Any calendar is subject to change when it is determined to be in the best interest of the University to do so.
| Event/Activity | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Advance Registration | April 3 to 28 |
| Final Day to File Graduation Application | May 1 |
| Final Day to Submit Master’s Degree Program of Study to the Graduate College | April 3 |
| Final Day to Submit Master Theses Topic and Committee Membership form to the Graduate College | April 3 |
| Continuing Registration and Add/Drop | May 1 to Aug. 20 |
| Last Day to Register Before Classes Begin | Aug. 20 |
| Cancellation Deadline (no record of grade on transcript) | Aug. 20 |
| CLASSES BEGIN | Aug. 21 |
| First Day for Late Registration Fee of $20.00 | Aug. 21 |
| 100% Reduction of Charges on Complete Withdrawals | Aug. 21 to Sept. 1** |
| 100% Reduction of Charges on Dropped Courses | Aug. 21 to Sept. 1** |
| No Record of Grade on Dropped Courses | Aug. 21 to Sept.1 |
| Automatic Grade of W on Complete Withdrawal for Graduate students | Aug. 21 to Sept. 29 |
| Grade of W on Complete Withdrawal for Undergraduate students | Aug. 21 to Dec. 8 |
| Final Day to Register or Add a Class without permission of instructor | Aug. 25 |
| Final Day to Apply for Doctoral General Examination | Sept. 1 |
| Final Day to Submit request for Degree Check (Thesis/Doctoral students only) | Sept. 1 |
| No Reduction of Charges on Dropped Courses after this date | Sept. 1 |
| Final Day to Change from Audit to Credit for Undergraduate students | Sept. 1 |
| Final Day to Change from Credit to Audit for Undergraduate students | Sept. 1 |
| Final Day to Change from Audit to Credit for Graduate students | Sept. 1 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Sept. 4 |
| Automatic Grade of W for Dropped Course(s) for Graduate students | Sept. 5 to 29 |
| Automatic Grade of W for Dropped Course(s) for Undergraduate students | Sept. 5 to Nov. 10 |
| Midterm Grades | Oct. 2 to 17 |
| Final Day to Submit Graduate Certificate Program Report Form | Oct. 2 |
| Grade of W or F for Dropped Course(s) for Graduate students | Oct. 2 to 27 |
| Grade of W or F on Complete Withdrawals for Graduate students (to be assigned by instructor) | Oct. 2 to Dec. 8 |
| Advance Registration for Next Term(s) Begins | Oct. 23 |
| Final Day to Change from Credit to Audit for Graduate students | Oct. 27 |
| Petition Graduate College to Drop Course(s) for Graduate Students | Oct. 30 to Dec. 8 |
| Petition to College Dean to Drop Course(s) for Undergraduate students. | Nov. 13 to Dec. 8 |
| Final Day to Submit Report of Reading Copy Submission and Request for Authority to Defend (Thesis/Dissertation) | Nov. 17 |
| Thanksgiving Vacation | Nov. 22 to 26 |
| Final Day to File Graduation Application for Spring 2024 | Dec. 1 |
| Final Day for Thesis/Dissertation Defense | Dec. 1 |
| Final Exam Preparation Period | Dec. 3 to 10 |
| Final Day to Complete Doctoral General Examination | Dec. 8 |
| Final Day for Non-Thesis Exam | Dec. 8 |
| Final Day of Full Term Fall Classes | Dec. 8 |
| Final Day to Submit Approval for Thesis/Dissertation Submission to SHAREOK | Dec. 8 |
| Final Day to Submit Thesis/Dissertation to SHAREOK | Dec. 8 |
| Final Examinations | Dec. 11 to 15 |
| Final Day to Complete Work Needed for Graduation | Dec. 15 |
| Winter Session part of fall term classes begin | Dec. 18 |
| Final Grades Due | Dec. 19 |
| Last Day for Refund on Winter Session Dropped Courses | Dec. 20 |
| Winter Session Holidays | Dec. 24, Dec. 25, and Jan. 1 |
| Final Day to Submit Work Needed (e.g. transfer work) for Graduation to Academic Records | Jan. 9 |
| Final Day of Winter Session part of fall term classes | Jan. 12 |
** College of Professional and Continuing Studies students have the first week of every 8-week session to drop courses with 100% refund.
