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 |
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.