Important Academic Dates

Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar

Now through Tuesday, November 10 - Priority Enrollment for the Spring 2021 Semester and Spring 3-Week Session


Wednesday, November 11 - Open Registration for Spring Semester 2021 (Regular Academic Session) and Open Registration for Spring Semester 2021 (Three Week Session) 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 4, 2021 - Spring 2021 Three Week Session Begins and First day UNL offices are open in 2021


Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - Last day for late registrations and adds (three week session) and Last day to drop a class and receive a full refund (three week session)


Friday, January 8, 2021 - Last day to drop a class and receive a partial refund (three week session) and Last day to file a drop to remove course from student's record (three week session)


Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - Last day to change a course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass" (three week session)


Monday, January 18 - Martin Luther King Day (Student Holiday)


Wednesday, January 20 - Last day to withdraw from one or more courses for the Pre-session (three week session)


Friday, January 22 - Classes end and final examinations (three week session)


Monday, January 25 - Spring 2021 Regular Academic Session and Late Registration begins ($100.00 late registration fee assessed)