Fall 2018 Academic Calendar
| August 2, Thursday | Undergraduate academic suspension appeals deadline |
| August 6–10, Mon.–Fri. | Orientation, advising, and registration for all students based on student population and classification |
| August 6, Monday | Fall semester opens |
| August 7, Tuesday | State of the Campus Address |
| August 13, Monday | Convocation Day |
| August 14, Tuesday | Classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| August 14–20, Tues.–Mon. | Late registration and schedule adjustment |
| August 20, Monday | Last day to change course(s) or course section(s) without special permission |
| August 20, Monday | Financial aid satisfactory academic progress appeals deadline; hours locked for financial aid purposes. |
| August 20, Monday | Last day to withdraw from a course for tuition and fees refund; course withdrawal policy in effect after this date. |
| August 21, Tuesday | Deadline for graduate students to apply to graduate in December |
| August 27, Monday | Census reporting |
| September 1–30 | Undergraduate students declare or change major in September. |
| September 3, Monday | Labor Day holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| October 1, Sunday | Opening day for the financial aid priority filing period for the 2019–20 academic year; FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Aid) available. |
| October 5, Friday | Founders Day |
| October 5, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course without incurring a WF grade (withdraw failing) |
| October 5, Friday | Instruction ends for Fall Break, 6:00 p.m. |
| October 10, Wednesday | Classes resume after Fall Break, 8:00 a.m. |
| Oct. 10–Nov. 13, Wed.–Tues. | Spring semester and summer session advising for continuing students, by appointment |
| October 19, Friday | Final date for December doctoral candidates' oral examinations |
| Oct. 22–Nov. 13, Mon.–Tues. | Spring and Summer registration for continuing students |
| November 1, Thursday | Deadline for undergraduates to apply to student teach during Fall 2019 |
| November 2, Friday | Deadline for filing dissertation and original signature pages with the Graduate School |
| November 12, Monday | Deadline for filing thesis with the Graduate School |
| November 20, Tuesday | Instruction ends for Thanksgiving holiday, 10:00 p.m. |
| November 26, Monday | Classes resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| November 28, Wednesday | Last day of classes |
| November 29, Thursday | Final date for complete clearance of December graduate degree candidates. |
| November 29, Thursday | Deadline for final submission of thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School. |
| November 29, Thursday | Reading Day |
| December 1, Saturday | Financial aid priority filing period ends for 2019–20 academic year. |
| Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, Fri. & Sat.; Dec. 3–6, Mon.–Thurs. | Final examinations |
| December 6, Thursday | December Doctoral Hooding Ceremony |
| December 7, Friday | December Commencement, Greensboro Coliseum |
Approved by the Faculty Senate May 4, 2016. Approved by the Chancellor May 13, 2016. Amended September 8, 2016.
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.