University General Course Catalog 2019-2020 
    
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6. Academic Calendar


FALL 2019

February

  • February 1, Friday | Deadline for scholarship/WUE consideration

April

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

June

  • June 14, Friday | Orientation Experience
  • June 15, Saturday
    • Second Housing payment due
    • Deadline to cancel Housing and only forfeit security deposit
  • June 17-18, Mon-Tues | Orientation Express
  • June 20-21, Thur-Fri | Orientation Express
  • June 24, Monday | Orientation Experience
  • June 28, Friday | Orientation Experience

July

  • July 1, Monday
    • Application Deadline for Transfer/Second Bachelor’s Applicants
    • Orientation Express
  • July 8-9, Mon-Tues | Orientation Transition
  • July 11-12, Thur-Fri | Orientation Experience
  • July 15-16, Mon-Tues | Orientation Experience
  • July 18-19, Thur-Fri | Orientation Transition
  • July 22, Monday | Orientation Experience
  • July 24, Wednesday | New Undergraduate Student Orientation
  • July 29, Monday | New Transfer Student Orientation
  • July 31, Wednesday
    • New Undergraduate Student Orientation
    • Deadline to cancel Housing and only forfeit security deposit and initial payment

August

  • August 16, Friday
    • Application Deadline for Non-Degree/Graduate Special Applicants
    • Final day to apply for change of residency for Fall Semester
  • August 17, Saturday | NevadaFit move-in day
  • August 17-22, Sat-Thur | NevadaFit Programs
  • TBA | Opening Ceremony
  • August 19, Monday | Fall Semester Faculty reporting date
  • August 22, Thursday
    • New Graduate Student Orientation/Reception
    • All residence halls open at 10 a.m.
  • August 23, Friday
    • Application Deadline for Returning Student Application
    • 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
  • August 26, Monday | First day of classes
  • August 30, Friday | Final day to add or swap classes without permission from instructor

September

  • September 2, Monday | Labor Day (no classes, campus closed)
  • September 5, Thursday
    • Final day to receive a 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
    • 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 23, Thursday | Second fee payment due for those on payment plan

October

  • October 1, Tuesday | Deadline to apply for December graduation
  • October 4, Friday | Final day to receive a 50% refund if completely withdrawing from the university
  • October 23, Wednesday |Final fee payment due for those on payment plan
  • October 25, Friday | Nevada Day (no classes; campus closed)
  • October 31, 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

  • November 11, Monday | Veteran’s Day (no classes; campus closed)
  • TBA | Notice of Completion (Doctoral due from graduating doctoral students who are being hooded
  • November 28, Thursday | Thanksgiving Day (no classes; campus closed)
  • November 29, Friday | Family Day (no classes; campus closed)

December

  • December 6, Friday | Final day for submitting thesis/dissertation and notice of completion with Graduate School for December graduation
  • December 7, Saturday | Commencement
  • December 11, Wednesday | Prep Day
  • December 12, Thursday | Finals week begins
  • December 18, Wednesday | Instruction Ends
  • December 20, Friday | Fall semester ends - last day faculty on campus for fall semester
  • December 23, Monday | Faculty to post final grades in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m.
  • December 25, Wednesday | Christmas Holiday (campus closed)

FALL SEMESTER 2019

Number of Class Days (Monday, Aug. 26 , through Wednesday, Dec 18. ): 15 Mondays, 17 Tuesdays, 16 Wednesdays, 15 Thursdays, 14 Fridays = 77 days.

SPRING 2020

November

  • November 1, Friday | Enrollment for Spring 2020 and Wintermester begins

December

  • December 15, Sunday
    • Application Deadline for First Year, Transfer, and Second Bachelor’s Applicants
    • Deadline for WUE/NV Advantage consideration

January

  • January 1, Wednesday | New Year’s Day; campus closed
  • January 2, Thursday
    • Wintermester classes begin
    • Last day to pay Wintermester tuition without late fees 
    • Final day to receive a 100% refund for Wintermester
  • January 3, Friday | Final day to enroll in Wintermester class
  • January 6, Monday | Last day to drop Wintermester classes and receive a 50% refund
  • January 10, Friday
    • Final day to withdraw from Wintersession classes and receive a “W”
    • Final day to change Wintermester class from credit to audit
    • Final day to apply for change of residency for Spring Semester
    • Application Deadline for Non-Degree/Graduate Special Applicants
  • January 14, Tuesday | Spring Semester Faculty reporting date
  • January 16, Thursday | New Graduate Student Orientation/Reception
  • January 17, Friday
    • Wintermester instruction ends
    • Spring Semester fees due; final day to pay all fees without incurring late payment fees
    • First payment due for those students on payment plan
    • Final day for initial registration
    • Application Deadline for Returning Student Application
    • Late fees assessed
  • TBA | New Student Orientation
  • January 19, Sunday | Residence halls open
  • January 20, Monday | Martin Luther King Day; campus closed, no classes
  • January 21, Tuesday
    • First day of classes
    • Final Grades due for Wintermester classes by 5 pm in MyNEVADA
  • January 27, Monday | Final day to add or swap classes without permission from instructor
  • January 30, Thursday
    • Final day to receive a 100% refund if dropping individual classes
    • Final day to change from a letter grade to S/U or S/U to a letter grade or audit
    • 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

February

  • February 17, Monday
    • President’s Day; campus closed, no classes
    • Second fee payment due for those on payment plan
  • February 28, Friday | Final day to receive a 50% refund if completely withdrawing from the university

March

  • March 1, Sunday | Deadline to apply for May graduation
  • March 14-22 | Spring Break; campus open, no classes
  • March 17, Tuesday | Final fee payment due for those on payment plan
  • March 23, Monday | Summer Session registration starts
  • March 31, Tuesday | Final day to change from credit to audit

April

  • April 1, Wednesday | Fall Semester enrollment begins
  • April 10, Friday
    • Final day to drop classes and receive a “W”
    • No dropping of individual classes after this deadline

May

  • May 6, Wednesday | Prep Day
  • May 7, Thursday | Finals week begins
  • May 8, Friday | Final day for submitting thesis/dissertation and notice of completion with Graduate School for December graduation
  • May 13, Wednesday | Instruction Ends
  • May 14-16, Thur-Sat | Commencement
  • May 18, Monday
    • Faculty to post final grades in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m.
    • Spring semester ends - last day faculty on campus for fall semester

 

SPRING SEMESTER 2020

Number of Class Days (Tuesday, Jan. 21 , through Wednesday, May 13 ): 14 Mondays, 16 Tuesdays, 15 Wednesdays, 15 Thursdays, 15 Fridays = 75 days.

SUMMER 2020

May

  • May 15, Friday
    • Final day to pay all Mini & Regular session fees/tuition before late registration fees are assessed
    • First Summer payment due for students on a payment plan
  • May 18, Monday | Mini & Regular Session classes begin
  • May 19, Tuesday
    • Final Day to add Mini Session classes
    • Final day to receive a 100% refund for Mini Session
    • 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 20, Wednesday | Final day to drop Mini Session classes and receive a 50% refund
  • May 25, Monday | Memorial Day; no classes
  • May 28, 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
  • May 30, Saturday | Final day to drop Regular Session classes and receive a 50% refund

June

  • June 1, Monday | Deadline for August graduation applications
  • June 5, Friday
    • Mini Session Instruction ends
    • Final day to pay all First Session tuition and fees before late registration fees are assessed
  • June 8, Monday
    • Mini Session grades due
    • First Session classes begin
  • June 10, Wednesday
    • Final day to receive a 100% refund for First Session classes
    • Final Day to add First  Session classes
    • 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 12, Friday | Final day to drop First Session classes and receive a 50% refund
  • June 15, Monday | Second Summer payment due for students on a payment plan
  • June 25, 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 3, Friday | Independence Day observed; no classes
  • July 10, Friday
    • First Session instruction ends
    • Final day to pay all Second Session tuition and fees before late registration fees are assessed
  • July 13, Monday
    • First Session grades due
    • Second Session classes begin
  • July 14, Tuesday | Last day to withdraw from a Regular Session class and receive a “W”
  • July 15, Wednesday
    • Final day to receive a 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 students on a payment plan
  • July 17, Friday | Final day to drop Second Session classes and receive a 50% refund
  • July 30, Thursday
    • Final day to change a Second Session class from credit to audit
    • Final day to withdraw from classes and receive a “W”

August

  • August 6, Friday | Deadline for submitting thesis/dissertation and Notice of Completion with Grad School for August graduation
  • August 13, Thursday | Second & Regular Sessions instruction ends
  • August 14, Friday | Final Grades for all Summer term classes due by 5 pm in MyNEVADA