Fall 2013 Academic Calendar

Fall 2013

WED AUG 21 Orientation check-in for new undergraduate admits with fewer than 30 credits
(9am - 4pm)
SAT AUG 24 Residence halls open for check-in for new undergraduate admits with 30+ credits, transfers, readmits and returning students
(9am - 5pm)
SUN AUG 25 Residence halls open for check-in for returning students
(11am - 4pm)
MON AUG 26 Classes begin
Late registration online
Drop/add period begins online
MON SEP 02 Last day to drop or add a course online (by 11:59pm)
MON SEP 02 Holiday -- NO CLASSES and University offices are CLOSED
TUE SEP 03 W grade period begins
TUE SEP 03 Last day to submit a request to take a course on a pass/fail or audit basis (requests must be in the Registrar's Office by 4:30pm) 
THU SEP 19 Application deadline for Fall degree (applications must be filed in the Registrar's Office by 4:30pm)
Applications for the master's degree (graduation) must be filed in the Graduate & Professional Studies Office
MON SEP 23 Winter web schedule & other registration information available online
WED OCT 09

Registration for Winter 2014 begins at noon
Spring 2014 web schedule & other registration information available online
FRI OCT 11 Fall recess begins after last class
MON OCT 14
 TAPs available to academic advisors for Spring 2014 registration
WED OCT 16 Fall recess ends at 7am
FRI - SAT
OCT 25 - 26		 Homecoming
FRI NOV 01 Deadline for making up a Summer & Spring 2013 incomplete grade for an undergraduate course
FRI - SAT
NOV 01 - 02		 Family Symposium
FRI NOV 01 Last day to withdraw from a course and receive a W grade (signed withdrawal card must be in the Registrar's Office by 4:30pm)
TUE NOV 05 Graduate degree-seeking registration for Spring 2014 term
WED NOV 06 Graduate non-degree seeking registration for Spring 2014 term
THU - FRI
NOV  07-15		 Spring 2014 undergraduate registration (degree audit access limited during this time)
TUE NOV 26 Thanksgiving recess begins after last class
MON DEC 02 Thanksgiving recess ends at 7am
MON DEC 02 Downtown courses available for general registration at 12 noon
MON DEC 09
 Summer class schedules are available to view on web
MON DEC 09 Last day to change a pass/fail grade to a regular grade
MON DEC 09 Last day for graduate students to make up a Spring or Summer 2013 incomplete grade for a graduate course
MON DEC 09 Deadline for submitting graduate theses and grades for research reports to the Graduate & Professional Studies Office
WED DEC 11 MAX academic transcript & DARS will not be available to students beginning at 6am
TUE - SAT
DEC 10-14		 Evaluation period -- Special class schedule
Classes will meet during this period for regular instruction or for examinations
SUN DEC 15 Fall 2013 term ends
SUN DEC 15 Baccalaureate Commencement begins at 2pm
WED DEC 18 Deadline (12MN) for faculty to submit final grades for Fall 2013
FRI DEC 20 Fall 2013 grades are available to students via MAX after 4:30pm
NOTE: Academic dismissal notices will be sent to students' millersville.edu email and home address on or before JAN 2