2016-17 Academic Calendar
Summer (May-August 2016)
| MAY | |
| May 3-, 8- and 13-week session classes begin | May 16 |
| May 3-, 8- and 13 week session tuition/fees due | May 17 |
| May 3- and 13-week sessions - last day to register or drop/add | May 17 |
| Low enrollment review for June 2016 begins | May 18 |
| May 3-week session - last day for S-NC/audit | May 18 |
| June 5-week low enrollment cancellations due to Dean | May 18 |
| June 5-week low enrollment cancellations due to VPAA | May 19 |
| June 5-week contract recommendations due to VPAA | May 23 |
| June 5-week session contracts issued | May 27 |
| Memorial Day recess | May 30 |
| Non-renewal of non-tenured faculty | May 30 |
| VPAA/Technology Grant funds encumbered or spent | May 30 |
| May 13-week session - last day to select S-NC/audit | May 31 |
| JUNE | |
| May 3-week session - last day for class withdrawal | June 1 |
| May 3-week session - classes end | June 3 |
| June 5-week session - classes begin | June 6 |
| June 5-week session - last day to register or drop/add | June 7 |
| June 5-week session - tuition/fees due | June 7 |
| May 3-week session - final grades due (11:59 p.m.) | June 8 |
| May 8-week and June 5-week session - last day S-NC/audit | June 9 |
| NSCS Board of Trustees meeting in Lincoln | June 10 |
| Spring student evaluation summaries to faculty | June 17 |
| July 5-week low enrollment cancellations due to Dean | June 22 |
| July 5-week low enrollment cancellations due to VPAA | June 23 |
| July 5-week contract recommendations due to VPAA | June 27 |
| VPAA/Technology Grant reports due to VPAA | June 30 |
| 2015-16 leave of absence reports to VPAA | June 30 |
| JULY | |
| July 5-week session contracts issued | July 1 |
| July Fourth holiday observed | July 4 |
| May 8-week and June 5-week sessions - last day for class withdrawal | July 5 |
| May 8-week and June 5-week sessions - classes end | July 7 |
| July 5-week session - classes begin | July 11 |
| July 5-week session - tuition and fees due | July 12 |
| July 5-week session - last day to register or drop/add | July 12 |
| May 8-week and June 5-week session - final grades due (11:59 p.m.) | July 13 |
| July 5-week session - last day for S-NC/audit | July 14 |
| AUGUST | |
| Determination of fall teaching assignments | August 1 |
| Low enrollment review for fall 2016 begins | August 1 |
| May 13-week and July 5-week sessions - last day for official class withdrawal | August 8 |
| May 13-week and July 5-week sessions - classes end | August 10 |
| Fall 2016 low enrollment cancellations due to Dean | August 12 |
| Fall 2016 low enrollment cancellations due to VPAA | August 15 |
| May 13-week and July 5-week sessions - final gradues due (noon) | August 15 |
| Department chair workshop | August 16 |
| New faculty orientation | August 18 |
| Opening meetings | August 19 |
| Classes begin | August 22 |
Fall Semester (August-December 2016)
| AUGUST | |
| New faculty/staff orientation | August 18 |
| Application deadline for residency changes for fall tuition purposes | August 19 |
| Opening faculty and department/school meetings | August 19 |
| Residence halls open at 9 a.m. for new freshman attending orientation | August 19 |
| Freshmen orientation | August 19-21 |
| Residence halls open at noon for all other students | August 21 |
| Classes begin at 8 a.m. | August 22 |
| Last day for late enrollment or drop/add in WildcatsOnline (11:59 p.m.); no tuition adjustment after this day | August 28 |
| SEPTEMBER | |
| Refunds available to eligible students (subject to change) | September 2 |
| Labor Day Holiday: NO CLASSES | September 5 |
| Tuition and fees due | September 6 |
| Fall Assessment Retreat: NO CLASSES | September 16 |
| Administrative withdrawals processed for non-payment of tution/fees | September 20 |
| Last day to select S-NC or audit | September 23 |
| Deadline for clearing December graduates (incompletes, substitutions, waivers, etc.) | September 30 |
| Incomplete grades due from Spring and Summer 2016 | September 30 |
| OCTOBER | |
| Homecoming | October 6-9 |
| Transfer students' acceptance deadline to qualify for Spring 2017 early registration | October 14 |
| End of first 8-week session | October 14 |
| Mid-term break: NO CLASSES | October 17-18 |
| Start of second 8-week session | October 19 |
| Mid-term low grades due by 11:59 p.m. | October 19 |
| Mid-term low grades mailed | October 24 |
| NOVEMBER | |
| Last day for class withdrawal (no fee adjustment) | November 7 |
| Course registration for Spring 2017 begins at 7:30 a.m. | November 14 |
| Fall break (Thanksgiving weekend): NO CLASSES (also no 11/22 Tuesday night classes) | November 23-25 |
| DECEMBER | |
| Last day for official withdrawal from school | December 5 |
| Study week | December 6-12 |
| Final exams | December 13-16 |
| Commencement at 1:30 p.m. | December 16 |
| Final grades due at noon | December 20 |
Spring Semester (January-May 2017)
| JANUARY | |
| Application deadline for residency chnages for spring tuition purposes | January 6 |
| Residence halls open at noon | January 8 |
| Classes begin at 8 a.m. | January 9 |
| Last day for late enrollment or drop/add in WildcatsOnline; no tuition adjustment after this day | January 15 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (classes will be held) | January 16 |
| Refunds available to eligible students (subject to change) | January 20 |
| Tuition and fees due | January 24 |
| FEBRUARY | |
| Administrative withdrawals processed for non-payment of tuition/fees | February 7 |
| Last day to select S-NC or audit | February 10 |
| Incomplete grades due from Fall 2016 | February 17 |
| Deadline for clearing May/August graduates (incompletes, substitutions, waivers, etc.) | February 20 |
| MARCH | |
| End of first 8-week session | March 3 |
| Mid-term break: NO CLASSES | March 6-10 |
| Start of second 8-week session | March 13 |
| Mid-term low grades due by 11:59 p.m. | March 13 |
| Transfer students' acceptance deadline to qualify for Fall 2017 early registraion | March 13 |
| Mid-term low grades mailed | March 16 |
| Spring assessment retreat: NO CLASSES AFTER NOON | March 17 |
| Last day for class withdrawal (no fee adjustment) | March 29 |
| APRIL | |
| Course registration for Fall 2017 begins at 7:30 a.m. | April 3 |
| Spring break: NO CLASSES | April 17 |
| Last day for official withdrawal from school | April 21 |
| Study week | April 25-28 |
| MAY | |
| Study week (continued) | May 1 |
| Final exam week | May 2-5 |
| Commencement (Graduate 9:30 a.m.; undergraduate 1 p.m.) | May 6 |
| Final grades due by 11:59 p.m. | May 10 |
Summer (May-August 2017)
| 3-WEEK SESSION 2017 (MAY 15 - JUNE 2) (14 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS) | |
| Classes begin | May 15 |
| Last day to register or drop/add | May 16 |
| Tuition and fees due | May 16 |
| Last day to select S-NC or audit | May 17 |
| Memorial Day holiday: NO CLASSES | May 29 |
| Last day for official withdrawal from classes ending June 2 | May 31 |
| Final class periods | June 2 |
| Final grades due by 11:59 p.m. for 3-week session | June 7 |
| FIRST 5-WEEK SESSION 2017 (JUNE 5 - JULY 6) (19 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS) | |
| Classes begin | June 5 |
| Last day to register or drop/add | June 6 |
| Tuition and fees due | June 6 |
| Last day to select S-NC or audit | June 8 |
| Last day for official with drawal from school for classes ending July 6 | July 3 |
| Independence Day holiday: NO CLASSES | July 4 |
| Final class periods | July 6 |
| Final grades due by 11:59 p.m. for first 5-week session | July 12 |
| SECOND 5-WEEK SESSION 2017 (JULY 10 - AUGUST 9) (19 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS) | |
| Classes begin | July 10 |
| Last day to register or drop/add | July 11 |
| Tuition and fees due | July 11 |
| Last day to select S-NC or audit | July 12 |
| Last day for official withdrawal from school for classes ending August 9 | August 7 |
| Final class periods | August 9 |
| Final grades due by 11:59 p.m. for second 5-week session | August 14 |
| 8-WEEK SESSION 2017 (MAY 15 - JULY 6) (33 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS) | |
| July 5-week session contracts issued | May 15 |
| July Fourth holiday observed | May 16 |
| May 8-week and June 5-week sessions - last day for class withdrawal | May 16 |
| May 8-week and June 5-week sessions - classes end | May 19 |
| July 5-week session - classes begin | May 29 |
| July 5-week session - tuition and fees due | July 3 |
| July 5-week session - last day to register or drop/add | July 4 |
| May 8-week and June 5-week session - final grades due (11:59 p.m.) | July 6 |
| July 5-week session - last day for S-NC/audit | July 12 |
| REGULAR 13-WEEK SESSION 2017 (MAY 15 - AUGUST 9) | |
| Classes begin | May 15 |
| Last day to register or drop/add | May 16 |
| Tuition and fees due | May 16 |
| Memorial Day holiday: NO CLASSES | May 29 |
| Last day to select S-NC or audit | May 30 |
| Independence Day: NO CLASSES | July 4 |
| Last day for official withdrawal from school for classes ending August 9 | August 7 |
| Final class periods | August 9 |
| Final grades due by noon for regular 13-week session | August 14 |
Diploma graduation date for the summer term is Aug. 10, 2017. No August ceremony.
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