Spring 2021 Academic Calendar

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

UG = Undergraduate students; GRAD = Graduate students

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.  Start and end dates for non-standard course offerings are shown in the Section Details on Course Explorer:

  • 1 = full 16 week semester (approximately 1/25/2021 – 5/5/2021 plus finals)
  • A = first 8 weeks of the semester (approximately 1/25/2021 – 3/19/2021)
  • B = second 8 weeks of the semester (approximately 3/22/2021 – 5/5/2021 plus finals.)

November 6, 2020

November 16, 2020

  • Priority registration Time Tickets (earliest registration times) for Spring 2021 available on Student Self-Service

November 30 – December 9, 2020

  • Priority registration times open for Spring 2021

December 10, 2020

  • Open registration begins for all students

January 5

  • Spring advanced registration verification available from NSC via Student Self-Service under Registration & Records/Enrollment Verification

January 16

  • Spring tuition and fee charges first appear on student accounts

January 15-March 5

January 17

  • University residence halls open for spring semester

January 24

  • 11:59 PM CST Deadline to cancel registration (dropping all Spring 2021 classes) for full reversal of tuition and campus fees for classes scheduled in a regular semester.  For non-standard course offerings, deadline to cancel is the last day prior to instruction.

January 25

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

January 26

January 29

  • Deadline to suppress directory information
  • Deadline for UG to add a POT A course
  • Deadline for GRAD to add a 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

February 5 – Full semester add/drop deadline

  • Deadline to drop or reduce POT 1 (full semester) hours and receive refund if reducing assessment range for ALL students
  • Deadline for UG to add a POT 1 (full semester) course
  • Deadline for GRAD to add a POT 1 (full semester) course via Student Self-Service and without approval
  • Deadline to withdraw from ALL classes and receive an approximate 90% refund for full semester classes

February 12

  • Deadline to withdraw from ALL classes and receive an approximate 80% refund for full semester classes

February 17

  • Break – Non-instructional day should be left entirely free of any mandatory course obligations.

February 26

  • Deadline to withdraw from ALL classes and receive an approximate 70% refund for full semester classes

February 28

  • Full payment due for Spring 2021 charges unless on a payment plan.  Visit Pay My Bill for more information regarding payment options and due dates.

March 12

  • Deadline to withdraw from ALL classes and receive an approximate 60% refund for full semester classes

March 16 at 2:00 PM

  • Faculty deadline for reporting midterm grades for freshmen

March 19

  • Deadline for ALL students to drop a POT A (1st 8 week) course via Student Self-Service without grade of W.  Students may contact their college office to request an exception by petition to the drop deadline in the case of extraordinary circumstances.
  • Deadline for UG to remove incomplete grade from previous semester to prevent change to F grade
  • Deadline for UG to file intent to use Campus Grade Replacement option in a POT A course
  • Deadline to withdraw from ALL classes and receive an approximate 50% refund for full semester classes

March 22

  • POT B courses begin (non-standard courses may begin earlier or later)

March 24

  • Break – Non-instructional day should be left entirely free of any mandatory course obligations.

March 26

  • Faculty deadline (at 2:00 PM) for reporting POT-A (1st 8 week) grades
  • Deadline for UG to add POT B (2nd 8 week) course
  • Deadline for GRAD to add 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

April 2

  • Deadline to withdraw from the university and receive the minimum approximate 40% refund

April 5

  • Priority registration Time Tickets (earliest registration times) for Summer and Fall 2021 available on Student Self-Service

April 13

  • Break – Non-instructional day should be left entirely free of any mandatory course obligations.

April 19

  • Priority registration for Summer and Fall 2021 begins

May 5

  • Deadline for ALL students to drop POT 1 (full semester) or POT B course via Student Self-Service without grade of W.  Students may contact their college office to request an exception by petition to the drop deadline in the case of extraordinary circumstances.
  • Deadline for ALL students to withdraw from Spring 2021 semester(drop all courses) without grade of W
  • Deadline for UG to file intent to use Campus Grade Replacement option in POT 1 or B course
  • Last day of instruction

May 6

  • Reading day (no classes, no final examinations)
  • Last day for GRAD to add/drop POT B course without petitioning Graduate College
  • Last day for GRAD to add/drop POT 1 course without petitioning Graduate College
  • Open registration begins for Summer and Fall 2021

May 7–14

  • Final examination period

May 10

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

May 15

  • Degree conferral and campus-wide commencement

May 21 at 2:00 PM

  • Faculty deadline for reporting grades

May 22

  • Students may view final Spring 2021 grades via Student Self-Service

May 27 11:59PM Central Time

  • Deadline for UG and GRAD students to select the Pass COVID/No Pass COVID (PZ/NZ) grading option

June 7

  • Transcripts on hold for Spring 2021 grades will be released

June 29

  • Transcripts on hold for Spring 2021 degrees will be released