2013-2014 Academic Calendar

Fall 2013

August 16	Friday	Residence Halls Open
August 19	Monday	All Classes Begin (8:00 AM)
September 2	Monday	Labor Day (No classes)
September 23	Monday	Fifth Week Grades Due (5:00 PM)
October 7-11	Monday - Friday	Fall Break
October 26	Saturday	Homecoming
October 29	Tuesday	Advising Day (No classes or faculty meetings)
October 29	Tuesday	Graduation Fair (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM at Bookstore)
October 30	Wednesday	Priority Registration Begins for Spring 2014
October 30	Wednesday	On-line Graduation Application Opens for Spring 2014
October 31	Thursday	Last day to drop a course with a “W” (5:00 PM)
November 7	Thursday	Early Registration Begins for Spring 2014
November 27-29	Wednesday - Friday	Thanksgiving (No classes)
December 2	Monday	Last day for a medical, mental health, or legal withdrawal (5:00 PM)
December 6	Friday	Last Day of Classes
December 7-13	Saturday - Friday	Final Exams
December 14	Saturday	Commencement (2:00 PM) Ramsey Center
December 16	Monday	All Grades Due (10:00 AM)
December 23-31	Monday - Tuesday	University Closed

January 1	Wednesday	University Closed
January 10	Friday	Residence Halls Open
January 9 - 10	Thursday - Friday	Orientation
January 13	Monday	All Classes Begin (8:00 AM)
January 13 - 27	Monday - Monday	Instructor initiated course drop and required course attendance grading in affect for all students
January 20	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (No classes)
January 27	Monday	University Census Date (5:00 PM)
January 31	Friday	Deadline to Complete On-line Application to Graduate in Spring 2014
February 17	Monday	Fifth Week Grades Due (5:00 PM)
February 25	Tuesday	Advising Day (No classes or faculty meetings)
February 26	Wednesday	Priority Registration Begins
February 26	Wednesday	On-line Graduation Application Opens for Summer 2014 and Fall 2014
March 4	Tuesday	Early Registration Begins
March 10 - 14	Monday - Friday	Spring Break
March 26	Wednesday	Last Day to drop a course with a “W” (5:00 PM)
April 16-18	Wednesday - Friday	No Classes
April 18	Friday	University Closed
May 2	Friday	Last day for a medical, mental health, or legal withdrawal (5:00 PM)
May 2	Friday	Last Day of Classes
May 3 - 9	Saturday - Friday	Final Exams
May 9	Friday	COMMENCEMENT (Graduate Students) 7:00 PM Ramsey Center
May 10	Saturday	COMMENCEMENT (College of Arts & Sciences, Education & Allied Professions, Fine & Performing Arts) 10:00 AM Ramsey Center COMMENCEMENT (Colleges of Business, Health & Human Sciences, Kimmel School) 3:30 PM Ramsey Center
May 12	Monday	All Grades Due (10:00 AM)

NOTE: Pay close attention to start and end dates of various summer courses. Summer Session Term dates can be found on the Registrar’s web page.

May 12 - 27	Monday - Tuesday	Mini-session (Drop/Add period for the mini-session ends on the second day of the class. Automatic “W” period ends on the 6th day of class)
May 12 - July 8	Monday - Tuesday	Assisted registration for Asheville, Karpen Hall, UNCA
May 29 - 30	Thursday - Friday	Registration in Cullowhee
June 2	Monday	Classes begin for 9 and First 4.5 week term (8:00 AM)
June 2 - August 4	Monday - Monday	9 Week Summer Term
June 2 - July 2	Monday - Wednesday	First 4.5 Week Summer Term
July 3	Thursday	Registration in Cullowhee (No classes)
July 4	Friday	Holiday - Independence Day
July 7 - August 4	Monday - Monday	Second 4.5 Week Summer Term
Varied Dates	Last day of each course	Final Exams