Here is a list of important dates and academic deadlines for the semester you'll want to mark on your calendars:
August 27 (Mon.) — Last day for full semester course registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits
August 27 (Mon.) — Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund
August 31 (Fri.) — Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund
August 31 (Fri.) — Last day to file a drop to remove a full semester course from student's record
September 1 (Sat.) - November 9 (Fri.) — All course withdrawals noted with a grade of "W" on academic record
September 3 (Mon.) — Labor Day (Student and Staff Holiday-UNL offices closed)
September 7 (Fri.) — Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 50% refund
September 12 (Wed.) — Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty
September 14 (Fri.) — Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 25% refund
September 28 (Fri.) — Final day to apply for a degree in December ($25.00 fee due with application)
October 12 (Fri.) — Last day to change a full semester course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass"
October 15 - 16 (Mon. - Tue.) — Fall Semester Break (Student Holiday - UNL offices open)
October 22 (Mon.) - November 6 (Tue.) — Priority Registration for Spring Semester 2019
November 7 (Wed.) 2018 - January 6 (Sun.) 2019 — Open Registration for Spring Semester 2019
November 9 (Fri.) — Last day to withdraw from one or more full semester courses for the term
November 21 (Wed.) — Student Holiday (UNL offices open)
November 22 - 25 (Thu. - Sun.) — Thanksgiving Vacation (UNL offices closed)
December 1 (Sat.) Last day to apply for undergraduate admissions for Spring 2019
December 3 - 8 (Mon. - Sat.) — Last week of classes**
December 8 (Sat.) — Last day of classes
December 10 - 14 (Mon. - Fri.) — Fall Semester Final Exams - Final Exams Information
December 14 (Fri.) — Fall Semester Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
December 15 (Sat.) — Fall Semester Undergraduate Commencement
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/ks40