Academic Calendar Spring Semester 2018

Date Event
Monday, January 8, 2018 FIRST DAY OF CLASSES - START OF THE SPRING SEMESTER
Monday - Friday, January 8 - 12, 2018 Spring Registration Continues: Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students
Friday, January 12, 2018 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in Fall 2017
Monday, January 15, 2018 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES)
Monday, January 22, 2018
Updated 1/18/2018

Deadline: Last day to complete late registration
Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER
Deadline: Last day to adjust variable credit for courses online via ESTHER
Deadline: Last day to designate a credit course as "Audit" or vice versa
Deadline: Last day to convert a “Pass/Fail” to an earned letter grade for courses taken in Fall 2017
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 100% refund of tuition and fees
Deadline: Last day for tuition adjustment for part-time students
Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve “Incompletes” (INC) grades for courses taken in Fall 2017
Friday, January 26, 2018 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 70% refund of tuition
Friday, February 2, 2018

Deadline: Last day to file an application for a May 2018 degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (Graduate Students only)
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 60% refund of tuition
Thursday - Friday, February 8 - 9, 2018 SPRING RECESS (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES)
Friday, February 9, 2018 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 50% refund of tuition
Friday, February 16, 2018 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 40% refund of tuition
Friday, February 23, 2018

Deadline: Last day to drop full-term courses online via ESTHER
Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Mid-Semester Grades for first-year undergraduate students online via ESTHER
Deadline: College course plans due to Dean of Undergraduates office for Fall 2018
Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for Summer 2018 to 1545txt@follett.com
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 30% refund of tuition
Deadline: Last day to file the following in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for May 2018 degree conferral: thesis masters candidacy petitions, certification of non-thesis masters, form for candidacy masters, Ph.D. candidacy petitions
Monday, February 26, 2018 Summer Registration Begins: Summer 2018 registration begins for currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate and fifth-year students
Thursday, March 1, 2018 Deadline: Last day to submit New Course Request Forms to Academic Deans, for new courses in the upcoming Fall semester.
Friday, March 2, 2018 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 20% refund of tuition
Friday, March 9, 2018 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 10% refund of tuition
Saturday - Sunday, March 10 - 18, 2018 SPRING BREAK (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES)
Friday, March 23, 2018

Deadline: Last day to designate a full-term course status to “Pass/Fail” option
Deadline: Last day to drop courses (for previous Fall undergraduate matriculants only) - students must go to the Office of the Registrar by 4:00 PM
Deadline: Last day for second year students to declare majors with the Office of the Registrar
Fall Registration: Fall 2018 Course Schedule Published
Fall Registration: ESTHER Course Registration Planner opens for undergraduate students for Fall 2018 registration.
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for Fall 2018 to 1545txt@follett.com
Friday, April 6, 2018 Deadline: ESTHER Course Registration Planner closes at 5:00 PM
Monday, April 9, 2018 Fall Registration: Fall 2018 registration begins for currently enrolled graduate and undergraduate professional (BArch) students at 5:00 PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Fall Registration: Fall 2018 ADD/DROP begins for currently enrolled undergraduate students at 7:00 AM
Friday, April 13, 2018 Deadline: Last day to register for Fall 2018 by 5:00 PM without a Late Registration Fee
Saturday, April 14, 2018 Late Registration Begins: Continuing students that have not registered for any classes are charged a Late Registration Fee to add classes
Friday, April 20, 2018

LAST DAY OF CLASSES
Deadline: Last day to drop courses (for Spring 2018 undergraduate matriculants only) - students must go to the Office of the Registrar by 4:00 PM
Deadline: Last day to submit theses in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for May degree conferral by 12:00 noon
Saturday - Tuesday, April 21 - 24, 2018 STUDY DAYS - NO EXAMS
Wednesday - Wednesday, April 25 - May 2, 2018 Final examinations for all undergraduate courses
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER
Friday, May 4, 2018

Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Final Grades for all degree candidates online via ESTHER by 5:00 PM
Deadline: Last day for academic departments to submit their proposed list of degree candidates to receive the university honor of Distinction in Research and Creative Work to Provost's Office by 4:00 PM
Monday, May 7, 2018 Deadline (May 2018 Undergraduate Degree Candidates only): Last day to convert a “Pass/Fail” to an earned letter grade for courses taken in Spring 2018 by 12:00 noon
Friday - Saturday, May 11 - 12, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH COMMENCEMENT
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Final Grades for all non-graduating students online via ESTHER
Friday, June 8, 2018 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in Spring 2018
Friday, June 29, 2018

Deadline: Last day to file an application for a August degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (All Students)
Deadline: Last day to file the following in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for August degree conferral: thesis master's candidacy petitions, certification of non-thesis master's, form for candidacy master's, Ph.D. candidacy petitions
Friday, August 10, 2018 Deadline: Last day to submit theses in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for August degree conferral by 12:00 noon