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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Academic Year 2008-2009

First Semester (Term = 091)

Date/Event
March 31 - April 15, 2008 Priority Registration for First Semester 2008-2009
April 16 - August 24, 2008 Open Registration for First Semester 2008-2009
May 1, 2008 (Thurs.) Last day to apply for undergraduate admission
August 25 (Mon.) Late Registration begins ($25.00 late registration fee assessed)
August 25 (Mon.) First Semester begins
September 1 (Mon.) Labor Day (Student and Staff Holiday)
September 2 (Tues.) Last day for late registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (Census Date)
September 2 (Tues.) Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund
September 5 (Fri.) Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund
September 5 (Fri.) Last day to file a drop to remove course from student's record
September 6 - November 14 (Fri.) All course withdrawals noted with a "W" on academic record
September 10 (Wed.) Tuition and fee payment deadline
September 12 (Fri.) Last day to apply for residence for First Semester
September 12 (Fri.) Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 50% refund
September 19 (Fri.) Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 25% refund
October 3 (Fri.) Final day to apply for a degree in December ($25.00 fee due with application)
October 17 (Fri.) Last day to change a course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass"
October 20 - 21 (Mon. - Tues.) Fall Semester Break (Student Holiday - UNL offices are open)
October 27 - November 11 Priority Registration for Second Semester, 2008-2009
November 12 - January 11, 2009 Open Registration for Second Semester 2008-2009
November 14 (Fri.) Last day to withdraw from one or more courses for the term
November 26 (Wed.) Student Holiday (UNL offices are open)
November 27 - 30 (Thur. through Sun.) Thanksgiving Vacation (UNL offices are closed)
December 8 - 13 (Mon. through Sat.) Last week of classes (See Final Examination and Fifteenth Week Policy)
December 13 (Sat.) Last day of classes
December 15 - 19 (Mon. - Fri.) First Semester Final Exams
December 19 (Fri.) Doctoral Hooding and Commencement Ceremony
December 20 (Sat.) First Semester General University Commencement
December 24 (Wed.) - January 4, 2009 (Sun.) Holiday Closedown (UNL offices are closed)


Academic Year 2008-2009: Second Semester (Term = 092)

Date/Event
October 27 - November 11, 2008 Priority Registration for Second Semester 2008-2009
November 12, 2008 - January 11, 2009 Open Registration for Second Semester 2008-2009
December 1, 2008 (Mon.) Last day to apply for undergraduate admission
January 5, 2009 (Mon.) First day UNL offices are open in 2009
January 12 (Mon.) Second Semester begins
January 12 (Mon.) Late Registration begins ($25.00 late registration fee assessed)
January 19 (Mon.) Martin Luther King Day (Student and Staff Holiday)
January 20 (Tues.) Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund
January 20 (Tues.) Last day for late registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (census date)
January 23 (Fri.) Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund
January 23 (Fri.) Last day to file a drop to remove course from student's record
January 24 (Sat.)- April 10 (Fri.) All course withdrawals noted with a "W" on academic record
January 30 (Fri.) Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 50% refund
January 30 (Fri.) Last day to apply for residence for Second Semester
January 30 (Fri.) Final day to apply for a degree in May ($25.00 fee due with application)
February 6 (Fri.) Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 25% refund
February 11 (Wed.) Tuition and fee payment deadline
March 6 (Fri.) Last day to change a course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass"
March 9 (Mon.) Early Registration for Summer Sessions, 2009, begins
March 15 - 22 (Sun. - Sun.) Spring Vacation (Student Holiday - UNL offices are open)
March 30 - April 14 Priority Registration for First Semester, 2009-2010
April 5 (Sun.) Honor's Convocation
April 10 (Fri.) Last day to withdraw from one or more courses for the term
April 27 - May 2 (Mon. thru Sat.) Last week of classes (See Final Examination and Fifteenth Week Policy)
May 2 (Sat.) Last day of classes
May 4 - May 8 Second Semester Final Exams
May 8 (Fri.) Doctoral Hooding and Commencement Ceremony
May 9 (Sat.) Second Semester General University Commencement

*Mini-Courses follow prorated dates for deadlines, tuition charges and refunds.