Spring Term 2016 University Registrar Calendar

Activity Date

Spring advising begins according to school policy. Contact College or School

Course listing available over the web Friday, 18, 2015

Term Activation Monday, , Students registered for the 2015 Fall Term will be ACTIVATED 2015 into the 2016 Spring Term in preparation for registration

Applications for graduation in ConnectCarolina open to eligible Tuesday, 3, students for degrees to be awarded in 2016 2015

Registration begins for all Graduate and Professional students; Tuesday, , for Undergraduate students with 8 or more terms in residence 2015

Registration begins for Undergraduates with 7 terms in residence Wednesday, , 2015

Registration begins for Undergraduates with 6 terms in residence Thursday, , 2015

Registration begins for Undergraduates with 5 terms in residence Friday, , 2015

Registration begins for Undergraduates with 4 terms in residence Monday, , 2015

Registration begins for Undergraduates with 3 terms in residence Tuesday, , 2015

Registration begins for Undergraduates with 2 terms in residence Wednesday, , 2015

Office of the University Registrar Publish Date: 9/ ‐‐/15 Questions: [email protected] Spring Term 2016 University Registrar Calendar

Registration begins for Undergraduates with 1 term in residence Thursday, , 2015

Registration begins for Undergraduates with 0 terms in residence Friday, , 2015 and non‐degree seeking students

Billing date for all students who have registered by this date. See Tuesday, , web site: cashier.unc.edu under Student Billing, then Important 2015 Dates.

Pre‐payment Period begins Wednesday, , Important: Students who did not register before the end of the 2015 Billing Date must pre‐pay or provide proof of financial aid prior to registering

Tuition and fees due for all students who have registered before Tuesday, 8, the Billing Date. (Students who register by the Billing Date must 2015 pay or defer tuition and fees by this date or their schedule will be cancelled and all their courses dropped.)

Last Day for Students to Add Themselves to a Waitlist Tuesday, , 2015

Undergraduate Maximum Course Load increases to 18 credits Wednesday, , 2015

Residence halls open for Returning Students at 9 AM. Friday, 8, 2016

Classes begin for all students Monday, , 2016

Late registration begins Monday, January 11, 2016 Note: $20 Fee charged for late registration

Office of the University Registrar Publish Date: 9/ ‐‐/15 Questions: [email protected] Spring Term 2016 University Registrar Calendar

Last day for all students to add a course or late register using the Friday, , 2016 web registration system.

HOLIDAY, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. – No classes Monday, , 2016

Students on waitlists will be moved into any available seats in Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Spring classes for the last time. Waitlists are then purged

Last day to reduce course load and have tuition adjusted. (Note: Monday, , 2016 Dropping all courses requires processing a withdrawal of enrollment from the University and follows a different prorated refund policy. See withdrawal policy).

Last day for all 2014 and 2015 First Year undergraduate students Monday, January 25, 2016 to drop a course using the web registration system. Drop transactions processed between weeks 3‐8 will remain on the record with a grade recorded of WC (Withdrawal by Choice)

Last day for schools/departments to add or drop a course for Monday, January 25, 2016 students using the web registration system

Official University Enrollment Reporting Date (Census Date). Monday, January 25, 2016 Census Date ‐ Hours at census will be used in the official Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) calculation for recipients of financial aid.

Undergraduate Academic Progress Reports Open in Sunday, , 2016 ConnectCarolina

Last day for students to submit a degree application online in Friday, 19, 2016 ConnectCarolina for degrees to be awarded in May.

Last day for all 2014 and 2015 First Year Undergraduate students Monday, 7, 2016 to drop courses with Dean’s approval. Drop transactions processed between weeks 3‐8 will remain on the student’s record with a grade of WC (Withdrawal by Choice)

Office of the University Registrar Publish Date: 9/ ‐‐/15 Questions: [email protected] Spring Term 2016 University Registrar Calendar

Last day for all transfer and continuing Undergraduate students Monday, , 2016 to drop courses using the web registration system. Drop transactions processed up to this date will not remain on the student’s record and there will be no grade recorded.

Last day for graduate and professional students to drop a course Monday, March 7, 2016 using the web registration system.

Last day for all Undergraduate Students to submit Pass/Fail Monday, March 7, 2016 declarations.

End of Academic Progress Report Period – Undergraduate Monday, March 7, 2016 Academic Progress Reports Closed in ConnectCarolina

Incompletes (IN’s) from prior term (Fall 2015) change to F* for Monday, March 7, 2016 Undergraduates Students.

Residence Halls close at 6 PM. Friday, , 2016

SPRING RECESS ‐ Instruction ends 5 PM Friday, March 11, 2016 Instruction resumes 8 AM Monday, , 2016

Last day to withdraw for credit on student’s financial account. Monday, , 2016 (Tuition and fees prorated over nine weeks.)

Residence Halls open at 9 AM. Sunday, , 2016

HOLIDAY Friday, , 2016

Last day for Graduate Students to drop courses Thursday, 14, 2016

Office of the University Registrar Publish Date: 9/ ‐‐/15 Questions: [email protected] Spring Term 2016 University Registrar Calendar

Electronic dissertations and theses for May graduation Thursday, , 2016 candidates must be submitted to the Graduate School by 4 PM for review and approval.

Spring Semester classes end. Wednesday, , 2016

Absences (AB’s) from prior term (Fall 2015) change to F* for Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Undergraduate Students.

Absences (AB’s) and Incompletes (IN’s) from Spring 2015 change to Wednesday April 27, 2016 F* for Graduate Students.

Official Class and Grade Rosters available online Thursday, , 2016 Note: Official Grade Rosters are due to the University Registrar’s office 72 hours after the exam is given

Reading Days Thursday, April 28, 2016 Wednesday, , 2016

Spring Semester examination days. Friday, , 2016 Saturday, , 2016 Monday, , 2016 Tuesday, , 2016 Thursday, , 2016 Friday, , 2016

Doctoral Hooding Ceremony Saturday, , 2016

Residence Halls Close for non‐graduating students at 10 AM Saturday, May 7, 2016

Residence halls close for graduating students at 6 PM Sunday, , 2016

Spring Commencement Sunday, May 8, 2016

Office of the University Registrar Publish Date: 9/ ‐‐/15 Questions: [email protected] Spring Term 2016 University Registrar Calendar

Degree Award Date recorded for Spring degree recipients Sunday, May 8, 2016

The Spring Semester includes 42 class periods of 50 minutes each on MWF and 29 class periods of 75 minutes each on TTH for a total of 71 days.

Days of Instruction

14 – Mondays 15 – Tuesdays

15 – Wednesdays 14 – Thursdays

13 – Fridays __

42 29

(2100 minutes + (2175 minutes +

180 exam = 2280) 180 exam = 2355)

Office of the University Registrar Publish Date: 9/ ‐‐/15 Questions: [email protected]