University General Course Catalog 2018-2019

Dec 03, 2024

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6. Academic Calendar

Fall
Spring
Summer

FALL 2018

April

April 7, Saturday | Application Deadline for First Year Applicants; EXTENDED: JULY 20, FRIDAY

June

June 1, Friday | Deadline for August graduation applications
June 15, Friday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
June 18-19, Mon-Tues | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
June 21-22, Thurs-Fri | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
June 25, Monday New | Undergraduate Student Orientation
June 28, Thursday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
June 29, Friday New | Transfer Student Orientation

July

July 1, Sunday | Application Deadline for Transfer/Second Bachelor’s Applicants
July 2, Monday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
July 6, Friday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
July 9-10, Mon-Tues | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
July 12-13, Thurs-Fri | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
July 16-17, Mon-Tues | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
July 19-20, Thurs-Fri | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
July 25, Wednesday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
July 27, Friday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
July 30, Monday | New Transfer Student Orientation

August

August 17, Friday
- Application Deadline for Non-Degree/Graduate Special Applicants
- Final day to apply for change of residency for Fall Semester
August 18, Saturday | NevadaFit move-in day
Aug 18-23, Sat-Thurs | NevadaFit Programs
August 20, Monday | Fall Semester Faculty reporting date
August 23, Thursday
- New Graduate Student Orientation/Reception
- All residence halls open at 10:00 a.m.
August 24, 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
- Late fees assessed
- Opening Ceremony
August 27, Monday | FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
August 31, Friday | Final day to add or swap classes without permission from instructor

September

September 3, Monday | Labor Day (no classes, campus closed)
September 6, 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 24, Monday | Second fee payment due for those on payment plan

October

October 1, Monday | Deadline for December graduation applications
October 5, Friday | Final day to request a 50% refund if completely withdrawing from the university
October 24, Wednesday | Final fee payment due for those on payment plan
October 26, Friday | Nevada Day (no classes; campus closed)

November

November 1, 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 12, Monday | Veteran’s Day observed (no classes; campus closed)
November 21, Wednesday | Notice of Completion due for doctoral students being hooded during December commencement
November 22, Thursday | Thanksgiving Day (no classes; campus closed)
November 23, Friday | Family Day (no classes; campus closed)

December

December 7, Friday | Final day for submitting thesis/dissertation and notice of completion with Graduate School for December graduation
December 8, Saturday | COMMENCEMENT
December 12, Wednesday | Prep Day (no classes - campus open)
December 13, Thursday | Final class meeting week begins
December 19, Wednesday | INSTRUCTION ENDS
December 21, Friday | Fall semester ends - last day faculty on campus for fall semester
December 24, Monday | Faculty to post final grades in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m.
December 25, Tuesday | Christmas Holiday (campus closed)

FALL SEMESTER 2018

Number of Class Days (Monday, Aug. 27 , through Wednesday, Dec 19. ): 15 Mondays, 17 Tuesdays, 16 Wednesdays, 15 Thursdays, 14 Fridays = 77 days.

Spring 2019

November

November 1, Thursday | Enrollment for Wintermester and Spring 2019 begins

December

December 15, Saturday
- Application Deadline for First Year, Transfer, and Second Bachelor’s Applicants
- Priority deadline for WUE consideration for new transfer students admitted for Spring 2019
- Priority deadline for Nevada Advantage consideration for new transfer students admitted for Spring 2019

January

January 1, Tuesday | New Year’s Day (campus closed)
January 2, Wednesday
- Wintermester Instruction begins; late registration begins
- Wintermester fees due (without late fee); bills will not be sent
January 3, Thursday
- 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, Friday | Final Day to receive a 50% refund for Wintermester classes; a “W” will appear on transcripts
January 10, Thursday | Final Day to change Wintermester classes from credit to audit
January 11, Friday
- Final Day to drop Wintermester classes and receive a “W”
- Application Deadline for NonDegree/Graduate Special Applicants
- Final Day to apply for change of residency for the spring semester
January 15, Tuesday |Spring Semester faculty reporting date
January 17, Thursday | New Graduate Student Orientation/Reception
January 18, 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 19, Saturday | Late fees assessed
January 20, Sunday | Residence Halls open
January 21, Monday | Martin Luther King Day (campus closed)
January 22, Tuesday
- FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
- Final grades for Wintermester due in MyNevada by 5:00 p.m.
January 28, Monday | Final day to add classes without permission from the instructor
January 31, Thursday
- 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

Frebruary

February 18, Monday
- President’s Day (no classes; campus closed)
- Second fee payment due for those on payment plan

March

March 1, Friday
- Deadline for May graduation applications
- Final day to request a 50% refund if completely withdrawing from the university
March 16-24 | Spring Break (no classes; campus open)
March 18, Monday | Final fee payment due for those on payment plan
March 25, Monday | Summer Session registration begins

April

April 1, Monday | Fall 2019 registration begins
April 2, 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, Sunday | Application Deadline for Fall 2019 for First Year applicants

May

May 3, Friday | Notice of Completion due for doctoral students being hooded during May Commencement
May 8, Wednesday | Prep Day (no classes; campus open)
May 9, Thursday | Final class meeting week begins
May 10, Friday | Final date for submitting thesis/dissertation and notice of completion with Graduate School for May graduation
May 14, Tuesday | “Honor the Best” Celebration
May 15, Wednesday | INSTRUCTION ENDS
May 16, Thursday | COMMENCEMENT
May 17, Friday | COMMENCEMENT
May 18, Saturday | COMMENCEMENT
May 20, Monday
- Faculty to post final grades in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m.
- Spring semester ends-last day faculty on campus for spring semester
May 27, Monday | Memorial Day (campus closed; no classes)

SPRING SEMESTER 2019

Number of Class Days (Tuesday, Jan. 22 , through Wednesday, May 15 ): 14 Mondays, 16 Tuesdays, 16 Wednesdays, 15 Thursdays, 15 Fridays = 76 days.

Summer 2019

May

May 17, Friday
- Final day to pay all Mini & Regular session fees/tuition before late registration fees are assessed
- First Summer payment due for those students on a payment plan
May 20, Monday | MINI & REGULAR SESSION CLASSES BEGIN
May 21, 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 22, Wednesday | Final day to drop mini-session classes and receive a 50% refund
May 27, Monday | Memorial Day (no classes; campus closed)
May 30, Thursday
- Final day to enroll in Regular Session class
- Final day to receive a 100% refund for Regular Session class/es
- Last day to withdraw from a Mini Session class and receive a “W”
- Final day to change a mini-session class from credit to audit

June

June 1, Saturday
- Deadline for August graduation applications
- Final day to drop Regular Session classes and receive a 50% refund
June 7, Friday
- MINI-SESSION INSTRUCTION ENDS
- Final day to pay all first-session tuition and fees before late registration fees are assessed
June 10, Monday
- Faculty to post final grades for mini-session in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m.
- FIRST-SESSION CLASSES BEGIN
June 12, 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 14, Friday | Final day to drop first-session classes and receive a 50% refund
June 17, Monday | Second Summer payment due for those students on a payment plan
June 27, Thursday
- Final day to withdraw from first-session classes and receive a “W”
- Final day to change first-session class from credit to audit

July

July 4, Thursday | Independence Day observed (no classes; campus closed)
July 12, Friday
- FIRST-SESSION INSTRUCTION ENDS
- Final day to pay all second-session tuition and fees before late registration fees are assessed
July 15, Monday
- Last day to withdraw from a Regular Session class and receive a “W”
- Faculty to post final grades for first-session in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m.
- SECOND SESSION CLASSES BEGIN
July 17, 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
- Final Summer payment due for those students on a payment plan
July 19, Friday | Final day to drop second-session classes and receive a 50% refund

August

August 1, Thursday
- Final day to change a second-session class from credit to audit
- Final day to withdraw from classes and receive a “W”
August 9, Friday | Deadline for submitting thesis/dissertation and Notice of Completion with Grad School for August graduation
August 15, Thursday | SECOND & REGULAR SESSION INSTRUCTION ENDS
August 16, Friday | Final Grades for all Summer term classes due by 5 pm in MyNEVADA