University of Nebraska–Lincoln offices will be closed over the annual holiday break from Monday, Dec. 23 through Wednesday, Jan. 1. Offices will reopen Thursday, Jan. 2.
The spring 2019 semester will begin on Monday, Jan. 13. Mark these important dates on your spring semester calendar:
January 2 (Thu.) — First day UNL offices are open in 2020
January 13 (Mon.) — First day of classes
January 20 (Mon.) — Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Student and Staff Holiday-UNL offices closed)
January 21 (Tue.) — Last day for full semester course registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (Census Date)
January 21 (Tue.) — Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund
January 24 (Fri.) — Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund
January 24 (Fri.) — Last day to file a drop to remove a full semester course from student's record
January 25 (Sat.) - April 3 (Fri.) — All course withdrawals noted with a grade of "W" on academic record
January 31 (Fri.) — Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 50% refund
January 31 (Fri.) — Final day to apply for a degree in May ($25.00 fee due with application)
February 7 (Fri.) — Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 25% refund
February 12 (Wed.) — Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty
March 6 (Fri.) — Last day to change a full semester course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass"
March 2 (Mon.) - May 17 (Sun.) — Open Registration for Summer Sessions 2020
March 22 - 29 (Sun. - Sun.) — Spring Vacation (UNL offices are open Monday through Friday)
March 30 (Mon.) - April 14 (Tue.) — Priority Registration for Fall Semester 2020
April 3 (Fri.) — Last day to withdraw from one or more full semester courses for the term
April 15 (Wed.) - Aug 23 (Sun.) — Open Registration for Fall Semester 2020
April 27 – May 2 (Mon. - Sat.) — Last week of classes**
May 1 (Fri.) — Last day to apply for undergraduate admissions for Summer and Fall Semester 2020
May 2 (Sat.) — Last week of classes**
May 4 – May 8 (Mon. - Fri.) — Spring Semester Final Exams - Final Exams Information
May 8 (Fri.) — Spring Semester Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
May 9 (Sat.) — Spring Semester Undergraduate Commencement