Ugr Academic Calendar 2015-2016
Undergraduate Academic Calendar, 2015-2016
Original approval: November 5, 2012. Revisions: October 5, 2015
Fall Term 2015
| Date | Event |
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| Sat., Sep. 5 |
Check-in and matriculation for new students |
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| Wed., Sep. 9 |
First-years register with advisers |
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| Wed., Sep. 9 |
Fall Convocation: 5:30 pm |
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| Thu., Sep. 10 |
Academic year begins; classes begin: 8:00 am |
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| Wed., Sep. 16 |
Drop/add ends at midnight |
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| Wed., Sep. 16 |
May 2016 degree applications due |
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| Thu., Sep. 24 |
Drop with record begins: W on all dropped courses |
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| Wed., Sep. 30 |
Incomplete Grade Change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
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| Oct. 15 - 16 |
Fall reading days: No classes |
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| Mon., Oct. 19 |
Classes resume: 8:00 am |
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| Fri., Oct. 23 |
Midterm: First-year deadline for declaration of physical education grading option |
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| Mon., Oct. 26 |
Drop with record after midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses |
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| Mon., Oct. 26 |
Midterm grades due: 12:00 noon |
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| Nov. 2 - 9 |
Registration for Winter Term 2016 |
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| Nov. 23 - 27 |
Thanksgiving Holiday: No classes |
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| Mon., Nov 30 |
Classes resume: 8:00 am |
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| Fri., Dec. 11 |
Last day of Fall term classes |
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| Sat., Dec. 12 |
Final Examinations begin: 2:00 pm |
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| Fri., Dec. 18 |
Final Examinations end: 5:00 pm |
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| Tue., Dec. 22 |
All grades due: 12:00 noon |
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Winter Term 2016
| Date | Event |
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| Mon., Jan. 11 |
Classes begin: 8:00 am |
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| Fri., Jan. 15 |
Drop/add ends at midnight |
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| Mon., Jan. 18 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No classes |
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| Jan. 19 - 22 |
Shift classes: Mon. on Tue., Tue. on Wed., Wed. on Thu., Thu. on Fri. |
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| Tue., Jan. 19 |
Founders' Day/Omicron Delta Kappa Convocation |
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| Fri., Jan. 22 |
Senior deadline for final degree/major/minor changes |
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| Mon., Jan. 25 |
Drop with record begins: W on all dropped courses |
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| Fri., Jan. 29 |
Incomplete Grade Change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
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| Feb. 2 - 5 |
Registration for Spring Term 2016 |
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| Fri., Feb. 5 |
Sophomore major declaration deadline |
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| Fri., Feb. 12 |
Mock Convention (classes suspended) |
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| Fri., Feb. 19 |
Midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses after this date |
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| Mon., Feb. 22 |
Midterm grades due: 12:00 noon |
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| Feb. 22 - 26 |
Washington Break: No classes |
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| Mon., Feb. 29 |
Classes resume: 8:00 am |
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| Fri., Mar. 4 |
Last day to drop Spring 2016 domestic travel course |
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| Sun., Mar. 13 |
Phi Beta Kappa/Society of the Cincinnati Convocation |
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| Fri., Mar 18 |
Spring Option declaration deadline (no extensions without petition) |
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| Mar. 29 - Apr. 1 |
Registration for Fall Term 2016 |
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| Fri., Apr. 8 |
Last day of Winter term classes |
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| Sat., Apr. 9 |
Examinations begin: 2:00 pm |
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| Fri., Apr. 15 |
Examinations end: 5:00 pm |
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| Tue., Apr. 19 |
All grades due: 12:00 noon |
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Spring Term 2016
| Date | Event |
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| Mon., Apr. 25 |
Classes begin: 8:00 am |
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| Tue., Apr. 26 |
Drop/add ends at midnight |
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| Fri. Apr. 29 |
December 2016 degree applications due |
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| Mon., May 2 |
Drop with records begins: W on all dropped courses |
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| Fri., May 6 |
Midterm: WP or WF on all dropped courses after this date |
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| Fri., May 13 |
Incomplete Grade Change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
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| Fri., May 20 |
Last day of Spring term classes |
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| Sat., May 21 |
Examinations: 9:00 am and 2:00 pm |
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| Mon., May 23 |
Senior grades due: 12:00 noon |
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| Wed., May 25 |
Baccalaureate Service: 10:00 am |
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| Thu., May 26 |
Commencement: 10:00 am |
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| Fri., May 27 |
Non-senior grades due: 12:00 noon |
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| Fri., Jun. 3 |
Six-week courses end |
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| Mon., Jun. 6 |
Six-week course grades due: 12:00 noon |
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