Fall 2017 Academic Calendar
| August 4, Friday | Undergraduate academic suspension appeals deadline |
| August 7–11, Mon.–Fri. | Orientation, advising, and registration for all students based on student population and classification |
| August 7, Monday | Fall semester opens |
| August 8, Tuesday | State of the Campus Address |
| August 14, Monday | Convocation Day |
| August 15, Tuesday | Classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| August 15–21, Tues.–Mon. | Late registration and schedule adjustment |
| August 21, Monday | Last day to change course(s) or course section(s) without special permission |
| August 21, Monday | Financial aid satisfactory academic progress appeals deadline; hours locked for financial aid purposes. |
| August 21, Monday | Last day to withdraw from a course for tuition and fees refund; course withdrawal policy in effect after this date. |
| August 22, Tuesday | Deadline for graduate students to apply to graduate in December 2017 |
| August 28, Monday | Census reporting |
| September 1–30 | Undergraduate students declare or change major in September. |
| September 4, Monday | Labor Day holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| September 8, Friday | Final deadline for undergraduates to apply to graduate in December 2017 |
| October 1, Sunday | Opening day for the financial aid priority filing period for the 2018-19 academic year; FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Aid) available. |
| October 5, Thursday | Founders Day |
| October 6, Friday | Instruction ends for Fall Break, 6:00 p.m. |
| October 9, Monday | Last day to withdraw from a course without incurring a WF grade (withdraw failing) |
| October 11, Wednesday | Classes resume after Fall Break, 8:00 a.m. |
| Oct. 11–Nov. 14, Wed.–Tues. | Spring semester and summer session advising for continuing students, by appointment |
| October 20, Friday | Final date for December doctoral candidates' oral examinations |
| Oct. 23–Nov. 14, Mon.–Tues. | Spring and Summer 2018 registration for continuing students |
| November 1, Wednesday | Deadline for undergraduates to apply to student teach during Fall 2018 |
| November 3, Friday | Deadline for filing dissertation and original signature pages with the Graduate School |
| November 13, Monday | Deadline for filing thesis with the Graduate School |
| November 21, Tuesday | Instruction ends for Thanksgiving holiday, 10:00 p.m. |
| November 27, Monday | Classes resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| November 29, Wednesday | Last day of classes |
| November 30, Thursday | Final date for complete clearance of December graduate degree candidates. |
| November 30, Thursday | Deadline for final submission of thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School. |
| November 30, Thursday | Reading Day |
| December 1, Friday | Financial aid priority filing period ends for 2018—19 academic year. |
| Dec. 1 & 2, Fri. & Sat.; Dec. 4–7, Mon.–Thurs. | Final examinations |
| December 7, Thursday | December Doctoral Hooding Ceremony |
| December 8, Friday | December Commencement, Greensboro Coliseum |
Approved by the Faculty Senate May 6, 2015. Approved by the Chancellor June 10, 2015. Amended May 13, 2016. Amended September 8, 2016. Amended October 3, 2017.
Days of the Week Meeting Distribution for Fall
The one-day shortage of Mondays in the fall is made up with the one-day overage of Wednesdays (for MW or MWF meeting patterns). If a class meets only on Monday (three-hour class), then it is the instructor’s responsibility to make up the 150 minute deficit via an online or other instructional method outside of the classroom.