6. Academic Calendar

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• Fall
• Spring 
• Summer

Fall 2017

April

• April 7,  Friday | Application Deadline for First Year Applicants

June

• June 1, Thursday | Deadline for August graduation applications
• June 15, Thursday | New Transfer Student Orientation 
• June 19-20, Mon-Tues | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
• June 22-23, Thurs-Fri | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
• June 26, Monday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
• June 28, Wednesday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
• June 30, Friday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation

July

• July 1, Saturday | Application Deadline for Transfer/Second Bachelor’s Applicants
• July 6, Thursday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
• July 8, Saturday | New Transfer Student Orientation
• July 10-11, Mon-Tues | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
• July 13-14, Thurs-Fri | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
• July 17, Monday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
• July 19, Wednesday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
• July 21, Friday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
• July 24-25, Mon-Tues | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
• July 31, Monday | New Transfer Student Orientation

August

• August 11, Friday | Deadline for submitting thesis/dissertation and Notice of Completion with Grad School for August graduation
• August 18, Friday
  • Application Deadline for Non-Degree/Graduate Special Applicants
  • Final day to apply for change of residency for Fall Semester
• August 21, Monday | Fall Semester Faculty reporting date
• August 24, Thursday
  • New Graduate Student Orientation/Reception
  • All residence halls open at 10:00 a.m., except Canada and Sierra
• August 25, Friday
  • Final day for initial registration
  • Fall Semester fees due; final day to pay all fees without incurring late payment fees
  • First payment due for those students on payment plan
  • Opening Ceremony
  • Canada and Sierra residence halls open at 10:00 a.m.
• August 26, Saturday | Late fees assessed
• August 28, Monday | First Day of Classes

September

• September 1, Friday | Final day to add or swap classes without permission from instructor
• September 4, Monday | Labor Day (no classes, campus closed)
• September 7, Thursday
  • 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
  • Final day to add or swap classes with permission from instructor
  • No refunds after this date unless completely withdrawing from the university; 50% refund for complete withdrawal begins
• September 25, Monday | Second fee payment due for those on payment plan

October

• October 1, Sunday | Deadline for December graduation applications
• October 6, Friday | Final day to request a 50% refund if completely withdrawing from the university
• October 25, Wednesday | Final fee payment due for those on payment plan
• October 27, Friday | Nevada Day (no classes; campus closed)

November 

• November 2, Thursday
  • 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
• November 10, Friday | Veteran’s Day observed (no classes; campus closed)
• November 22, Wednesday | Notice of Completion due for doctoral students being hooded during December commencement
• November 23, Thursday | Thanksgiving Day (no classes; campus closed)
• November 24, Friday | Family Day (no classes; campus closed)

December

• December 8, Friday | Final day for submitting thesis/dissertation and notice of completion with Graduate School for December graduation
• December 9, Saturday | COMMENCEMENT
• December 13, Wednesday | Prep Day (no classes - campus open)
• December 14, Thursday | Final class meeting week begins
• December 20, Wednesday | INSTRUCTION ENDS
• December 22, Friday | Fall semester ends - last day faculty on campus for fall semester
• December 25, Monday | Christmas Holiday (campus closed)
• December 26, Tuesday | Faculty to post final grades in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m.

FALL SEMESTER 2017

Number of Class Days (Monday, Aug. 28 , through Wednesday, Dec 20. ): 16 Mondays, 17 Tuesdays, 16 Wednesdays, 15 Thursdays, 13 Fridays = 77 days.

Spring 2018

November 

• November 1, Wednesday | Enrollment for Wintermester and Spring 2018 begins

December 

• December 15, Friday | Application Deadline for First Year, Transfer, and Second Bachelor’s Applicants
• December 29, Friday | Wintermester fees due (without late fee); bills will not be sent

January 

• January 1, Monday | New Year’s Day (campus closed)
• January 2, Tuesday | Wintermester Instruction begins; late registration begins
• January 3, Wednesday
  • 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
• January 4, Thursday | Final Day to receive a 50% refund for Wintermester classes; a “W” will appear on transcripts
• January 11, Thursday
  • 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
• January 12, Friday
  • Application Deadline for NonDegree/Graduate Special Applicants
  • Final Day to apply for change of residency for the spring semester
• January 15, Monday | Martin Luther King Day (campus closed)
• January 16, Tuesday | Spring Semester faculty reporting date
• January 18, Thursday | New Graduate Student Orientation/Reception
• January 19, Friday
  • 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
• January 20, Saturday | Late fees assessed
• January 21, Sunday | Residence Halls open
• January 22, Monday
  • FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
  • Final grades for Wintermester due in MyNevada by 5:00 p.m.
• January 26, Friday | Final day to add classes without permission from the instructor
• January 31, Wednesday
  • 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
  • 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

February 

• February 19, Monday
  • President’s Day (no classes; campus closed)
  • Second fee payment due for those on payment plan

March

• March 1, Thursday | Deadline for May graduation applications
• March 2, Friday | Final day to request a 50% refund if completely withdrawing from the university
• March 17-25 | Spring Break (no classes; campus open)
• March 19, Monday | Final fee payment due for those on payment plan
• March 26, Monday | Summer Session registration begins

April 

• April 2, Monday | Fall 2018 registration begins 
• April 3, Tuesday
  • 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
• April 7, Saturday | Application Deadline for Fall 2018 for First Year applicants

May 

• May 4, Friday | Notice of Completion due for doctoral students being hooded during May Commencement
• May 9, Wednesday | Prep Day (no classes; campus open)
• May 10, Thursday | Final class meeting week begins
• May 11, Friday | Final date for submitting thesis/dissertation and notice of completion with Graduate School for May graduation
• May 15, Tuesday | “Honor the Best” Celebration
• May 16, Wednesday | INSTRUCTION ENDS
• May 17, Thursday | Commencement
• May 18, Friday | Commencement
• May 19, Saturday | Commencement
• May 21, Monday 
  • Faculty to post final grades in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m.
  • Spring semester ends-last day faculty on campus for spring semester
• May 28, Monday | Memorial Day (campus closed; no classes)

SPRING SEMESTER 2018

Number of Class Days (Monday, Jan. 22 , through Wednesday, May 16 ): 15 Mondays, 16 Tuesdays, 15 Wednesdays, 15 Thursdays, 15 Fridays = 76 days.

Summer 2018

May 

• May 18, Friday | Final day to pay all Mini-session tuition & regular session fees before late registration fees are assessed
• May 21, Monday 
  • MINI-SESSION CLASSES BEGIN
  • REGULAR SESSION CLASSES BEGIN
• May 22, Tuesday
  • Final day to add 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
• May 23, Wednesday | Final day to drop mini-session classes and receive a 50% refund
• May 28, Monday | Memorial Day (no classes; campus closed)
• May 31, Thursday | Final day to change mini-session from credit to audit

June

• June 1, Friday 
  • Deadline for August graduation applications
  • Final day to withdraw from mini-session classes and receive a “W”
• June 8, Friday 
  • MINI-SESSION INSTRUCTION ENDS
  • Final day to pay all 1st session tuition & fees before late registration fees are assessed
• June 11, Monday 
  • Faculty to post final grades for mini-session in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m.
  • FIRST-SESSION CLASSES BEGIN
• June 13, Wednesday
  • Final day to receive 100% refund 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
• June 15, Friday | Final day to drop first-session classes and receive a 50% refund
• June 28, Thursday | Final day to change first-session from credit to audit
• June 29, Friday | Final day to withdraw from first-session classes and receive a “W”

July 

• July 1, Sunday 
  • Application Deadline for Transfer/Second Bachelor’s applicants
  • Priority deadline for WUE consideration for new transfer students admitted for Fall 2018
  • Priority deadline for Nevada Advantage consideration for new transfer students admitted for Fall 2018
• July 4, Wednesday | Independence Day observed (no classes; campus closed)
• July 13, Friday
  • FIRST-SESSION INSTRUCTION ENDS
  • Final day to pay all 2nd session tuition & fees before late registration fees are assessed
  • Final day to withdraw from regular-session classes and receive a “W”
• July 15, Sunday
  • Priority deadline for WUE consideration for new first year students admitted for Fall 2018
  • Priority deadline for Nevada Advantage consideration for new first year students admitted for Fall 2018
• July 16, Monday
  • Faculty to post final grades for first-session in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m.
  • SECOND SESSION CLASSES BEGIN
• July 18, Wednesday 
  • Final day to receive 100% refund for second-session classes
  • Final day to add 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
• July 20, Friday | Final day to drop second-session classes and receive a 50% refund

August

• August 2, Thursday | Final day to change second-term from credit to audit
• August 3, Friday | Final day to withdraw from second-session classes and receive a “W”
• August 10, Friday | Deadline for submitting thesis/dissertation and Notice of Completion with Grad School for August graduation
• August 16, Thursday | SECOND SESSION INSTRUCTION ENDS
• August 17, Friday
  • Application deadline for NonDegree/Graduate Special applicants
  • Faculty to post final grades for second session in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m.
• August TBA | New Undergraduate Student Orientation sessions