Following are important registration DEADLINES for graduate and professional students. The deadline dates are specific to the Part of Term (POT) of the class. The POT designations are shown in the Course Explorer Class Schedule for each specific class section. Any class without a POT listed is considered a nonstandard course and are not found on this chart. Drop deadlines for all courses including nonstandard can be found on the Refund Schedule for Fall 2025. Withdrawal deadlines for all courses including nonstandard can be found on the Withdrawal Schedule for Fall 2025.
POT of class | 1 | A | B |
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POT Description | Full term | First 8 Weeks | Second 8 Weeks |
Length of course in weeks | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Term dates including finals | Aug 25 - Dec 18 | Aug 25 - Oct 17 | Oct 20 - Dec 18 |
CANCEL semester for 100% refund | Aug 24: 11:59PM | Aug 24: 11:59PM | Oct 19: (if enrolled ONLY in POT B classes) |
First day of instruction for the POT | Aug 25 | Aug 25 | Oct 20 |
Add a class via Self-Service | Sep 8: 11:59PM | Aug 29: 11:59PM | Oct 24: 11:59PM |
Change credit hours on variable credit course via Self-Service | Sep 8: 11:59PM | Aug 29: 11:59PM | Oct 24: 11:59PM |
Submit request for in-absentia status via the Graduate College Student Portal | Sep 8 | Aug 29 | Oct 24 |
DROP a class with refund if tuition range changes or billing hours decrease. NO refund for dropping a class after this date (12.5% point of the class) | Sep 8: 11:59PM | Aug 29: 11:59PM | Oct 24: 11:59PM |
Submit request to Audit a class | Sep 8 | Aug 29 | Oct 24 |
Vet Med students apply to graduate in December via Self-Service. Contact Vet Med Academic Office after this date. | Sep 8 | Sep 8 | Sep 8 |
DROP a class via Self-Service with no 'W' grade or record of the class on your academic history. (This is halfway point of the class). Submit a Late Registration Change Request Form via the Graduate College Student Portal after this date. | Oct 17: 11:59PM | Sep 19: 11:59PM | Nov 14: 11:59PM |
Graduate, Law & Medicine students apply to graduate in December via Self-Service. | Nov 2 | Nov 2 | Nov 2 |
Last day to withdraw for minimum 40% refund (60% point of the class) | Oct 31 | Sep 26 | Nov 21 |
DROP a class via Graduate College with no 'W' grade or record of the class on your academic history. (This is 75% point of the class) Contact the Graduate College to discuss dropping a class after this date. | Nov 14 | Oct 3 | Dec 5 |
WITHDRAW from semester without 'W' grades (This is 75% point of the class) | Nov 14 | Oct 3 | Dec 5 |
Submit credit/no credit request to college office (This is 75% point of the class) | Nov 14 | Oct 3 | Dec 5 |
Fall Break | Nov 22 - 30 | N/A | Nov 22 - 30 |
Instruction ends | Dec 10 | Oct 17 | Dec 10 |
Final Exams | Dec 12 - 18 | Dec 12 - 18 |