Spring 2016 Academic Calendar

Spring 2016

JAN 17 Residence Halls open at 12pm
JAN 18 Holiday (University is closed)
JAN 19 Classes begin
Late registration online
Drop/add period begins online
JAN 26

Last day to drop or add a course online (by 11:59pm)

** Updated to JAN 27 (by 11:59pm) due to inclement weather closing.
JAN 26

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)

** Updated to JAN 27 (by 4:30 pm) due to inclement weather closing.
JAN 27 W grade period begins
FEB 8 Graduate degree-seeking and certification students begin registration for summer terms
Summer undergraduate registration begins
FEB 12 Application deadline for undergraduate Spring 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 College of Graduate & Professional Studies
FEB 18 Graduate non-degree students begin registration for summer terms
MAR 7 Fall web schedule & other registration information available online; registration TAPS will be available to academic advisers
MAR 7 Spring recess begins at 7am
MAR 14 Spring recess ends at 7am
MAR 29 Graduate degree-seeking and certification students begin registration for fall term
APR 1 Last day to withdraw from a course & receive a W grade (signed withdrawal card must be in the Registrar's Office by 4:30pm)
APR 1 Deadline for making up an incomplete grade for a Fall 2015 or Winter 2016 undergraduate course
APR 6 Graduate non-degree students begin registration for fall term
APR
7-15		 Early undergraduate registration for Fall 2016 (degree audit access may be limited during this time)
APR 29 Deadline for submitting graduate theses and grades for research reports to the College of Graduate & Professional Studies
MAY 2
 Last day to change a pass/fail grade to a regular grade 
Last day for graduate students to make up an incomplete grade
Last day of regular class meetings for spring
MAY 3-6

Evaluation period -- Special class schedule
Classes will meet during this period for regular instruction or for examinations
Degree audit access is restricted from May 3 to May 13 for grading
MAY 6 College of Graduate & Professional Studies Commencement
MAY 7 Baccalaureate Commencement (10am); end of spring term
MAY 11 Final grades for spring term are due from faculty by 11pm
MAY 13 Final grades for spring term available to students via MAX after 4:30pm