University General Course Catalog 2013-2014

Dec 21, 2024

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6. Academic Calendar

Fall 2013
Spring 2014

Summer 2014
Fall 2014-In Progress

Fall 2013

June

1	Saturday	Application Deadline for First Year Applicants
		Deadline for August graduation applications.
15	Saturday	Acceptance of Admission Deadline for First Year Applicants
18-19	Tues-Wed	New Undergraduate Student Orientation
24-25	Mon-Tues	New Undergraduate Student Orientation
27-28	Thurs-Fri	New Undergraduate Student Orientation

July

1-2	Mon-Tues	New Undergraduate Student Orientation
8-9	Mon-Tues	New Undergraduate Student Orientation
11-12	Thurs-Fri	New Undergraduate Student Orientation
15	Monday	Application Deadline for Transfer/Second Bachelor’s Applicants
		New Transfer Student Orientation
17-18	Wed-Thurs	New Transfer Student Orientation
22-23	Mon-Tues	New Undergraduate Student Orientation
25-26	Thurs-Fri	New Undergraduate Student Orientation
29-30	Mon-Tues	New Undergraduate Student Orientation

August

1	Thursday	Acceptance of Admission Deadline for Transfer/Second Bachelor’s Applicants
1-2	Thurs-Fri	New Undergraduate Student Orientation
5-6	Mon-Tues	New Undergraduate Student Orientation
9	Friday	New Transfer Student Orientation
16	Friday	Final day to apply for change of residency for Fall semester
		Application Deadline for Non-Degree/Graduate Special Applicants
19	Monday	Financial Aid begins disbursement to student accounts
		Fall Semester Faculty reporting date
22	Thursday	New Graduate Student Orientation/Reception.
		All residence halls open, except Canada and Sierra
23	Friday	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
24	Saturday	Late fees assessed.
26	Monday	FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
30	Friday	Final day to add classes without permission from instructor

September

2	Monday	Labor Day (no classes; campus closed)
3	Tuesday	Enrollment cancellation for non-payment begins at noon.
5	Thursday	Final day to add or swap classes with permission from instructor
		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
		Final day to change from a letter grade to S/U or S/U to a letter grade or audit to credit
6	Friday	No refunds for the dropping of individual classes
23	Monday	Second fee payment due for those on payment plan

October

1	Tuesday	Deadline for December graduation applications.
4	Friday	Final day to request a 50% refund if completely withdrawing from the university.
23	Wednesday	Final fee payment due. Students administratively withdrawn from classes if two-thirds of total owed is not paid.
25	Friday	Nevada Day (no classes; campus closed)
30	Wednesday	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


11	Monday	Veteran’s Day observed (no classes; campus closed)
20	Wednesday	Notice of Completion due for doctoral students being hooded during December commencement
28	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day (no classes; campus closed)
29	Friday	Family Day (no classes; campus closed)

December

6	Friday	Final day for submitting thesis/dissertation and notice of completion with Graduate School for December graduation
7	Saturday	COMMENCEMENT
11	Wednesday	Prep Day (no classes - campus open)
12	Thursday	Final class meeting week begins
18	Wednesday	INSTRUCTION ENDS
23	Monday	Final grades posted in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m.
		Fall semester ends - last day faculty on campus for fall semester
25	Wednesday	Christmas Holiday (campus closed)

FALL SEMESTER 2013

Number of Class Days (Monday, Aug. 26, through Wednesday, Dec. 18): 15 Mondays, 17 Tuesdays, 17 Wednesdays, 15 Thursdays, 14 Fridays = 78 days.

Spring 2014

January

1	Wednesday	New Year’s Day (campus closed)
5	Sunday	Application Deadline for First Year, Transfer, and Second Bachelor’s Applicants
10	Friday	Accept Admissions Deadline for First Year, Transfer, and Second Bachelor’s Applicants
		Application Deadline for NonDegree/Graduate Special Applicants
		Final day to apply for change of residency for the spring semester
13	Monday	Spring Semester faculty reporting date.
16	Thursday	New Graduate Student Orientation/Reception.
17	Friday	Spring Semester fees due; final day to pay without incurring late payment fees
		First payment due for those students on a payment plan
		Last day for initial registration
TBA		New Student Orientation
18	Saturday	Late fees assessed
19	Sunday	Residence Halls open
20	Monday	Martin Luther King Day (campus closed)
21	Tuesday	FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
27	Monday	Final day to add classes without permission from instructor.
28	Tuesday	Current students may add or swap classes with the permission of the instructor.
30	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
		Final day to add or swap classes with instructor permission
		Final day to change a course from letter grade to S/U or S/U to letter grade or audit to credit.
31	Friday	No refunds for the dropping of individual classes

February

1	Saturday	Priority deadline for WUE consideration for Fall 2014 semester.
		Priority deadline for scholarship consideration for Fall 2014
17	Monday	President’s Day (no classes; campus closed)
		Second fee payment due for those on payment plan
28	Friday	Final day to request a 50% refund if completely withdrawing from the university

March

1	Saturday	Deadline for May graduation applications.
17	Monday	Final fee payment due. Students administratively withdrawn from classes if two-thirds of total owed is not paid
15-23		Spring Break (no classes; campus open)

April

1	Tuesday	Final day to drop classes and receive a “W”
		Final day to change from credit to audit
		No dropping of individual class after this date

May

2	Friday	Notice of Completion due for doctoral students being hooded during May Commencement
7	Wednesday	Prep Day (no classes; campus open)
8	Thursday	Final class meeting week begins.
9	Friday	Final date for submitting thesis/dissertation and notice of completion with Graduate School for May graduation
TBA		“Honor the Best” Celebration
14	Wednesday	INSTRUCTION ENDS
16	Friday	UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT - 8:00 a.m. on the University Quadrangle (College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources, College of Business, College of Education, College of Engineering, Division of Health Sciences)
		ADVANCED DEGREE COMMENCEMENT - 4:45 p.m. on the University Quadrangle
17	Saturday	UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT - 8:00 a.m. on the University Quadrangle (Reynolds School of Journalism, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science)
19	Monday	Final grades posted in MyNEVADA - 5 p.m.
		Spring semester ends-last day faculty on campus for spring semester.
26	Monday	Memorial Day (campus closed; no classes)

SPRING SEMESTER 2014

Number of Class Days (Tuesday, Jan. 21, through Wednesday, May 14): 14 Mondays, 16 Tuesdays, 16 Wednesdays, 15 Thursdays, 15 Fridays = 76 days.

Summer 2014

May

16	Friday	Final day to pay all Mini-session tuition & fees before late registration fees are assessed.
19	Monday	MINI-SESSION CLASSES BEGIN
20	Tuesday	Final day to register for mini-session classes.
		Final day to receive 100% refund for mini-session classes.
		Final day to add classes 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.
21	Wednesday	Final day to drop mini-session classes and receive a 50% refund.
23	Friday	Final day to drop mini-session classes.
		Final day to change mini-session from credit to audit.
26	Monday	Memorial Day (no classes; campus closed).
29	Thursday	Final day to withdraw without a grade being recorded.

June

1	Sunday	Deadline for August graduation applications.
		Application Deadline for Fall 2014 for First Year applicants
6	Friday	MINI-SESSION INSTRUCTION ENDS
		Final day to pay all 1st session tuition & fees before late registration fees are assessed.
9	Monday	Final grades for mini-session posted on MyNEVADA by 5:00 p.m.
		FIRST-SESSION CLASSES BEGIN
11	Wednesday	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.
13	Friday	Final day to drop first-session classes and receive a 50% refund
15	Sunday	Accept Admission Deadline for First Year applicants
20	Friday	Final day to change first-session from credit to audit.
27	Friday	Final day to withdraw without a grade being recorded.

July

1	Tuesday	Application Deadline for Transfer/Second Bachelor’s applicants
4	Friday	Independence Day observed (no classes; campus closed).
11	Friday	FIRST-SESSION INSTRUCTION ENDS
		Final day to pay all 2nd session tuition & fees before late registration fees are assessed.
14	Monday	Final grades for first-session posted in MyNEVADA by 5:00 p.m.
		SECOND SESSION CLASSES BEGIN
15	Tuesday	Accept Admission Deadline for Transfer/Second Bachelor’s applicants
16	Wednesday	Final day to receive 100% refund for second-session classes.
		Final day to register for second-session classes.
		Final day to add classes for second-session.
		Final day to change a second-session class from letter grade to S/U or S/U to letter grade or audit to credit.
18	Friday	Final day to drop second-session classes and receive a 50% refund.
25	Friday	Final day to change second-term from credit to audit.

August

1	Friday	Final day to withdraw without a grade being recorded.
15	Friday	Application deadline for NonDegree/Graduate Special applicants
16	Saturday	SECOND SESSION INSTRUCTION ENDS
18	Monday	Final grades for second session posted in MyNEVADA by noon.
TBA		New Undergraduate Student Orientation sessions

Fall 2014-in progress

June

1	Sunday	Application Deadline for First Year applicants
15	Sunday	Accept Admission Deadline for First Year applicants
17-18	Tues-Wed	New Undergraduate Student Orientation session
23-24	Mon-Tues	New Undergraduate Student Orientation session
26-27	Thur-Fri	New Undergraduate Student Orientation session
30-July 1	Mon-Tues	New Undergraduate Student Orientation session

July


7-8	Mon-Tues	New Undergraduate Student Orientation session
10-11	Thur-Fri	New Undergraduate Student Orientation session
14-15	Mon-Tues	New Undergraduate Student Orientation session
15	Tuesday	Application Deadline for Transfer/Second Bachelor’s applicants
18	Friday	New Transfer Student Orientation session
21-22	Mon-Tues	New Undergraduate Student Orientation session
24-25	Thur-Fri	New Undergraduate Student Orientation session
28-29	Mon-Tues	New Undergraduate Student Orientation session
31-Aug 1	Thur-Fri	New Undergraduate Student Orientation session

August

1	Friday	Accept Admissions Deadline for Transfer/Second Bachelor’s applicants
4	Monday	New Transfer Student Orientation session
15	Friday	Application deadline for NonDegree/Graduate Special applicants
		Final day to apply to change residency status for Fall semester
TBA		Financial Aid begins disbursement to student accounts and will pay off all obligations to the university reflected at that time.
18	Monday	Fall Semester faculty reporting date.
TBA		Financial Aid will check student enrollment for those students receiving a financial aid refund to verify enrollment status and correct residual check amounts.
TBA		Student Financials begins refund distribution to students.
21	Thursday	All residence halls open, except Canada and Sierra
		New Graduate Student Orientation/Reception.
22	Friday	Fall Semester fees due (last day to pay without late fee assessment).
		First payment due for those students on payment plan
		Last day for initial registration
		Opening Ceremony
		Canada and Sierra residence halls open
23	Saturday	Late fees assessed
25	Monday	FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
TBA		Enrollment cancellation for non-payment begins
29	Friday	Final day to add classes without permission from instructor.

September

1	Monday	Labor Day (no classes; campus closed).
2	Tuesday	Current students may add or swap classes with permission of instructor. .
4	Thursday	Final day to add or swap classes with instructor approval
		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
		Final day to change a course from letter grade to S/U or S/U to letter grade or audit to credit
TBA		Second fee payment due for those on payment plan

October

1	Wednesday	Deadline for December graduation applications.
TBA		Final day to request a 50% refund if completely withdrawing from the university.
TBA		Final fee payment due. Students administratively withdrawn from classes if two-thirds of total owed is not paid
31	Friday	Nevada Day (no classes; campus closed).
TBA		Final day to drop classes.

November

11	Tuesday	Veterans Day (no classes; campus closed).
19	Wednesday	Notice of Completion due from doctoral students being hooded at December Commencement.
27	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day (no classes; campus closed).
28	Friday	Family Day (no classes; campus closed).

December

5	Friday	Final date for submitting thesis/dissertation and notice of completion with Graduate School for December graduation.
6	Saturday	COMMENCEMENT
10	Wednesday	Prep Day (no classes; campus open).
11	Thursday	Final class meeting week begins.
17	Wednesday	INSTRUCTION ENDS
22	Monday	Final grades filed posted in My Nevada by 5 p.m.
		Fall semester ends-last day faculty are on campus for fall semester.
25	Thursday	Christmas (campus closed).

FALL SEMESTER 2014

Number of Class Days (Monday, Aug. 25, through Wednesday, Dec. 17): 15 Mondays, 16 Tuesdays, 17 Wednesdays, 15 Thursdays, 15 Fridays = 78 days.