Student Services Academic Calendar Term Key: Fall = Green; Spring = Purple; Summer = Orange Month Date Activity Early August Important Date Fall registration New incoming First Year Undergraduates allowed back in to Add/Drop classes Early August Deadline Fall registration Last Day for Students to Add Themselves to a Waitlist. Early August Important Date Fall registration Open Enrollment Begins. Undergraduate maximum Course Load increases to 18 credits. August Second Wednesday Meeting Student Services Managers Meeting #1 Third week Deadline Fall OSM Classes begin; syllabi uploaded to OSM by first day of classes. Third week Message Fall Honors From Honors Carolina: Request for preliminary list of Fall Honors Thesis students sent to departments (1st day of classes) Late August Deadline Fall registration Last day for all students to add a or late register using the web registration system (fifth day of classes). September 1 Message Fall Honors From Honors Carolina: Fall senior Honors Thesis reporting forms & instructions sent to departments. September 1 Message Fall Honors From Honors Carolina: Fall call for Senior Honors Thesis Research Awards Proposals sent to departments (due: September 30) Early September Deadline Fall registration Last day for all Undergraduate students to drop a using the web registration system with no grade recorded (tenth day of classes). September Last day for schools/departments to add or drop a for all students using the Early September Deadline Fall registration web registration system (tenth day of classes). learning Independent study learning contracts for Fall finalized (approved and registered) Early September Deadline Fall contracts by tenth day of classes. Early September Important Date Fall census Official University Enrollment Reporting Date (Census Date). Early September Message Spring FYS From FYS Office: Reminder that a Prospectus Form for new first-year seminars is due October 1 for spring semester classes. September 18 Important Date Spring scheduling Open ConnectCarolina (limited access) September 23 Important Date Spring scheduling Class listing available to students September 30 Deadline Fall Honors Senior Honors Thesis Research Awards proposal deadline October 1 Important Date Fall scheduling Open ConnectCarolina October 1 Deadline Spring FYS Deadline for First Year Seminar Prospectus Form October 1 Message Spring Honors From Honors Carolina: Spring Honors Course registration information sent to departments October 1 Important Date Summer scheduling Open ConnectCarolina and Astra Early October Message Summer Summer School From Summer School: Request for proposed Summer session offerings.
October November December Early October Message Fall Early October Message Spring commencement Early October Message Spring FYS October 15 Deadline /program requests October 15 Message Fall Honors From Undergraduate Curricula: Reminder about selection process and deadlines for Fall. Sent to the College s evaluation chairs and coordinators listserv. From Director of Ceremonies and Media Events: Notification about reserving a venue for departmental Spring commencement ceremonies; sent to commencement listserv. From FYS Office: preliminary Spring FYS schedule sent to SSM for review and edits to put together FYS Online Course List. Updates/edits to Online Course List due back to FYS in mid-october. Undergraduate curriculum deadline (all proposals for new and revised s and programs) From Honors Carolina: Initial request for Fall honors planning forms. Due December 15. Mid October Deadline Fall Course selection closes. Mid October Deadline Spring FYS Scheduling deadline for Spring FYS classes. Online FYS Course List goes live. November 1 Important Date Fall scheduling Astra opens (room preferences) Early November Important Date Spring registration Begins for students November 15 Deadline Summer scheduling Close ConnectCarolina and Astra. Room assignments begin. Mid November Deadline Fall Honors Reporting deadline for students completing Honors Thesis (2 nd Monday of November) Mid November Important Date Fall Course open for students. December 1 Important Date Summer scheduling Open ConnectCarolina (limited access) December 5 Important Date Summer scheduling Class listing available to students Early December Important Date Fall Classes end Early December Deadline Fall Course close for students (last day of classes) Early December Important Date Fall grading Official Fall Class and Grade Rosters available online (day after last day of classes) Second Wednesday Meeting Student Services Managers Meeting #2 December 15 Deadline Fall Honors Deadline to fill out the honors planning forms for Fall classes Mid December Important Date Fall Commencement ceremony January 2 Deadline Fall scheduling ConnectCarolina and Astra close. Room assignments begin. Second week Deadline Spring OSM Classes begin; syllabi uploaded to OSM by first day of classes.
January Mid January Deadline Spring registration Last day for all students to add a or late register using the web registration system (fifth day of classes). Late January Deadline Spring registration Last day for all Undergraduate students to drop a using the web registration system with no grade recorded (tenth day of classes). Late January Deadline Spring registration Last day for schools/departments to add or drop a for all students using the web registration system (tenth day of classes). Late January Deadline Spring learning Independent study learning contracts for Spring finalized (approved and contracts registered) by tenth day of classes. Late January Important Date Spring census Official University Enrollment Reporting Date (Census Date). February 1 Important Date UNC Catalog University Catalog editing cycle begins; deadline March 15. February 1 Message Spring Honors From Honors Carolina: Reporting forms and instructions for students completing Honors Thesis in Spring. Deadline Mid-April. February 1 Message Spring Honors From Honors Carolina: Spring call for Senior Honors Thesis Research Awards Proposals (due: February 28) February Mid February Message Fall FYS From FYS Office: Reminder for Fall semester: a Prospectus Form for new 89 topics first year seminars is due March 1 and FYS class scheduling deadline is early-march March Late February Message Spring From Undergraduate Curricula: Reminder about selection process and deadlines for Spring. Sent to evaluation coordinators and chairs. February 28 Important Date Fall scheduling Open ConnectCarolina with limited access February 28 Deadline Spring Honors Senior Honors Thesis Research Awards proposal deadline March 1 Deadline Fall FYS Deadline for First Year Seminar Prospectus Form March 4 Important Date Fall scheduling Class listing available to students Early March Message Fall Academic From Academic Advising: Review Fall list of classes reserved for first-year and Advising transfer student registration (during summer orientation). Early March Deadline Fall FYS class scheduling deadline; FYS Office creates Online Course List draft and sends to SSM and instructors for edits and review Mid March Important Date Summer registration Begins for students Mid March Deadline Spring Course selection closes. March 15 Deadline UNC Catalog University Catalog editing cycle ends March 15 Message Fall Honors From Honors Carolina: Fall Honors Course registration information sent to departments April 1 Important Date Spring scheduling Open ConnectCarolina Early April Important Date Fall registration Begins for students
April May Early April Deadline Fall FYS Deadline for Online FYS Course List edits from instructors and SSM Second Monday Deadline Spring Honors Reporting deadline for students completing Honors Thesis. Second Wednesday Meeting Student Services Managers Meeting #3 Mid April Important Date Spring Course open for students. Mid April Message Summer Mid April Message Spring Honors From Undergraduate Curricula: Reminder about selection process and deadlines for Summer. Sent to evaluation coordinators and chairs. From Honors Carolina: Initial request for Spring honors planning forms. Due June 15. Late April Important Date Spring Classes end Late April Deadline Spring Course close (last day of classes). Late April Important Date Spring grading Official Spring Class and Grade Rosters available online (day after last day of classes) Late April Deadline Summer Summer I/Maymester : Course selection closes. Mid May Important Date Spring commencement Spring Commencement Fall registration: Academic Advising and Records and Enrollment Services begins Mid May Important Date Fall registration pre-registering first-year students in two classes (six credit hours) based on responses given by incoming first-year students taking a first-year interest survey. This lasts until the end of June. Mid May Deadline Summer OSM Summer I/Maymester classes begin; syllabi uploaded to OSM by first day of classes. Mid May Deadline Summer registration Maymester registration: First day of classes is the last day for students to add a Maymester using the web registration system. Mid May Deadline Summer registration Summer I registration: Second day of classes is the last day for students to add a Summer I term using the web registration system Mid May Deadline Summer registration Summer I/Maymester: Third day of classes is the last day for all students to drop a Summer I or Maymester using the web registration system, and the last day for schools/departments to add or drop a for students. Mid May Deadline Summer learning Independent study learning contracts for Summer I/Maymester finalized contracts (approved and registered) by third day of classes. Mid May Important Date Summer census Summer I/Maymester: Third day of classes is the Official University Enrollment Reporting Date Summer I term (Census Date)
Late May Important Date Summer Maymester: Course open for students Late May Important Date Summer Maymester classes end. Late May Deadline Summer Maymester : Course close (last day of classes). Late May Important Date Summer grading Official Maymester Class and Grade Rosters available online (last day of classes). June June 1 Important Date UNC Catalog University Catalog published (next academic year) June 1 Important Date Spring scheduling Astra Opens (room preferences) Early June Important Date Fall orientation New student orientation begins for Fall Early June Important Date Summer Summer I: Course open for students. Early June Important Date Summer Summer II: Course selection opens. June 15 Deadline Spring Honors Deadline to fill out the honors planning forms for Spring classes. Mid June Important Date Summer Summer I classes end Mid June Deadline Summer Summer I: Course close for students (last day of classes). Mid June Important Date Summer grading Official Summer I Class and Grade Rosters available online (day after last day of classes) Mid June Deadline Summer Summer II: Course selection closes. June 30 Deadline Spring scheduling Close ConnectCarolina and Astra. Room assignments begin. Late June Deadline Summer OSM Summer II classes begin; syllabi uploaded to OSM by first day of classes. Late June Deadline Summer registration Summer II: second day of classes is the last day for all students to add a or register using the web registration system Late June Deadline Summer registration Summer II: Second day of classes is the last day for all students to drop a using the web registration system, and the last day for schools/departments to add or drop a for students. Late June Deadline Summer learning Independent study learning contracts for Summer II finalized (approved and contracts registered) by the second day of classes. Late June Important Date Summer census Summer II: Second day of classes is the Official University Enrollment Reporting Date Summer II term (Census Date) Mid July Important Date Summer Summer II: Course open for students.
July Mid July Important Date Fall registration Incoming first-year students begin to register for classes (during summer orientation) Late July Important Date Summer Summer II classes end Late July Deadline Summer Summer II: Course close for students (last day of classes). Late July Important Date Summer grading Official Summer II Class and Grade Rosters available online (day after last day of classes; on occasion, SSII exams could be in early Aug)