Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Academic Year 2023-2024

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Fall Semester 2023: August 21 - December 15 (Includes Finals Week)*

(Term = 1238)

DateEvent
March 27 (Mon.) - April 11 (Tues.) 2023 Priority Registration for Fall Semester 2023
April 12 (Wed.) - August 20 (Sun.) 2023 Open Registration for Fall Semester 2023
May 1 (Mon.) Last day to apply for undergraduate admissions for Summer and Fall Semester 2023
August 21 (Mon.) Late Registration begins ($100.00 late registration fee assessed)
August 21 (Mon.) Fall Semester begins
August 28 (Mon.) Last day for full semester course registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (Census Date)
August 28 (Mon.) Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund
September 1 (Fri.) Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund
September 1 (Fri.) Last day to file a drop to remove a full semester course from student’s record
September 2 (Sat.) – November 10 (Fri.) All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record
September 4 (Mon.) Labor Day (Student and Staff Holiday-UNL offices closed)
September 8 (Fri.) Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 50% refund
September 12 (Tues.) Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty
September 15 (Fri.) Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 25% refund
October 13 (Fri.) Last day to change a full semester course registration to or from “Pass/No Pass”
October 16 (Mon.) Law Student Holiday (UNL offices open)
October 16 (Mon.) - 17 (Tues.) Fall Semester Break (Student Holiday - UNL offices open)
October 23 (Mon.) - November 7 (Tue.) Priority Registration for Spring Semester 2024
November 8 (Wed.) Open Registration begins for Spring Semester 2024
November 10 (Fri.) Last day to withdraw from one or more full semester courses for the term
November 22 (Wed.) Student Holiday (UNL offices open)
November 23 – November 26 (Thu.- Sun.) Thanksgiving Vacation (UNL offices closed)
December 1 (Fri.) Last day to apply for undergraduate admissions for Spring 2024
December 4 - 9 (Mon. - Sat.) Last week of classes**
December 4 - 13 (Mon. - Wed.) Law Student Final Examinations
December 9 (Sat.) Last day of classes
December 11 - 15 (Mon. - Fri.) Fall Semester Final Exams
December 15 (Fri.) Fall Semester Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
December 16 (Sat.) Fall Semester Undergraduate Commencement
December 22 (Fri.) 2023 - January 1 (Mon.) 2024 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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