Spring 2018 Academic Calendar

All dates are tentative until closer to the beginning of the semester.

UG = Undergraduate; GRAD = Graduate

Part of Term (POT) values indicate the time frame for the course.  The Class Schedule shows what part of term each course is scheduled in to assist with identifying deadlines:

  • 1 = full 16 week semester (approximately 1/16/2018 – 5/2/2018 plus finals)
  • A = first 8 weeks of the semester (approximately 1/16/2018 – 3/9/2018)
  • B = second 8 weeks of the semester (approximately 3/12/2018 – 5/2/2018 plus finals)

October 6, 2017

October 23, 2017

  • Priority registration Time Tickets (earliest registration times) for Spring 2018 available on Student Self-Service

October 30, 2017

  • Priority registration begins for Spring 2018

November 20, 2017

  • Open registration begins for all students

January 7

  • Spring tuition and fee charges first appear on student accounts

January 11 – February 14

  • Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period

January 15

  • 11:59 PM CST Deadline to cancel registration (dropping all Spring 2018 classes) for full reversal of tuition and campus fees
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday (all-campus holiday)

January 16

  • First day of instruction for Spring POT 1 and POT A courses
  • Deadline for degree-seeking students to register for first classes without being charged $15 late fee penalty

January 17

January 22

  • Deadline to add a UG POT A course
  • Deadline to add a GRAD POT A course via Student Self-Service
  • Deadline for all students to drop a POT A (1st 8 week) course for a refund if reducing assessment range
  • Deadline to suppress directory information

January 29 – 10th day add/drop deadline

  • Deadline to drop or reduce POT 1 (full semester) hours and receive refund if reducing assessment range for ALL students
  • Deadline to add an UG POT 1 (full semester) course
  • Deadline to add a GRAD POT 1 (full semester) course via Student Self-Service and without approval
  • Deadline to add a GRAD POT A course via department office

February 9

  • Deadline to drop a UG POT A (1st 8 week) course via Student Self-Service without grade of W
  • Deadline to drop a GRAD UG POT A course via Student Self-Service
  • Deadline to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in UG POT A course
  • Deadline to file intent to use Campus Grade Replacement option in UG POT A course

February 23

  • Deadline to drop a GRAD POT A course without a grade of W
  • Deadline to elect credit/no credit for a GRAD POT A course or to change from credit/no credit to a regular grade

February 28

  • Full payment due for Spring 2018 charges unless on a payment plan.  Visit Pay My Bill for more information regarding payment options and due dates.

March 6 (noon)

  • Faculty deadline for reporting midterm grades for freshmen

March 9

  • Deadline to remove UG incomplete grade from previous semester to prevent change to F grade
  • Deadline for UG to withdraw from Spring 2018 semester without grade of W
  • Deadline for LAW students to drop semester course without grade of W

March 12

  • Priority registration Time Tickets (earliest registration times) for Summer and Fall 2018 available on Student Self-Service
  • POT B courses begin (non-traditional courses may begin earlier or later)

March 16

  • Deadline to drop UG POT 1 (full semester) course via Student Self-Service without grade of W
  • Deadline to drop GRAD POT 1 course via Student Self-Service
  • Deadline to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in UG POT 1 (full semester) course
  • Deadline to file intent to use Campus Grade Replacement option in a UG POT 1 course
  • Deadline to add UG POT B (2nd 8 week) course
  • Deadline to add GRAD POT B course via Student Self-Service
  • Deadline for all students to drop POT B (2nd 8 week) course for refund if reducing assessment range

March 17–25

  • Spring Break

March 30

  • Deadline to withdraw from the University and receive the minimum 40% pro-rata refund

April 2

  • Priority registration for Summer and Fall 2018 begins

April 6

  • Deadline to add GRAD POT B course via department office

April 13

  • Deadline to drop UG POT B (2nd 8 week) course via Student Self-Service without grade of W
  • Deadline to drop GRAD POT B course via Student Self-Service
  • Deadline to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in UG POT B course
  • Deadline to file intent to use Campus Grade Replacement option in UG POT B course
  • Deadline to drop GRAD POT 1 course without grade of W
  • Deadline to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in GRAD POT 1 course
  • Last day for GRAD students to withdraw from Spring 2018 semester without grade of W

April 23

  • Open registration begins for Summer and Fall 2018

April 27

  • Deadline to drop GRAD POT B course without grade of W
  • Deadline to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis for GRAD POT B course

April 30

  • Final grade entry enabled for Instructors in Faculty Self-Service

May 2

  • Last day of instruction

May 3

  • Reading day (no classes, no final examinations)
  • Last day for GRAD to add/drop POT B course
  • Last day for GRAD to add/drop POT 1 course

May 4–11

  • Final examination period

May 12

  • Degree conferral and campus-wide commencement

May 18 2:00 PM

  • Faculty deadline for reporting grades

May 19

  • Students may view final Spring 2018 grades via Student Self-Service

 May 30 – tentative

  • Transcripts on hold for Spring 2018 grades will be released

June 20

  • Transcripts on hold for Spring 2018 degrees will be released