Academic Deadlines/Dates

Fall 2018 Semester

August

  • Aug. 14-20 - Registration for new program graduate students
  • Aug. 14-20 - Fall registration for new undergraduate and new program graduate students who entered the University in the 2018 Summer Session
  • Aug. 15 - "see blue" U Orientation and Registration for new freshmen and transfer students who have been cleared for admission but did not priority register including registration for Evening and Weekend
  • Aug. 16 - "see blue" U Orientation and Registration for new international students who have been cleared for admission but did not priority register
  • Aug. 16-20 - Fall registration for new post-baccalaureate students admitted for the 2018 Summer Session or 2018 Fall Semester
  • Aug. 17-21 - K Week for all new undergraduate students
  • Aug. 20-21 - Opening-of-term add/drop for registered students
  • Aug. 20-24 - Approved time period for students to change academic majors (note: please check with college for admission deadline)
  • Aug. 21 - Last day a student may officially drop a course or cancel registration with the University Registrar for a full refund of fees
  • Aug. 21 - "see blue" U Orientation and Registration for readmission and non-degree students who have been cleared for admission but did not priority register including registration for Evening and Weekend
  • Aug. 22 - Payment deadline of registration fees and/or housing and dining fees -- if total amount due is not paid as indicated on the account statement, a late payment fee of 1.50 percent of the amount past due will be assessed
  • Aug. 22 - First day of classes
  • Aug. 22-28 - Late registration for returning students who did not priority register and new applicants cleared late for admission. A late fee is assessed students who register late.
  • Aug. 28 - Last day to add a class for the 2018 Fall Semester
  • Aug. 28 - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive an 80 percent refund
  • Aug. 28 - Last day for students in the Employee Educational Program who registered and/or changed schedules after August 1 to submit EEP form to Human Resource Services to confirm 2018 Fall Semester registration and tuition waiver

September

  • Sept. 3 - Labor Day - Academic Holiday
  • Sept. 12 - Last day to drop a course without it appearing on the student's transcript
  • Sept. 12 - Last day to change grading option (pass/fail to letter grade or letter grade to pass/fail; credit to audit or audit to credit)
  • Sept. 12 - CAFE Resume Rounup
  • Sept. 19 - Ag Career Fair
  • Sept. 19 - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive a 50 percent refund
  • Sept. 20 - Last day for doctoral candidates for a December degree to submit a Notification of Intent to schedule a final examination in The Graduate School
  • Sept. 20 - Last day to apply for 2018 Fall Semester Graduate School degree
  • Sept. 20 - Deadline for submission of application and all required documents to the Office of Undergraduate Admission and University Registrar for change of residency status for 2018 Fall Semester
  • Sept. 24-Nov. 21 - Students are prohibited from changing academic majors

October

  • Oct. 8-22 - Midterm Grading window is open. The mid-term grading window will close at midnight on October 22.
  • Oct. 15 - Deadline for submission of application and all required documents to the Office of Admissions for undergraduate applicants planning to attend November "see blue" U Orientation (including registration for spring classes)
  • Oct. 15 - Midterm of 2018 Fall Semester
  • Oct. 29 - Deadline for completed AMCAS application, College of Medicine, for the 2019 Fall Semester
  • Oct. 29-Nov. 20 - Priority registration for the 2019 Spring Semester

November

  • Nov. 2 - Last day to withdraw from the University or reduce course load. Students can withdraw or reduce course load after this date only for "urgent non-academic reasons."
  • Nov. 8 - Last day candidates for a December 2018 degree can schedule a final examination in the Graduate School
  • Nov. 16 - 2019 Spring Semester "see blue" U Orientation for new and readmitted undergraduate students
  • Nov. 21-24 - Thanksgiving - Academic Holidays
  • Nov. 28-Jan. 6, 2019 - Add/Drop for registered students for the 2019 Spring Semester
  • Nov. 29 - Last day candidates for a December 2018 degree can sit for a final examination
  • Nov. 30 - Last day for filing an application for a May 2019 undergraduate degree online in myUK

December

  • Dec. 1 - Deadline for submission of application and receipt of all materials for admission, readmission or transfer to the College of Law for the 2019 Spring Semester
  • Dec. 1 - Early Action application deadline for freshmen applying for Fall 2019
  • Dec. 3 - Deadline for applying for admission to the Graduate School for the 2019 Spring Semester
  • Dec. 3-17 - Final Grading window is open. The final deadline for submission of grades online in the grading portal is midnight, December 17.
  • Dec. 5 - Last day for students in the Employee Program registered through December 5 to submit EEP form to Human Resource Services to confirm 2019 Spring Semester registration and tuition waiver
  • Dec. 7 - Last day of classes
  • Dec. 7 - Last day candidates for December 2018 degree to submit thesis/dissertation for formal review by The Graduate School
  • Dec. 10-14 - Final Examinations
  • Dec. 14 - End of 2018 Fall Semester
  • Dec. 14 - Last day for candidates for a a December 2018 degree to submit a thesis/dissertation to the Graduate School
  • Dec. 14 - December Commencement
  • Dec. 17 - Final deadline for submission of grades online in the grading portal is midnight