Calendar for Spring Semester 2019

Date Deadline/Event
Tuesday, Jan. 22 Spring semester begins
Monday, Jan. 28 Last day to file petitions for course credit by examination
Monday, Feb. 4 Add/Drop via Student Administration System closes. Courses added or dropped after this date require additional signatures (see chart). Dropped courses will have a “W” for withdrawal recorded on the academic record.
Last day to place courses on Pass/Fail
Monday, Feb. 11 Last day for students to make up Incomplete or Absence grades
Tuesday-Monday, Feb. 12-18 Examinations for course credit by examination
Tuesday, Feb. 19 Dean’s signature required to add courses
Friday, March 1 Mid-semester progress reports due students from faculty
Sunday-Saturday, March 17-23 Spring recess
Monday, March 25 Registration for the Fall 2019 semester via Student Administration System begins
Saturday, March 30 Emergency closing class make up date
Monday, Apr. 1 Last day to drop a course
Last day to convert courses on Pass/Fail option to letter grade
Friday, April 12 Last day to announce an oral defense of a doctoral dissertation for conferral of a Spring 2019 degree
Friday, Apr. 26 Last day to defend a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation for conferral of a Spring 2019 degree
Last day to submit thesis and dissertation final copies to Digital Commons and related paperwork to Degree Audit in the Office of the Registrar for conferral of a Spring 2019 degree
Friday, May 3 Last day of spring semester classes
Monday-Saturday, May 6-11 Final examinations
Saturday-Sunday, May 11-12 Undergraduate commencement ceremonies
Saturday, May 11 Graduate School Masters commencement ceremony
Monday, May 13 Graduate School Doctoral commencement ceremony