Fall 2016 Academic Calendar
| August 12, Friday | Undergraduate academic suspension appeals deadline |
| August 15–19, Mon.–Fri. | Orientation, advising, and registration for all students based on student population and classification |
| August 15, Monday | Fall semester opens |
| August 17, Wednesday | State of the Campus Address |
| August 22, Monday | Classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| August 22–26, Mon.–Fri. | Late registration and schedule adjustment |
| August 26, Friday | Last day to change course(s) or course section(s) without special permission |
| August 26, Friday | Financial aid satisfactory academic progress appeals deadline; hours locked for financial aid purposes. |
| August 26, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course for tuition and fees refund; course withdrawal policy in effect after this date. |
| August 29, Monday | Deadline for graduate students to apply to graduate in December 2016 |
| September 1–30 | Undergraduate students declare or change major in September. |
| September 5, Monday | Labor Day holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| September 9, Friday | Final deadline for undergraduates to apply to graduate in December 2016 |
| October 5, Wednesday | Founders Day |
| October 7, Friday | Installation of Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam Jr. |
| October 14, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course without incurring a WF grade (withdraw failing) |
| October 14, Friday | Instruction ends for Fall Break, 6:00 p.m. |
| October 19, Wednesday | Classes resume after Fall Break, 8:00 a.m. |
| Oct. 19–Nov. 22, Wed.–Tues. | Spring semester and summer session advising for continuing students, by appointment |
| October 28, Friday | Final date for December doctoral candidates' oral examinations |
| Oct. 31–Nov. 22, Mon.–Tues. | Spring and Summer 2017 registration for continuing students |
| November 4, Friday | Deadline for undergraduates to apply to student teach during Fall 2017 |
| November 11, Friday | Deadline for filing dissertation and original signature pages with the Graduate School |
| November 21, Monday | Deadline for filing thesis with the Graduate School |
| November 22, Tuesday | Instruction ends for Thanksgiving holiday, 10:00 p.m. |
| November 28, Monday | Classes resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| December 5, Monday | Last day of classes |
| December 6, Tuesday | Final date for complete clearance of December graduate degree candidates. Deadline for final submission of thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School. |
| December 6, Tuesday | Reading Day |
| December 7–10, 12–14, Wed.–Sat., Mon.–Wed. | Final examinations |
| December 15–16, Thurs.–Fri. | Final exam makeup days |
| December 15, Thursday | December Commencement, Greensboro Coliseum |
Approved by the Faculty Senate May 6, 2015. Approved by the Chancellor June 10, 2015.