Administration

Below are the basics for a fall or spring 16 week semester. Shorter sessions will follow the same proportional deadlines. See the Dates and Deadlines Calendar for specific dates.

Fall 2021 courses from from Aug 23 to Dec 17. These are important dates:

Undergraduate dates:

Date	Standard Class Dates: Fall 2021 - Undergraduate - Regular Academic Session

Date	Standard Class Dates: Fall 2021 - Undergraduate - Regular Academic Session
3/1/2021	Shopping Cart available
8/22/2021	Last day to file Undergraduate Leave of Absence
8/22/2021	Last day for students to add to or drop from a waitlist
8/23/2021	FIRST DAY OF FALL CLASSES UAccess still available for registration First day to file for the Grade Replacement Opportunity (GRO) First day to add classes for audit and instructor signature is required
8/30/2021	Last day to use UAccess for adding classes, changing classes, or changing sections
8/31/2021	Instructor approval required on a Change of Schedule form to ADD or CHANGE classes
09/01/2021	Last day to apply for Fall degree candidacy without a late fee After this date a $50 00 Late Candidacy Application fee will be assessed
9/5/2021	Last day to drop without a grade of W (withdraw) Classes dropped on or before this date will remain on your UAccess academic record with a status of dropped, but will not appear on your transcript Last day to change from credit to audit, or vice versa, with only an instructor's signature
9/5/2021	Last day for a refund
9/6/2021	Beginning today, students may completely withdraw from all classes in the term
9/6/2021	Labor Day, no classes
9/6/2021	W period begins A penalty grade of W will be awarded for each withdrawal and the class(es) will appear on your transcript Beginning today, a change from credit to audit requires instructor approval on a Change of Schedule form
9/17/2021	Last day to change from pass/fail to regular grading or vice versa with only instructor approval on a Change of Schedule form
9/18/2021	Instructor's and dean's signatures are required on a Change of Schedule form to change from pass/fail to regular grades or vice versa
9/19/2021	Last day for department staff to add or drop in UAccess
10/17/2021	Last day to make registration changes without the dean's signature
10/18/2021	Instructor's and dean's signatures are required on all Change of Schedule forms to ADD or CHANGE classes
10/29/2021	Last day to file for Grade Replacement Opportunity (GRO)
10/31/2021	Last day for students to withdraw from a class online through UAccess Last day for students to change to/from audit with only instructor approval Last day for instructors to administratively drop students
11/1/2021	Instructor and dean's signatures required on a Late Change Petition in order to withdraw from class and students must have an extraordinary reason for approval Instructor's and dean's permission required on a Change of Schedule form to change to/from audit
11/11/2021	Veteran's Day, no classes
11/21/2021	Last day for students to submit a Late Change Petition to their college
11/25/2021	Thanksgiving recess begins today with no classes until Monday
12/8/2021	Last day of class--no registration changes can be made after the last day of class
12/9/2021	Reading day, no classes
12/10/2021	Final exams begin
12/16/2021	Final exams end Final grades are available in UAccess as soon as the instructor posts them Per Faculty Senate Policy, grades should be submitted within two business days after the final exam
12/17/2021	Degree award date

Graduate Dates:

Date	Standard Class Dates: Fall 2021 - Graduate - Regular Academic Session

Date	Standard Class Dates: Fall 2021 - Graduate - Regular Academic Session
3/1/2021	Shopping Cart available
8/22/2021	Last day for students to add to or drop from a waitlist
8/23/2021	FIRST DAY OF CLASS UAccess still available for registration First day to add classes for audit; instructor signature is required
8/30/2021	Last day to use UAccess for adding classes, changing classes, or changing sections
8/31/2021	Instructor approval required on a Change of Schedule form to ADD or CHANGE classes
9/5/2021	Last day for a refund
9/6/2021	Beginning today, students may completely withdraw from all classes in the term
9/6/2021	Labor Day, no classes
9/17/2021	Last day to change from pass/fail to regular grading or vice versa with only instructor approval on a Change of Schedule form
9/18/2021	Instructor's and dean's signatures are required on a Change of Schedule form to change from pass/fail to regular grades or vice versa
9/19/2021	Last day for department staff to add or drop in UAccess
9/19/2021	Last day to drop without a grade of W (withdraw) Classes dropped on or before this date will remain on your UAccess academic record with a status of dropped, but will not appear on your transcript Last day to change from credit to audit, or vice versa, with only an instructor's signature
9/20/2021	W period begins, a penalty grade of W will be awarded for each withdrawal and the class(es) will appear on your transcript Beginning today, a change from credit to audit requires instructor approval on a Change of Schedule form
10/17/2021	Last day to make registration changes without the dean's signature
10/18/2021	Instructor's and dean's signatures are required on all Change of Schedule forms to ADD or CHANGE classes
10/31/2021	Last day for students to withdraw from a class online through UAccess Last day for students to change to/from audit with only instructor approval Last day for instructors to administratively drop students
11/1/2021	Instructor's and Graduate College dean's permission required on a Change of Schedule form to withdraw from a class--penalty grade of W will be awarded and the class will appear on your transcript Instructor's and dean's permission required on a Change of Schedule form to change to/from audit
11/11/2021	Veteran's Day, no classes
11/25/2021	Thanksgiving recess begins today with no classes until Monday
12/8/2021	Last day of class--no registration changes can be made after the last day of class
12/9/2021	Reading day, no classes
12/10/2021	Final exams begin
12/16/2021	Final exams end Final grades are available in UAccess as soon as the instructor posts them Per Faculty Senate Policy, grades should be submitted within two business days after the final exam
12/17/2021	Degree award date