Spring 2018 Academic Calendar
| January 2–5, Tues.–Fri. | Orientation, advising, and registration for all students based on student population and classification |
| January 2, Tuesday | Undergraduate academic appeals deadline |
| January 8, Monday | Classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| January 8–12, Mon.–Fri. | Late registration and schedule adjustment |
| January 12, Friday | Financial aid satisfactory academic progress appeals deadline; hours locked for financial aid purposes. |
| January 12, Friday | Last day to change course(s) or course section(s) without special permission |
| January 12, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course for tuition and fees refund; course withdrawal policy in effect after this date. |
| January 15, Monday | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| January 16, Tuesday | Deadline for graduate students to apply to graduate in May |
| January 22, Monday | Census reporting |
| February 1–28 | Undergraduate Students declare or change major in February. |
| February 2nd, Friday | Final deadline for undergraduates to apply to graduate in May |
| February 15, Thursday | Deadline for undergraduates to apply to student teach during Spring 2019 |
| March 2, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course without incurring a WF grade (withdraw failing) |
| March 3, Saturday | Instruction ends for Spring Break, 1:00 p.m. |
| March 12, Monday | Classes resume after Spring Break, 8:00 a.m. |
| Mar. 12–Apr. 18, Mon.–Wed. | Fall advising for continuing students, by appointment |
| March 14, Wednesday | Final date for May doctoral candidates' oral examinations |
| March 21, Wednesday | Deadline for filing dissertation and original signature pages with the Graduate School |
| Mar. 26–Apr. 18, Mon.–Wed. | Fall registration for continuing students |
| March 30, Friday | Spring holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| April 3, Tuesday | Deadline for filing thesis with the Graduate School |
| April 6, Friday | Student Excellence Day |
| April 25, Wednesday | Last day of classes. |
| April 26, Thursday | Final date for complete clearance of May candidates for graduate degrees. Deadline for final submission of thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School. |
| April 26, Thursday | Reading Day |
| April 27 & 28, Apr. 30–May 3, Fri & Sat., Mon.–Thurs. | Final examinations |
| May 3, Thursday | May Doctoral Hooding Ceremony |
| May 4, Friday | May 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.
Days of the Week Meeting Distribution for Spring
The one-day shortage of Fridays in the spring is made up with the one-day overage of Wednesdays. If a class meets only on Friday (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.