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 non-standard course and follows comparable deadlines provided here.
| POT of class | 1 | A | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| POT Description | Full term | First Half | Second Half |
| Length of course in weeks | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Term dates including finals | Jan. 18 - May 13 | Jan. 18 - March 11 | March 21 - May 13 |
| CANCEL semester for 100% refund | Jan. 17 | Jan. 17 | March 13 (if enrolled ONLY in POT B classes) |
| First day of instruction for the POT | Jan. 18 | Jan. 18 | March 21 |
| Add a class via Self-Service | Jan. 31 | Jan. 24 | March 25 |
| Change credit hours on variable credit course via Self-Service | Jan. 31 | Jan. 24 | March 25 |
| Submit request for in absentia status to Graduate College | Jan. 31 | Jan. 31 | Jan. 31 |
| 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) | Jan. 31 | Jan. 24 | March 25 |
| Submit request to Audit a class | Jan. 31 | Jan. 24 | March 25 |
| Vet Med students apply to graduate in Spring 2022 via Self-Service. Contact Vet Med Academic Office after this date. | Jan. 31 | Jan. 31 | Jan. 31 |
| 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) Contact the Graduate College to discuss dropping a class after this date. | March 11 | Feb. 11 | April 15 |
| Graduate and Law students apply to graduate in Spring 2022 via Self-Service. Contact the Graduate College or Law Academic Office after this date. | March 27 | March 27 | March 27 |
| Last day to withdraw for minimum 40% refund (60% point of the class) | April 1 | Feb. 18 | April 22 |
| 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. | April 15 | Feb. 25 | April 29 |
| WITHDRAW from semester without 'W' grades (This is 75% point of the class) | April 15 | Feb. 25 | April 29 |
| Submit credit/no credit request to college office (This is 75% point of the class) | April 15 | Feb. 25 | April 29 |
| Spring semester break | March 12 - 20 | N/A | March 12 - 20 |
| Instruction ends | May 4 | March 11 | May 4 |
| Final Exams | May 6 - 13 | May 6 - 13 | |