This calendar includes only benchmark dates for the specified term. Additional items will be included when the calendar is fully activated one year in advance of the affected academic year.
Spring 2019 Academic Calendar
| December 20, 2018, Thursday | Undergraduate academic appeals deadline |
| January 7–11, 2019, Mon.–Fri. | Orientation, advising, and registration for all students based on student population and classification |
| January 14, Monday | Classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| January 14–18, Mon.–Fri. | Late registration and schedule adjustment |
| January 18, Friday | Financial aid satisfactory academic progress appeals deadline; hours locked for financial aid purposes. |
| January 18, Friday | Last day to change course(s) or course section(s) without special permission |
| January 18, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course for tuition and fees refund; course withdrawal policy in effect after this date. |
| January 21, Monday | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Offices closed. |
| January 21, Monday | Deadline for graduate students to apply to graduate in May |
| January 28, Monday | Census reporting |
| February 1–28 | Undergraduate Students declare or change major in February. |
| February 15, Friday | Deadline for undergraduates to apply to student teach during Spring 2020 |
| March 2, Saturday | Instruction ends for Spring Break, 1:00 p.m. |
| March 11, Monday | Classes resume after Spring Break, 8:00 a.m. |
| March 11, Monday | Last day to withdraw from a course without incurring a WF grade (withdraw failing) |
| March 18–Apr. 24, Mon.–Wed. | Fall advising for continuing students, by appointment |
| March 13, Wednesday | Final date for May doctoral candidates' oral examinations |
| March 20, Wednesday | Deadline for filing dissertation and original signature pages with the Graduate School |
| Apr. 1–Apr. 24, Mon.–Wed. | Fall registration for continuing students |
| April 2, Tuesday | Deadline for filing thesis with the Graduate School |
| April 5, Friday | Student Excellence Day |
| April 19, Friday | Spring holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| May 1, Wednesday | Last day of classes |
| May 2, Thursday | Final date for complete clearance of May candidates for graduate degrees. Deadline for final submission of thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School. |
| May 2, Thursday | Reading Day |
| May 3 & 4, Fri. & Sat.; May 6–9, Mon.–Thurs. | Final examinations |
| May 9, Thursday | May Doctoral Hooding Ceremony |
| May 10, Friday | May 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 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.