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Fall 2023

First eight-week classes: Aug. 21 - Oct. 13

Second eight-week classes: Oct. 23 - Dec. 15

August
Residency application deadline at 5 p.m. Aug. 18
Classes begin Aug. 21
Last day to register and drop/add in person by 5 p.m. in Records and Registration Aug. 25
Last day to register and drop/add through WildcatsOnline; no refunds for individual class drops after 11:59 p.m. Aug. 27
Classes dropped will be graded "W"; no refunds for individual dropped classes. Aug. 28
   
September  
Attendance rosters verified Sept. 1
Labor Day holiday (no classes) Sept. 4
Last day to select S/NC or Audit for first eight-week classes Sept. 5
Tuition and fees due Sept. 5
Refunds available to eligible students Sept. 8
Last day to select S/NC or Audit for classes that meet the entire semester Sept. 13
Last day to withdraw from first eight-week classes Sept. 15
Administrative withdrawals processed for non-payment of fees Sept. 19
Incomplete grades due from Spring and Summer 2023 Sept. 29
Deadline to clear December graduates (substitutions, waivers, incompletes, etc.) Sept. 29
   
October  
Mid-term low grade rosters open Oct. 6
Final grade rosters open for first eight-week classes Oct. 13
End of first eight-week classes Oct. 13
Mid-term break (no classes) Oct. 16-17
Mid-term low grades due at 12 p.m. Oct. 18
Start of second eight-week classes Oct. 23
Last day to drop/add second eight-week classes in person by 5 p.m. in Records and Registration Oct. 27
   
November  
WildcatsOnline registration begins at 7:30 a.m. for Spring 2024 Nov. 6
Last day to select S/NC or Audit for second eight-week classes Nov. 7
No classes after 5 p.m. Nov. 21
Fall Break (no classes) Nov. 22-24
Last day to withdraw from second eight-week classes. Last day to officially withdraw from school. Nov. 27
Last day to withdraw from a class that meets the entire semester. No tuition or fee adjustment. Nov. 27
   
December  
Study week Dec. 4-8
Final grade rosters open Dec. 8
Final exams Dec. 11-15
Commencement at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 15
Final grades due at 12 p.m. Dec. 19

Spring 2024

Eight-Week One (8w1): Jan. 8 - March 1

Eight-Week Two (8w2): March 11 - May 3

January
Classes begin at 8 a.m. Jan. 8
Last day to register/drop/add in person by 5 p.m. in Records and Registration Jan. 12
Last day to drop/add through WildcatsOnline; no refunds for individual class drops after 11:59 p.m. Jan. 14
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (No classes - alternative programming scheduled) Jan. 15
Attendance rosters verified Jan. 19
Last day to select S/NC or Audit for 8W1 classes Jan. 23
Tuition and fees due Jan. 23
Last day to select S/NC or Audit for classes that meet the entire semester Jan. 31
 
February
Last day to withdraw from 8W1 courses Feb. 9
Incomplete/In-progress grades due (Fall 2022) Feb. 16
Deadline to clear May/August graduates (substitutions, waivers, incompletes, etc.) Feb. 16
Mid-term low grade rosters open Feb. 21
 
March
End of 8W1 courses March 1
8W1 final grade rosters open March 1
Mid-term break (no classes) March 4-8
Mid-term low grades due at 12 p.m. March 11
8W2 classes begin March 11
Mid-term low grade notifications sent March 13
WildcatsOnline registration begins at 7:30 a.m. for Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 March 25
Last day to select S/NC or Audit for 8W2 classes March 26
 
April
Spring break (no classes) April 1
Last day to withdraw from 8W2 courses / last day to officially withdraw from school April 15
Last day to withdraw from a class that meets the entire semester. No tuition or fee adjustment. April 15
Study week April 22-26
Final grade rosters open April 26
Final exams April 29 - May 3
 
May
Commencement May 4
Final grades due at 12 p.m. May 8

Summer 2024

May Three-Week Session: May 13 - 31

May Eight-Week Session: May 13 - July 5

May 13-Week Session: May 13 - Aug. 8

June Five-Week Session: June 3 - July 5

June 10-Week Session: June 3 - Aug. 8

July Five-Week Session: July 8 - Aug. 8

May
May three-, eight-, and 13-week classes begin May 13
Last day to drop/add for May three-, eight-, and 13-week sessions May 14
Tution/fees due for May three-, eight-, and 13-week sessions May 14
Last day for S/NC or Audit for May three-week session May 16
Attendance rosters verified May 24
Memorial Day (no classes) May 27
Last day to select S/NC or Audit for eight-week session May 28
Last day to withdraw from May three-week session May 29
May three-week session ends May 31
Final grade rosters open for May three-week session May 31
   
June  
June five-week and 10-week session classes begin June 3
Last day to add/drop for June five-week and 10-week sessions June 4
Tuition and fees due for June five-week and 10-week sessions June 4
Last day to select S/NC or Audit for May 13-week classes June 4
Final grades due by noon for May three-week session June 5
Last day to select S/NC or Audit for June five-week and 10-week sessions June 11
Attendance rosters verified June 14
Juneteenth Holiday June 19
   
July  
Last day for class withdrawal for May eight-week and June five-week sessions. July 3
Independence Day (no classes) July 4
May eight-week and June five-week sessions end July 5
Final grade rosters open for May eight-week and June five-week sessions July 5
July five-week session begins July 8
Tuition and fees due for July five-week session July 9
Last day to add/drop for July five-week session July 9
Final grades due by noon for June five-week session July 10
Final grades due by noon for May eight-week session July 12
Last day to select S/NC or Audit for July five-week session July 16
Attendance rosters verified July 19
   
August  
Last day for withdrawal from May 13-week, June 10-week, and July five-week sessions Aug. 5
May 13-week, June 10-week, and July five-week sessions end Aug. 8
Final grade rosters open for May 13-week sessions, June 10-week, and July five-week Aug. 8
Final grades due by noon for May 13-week, June 10-week, and July five-week sessions Aug. 12