6. Academic Calendar

• Application Deadline for First Year Applicants

• Deadline for August graduation applications

• Acceptance of Admission Deadline for First Year Applicants

• New Transfer Student Orientation 

• New Transfer Student Orientation 

• New Undergraduate Student Orientation 

• New Undergraduate Student Orientation 

• New Undergraduate Student Orientation

• New Undergraduate Student Orientation

• Application Deadline for Transfer/Second Bachelor’s Applicants

• New Undergraduate Student Orientation

• New Undergraduate Student Orientation

• New Undergraduate Student Orientation

• New Undergraduate Student Orientation

• Acceptance of Admission Deadline for Transfer/Second Bachelor’s Applicants

• New Transfer Student Orientation

• New Undergraduate Student Orientation

• New Undergraduate Student Orientation

• New Undergraduate Student Orientation

•  New Undergraduate Student Orientation

• Deadline for submitting thesis/dissertation and Notice of Completion with Grad School for August graduation

• Application Deadline for Non-Degree/Graduate Special Applicants

• Final day to apply for change of residency for Fall Semester 

• Fall Semester Faculty reporting date

• New Graduate Student Orientation/Reception

• All residence halls open at 10:00 a.m., except Canada and Sierra

• Fall Semester fees due; final day to pay all fees without incurring late payment fees

• Final day for initial registration

• First payment due for those students on payment plan

• Opening Ceremony

• Canada and Sierra residence halls open at 10:00 a.m.

• Late fees assessed

• FIRST DAY OF CLASSES

• Final day to add or swap classes without permission from instructor

• Labor Day (no classes, campus closed)

• Final day to receive 100% refund if dropping individual classes or completely withdrawing from the university

• Final day to change from a letter grade to S/U or S/U to a letter grade or audit to credit 

• No refunds after this date unless completely withdrawing from the university; 50% refund for complete withdrawal begins

• Second fee payment due for those on payment plan

• Deadline for December graduation applications 

• Final day to request a 50% refund if completely withdrawing from the university

• Final fee payment due

• Nevada Day (no classes; campus closed)

• Final day to drop classes and receive a “W” 

• Final day to change from credit to audit 

• No dropping of individual classes after this deadline 

• Veteran’s Day observed (no classes; campus closed)

• Notice of Completion due for doctoral students being hooded during December commencement

• Thanksgiving Day (no classes; campus closed)

• Family Day (no classes; campus closed)

• Final day for submitting thesis/dissertation and notice of completion with Graduate School for December graduation

• COMMENCEMENT

• Prep Day (no classes - campus open)

• Final class meeting week begins 

• INSTRUCTION ENDS

• Fall semester ends - last day faculty on campus for fall semester 

• Christmas Holiday (campus closed) 

• Grade Submission Deadline in MyNEVADA by 5 p.m. 

• Enrollment for Wintermester and Spring 2017 begins

• Application Deadline for First Year, Transfer, and Second Bachelor’s Applicants

• Wintermester fees due (without late fee); bills will not be sent 

• New Year’s Day (campus closed)

• Wintermester Instruction begins; late registration begins 

• Final day to receive a full refund for Wintermester classes 

• Final Day to add Wintermester classes

• Final Day to change Wintermester classes from audit to credit, letter grade to S/U or S/U to letter grade

• Final Day to receive 100% refund of Wintermester classes 

• Final Day to receive a 50% refund for Wintermester classes; a “W” will appear on transcripts

• Final Day to drop Wintermester classes and receive a “W” 

• Final Day to change Wintermester classes from credit to audit 

• Final Day to withdraw from Wintermester classes 

• Application Deadline for NonDegree/Graduate Special Applicants

• Final Day to apply for change of residency for the spring semester 

• Martin Luther King Day (campus closed)

• Spring Semester faculty reporting date 

• New Graduate Student Orientation/Reception

• Spring Semester fees due; final day to pay without incurring late payment fees

• First payment due for those students on a payment plan

• Final day for initial registration for spring 

• Wintermester instruction ends

• New Student Orientation

• Residence Halls open

• FIRST DAY OF CLASSES

• Final grades for Wintermester due in MyNevada by 5:00 p.m.

• Final day to add classes without permission from the instructor 

• Final day to add or swap classes with the permission from the instructor 

• Final day to change a course from letter grade to S/U or S/U to letter grade or audit to credit 

• Priority deadline for WUE consideration for Fall 2017 semester

• Priority deadline for Nevada Advantage consideration for Fall 2017 semester

• Final day to receive 100% refund if dropping individual classes or completely withdrawing from the university

• No refunds after this date unless completely withdrawing from the university; 50% refund for complete withdrawal begins

• Priority deadline for scholarship consideration for Fall 2017

• President’s Day (no classes; campus closed)

• Second fee payment due for those on payment plan

• Deadline for May graduation applications 

• Final day to request a 50% refund if completely withdrawing from the university

• Spring Break (no classes; campus open)

• Final fee payment due

• Summer Session registration begins 

• Fall 2017 registration begins 

• Final day to drop classes and receive a “W” 

• Final day to change from credit to audit 

• No dropping of individual classes after this date 

• Application Deadline for Fall 2017 for First Year applicants

• Notice of Completion due for doctoral students being hooded during May Commencement

• Prep Day (no classes; campus open)

• Final class meeting week begins 

• Final date for submitting thesis/dissertation and notice of completion with Graduate School for May graduation

• “Honor the Best” Celebration

• INSTRUCTION ENDS

• COMMENCEMENT - 5:00 p.m. on the University Quadrangle for the following colleges:
  • College of Engineering;
  • College of Science;
  • Orvis School of Nursing.

         Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees will be awarded at this ceremony.

• COMMENCEMENT - 8:00 a.m. on the University Quadrangle for the following colleges:
  • College of Business;
  • Division of Health Sciences.

         Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees will be awarded at this ceremony.

• COMMENCEMENT - 5:00 p.m. on the University Quadrangle for the following colleges:
  • College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources;
  • College of Education.

         Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees will be awarded at this ceremony.

• COMMENCEMENT - 8:00 a.m. on the University Quadrangle for the following colleges:
  • College of Liberal Arts;
  • Reynolds School of Journalism.

         Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees will be awarded at this ceremony.

• Faculty to post final grades in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m. *

• Spring semester ends-last day faculty on campus for spring semester *

• Final grades available to students in MyNEVADA *

• Memorial Day (campus closed; no classes)

• Final day to pay all Mini-session tuition & regular session fees before late registration fees are assessed

• MINI-SESSION CLASSES BEGIN

• Final day to register for mini-session classes 

• Final day to receive 100% refund for mini-session classes

• Final day to change a mini-session class from letter grade to S/U or S/U to letter grade or audit to credit 

• Final day to drop mini-session classes and receive a 50% refund

• Final day to withdraw without from classes and receive a “W” 

• Final day to change mini-session from credit to audit 

• Memorial Day (no classes; campus closed)

• Deadline for August graduation applications 

• Final day to drop mini-session classes

• MINI-SESSION INSTRUCTION ENDS

• Final day to pay all 1st session tuition & fees before late registration fees are assessed 

• Faculty to post final grades for mini-session in MyNEVADA by 5:00 p.m. 

• FIRST-SESSION CLASSES BEGIN

• Final day to receive 100% refund for first-session classes

• Final day to register for first-session classes 

• Final day to add classes for first-session 

• Final day to change a first-session class from letter grade to S/U or S/U to letter grade or audit to credit *

• Final day to drop first-session classes and receive a 50% refund

• Final day to change first-session from credit to audit 

• Final day to withdraw without from classes and receive a “W” 

• Application Deadline for Transfer/Second Bachelor’s applicants 

• Independence Day observed (no classes; campus closed) 

• FIRST-SESSION INSTRUCTION ENDS

• Final day to pay all 2nd session tuition & fees before late registration fees are assessed

• Faculty to post final grades for first-session in MyNEVADA by 5:00 p.m. 

• SECOND SESSION CLASSES BEGIN

• Final day to receive 100% refund for second-session classes

• Final day to register for second-session classes 

• Final day to change a second-session class from letter grade to S/U or S/U to letter grade or audit to credit 

• Final day to drop second-session classes and receive a 50% refund

• Final day to change second-term from credit to audit 

• Final day to withdraw from classes and receive a “W” 

• SECOND SESSION INSTRUCTION ENDS

• Application deadline for NonDegree/Graduate Special applicants 

• Faculty to post final grades for second session in MyNEVADA by 5 p.m. 

• Final grades available to students in MyNEVADA 

• New Undergraduate Student Orientation sessions