Following are important registration DEADLINES for graduate 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 on the nonstandard refund guide.
| POT of class | 1 | A | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| POT Description | Full Term | First 8 Weeks | Second 8 Weeks |
| Length of course in weeks | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Term dates including finals | Jan 17 - May 12 | Jan 17 - Mar 10 | Mar 20 - May 3 |
| CANCEL semester for 100% refund | Jan 16: 11:59PM | Jan 16: 11:59PM | Mar 19: (if enrolled ONLY in POT B classes) |
| First day of instruction for the POT | Jan 17 | Jan 17 | Mar 20 |
| Add a class via Self-Service | Jan 30: 11:59PM | Jan 23: 11:59PM | Mar 24: 11:59PM |
| Change credit hours on variable credit course via Self-Service | Jan 30: 11:59PM | Jan 23: 11:59PM | Mar 24: 11:59PM |
| Submit request for in absentia status to Graduate College | Jan 30 | Jan 23 | Mar 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) | Jan 30: 11:59PM | Jan 23: 11:59PM | Mar 24: 11:59PM |
| Submit request to Audit a class | Jan 30 | Jan 23 | Mar 24 |
| Vet Med students apply to graduate in December via Self-Service. Contact Vet Med Academic Office after this date. | Jan 30 | Jan 30 | Jan 30 |
| DROP a class via Self-Service (This is halfway point of the class) Contact your college to discuss dropping a class after this date. | Mar 10: 11:59PM | Feb 10: 11:59PM | Apr 14: 11:59PM |
| Spring Break | Mar 11-19 | N/A | N/A |
| Graduate, Law & Medicine students apply to graduate in May via Self-Service. | Apr 2 | Apr 2 | Apr 2 |
| Last day to withdraw for minimum 40% refund (60% point of the class) | Mar 31 | Feb 17 | Apr 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. | Apr 14 | Feb 24 | Apr 28 |
| WITHDRAW from semester without 'W' grade (75% point of POT) | Apr 14 | Feb 24 | Apr 28 |
| Submit credit/no credit request to college office (This is halfway point of the class) | Apr 14 | Feb 24 | Apr 28 |
| Instruction ends | May 3 | Mar 10 | May 3 |
| Final Exams | May 5-12 | May 5-12 |