Academic Calendar
Academic Year 2008-2009: First Semester (Term = 091)
Date |
Event |
| March 31 - April 15, 2008 | Priority Registration for First Semester 2008-2009 |
| April 16 - August 24, 2008 | Open Registration for First Semester 2008-2009 |
| May 1, 2008 (Thurs.) | Last day to apply for undergraduate admission |
| August 25 (Mon.) | Late Registration begins ($25.00 late registration fee assessed) |
| August 25 (Mon.) | First Semester begins |
| September 1 (Mon.) | Labor Day (Student and Staff Holiday) |
| September 2 (Tues.) | Last day for late registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (Census Date) |
| September 2 (Tues.) | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund |
| September 5 (Fri.) | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund |
| September 5 (Fri.) | Last day to file a drop to remove course from student's record |
| September 6 - November 14 (Fri.) | All course withdrawals noted with a "W" on academic record |
| September 10 (Wed.) | Tuition and fee payment deadline |
| September 12 (Fri.) | Last day to apply for residence for First Semester |
| September 12 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 50% refund |
| September 19 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 25% refund |
| September 26 (Fri.) | Final day to apply for a degree in December ($25.00 fee due with application) |
| October 17 (Fri.) | Last day to change a course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass" |
| October 20 - 21 (Mon. - Tues.) | Fall Semester Break (Student Holiday - UNL offices are open) |
| October 27 - November 11 | Priority Registration for Second Semester, 2008-2009 |
| November 12 - January 11, 2009 | Open Registration for Second Semester 2008-2009 |
| November 14 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from one or more courses for the term |
| November 26 (Wed.) | Student Holiday (UNL offices are open) |
| November 27 - 30 (Thur. through Sun.) | Thanksgiving Vacation (UNL offices are closed) |
| December 8 - 13 (Mon. through Sat.) | Last week of classes (See Final Examination and Fifteenth Week Policy) |
| December 13 (Sat.) | Last day of classes |
| December 15 - 19 (Mon. - Fri.) | First Semester Final Exams |
| December 19 (Fri.) | Graduate College Commencement Ceremony |
| December 20 (Sat.) | Undergraduate Commencement |
| December 24 (Wed.) - January 4, 2009 (Sun.) | Holiday Closedown (UNL offices are closed) |
Academic Year 2008-2009: Second Semester (Term = 092)
Date |
Event |
| October 27 - November 11, 2008 | Priority Registration for Second Semester 2008-2009 |
| November 12, 2008 - January 11, 2009 | Open Registration for Second Semester 2008-2009 |
| December 1, 2008 (Mon.) | Last day to apply for undergraduate admission |
| January 5, 2009 (Mon.) | First day UNL offices are open in 2009 |
| January 12 (Mon.) | Second Semester begins |
| January 12 (Mon.) | Late Registration begins ($25.00 late registration fee assessed) |
| January 19 (Mon.) | Martin Luther King Day (Student and Staff Holiday) |
| January 20 (Tues.) | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund |
| January 20 (Tues.) | Last day for late registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (census date) |
| January 23 (Fri.) | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund |
| January 23 (Fri.) | Last day to file a drop to remove course from student's record |
| January 24 (Sat.)- April 10 (Fri.) | All course withdrawals noted with a "W" on academic record |
| January 30 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 50% refund |
| January 30 (Fri.) | Last day to apply for residence for Second Semester |
| January 30 (Fri.) | Final day to apply for a degree in May ($25.00 fee due with application) |
| February 6 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 25% refund |
| February 11 (Wed.) | Tuition and fee payment deadline |
| March 6 (Fri.) | Last day to change a course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass" |
| March 9 (Mon.) | Early Registration for Summer Sessions, 2009, begins |
| March 15 - 22 (Sun. - Sun.) | Spring Vacation (Student Holiday - UNL offices are open) |
| March 30 - April 14 | Priority Registration for First Semester, 2009-2010 |
| April 10 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from one or more courses for the term |
| April 26 (Sun.) | Honor's Convocation |
| April 27 - May 2 (Mon. thru Sat.) | Last week of classes (See Final Examination and Fifteenth Week Policy) |
| May 2 (Sat.) | Last day of classes |
| May 4 - May 8 (Mon. thru Fri.) | Second Semester Final Exams |
| May 8 (Fri.) | Graduate College Commencement Ceremony |
| May 9 (Sat.) | Undergraduate Commencement |
*Mini-Courses follow prorated dates for deadlines, tuition charges and refunds.
