare and extenuating circumstances.
- Last day to drop a class for a possible refund. (See General Information, Academic Policies and Procedures, 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 25
- Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan.
- October 12
- Monday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
- October 14
- Wednesday Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices.
- October 21
- 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 22-23, 26-28
- Thursday-Friday, Monday-Wednesday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester.
- October 23
- Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan.
- October 26-November 6
- Daily Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students.
- November 3
- 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 a law 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 10
- 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 26-28
- Thursday-Saturday Thanksgiving holidays.
- December 2
- Wednesday Monday law classes will meet; Wednesday law classes will not meet.
- December 4
- 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 5
- Saturday Reading day in the School of Law.
- December 5-6
- Saturday-Sunday Fall graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
- December 7-8, 13
- Monday-Tuesday, Sunday No-class days.
- December 7-12, 14-18
- Monday-Saturday, Monday-Friday Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law.
- December 9-12, 14-15
- Wednesday-Saturday, Monday-Tuesday Fall semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
- December 16
- Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am.
- December 18
- Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
- December 19
- Saturday Official graduation date. (No public exercises.)
Spring Semester 2016
- January 7
- Thursday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the spring semester by Friday, November 6. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
- January 8
- Friday Orientation for new international students.
- January 11
- 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 12
- 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 15; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Friday, January 22.
- January 13
- 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 15; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Friday, January 22.
- January 14-15
- Thursday-Friday Add/drop for the spring semester for students who registered and paid their tuition by Thursday, January 7.
- 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 15; graduate students
and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Friday, January 22. - January 15
- 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 18
- Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
- January 19
- Tuesday Classes begin.
- January 22
- Friday 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, Academic Policies and Procedures, 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.
- February 3
- 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, Academic Policies and Procedures, 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 19
- Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan.
- March 5
- Saturday Intrasemester reports due in the deans' offices.
- March 14-19
- Monday-Saturday Spring break.
- March 24
- Thursday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
- March 25
- Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan.
- March 28
- 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.
- April 4
- 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 a law 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 13-15, 18-22
- Wednesday-Friday, Monday-Friday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session and the fall semester.
- April 16
- Saturday 68th Annual Honors Day Program.
- April 18-29
- Daily Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students.
- May 2
- 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.
- May 3
- 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.
- May 4-7, 9-14, 16-17
- Wednesday-Saturday, Monday-Saturday, Monday-Tuesday Spring semester final examinations in the School of Law.
- May 6
- 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 9-10, 15
- Monday-Tuesday, Sunday No-class days.
- May 11-14, 16-17
- Wednesday-Saturday, Monday-Tuesday Spring semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
- May 18
- Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am (except for graduating students).
- May 19
- Thursday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the summer session during the spring.
- May 20-21
- Friday-Saturday Graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
- May 20
- Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
- May 21
- Saturday Commencement (official graduation date).
- May 22
- Sunday University residence halls close at 9:00 am for graduating students.