Academic Deadlines/Dates
INDEX
Important Dates
- August 26 - First day of classes
- August 30 - Last day to add a class
- September 13 - Last day to drop without a W or change grading option
- October 21 - Midterm
- October 21, 22 - Fall Break
- December 16-20 - Finals Week
- December 20 - End of fall semester
February 2019
- February 1 - Deadline for submission of all application materials, College of Medicine, for the 2019 Fall Semester
- February 1 - Deadline for submission of all application materials for the School of Interiors
- February 15 - Regular decision deadline for freshmen applicants. Applicants for the 2019 Fall Semester by this date who meet selective admission criteria will be offered general admission; applicants after this date or deferred decision candidates will be considered on a space-available basis only.
- February 15 - Priority filing deadline for the 2019-2020 academic year for financial aid for entering freshmen
March 2019
- March 1 - Deadline for all applicants to the College of Design
- March 15 - Priority filing deadline for the 2019-2020 academic year for financial aid for continuing and transfer students
- March 15 - Deadline for international applications to be submitted to The Graduate School for the 2019 Fall Semester
April 2019
- April 1 - Deadline for NAAB Architecture transfer applicants
- April 15 - Deadline for applying with college deans for reinstatement after a second academic suspension for the 2019 Fall Semester
May 2019
- May 1 - Enrollment deposit due for freshmen entering in the 2019 Fall Semester
- May 15 - Deadline for students to schedule an appointment for reinstatement in all colleges for the 2019 Fall Semester
- May 15 - Deadline for undergraduate international applicants to submit their 2019 Fall Semester application
June 2019
- June 15 - Earliest date to submit application for regular and Early Decision Program admission, College of Medicine, for the 2020 Fall Semester
- June 17-July 12 - “see blue” U Orientation for new freshmen, transfers, and readmitted students enrolling for the 2019 Fall Semester
- June 22-September 20 - Approved time period to apply online in myUK for a December 2019 degree from the Graduate School
July 2019
- July 13-August 25 - Add/Drop for registered students
- July 19 - Deadline for applying for admission to the Graduate School for the 2019 Fall Semester
August 2019
- August 1 - Final deadline for submission of all required documents to the Office of Undergraduate Admission for undergraduate admission for the 2019 Fall Semester, excluding freshmen who will be considered on a space-available basis
- August 7 - Last day for students in the Employee Educational Program registered through August 7 to submit EEP form to Human Resource Services to confirm 2019 registration and tuition waiver
- August 19 and 22 - “see blue” U Orientation and Registration for new freshmen and transfer students who have been cleared for admission but did not priority register
- August 19-23 - Registration for new program graduate students
- August 19-23 - Fall registration for new undergraduate and new program graduate students who entered the University in the 2019 Summer Session
- August 20-21 - “see blue” U Orientation and Registration for new international students who have been cleared for admission but did not priority register
- August 20-23 - Fall registration for new post-baccalaureate students admitted for the 2019 Summer Session or the 2019 Fall Semester
- August 21-25 - K Week for all new undergraduate students
- August 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 1.5 percent of the amount past due will be assessed
- August 23 - “see blue” U Orientation and Registration for readmission and non-degree students who have been cleared for admission but did not priority register
- August 23-28 - Approved time period for students to change academic majors (note: please check with college for admission deadline)
- August 25 - Last day a student may officially drop a course or cancel registration with the University Registrar for a full refund of fees
- August 26 - First day of classes
- August 26-30 - Late registration for returning students who did not priority register and new applicants cleared late for admission. A late fee is assessed for students who register late.
- August 30 - Last day to add a class for the 2019 Fall Semester
- August 30 - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive an 80 percent refund
September 2019
- September 2 - Labor Day – Academic Holiday
- September 4 - Last day for students in the Employee Educational Program who registered and/or changed schedules after August 7 to submit EEP form to Human Resource Services to confirm 2019 Fall Semester registration and tuition waiver
- September 13 - Last day to drop a course without it appearing on the student’s transcript
- September 13 - Last day to change grading option (pass/fail to letter grade or letter grade to pass/fail; credit to audit or audit to credit)
- September 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
- September 20 - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive a 50 percent refund
- September 24 - Deadline for submission of application and all required documents to the Office of Undergraduate Admission and University Registrar for change of residency status for 2019 Fall Semester
- September 30-November 27 - Students are prohibited from changing academic majors
October 2019
- October 14-28 - Midterm Grading window is open. The mid-term grading window will close at 5:00 p.m. on October 28.
- October 15 - Deadline for submission of application and all required documents to the Office of Undergraduate Admission for undergraduate applicants planning to attend November “see blue” U Orientation (including registration for spring classes)
- October 21 - Midterm of 2019 Fall Semester
- October 21-22 - Fall Break – Academic Holiday
November 2019
- November 1 - Last day for filing an application for a December 2019 undergraduate or graduate degree online in myUK
- November 4 - Deadline for completed AMCAS application, College of Medicine, for the 2020 Fall Semester
- November 4-January 14, 2020 - Priority registration for the 2020 Spring Semester. Add/Drop for registered students for the 2020 Spring Semester.
- November 6 - 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.”
- November 14 - Last day candidates for a December 2019 degree can schedule a final examination in the Graduate School
- November 22 - 2020 Spring Semester “see blue” U Orientation for new and readmitted undergraduate students
- November 27-30 - Thanksgiving – Academic Holidays
- November 28 - Last day candidates for a December 2019 graduate degree can sit for a final examination
December 2019
- December 1 - Early action deadline for freshmen applying for admission for the 2020 Fall Semester
- December 9 - Deadline for applying for admission to the Graduate School for the 2020 Spring Semester
- December 9-23 - Final Grading window is open. The final deadline for submission of grades online in the grading portal is 5 p.m., December 23.
- December 11 - Last day for students in the Employee Program registered through December 11 to submit EEP form to Human Resource Services to confirm 2020 Spring Semester registration and tuition waiver
- December 13 - Last day of classes
- December 13 - Last day candidates for December 2019 degree to submit thesis/dissertation (ETD) for format review to the Graduate School via UKnowledge
- December 16-20 - Final Examinations
- December 20 - Last day for candidates for a a December 2019 degree to submit final revised thesis/dissertation (EDT) for acceptance by the Graduate School for those students who first submitted December 13
- December 20 - End of 2019 Fall Semester
- December 20 - December Commencement
- December 23 - Final deadline for submission of grades online in the grading portal is 5 p.m.