Friday Last day during the summer session for new summer session students and continuing and readmitted students, and for new graduate students to register for the fall semester.
July 19
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 10
Wednesday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by Friday, July 15. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
August 12
Friday Orientation for new international students.
August 16
Tuesday Orientation for new undergraduate transfer students.
August 17
Wednesday Orientation and testing begin for new freshmen students.
Fall Semester 2016
August 19
Friday Registration for the fall semester for new students and for readmitted students (who have not yet registered). To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, August 23; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Monday, August 29.
University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
August 22
Monday Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition and fees by Wednesday, August 10.
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 23; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Monday, August 29.
August 23
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 15 are due by 5:00 pm.
August 24
Wednesday Classes begin.
August 29
Monday Fourth class day; 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.
Last day undergraduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the registrar. (See General Information, Academic Policies and Procedures, for details).
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 5
Monday Labor Day holiday.
September 9
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 23
Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan.
October 10
Monday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
October 12
Wednesday Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices.
October 19
WednesdayLast day to apply for a law degree.
Last day a law student may register in absentia.
October 20-21, 24-26
Thursday-Friday, Monday-Wednesday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester.
October 21
Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan.
October 24-November 4
Daily Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students.
November 1
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 graduate student may change registration in a class to or from the credit/no credit 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 8
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 23-26
Wednesday-SaturdayThanksgiving holidays.
December 2
Friday Last day to submit master's report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean.
December 3-4
Saturday-Sunday Fall graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
December 5
Monday Last class day.
Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University.
December 6
Tuesday Reading day in the School of Law.
December 6-7, 11
Tuesday-Wednesday, Sunday No-class days.
December 7-10, 12-16
Wednesday-Saturday, Monday-Friday Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law.
December 8-10, 12-14
Thursday-Saturday, Monday-Wednesday Fall semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
December 15
Thursday University residence halls close at 9:00 am.
December 16
Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
December 17
Saturday Official graduation date. (No public exercises.)
Spring Semester 2017
January 5
Thursday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the spring semester by Friday, November 4. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
January 6
Friday Orientation for new international students.
January 9
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 10
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 13; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Friday, January 20.
January 11
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 13; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Friday, January 20.
January 12-13
Thursday-Friday Add/drop for the spring semester for students who registered and paid their tuition by Thursday, January 5.
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 13; graduate students and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on Friday, January 20.
January 13
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 16
Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
January 17
Tuesday Classes begin.
January 20
Friday Fourth class day; 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.
Last day undergraduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the registrar. (See General Information, Academic Policies and Procedures, for details.)
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 1
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 17
Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan.
March 4
Saturday Intrasemester reports due in the deans' offices.
March 13-18
Monday-Saturday Spring break.
March 23
Thursday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
March 24
Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan.
March 27
MondayLast day to apply for a law degree.
Last day a law student may register in absentia.
April 3
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 graduate student may change registration in a class to or from the credit/no credit 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 8
Saturday 69th Annual Honors Day Program.
April 12-14, 17-21
Wednesday-Friday, Monday-Friday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session and the fall semester.
April 17-28
Daily Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students.
May 1
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 2
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 3-6, 8-13
Wednesday-Saturday, Monday-Saturday Spring semester final examinations in the School of Law.
May 5
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 8-9, 14
Monday-Tuesday, Sunday No-class days.
May 10-13, 15-16
Wednesday-Saturday, Monday-Tuesday Spring semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
May 17
Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am (except for graduating students).
May 18
Thursday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the summer session during the spring.
May 19-20
Friday-Saturday Graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
May 19
Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
May 20
Saturday Commencement (official graduation date).
May 21
Sunday University residence halls close at 9:00 am for graduating students.
