Fall 2021: August 23 - December 17 (Includes Finals Week)*
(Term = 1218)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 5 (Mon.) - April 20 (Tues.) 2021 | Priority Registration for Fall Semester 2021 |
| April 21 (Wed.) - August 22 (Sun.) 2021 | Open Registration for Fall Semester 2021 |
| May 1 (Sat.) | Last day to apply for undergraduate admissions for Summer and Fall Semester 2021 |
| August 23 (Mon.) | Late Registration begins ($100.00 late registration fee assessed) |
| August 23 (Mon.) | Fall Semester begins |
| August 30 (Mon.) | Last day for full semester course registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (Census Date) |
| August 30 (Mon.) | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund |
| September 3 (Fri.) | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund |
| September 3 (Fri.) | Last day to file a drop to remove a full semester course from student’s record |
| September 4 (Sat.) – November 12 (Fri.) | All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record |
| September 6 (Mon.) | Labor Day (Student and Staff Holiday-UNL offices closed) |
| September 10 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 50% refund |
| September 12 (Sun.) | Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty |
| September 17 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 25% refund |
| September 17 (Fri.) | Final day to apply for a degree in December ($25.00 fee due with application) |
| October 15 (Fri.) | Last day to change a full semester course registration to or from “Pass/No Pass” |
| October 18 (Mon.) - 19 (Tues.) | Fall Semester Break (Student Holiday - UNL offices open) |
| October 25 (Mon.) - November 9 (Tue.) | Priority Registration for Spring Semester 2022 |
| November 10 (Wed.) 2021 - January 9 (Sun.) 2022 | Open Registration for Spring Semester 2022 |
| November 12 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from one or more full semester courses for the term |
| November 24 (Wed.) | Student Holiday (UNL offices open) |
| November 25 – November 27 (Thu. - Sat.) | Thanksgiving Vacation (UNL offices closed) |
| December 1 (Wed.) | Last day to apply for undergraduate admissions for Spring 2022 |
| December 6 - 11 (Mon. - Sat.) | Last week of classes** |
| December 11 (Sat.) | Last day of classes |
| December 13 - 17 (Mon. - Fri.) | Fall Semester Final Exams |
| December 17 (Fri.) | Fall Semester Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony |
| December 18 (Sat.) | Fall Semester Undergraduate Commencement |
| December 24 (Fri.) 2021 - January 2 (Sun.) 2022 | Holiday Closedown (UNL offices closed) |
*Mini Session Courses follow prorated dates for deadlines, tuition charges and refunds. For Mini Course tuition charges or refund dates, please contact Student Accounts.
**Faculty please see the 15th Week Policy regarding the last week of classes.
Academic calendars are subject to change without notice. The University reserves the right to revise or change rules, charges, fees, schedules, courses, requirements for degrees, and other regulations affecting students including, but not limited to, evaluation standards, whenever considered necessary or desirable. The University reserves the right to cancel any course for insufficient registration and to phase out any program. Registration by a student signifies an agreement to comply with all regulations of the University.
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