Fall 2015 Academic Calendar
| August 7, Friday | Undergraduate academic suspension appeals deadline |
| August 10–14, Mon.–Fri. | Orientation, advising, and registration for all students based on student population and classification |
| August 10, Monday | Fall semester opens |
| August 12, Wednesday | State of the Campus Address |
| August 17, Monday | Classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| August 17–21, Mon.–Fri. | Late registration and schedule adjustment |
| August 21, Friday | Last day to change course(s) or course section(s) without special permission |
| August 21, Friday | Financial aid satisfactory academic progress appeals deadline; hours locked for financial aid purposes. |
| August 21, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course for tuition and fees refund; course withdrawal policy in effect after this date. |
| August 24, Monday | Deadline for graduate students to apply to graduate in December 2015 |
| September 1–30 | Undergraduate students declare or change major in September. |
| September 4, Friday | Final deadline for undergraduates to apply to graduate in December 2015 |
| September 7, Monday | Labor Day holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| October 5, Monday | Founders Day |
| October 9, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course without incurring a WF grade (withdraw failing) |
| October 9, Friday | Instruction ends for Fall Break, 6:00 p.m. |
| October 14, Wednesday | Classes resume after Fall Break, 8:00 a.m. |
| Oct. 14–Nov. 17, Wed.–Tues. | Spring semester and summer session advising for continuing students, by appointment |
| October 23, Friday | Final date for December doctoral candidates' oral examinations |
| Oct. 26–Nov. 17, Mon.–Tues. | Spring and Summer 2016 registration for continuing students |
| October 30, Friday | Deadline for undergraduates to apply to student teach during Fall 2016 |
| November 6, Friday | Deadline for filing dissertation and original signature pages with the Graduate School |
| November 16, Monday | Deadline for filing thesis with the Graduate School |
| November 24, Tuesday | Instruction ends for Thanksgiving holiday, 10:00 p.m. |
| November 30, Monday | Classes resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| November 30, Monday | Last day of classes |
| December 1, Tuesday | Final date for complete clearance of December graduate degree candidates. Deadline for final submission of thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School. |
| December 1, Tuesday | Reading Day |
| December 2–5, 7–9, Wed.–Sat., Mon.–Wed. | Final examinations |
| December 10–11, Thurs.–Fri. | Final exam makeup days |
| December 10, Thursday | December Commencement, Greensboro Coliseum |