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Important Dates All 2017 Dates

  1. Second 6-week (D) and Online Learning II (F) sessions begin

  2. Independence Day; no classes, university offices closed

  3. Fall 2017 priority registration ends. Payment is due August 1, 2017

  4. Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for summer degree candidates

  5. Payment due for fall 2017 priority registration

  6. Second 6-week (D) session ends

  7. Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for summer degree candidates

  8. Online Learning II (F) session ends, end of summer sessions

  9. Welcome Week

  10. Last day to register for fall without a late fee

  11. Official Degree Award Date (date that appears on August 2017 diplomas; no event associated with this date)

  12. Fall classes begin

  13. Late registration (with $100 fee) begins

  14. Late registration for fall ends

  15. Labor Day; no classes, university offices closed

  16. Mathematics Equivalency Examination

  17. Last day to add a fall course, internship, Independent Reading or Research, or Community Service-Learning project

  18. Last day to drop a fall course for a 100% refund and without a "W" recorded

  19. Last day to drop a fall course for a 50% refund

  20. Last day to drop a fall course for a 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  21. Early warning notices due in Registrar's Office

  22. Fall Break; no classes, university offices open

  23. All-American Weekend

  24. Spring 2019 priority registration for graduate students begins.

  25. Spring 2018 priority registration for graduate students begins.

  26. Spring 2018 priority registration for undergraduate students begins.

  27. Spring 2019 priority registration for undergraduate students begins.

  28. Writing Proficiency Examination

  29. Last day to apply for graduation in fall 2016

  30. Last day to drop a fall course or change a grade option (end of the 10th week)

  31. Theses and dissertations due in deans’ offices for fall degree candidates

  32. Tuesday classes cancelled; Friday classes meet

  33. Thanksgiving holiday; no classes; university offices closed Thursday and Friday

  34. WCL: Last day of classes (includes make-ups for holidays)

  35. WCL: Examinations begin

  36. Fall classes end

  37. Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for fall degree candidates

  38. Fall Study Days

  39. Fall final examinations; grades are due 72 hours following the exam

  40. Fall Commencement Ceremony for August and December 2017 graduates (10:00 a.m.)

  41. Official Degree Award Date (date that appears on December 2017 diplomas; no event associated with this date)