Activity Fall advising begins according to school policy. Date Contact College or School Course listing available over the web for courses offered during the Fall term. Wednesday, March 4, 2018 Term Activation Students registered for the 2018 Spring Term will be ACTIVATED into the 2018 Fall Term in preparation for registration. Students may begin putting classes into their shopping cart. Monday, March 5, 2018 Deadline for Submission of PRAC Proposals Friday, March 16, 2018 Applications for graduation in ConnectCarolina open to eligible students for degrees to be awarded in December, 2018. Tuesday April 3, 2018 Registration begins for all degree seeking Graduate and Professional students; for Undergraduate students with 8 or more terms in Tuesday, April 3, 2018 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 7 terms in Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 6 terms in Thursday, April 5, 2018 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 5 terms in Friday, April 6, 2018 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 4 terms in Monday, April 9, 2018 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 3 terms in Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Registration begins for Undergraduates with 2 terms in Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 1 term in Thursday, April 12, 2018 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 0 terms in Friday, April 13, 2018 Registration begins for non degree seeking students. Monday, April 16, 2018 Fall Billing Date for all students who have registered by this date. See web site: cashier.unc.edu under Student Billing, then Important Dates. Friday, July 20, 2018 Pre payment Period begins at 5:00pm Important: Students who did not register before the end of the Billing Date must pre pay or provide proof of financial aid prior to registering. New first Year and Transfer Undergraduates who did not register by the Billing Date will be able to register during their orientation session dates without pre paying or providing proof of financial aid. Friday, July 20, 2018 New incoming First Year Undergraduates allowed back in to Add/Drop at 10am Wednesday August 1, 2018 Last Day for Students to Add Themselves to a Waitlist Sunday, August 5, 2018 Open Enrollment Begins. Undergraduate maximum Course Load increases to 18 credits. Monday, August 6, 2018 Tuition and fees due for all students who have registered before the Billing Date. Students who register by the Billing Date must pay or defer tuition and fees by this date or their schedule will be Tuesday, August 14, 2018
cancelled and all their courses dropped. Prior term balances cannot be deferred and cannot be paid with financial aid; they must be paid to avoid registration cancellation. Graduate Orientation Thursday, August 16, 2018 Residence Halls open for Returning students at 9 AM. Saturday, August 18, 2018 Residence Halls open for First Year Undergraduates and Transfer Students at 9AM. Saturday, August 18, 2018 New Student Convocation Sunday, August 19, 2018 Summer Reading Program Monday, August 20, 2018 Classes begin for all students. Late registration begins. Note: $20 Fee charged for late registration. Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Last day for all students to add a course or late register using the web registration system. Monday, August 27, 2018 Students on waitlists will be moved into any available seats in Fall classes for the last time. Waitlists are then purged. Tuesday, August 28, 2018 Undergraduate Academic Progress Reports available to faculty. Monday, Aug. 28, 2018 HOLIDAY (Labor Day) No Classes Monday, Sept. 3, 2018 Last day to reduce course load and have tuition adjusted. Note: Dropping all course requires processing a withdrawal of enrollment from the University and follows a different prorated refund policy. See Withdrawal Policy.
Last day for all Undergraduate students to drop a course using the web registration system with no grade recorded. Last day for schools/departments to add or drop a course for all students using the web registration system. Last day for Undergraduate students to file an application in ConnectCarolina for degree to be awarded in December. Official University Enrollment Reporting Date (Census Date). Hours at census will be used in the official Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) calculation for recipients of financial aid. Undergraduate Drop transactions processed between weeks 3 8 will remain on the student s record with a grade of W (Withdrawal by Choice notation). Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018 Spring Course Listing available over the web and students activated for Spring 2019 Third week of September Last day for Graduate and Professional students to file an application in ConnectCarolina for degree to be awarded in December. Tuesday Oct. 2, 2018 University Day (Classes cancelled from 9:30 am 12:30 pm) Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 Last day for all undergraduate students to drop courses online. Drop transactions processed between weeks 3 8 will remain on the student s record with a grade of W (Withdrawal by Choice notation). Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 Last day for graduate and professional students to drop a Fall course using the web registration system. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018
Last day for Graduate and Undergraduate students to submit Pass/Fail Declarations. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 Incompletes (IN s) from prior terms (Spring and Summer 2018) change to F* for Undergraduate Students Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 FALL RECESS Instruction ends 5PM Instruction resumes 8AM Residence Halls remain open for Fall Recess Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 Last day to withdraw for credit on student s financial account. (Prorated over nine weeks) Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 End of Academic Progress Report Period Undergraduate Academic progress Reports Closed in ConnectCarolina Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2018 Registration Appointments begin for Spring 2019 First week in November Last day for Graduate students to drop courses. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 Thanksgiving Recess (no classes held). University Closed except for Residence Halls which remain open. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018 Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 Classes Resume at 8 AM. Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 Electronic dissertations and theses for December degree candidates must be submitted to the Graduate School by 4 PM for review and approval. Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 Fall Classes End Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018
Absences (AB s) from prior terms (Spring and Summer 2018) change to F* for Undergraduate Students Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 Absences (AB s) and Incompletes (IN s) from Fall Semester 2017 change to F* for Graduate Students. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 Reading Days Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 Wed., Dec. 12, 2018 Official Class and Grade Rosters available online Note: Official Grade Rosters are due to the University Registrar s office 72 hours after the exam is given. Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 Fall Semester Examination Days Friday, Dec. 7, 2018 Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 Residence Halls Close for non graduating students at 10 AM. Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018 Residence Halls Close for graduating students at 6 PM Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018 Mid Year Commencement Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018 Degree Award Date recorded for Fall degree recipients Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018 The Fall Semester includes 42 class periods of 50 minutes each on MWF and 29 class periods of 75 minutes each of TTH for a total of 71 days. Days of Instruction 14 Mondays 16 Tuesdays 15 Wednesdays 13 Thursdays 13 Fridays (2100 minutes + (2175 minutes + 180 exam = 2280 180 exam = 2355)