Spring semester begins next Tuesday

Winter on City Campus
Winter on City Campus

The Spring 2022 Regular Academic Session will begin next Tuesday, Jan. 18. Classes will not be held and university offices will not be open Monday, Jan. 17 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Prepare for the new semester by marking your calendars with these important Academic Calendar dates:

January 3 (Mon.) – January 14 (Fri.) — Spring 2022 Pre-Session
January 3 (Mon.) — First day UNL offices are open in 2022
January 4 (Tues.) — Last day for late registrations and adds (Pre-Session)
January 4 (Tues.) — Last day to drop a class and receive a full refund (Pre-Session)
January 5 (Wed.) — Last day to drop a class and receive a partial refund (Pre-Session)
January 5 (Wed.) — Last day to file a drop to remove course from student's record (Pre-Session)
January 6 (Thurs.) – January 12 (Wed.) — All course withdrawals noted with a grade of "W" on academic record (Pre-Session)
January 7 (Fri.) — Last day to change a course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass" (Pre-Session)
January 12 (Wed.) — Last day to withdraw from one or more courses (Pre-Session)
January 14 (Fri.) — Classes end and final examinations (Pre-Session)
January 17 (Mon.) — Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Student and Staff Holiday-UNL offices closed)
January 18 (Tues.) – May 13 (Fri.) — Spring 2022 Regular Academic Session
January 18 (Tues.) — Late Registration begins ($100.00 late registration fee assessed)
January 25 (Tues.) — Last day for full semester course registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (Census Date)
January 25 (Tues.) — Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund
January 28 (Fri.) — Last day to file a drop to remove a full semester course from student's record
January 28 (Fri.) — Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund
January 28 (Fri.) — Final day to apply for a degree in May ($25.00 fee due with application)
January 29 (Sat.) - April 8 (Fri.) — All course withdrawals noted with a grade of "W" on academic record
February 4 (Fri.) — Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 50% refund
February 11 (Fri.) — Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 25% refund
February 12 (Sat.) — Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty
March 7 (Mon.) - May 15 (Sun.) — Open Registration for Summer Sessions 2022
March 11 (Fri.) — Last day to change a full semester course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass"
March 13 (Sun.) - March 20 (Sun.) — Spring Vacation (UNL offices are open Monday through Friday)
March 28 (Mon.) - April 12 (Tue.) — Priority Registration for Fall Semester 2022
April 13 (Wed.) - Aug 21 (Sun.) — Open Registration for Fall Semester 2022
April 15 (Fri.) — Last day to withdraw from one or more full semester courses for the term
May 1 (Sun.) — Last day to apply for undergraduate admissions for Summer and Fall Semester 2022
May 1 – May 7 (Sun. - Sat.) — Last Week of classes**
May 7 (Sat.) — Last day of classes
May 9 – May 13 (Mon. - Fri.) — Spring Semester Final Exams
May 13 (Fri.) — Spring Semester Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
May 14 (Sat.) — Spring Semester Undergraduate Commencement