The UNCW graduate catalogue includes a calendar for the current academic year and a tentative calendar for the following two years. All calendars are subject to change, especially the tentative calendars, and will be updated online as necessary. The 2015-2016 and the 2016-17 calendars will not be official until published in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 online catalogues, respectively.
University Calendar 2015-2016
Registration and SeaNet dates – Please refer to the Calendar of Events at www.uncw.edu/reg
August 10, Monday |
Academic year begins |
August 12-13, Wednesday-Thursday |
Transfer orientation and advising |
August 15, Saturday |
On-campus housing opens for new and transfer students only at 8 a.m. |
August 16-17, Sunday-Monday |
Freshman Orientation and advising |
August 17, Monday |
On-campus housing opens for returning students 10 a.m. |
August 17, Monday |
Convocation |
August 19, Wednesday |
Classes begin |
August 26, Wednesday |
Last day for registration/Last day to drop (without a grade) or add a class. |
August 27, Thursday |
Late Registration Fee for Reinstatement |
September 1, Tuesday |
UNC census day |
September 7, Monday |
Labor Day state holiday; no classes |
September 10, Thursday |
Fall Faculty meeting |
September 11-14, Friday-Monday |
IT Maintenance Weekend (Friday 5 p.m. - Monday 8 a.m.) |
October 7, Wednesday |
Last day to withdraw with a W – undergraduate students |
October 9-12, Friday-Monday |
IT Maintenance Weekend (Friday 5 p.m. - Monday 8 a.m.) |
October 12-13, Monday-Tuesday |
Fall break; no classes |
October 14, Wednesday |
Classes resume 8 a.m. |
October 16, Friday |
Graduation Application Deadline – Fall 2015 – undergraduate students |
November 6, Friday |
Last day to withdraw with a W – graduate students |
November 25, Wednesday |
No classes |
November 26-27, Thursday-Friday |
Thanksgiving state holiday; no classes |
November 30, Monday |
Classes resume 8 a.m. |
December 2, Wednesday |
Last day of classes |
December 3, Thursday |
Reading Day |
December 4-5, Friday-Saturday |
Final Examinations |
December 7-10, Monday-Thursday |
Final Examinations |
December 11, Friday |
Fall semester ends |
December 12, Saturday |
Commencement |
December 13, Sunday |
On-campus housing closes 10 a.m. |
December 24-31, Thursday-Thursday |
University closed |
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Registration and SeaNet dates – Please refer to the Calendar of Events at www.uncw.edu/reg
January 1, Friday |
New Year’s Day, University closed |
January 4, Monday |
Spring semester begins |
January 6, Wednesday |
On-campus housing opens 10 a.m. |
January 7-8, Thursday-Friday |
Orientation and advising |
January 11, Monday |
Classes begin |
January 18, Monday |
Martin Luther King, Jr. state holiday; no classes. |
January 19, Tuesday |
Last day for registration/Last day to drop (without a grade) or add a class. |
January 20, Wednesday |
Late Registration Fee for Reinstatement |
January 25, Monday |
UNC census day |
February 26, Friday |
Last day to withdraw with a W – undergraduate students |
March 4, Friday |
Graduation Application Deadline – Spring 2016 – undergraduate students |
March 4-7, Friday-Monday |
IT Maintenance Weekend (Friday 5 p.m. - Monday 8 a.m.) |
March 5, Saturday |
On-campus housing closes 10 a.m. |
March 5-13, Saturday-Sunday |
Spring Break; no classes |
March 14, Monday |
Classes resume 8 a.m. |
March 24, Thursday |
No classes |
March 25, Friday |
Good Friday state holiday; no classes |
March 28, Monday |
Classes resume 8 a.m. |
April 1, Friday |
Last day to withdraw with W - graduate students |
April 12, Tuesday |
Graduation application deadline – undergraduate and graduate students |
April 12, Tuesday |
Spring Faculty meeting |
April 27, Wednesday |
Last day of classes |
April 28, Thursday |
Reading Day |
April 29-30, Friday-Saturday |
Final Examinations |
May 2-5, Monday-Thursday |
Final Examinations |
May 5, Thursday |
Spring semester ends |
May 6-7, Friday-Saturday |
Commencement |
May 7, Saturday |
Academic year ends |
May 8, Sunday |
On-campus housing closes 10 a.m. |
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Summer 2016
Registration and SeaNet dates – Please refer to the Calendar of Events at www.uncw.edu/reg
May 11, Wednesday |
On-campus housing opens 10 a.m. |
May 11-12, Wednesday-Thursday |
Transfer orientation and advising |
May 16, Monday |
Classes begin |
May 17, Tuesday |
Last day for registration/Last day to drop (without a grade) or add a class. |
May 17, Tuesday |
UNC census day |
May 18, Wednesday |
Late Registration Fee for Reinstatement. |
May 30, Monday |
Memorial Day state holiday; no classes |
June 1, Wednesday |
Last day to withdraw with W – undergraduate students |
June 3-6, Friday-Monday |
IT Maintenance Weekend (Friday 5 p.m. - Monday 8 a.m.) |
June 6, Monday |
Last day to withdraw with W – graduate students |
June 14, Tuesday |
Last day of classes |
June 15, Wednesday |
Reading Day |
June 16, Thursday |
Final examinations/Term ends |
June 17, Friday |
On-campus housing closes 10 a.m. |
Summer Session II, 2016
Registration and SeaNet dates – Please refer to the Calendar of Events at www.uncw.edu/reg
June 19, Sunday |
On-campus housing opens 10 a.m. |
June 20, Monday |
Classes begin |
June 21, Tuesday |
Last day for registration/Last day to drop (without a grade) or add a class. |
June 21, Tuesday |
UNC census day |
June 22, Wednesday |
Late Registration Fee for Reinstatement. |
June 24, Friday |
Graduation Application Deadline – Summer 2016 – undergraduate students |
July 4, Monday |
Independence Day state holiday; no classes |
July 8, Friday |
Last day to withdraw with W – undergraduate students |
July 15, Friday |
Last day to withdraw with W – graduate students |
July 19, Tuesday |
Last day of classes |
July 20, Wednesday |
Reading Day |
July 21, Thursday |
Final examinations/Term ends |
July 22, Friday |
On-campus Housing closes at 10 a.m. |
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University Calendar 2016-2017
Fall Semester, 2016
Registration and SeaNet dates – Please refer to the Calendar of Events at www.uncw.edu/reg
August 8, Monday |
Academic year begins |
August 11-12, Thursday-Friday |
Transfer orientation and advising |
August 13, Saturday |
On-campus housing opens for new and transfer students only at 8 a.m. |
August 14-15, Sunday-Monday |
Freshman Orientation and advising |
August 15, Monday |
On-campus housing opens for returning students 10 a.m. |
August 15, Monday |
Convocation |
August 17, Wednesday |
Classes begin |
August 24, Wednesday |
Last day for registration/Last day to drop (without a grade) or add a class. |
August 26, Thursday |
Late Registration Fee for Reinstatement |
August 30, Tuesday |
UNC census day |
September 2-5, Friday-Monday |
IT Maintenance Weekend (Friday 5 p.m. - Monday 8 a.m.) |
September 5, Monday |
Labor Day state holiday; no classes |
September 6, Tuesday |
Fall Faculty meeting |
September 15, Thursday |
Graduation Application Deadline – Fall 2016 – graduate students |
October 6-7, Thursday-Friday |
Fall break; no classes |
October 7-10, Friday-Monday |
IT Maintenance Weekend (Friday 5 p.m. - Monday 8 a.m.) |
October 10, Monday |
Classes resume 8 a.m. |
October 10, Monday |
Last day to withdraw with a W – undergraduate students |
November 10, Thursday |
Last day to withdraw with a W – graduate students |
November 11, Friday |
Graduation Application Deadline – Spring 2017 – undergraduate students |
November 23, Wednesday |
No classes |
November 24-25, Thursday-Friday |
Thanksgiving state holiday; no classes |
November 28, Monday |
Classes resume 8 a.m. |
November 30, Wednesday |
Last day of classes |
December 1, Thursday |
Reading Day |
December 2-3, Friday-Saturday |
Final Examinations |
December 5-8, Monday-Thursday |
Final Examinations |
December 8, Thursday |
Fall semester ends |
December 10, Saturday |
Commencement |
December 11, Sunday |
On-campus housing closes 10 a.m. |
December 23-31, Friday-Saturday |
University closed |
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Spring Semester, 2017
Registration and SeaNet dates – Please refer to the Calendar of Events at www.uncw.edu/reg
January 2, Monday |
New Year’s Day, state holiday |
January 3, Tuesday |
University Opens |
January 4, Wednesday |
On-campus housing opens 10 a.m. |
January 5, Thursday |
Spring semester begins |
January 5-6, Thursday-Friday |
Orientation and advising |
January 9, Monday |
Classes begin |
January 16, Monday |
Martin Luther King, Jr. state holiday; no classes |
January 17, Tuesday |
Last day for registration/Last day to drop (without a grade) or add a class |
January 18, Wednesday |
Late Registration Fee for Reinstatement |
January 23, Monday |
UNC census day |
February 15, Wednesday |
Graduation Application Deadline – Spring 2017 – graduate students |
February 24, Friday |
Last day to withdraw with a W – undergraduate students |
March 3-6, Friday-Monday |
IT Maintenance Weekend (Friday 5 p.m. - Monday 8 a.m.) |
March 4, Saturday |
On-campus housing closes 10 a.m. |
March 4-12, Saturday-Sunday |
Spring Break; no classes |
March 12, Sunday |
On-campus housing opens 10 a.m. |
March 13, Monday |
Classes resume 8 a.m. |
March 30, Thursday |
Last day to withdraw with a W - graduate students |
April 5, Wednesday |
Spring Faculty meeting |
April 11, Tuesday |
Graduation Application Deadline – Summer 2017 and Fall 2017 – undergraduate students |
April 13, Thursday |
No classes |
April 14, Friday |
Good Friday state holiday; no classes |
April 17, Monday |
Classes resume 8 a.m. |
April 17, Monday |
Graduation Application Deadline – Summer 2017 – graduate students |
April 26, Wednesday |
Last day of classes |
April 27, Thursday |
Reading Day |
April 28-29, Friday-Saturday |
Final Examinations |
May 1-4, Monday-Thursday |
Final Examinations |
May 4, Thursday |
Spring semester ends |
May 5-6, Friday-Saturday |
Commencement |
May 6, Saturday |
Academic year ends |
May 7, Sunday |
On-campus housing closes 10 a.m. |
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Summer Session I, 2017
Registration and SeaNet dates – Please refer to the Calendar of Events at www.uncw.edu/reg
May 12, Friday |
On-campus housing opens 10 a.m. |
May 15-16, Monday-Tuesday |
Transfer orientation and advising |
May 17, Wednesday |
Classes begin |
May 18, Thursday |
Last day for registration/Last day to drop (without a grade) or add a class. |
May 18, Thursday |
UNC census day |
May 19, Friday |
Late Registration Fee for Reinstatement. |
May 29, Monday |
Memorial Day state holiday; no classes |
June 1, Thursday |
Last day to withdraw with W – undergraduate students |
June 2-5, Friday-Monday |
IT Maintenance Weekend (Friday 5 p.m. - Monday 8 a.m.) |
June 8, Thursday |
Last day to withdraw with W – graduate students |
June 15, Thursday |
Last day of classes |
June 19, Monday |
Reading Day |
June 20, Tuesday |
Final examinations/Term ends |
June 21, Wednesday |
On-campus housing closes 10 a.m. |
Summer Session II, 2017
Registration and SeaNet dates – Please refer to the Calendar of Events at www.uncw.edu/reg
June 23, Friday |
On-campus housing opens 10 a.m. |
June 26, Monday |
Classes begin |
June 27, Tuesday |
Last day for registration/Last day to drop (without a grade) or add a class. |
June 27, Tuesday |
UNC census day |
June 28, Wednesday |
Late Registration Fee for Reinstatement. |
July 4, Tuesday |
Independence Day state holiday; no classes |
July 5, Wednesday |
Last day to withdraw with W – undergraduate students |
July 14, Friday |
Last day to withdraw with W – graduate students |
July 25, Tuesday |
Last day of classes |
July 26, Wednesday |
Reading Day |
July 27, Thursday |
Final examinations/Term ends |
July 28, Friday |
On-campus Housing closes at 10 a.m. |
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