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 1, 2017 Term Activation Students registered for the 2017 Spring Term will be ACTIVATED into the 2017 Fall Term in preparation for registration. Monday, March 6, 2017 Deadline for Submission of PRAC Proposals Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Applications for graduation in ConnectCarolina open to eligible students for degrees to be awarded in December, 2017. Tuesday April 4, 2017 Registration begins for all degree seeking Graduate and Professional students; for Undergraduate students with 8 or more terms in Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 7 terms in Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 6 terms in Thursday, April 6, 2017 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 5 terms in Friday, April 7, 2017 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 4 terms in Monday, April 10, 2017 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 3 terms in Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Registration begins for Undergraduates with 2 terms in Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 1 term in Thursday, April 13, 2017 Registration begins for Undergraduates with 0 terms in Monday, April 17, 2017 Registration begins for non degree seeking students. Tuesday, April 18, 2017 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 21, 2017 Pre payment Period begins 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. Saturday, July 22, 2017 New incoming First Year Undergraduates allowed back in to Add/Drop at 10am Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Last Day for Students to Add Themselves to a Waitlist Sunday, August 6, 2017 Open Enrollment Begins. Undergraduate maximum Course Load increases to 18 credits. Monday, August 7, 2017 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 15, 2017
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 17, 2017 Residence Halls open for Returning students at 9 AM. Saturday, August 19, 2017 Residence Halls open for First Year Undergraduates and Transfer Students at 9AM. Select residence halls open for graduate students on varying dates and at varying times. Please check your specific housing unit for details. Saturday, August 19, 2017 New Student Convocation Sunday, August 20, 2017 Summer Reading Program Monday, August 21, 2017 Classes begin for all students. Late registration begins. Note: $20 Fee charged for late registration. Tuesday, August 22, 2017 Last day for all students to add a course or late register using the web registration system. Monday, August 28, 2017 Students on waitlists will be moved into any available seats in Fall classes for the last time. Waitlists are then purged. Tuesday, August 29, 2017 Undergraduate Academic Progress Reports available to faculty. Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 HOLIDAY (Labor Day) No Classes Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 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. Drop transactions processed between weeks 3 8 will remain on the student s record with a grade of W (Withdrawal by Choice notation). 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. Last day for Graduate and Professional students to file an application in ConnectCarolina for degree to be awarded in December. Tuesday Oct. 3, 2017 University Day (Classes cancelled from 9:30 am 12:30 pm) Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 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. 17, 2017 Last day for graduate and professional students to drop a Fall course using the web registration system. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 Last day for Graduate and Undergraduate students to submit Pass/Fail Declarations. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 Incompletes (IN s) from prior terms (Spring and Summer 2017) change to F* for Undergraduate Students Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017
FALL RECESS Instruction ends 5PM Instruction resumes 8AM Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 Last day to withdraw for credit on student s financial account. (Prorated over nine weeks) Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017 End of Academic Progress Report Period Undergraduate Academic Progress Reports Closed in ConnectCarolina Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 Last day for Graduate students to drop courses. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017 Thanksgiving Recess (no classes held). University Closed. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017 Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017 Friday, Nov. 24, 2017 Classes Resume at 8 AM. Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 Electronic dissertations and theses for December degree candidates must be submitted to the Graduate School by 4 PM for review and approval. Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 Fall Classes End Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 Absences (AB s) from prior terms (Spring and Summer 2017) change to F* for Undergraduate Students Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 Absences (AB s) and Incompletes (IN s) from Fall Semester 2016 change to F* for Graduate Students. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 Reading Days Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 Wed., Dec. 13, 2017
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. 7, 2017 Fall Semester Examination Days Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017 Monday, Dec. 11, 2017 Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 Residence Halls Close for non graduating students at 10 AM. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 Residence Halls Close for graduating students at 6 PM Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 Mid Year Commencement Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 Degree Award Date recorded for Fall degree recipients Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 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)