Important Academic Dates

Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar

Monday, August 17 - Fall Semester begins - classes start on asynchronous, remote learning basis and late registration begins for full-length Regular Academic Session


Monday, August 24 - In-person instruction will begin for courses that have an in-person component and last day for a full-length Regular Academic Session course registrations and adds


Friday, August 28 - Last day to drop a full-length Regular Academic Session course and receive 100% refund and last day to file a drop to remove full-length Regular Academic Session course from student’s record


Monday, August 31 - Open registration for Fall 2020 Three Week Session begins


Friday, September 4 - Last day to drop a full-length Regular Academic Session course and receive 75% refund


Monday, September 7 - Labor Day (UNL offices are open and classes will meet)


Friday, September 11 - Final day to apply for a degree in December and last day to withdraw from a full-length Regular Academic Session course and receive 50% refund


Friday, September 18 - Last day to withdraw from a full-length Regular Academic Session course and receive 25% refund


Friday, October 2 - Last day to change a full-length Regular Academic Session course registration to or from “Pass/No Pass”


Monday, October 26 through Tuesday, November 10 - Priority Enrollment for the Spring 2021 Semester


Wednesday, October 28 - Last day to withdraw from one or more full-length Regular Academic Session courses for the term


Wednesday, November 11 - Open Registration for Spring 2021 Semester begins


Thursday, November 19 and Friday, November 20 - Last days of Regular Academic Session classes


Saturday, November 21 through Wednesday, November 25 - Fall Semester Regular Academic Session Final Exams


Wednesday, November 26 through Sunday, November 29 - Thanksgiving Vacation (UNL offices closed)


Monday, November 30 - First day of classes (Three Week Session)


Tuesday, December 1 - Last day for late registrations and adds (Three Week Session) and last day to drop a class and receive a 100% refund (Three Week Session)


Friday, December 4 - Last day to drop a class and receive a partial refund (Three Week Session) and last day to file a drop to remove a course from student's record (Three Week Session)


Wednesday, December 9 - Last day to change a course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass" (Three Week Session)


Wednesday, December 16 - Last day to withdraw from one or more courses (Three Week Session)


Friday, December 18 - Classes end and final examinations (Three Week Session)


Friday, December 18 - Fall Semester Graduate Commencement


Saturday, December 19 - Fall Semester Undergraduate Commencement


Thursday, December 24, 2020 through Sunday, January 3, 2021 - Holiday Closedown (UNL offices closed)


Monday, January 11 - Spring Semester Begins