Spring 2016 Academic Calendar
| January 4–8, Mon.–Fri. | Orientation, advising, and registration for all students based on student population and classification |
| January 5, Tuesday | Undergraduate academic appeals deadline |
| January 11, Monday | Classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| January 11–15, Mon.–Fri. | Late registration and schedule adjustment |
| January 15, Friday | Financial aid satisfactory academic progress appeals deadline; hours locked for financial aid purposes. |
| January 15, Friday | Last day to change course(s) or course section(s) without special permission |
| January 15, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course for tuition and fees refund; course withdrawal policy in effect after this date. |
| January 18, Monday | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| January 19, Tuesday | Deadline for graduate students to apply to graduate in May 2016 |
| January 29, Friday | Final deadline for undergraduates to apply to graduate in May 2016 |
| February 1–29 | Undergraduate Students declare or change major in February. |
| February 12, Friday | Deadline for undergraduates to apply to student teach during Spring 2017 |
| March 1, Tuesday | Financial aid priority filing date for 2016–17 academic year |
| March 4, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course without incurring a WF grade (withdraw failing) |
| March 5, Saturday | Instruction ends for Spring Break, 1:00 p.m |
| March 14, Monday | Classes resume after Spring Break, 8:00 a.m. |
| Mar. 14–Apr. 20, Mon.–Wed. | Fall advising for continuing students, by appointment |
| March 16, Wednesday | Final date for May doctoral candidates' oral examinations |
| March 23, Wednesday | Deadline for filing dissertation and original signature pages with the Graduate School |
| March 25, Friday | Spring holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| Mar. 28–Apr. 20, Mon.–Wed. | Fall 2016 registration for continuing students |
| April 5, Tuesday | Deadline for filing thesis with the Graduate School |
| April 8, Friday | Student Excellence Day |
| April 26, Tuesday | University follows Friday schedule; last day of classes. |
| April 27, Wednesday | Final date for complete clearance of May candidates for graduate degrees. Deadline for final submission of thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School. |
| April 27, Wednesday | Reading Day |
| April 28–30, May 2–4, Thurs.–Sat., Mon.–Wed. | Final examinations |
| May 6, Friday | May Commencement, Greensboro Coliseum |